Coroflot

Resume

Aina Kristine Buhayang-Cruz

CONTACT INFORMATION / PERSONAL DATA:
Mobile No.:09228157354 / 09174651090
Email: ainania@gmail.com
Website: www.coroflot.com/ainania , www.ainania.deviantart.com
Computer literate: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe inDesign, Quark Express & Mac user.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
School :College of the Holy Spirit of Manila
Course: Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Advertising Design
Graduation Date: Mar 2005

EMPLOYMENT:
1. Company Name: Affinity Express Inc. (Affinity Express provides print and web ad production, serving the newspaper and direct mail industries with technology-enabled solutions that combine highly-trained creative personnel offshore with robust onshore account management and detailed implementation processes.)
Date Joined: April 2008 - present

Position Title: Team Lead (January 2011-present)
Work Description:
*Must ensure that all the ads will meet the deadline.
*Communicate with the client.
*Has the full responsibility of my team.

Position Title: Senior Graphic Designer (November 2009-2010)
Work Description:
*Responsible for designs, conceptualization, assisting the designers and validates the ads done by the designer whether the instructions were followed or not.

EXPERIENCED GAINED:
- mastering the print industry specifically newsprint and magazines, has a direct contact from the client through MSN or phone.
* Charlotte Observer - Graphic Designer

2. Company Name: Anavision Inc.
(Events Production and Creative Services)
Position Title: Graphic Artist / Production Designer
Date Joined: Mar 2006
Date Left: Jul 2007
Work Description:
*Responsible for designs and conceptualization
*Stage and Set up designs for every event.
*Resposible for all the props that should be used in every event.

EXPERIENCED GAINED:
* art direction, production designer, floor director and stage manager
* experienced in handling the event
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
*Biogenic - story board
*Zesto Zestoriffic - art director, production assistant
*Tropezz - graphic artist, production assistant
*Temic Christmas Party - production assistant, stage manager left
*Hap Chang - graphic artist (print ad for Star and Manila Bulletin)
*Rose Debut - graphic artist, production designer, production assistant
*Tobys Game Day - production assistant
*Papa School Tour - graphic artist
*C2 Bar Tour - graphic artist, Iloilo project head
*C2 Christmas gondola
*UFC Kasalang Bayan - art director / graphic artist, stage and set designer
*Prudentialife Lakbay 06 stage and set designer
*UFC Fiestarap (Lipa and Baguio) supervise props

2. Company Name : Mansfield International Inc.
(Manufacturer of Hanford underwear)
Position Title : Product Development
Date Joined: May 2005
Date Left: Mar 2006
Work Description:
Develop an inner and outerwear products including the designs, lay-outs,
packaging, sourcing of materials, contact with the suppliers, prints and color sep

Other Accomplishments:
* Freshaire Salon - Graphic Artist

* Tropezz Resto Bar Scrapbook

*24 Energy Drink Promotion

*Apo Hiking (" Mga Kwento ng Apo....") - backdrop design

* Meg Anniversay '07 - stage and set designer /
production assistant

* Uncle Moes Shawarma Hub logo design

* PAPP convention '06 - cd cover and avp design

* A night of wines and roses 2 at Pan Pacific US Embassy
'06 - backdrop design

* Midwife Conference held in Subic -06 - backdrop design

* Rockestra II '06 - backdrop design

* Meg Anniversay '06 - floor director and production
assistant

ACTIVITIES:

December 2007 Artwork T-Shirt Design Competition - Semi- finalist

August 2007 Flower Arrangement for wedding (theme: Spanish Colonial)

July 2007 Indigenous and Tropical Flower Arrangement Exhibit

June 2007 Topiary Exhibit (title: Especially for Parents)

May 2007 Adobo Magazine Design Competition

May 2007 First Extreme Digital Explosion 2007 Digital Competition

May 2007 Skin a Scion Win a Scion Design Competition

December 2006 Christmas Tenants Window Display Contest judge
SM Megamall

December 2006 Rockoustic Mania Human Genes Jeans Design Competition - 3rd Place

December 2005 HANFORD Photo Shoot

February 2005 Type AD+ Graduation Exhibit
Art Gallery, SM Megamall

February 2005 Now Showing Fashion Show competition
College of the Holy Spirit of Mla.

January 2003 Wild Vines Wine Fashion Show competition
RCBC, Makati

2002- 2003 edition PLDT Painting Competition

2003 Shell Painting Competition

2002 Shell Painting Competition

TRAINING & SEMINARS ATTENDED:

February 2007 Print Philippines 2007

December 2006 1st Graphika Manila
SM Mall of Asia

April 2006 Basic HTML and Web Design using Macromedia Dreamweaver
The Garage Jesuit Communication Creative Technologies Center,
Ateneo de Manila University

2005 Looney Tunes Tweety and Taz Fair
Bates International Licensee, Makati City

2004 Below The Line Advertising Seminar
College of the Holy Spirit of Mla.

2004 San Miguel Corp. Packaging Seminar
College of the Holy Spirit of Mla.

2003 Manilas Comics Creation Seminar
SM Megamall

2003 18th Philippines Ad Congress
Baguio City