Catalina Giron

catalina giron

I define myself as a passionate entrepreneur and Designer. Actually starting my company, Puente Andes. I am looking forward to connect you to some of the best South American design.

Resume

Catalina Giron
catalina@puenteandes.com


Education

French Language and Civilization
Université de la Sorbonne
2010-2011

Bachelor of Arts, Design.
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile.
2003-2008

Education Abroad Program
Visual Arts
University of California, San Diego.
September 2006 to April 2007

Coursework includes History of Graphic Design, Typography and Layout , Information Design, Logo Design, Introduction to textile design, Color Theory, Contemporary Computer topics, Media Sketchbook (film class) and Special Projects in Art as a Social Media Laboratory graphic design intern.

Technical Skills
Proficient in Freehand, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Illustrator CS4, Adobe Indesign CS4, Imovie, Iwork and Microsoft Office sets.
Knowledge of Mac and Pc.

Additional Skills
Strong ethic sense and great communication skills.
Hard-worker, efficient, passionate, organized, self-starter.
Fluent in Spanish, conversant and written in English



Experience

Puente Andes
CEO (2009-present)

Coni Gil, Chile,
Corporate Image and Web site design (2008-present)

New York, NY, United States
thehappycorp Global (march to july-2007)
Graphic Design Intern. Illustrations for LVHRD MGZN 2nd and 3rd issues.

Santiago, Chile
Termosole Limitada. 2005 - present
Freelance designer. Logo branding, brochure, instruction design and label designs.

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Law School San Alberto Winter Social Work.
2004 - 2005
Freelance Designer. Design of corporative image for this campaign including: logo, poster design
and corporate identity design.

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Student Federation. 2003 - 2004
Freelance Designer with various projects, including poster design, corporate identity, work book
cover and poster design for student resources.


Honors
"Estamos en Blanco". Banco Security, Santiago, Chile 2005. 3rd Prize. Web site main page illustration.

Digital portfolio can be view at
www.behance.net/catalinagiron
www.coroflot.com/catalinagiron

Editorial Work
http://issuu.com/puenteandes

Experimental videos at www.youtube.com/catagiron
Other project, Bluethumb at www.locresearch.com

Location

Paris, France

Specialties

  • Illustration
  • Print
  • Art Direction

Experience

1 year

Education

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (2003-2008) / University of California, San Diego (2007)

Awards

"Estamos en Blanco" 2004 , Security Bank, Chile. 3rd prize. Winner of two illustrations for being used in the Bank's web site main page.

Affiliations

PUC Alumni, UCSD International House