Resumé

Ghaffar Sethar
Creative Director

Cell: +92-333-267-1405
E-mail: ghaffarsethar@gmail.com

Objective:
To obtain a position as a Graphic Designer, I would like the opportunity to utilize my skills and creativity to effectively communicate design for the Internet and print.

Education:
B.S.I.T (Bachelor of Information Technology) [2000 - 2004]
University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Training & Certificates:
Verge Systems |Hyderabad, Pakistan
Microfinance Management System – Training [November 12th and 13th 2007]
2 days Training on Microfinance Management System at SAFWCO office Hyderabad.

Ensign Communiqué | Karachi, Pakistan
Customer Support Representative (CSR) [March -2006 to May 2006]
45 days training of Customer Support Representative (CSR).

American Communication Center (ACC) | Hyderabad, Pakistan
Advanced English Language Programme [April 4 2003 to May 01 2004]
1 Year English Language Diploma from American Communication Center (ACC)

Consultancy Work:
City Properties Real Estate | Sharjah, UAE
System Analyst/Designer Since October-2010
Responsibilities: Project management, User Interface Design, Graphic design, Web design, print collateral, corporate identity design.

CPCS | Hyderabad, Pakistan
Resource Person (Web and Graphics) [August-2009 to Present]
Responsibilities: Maintaining Website, Graphic design, Web design, print collateral, corporate identity, Books and Report Title Designs.

RARRe | Islamabad, Pakistan
Resource Person (Web and Graphics) [January-2009 to Present]
Responsibilities: Maintaining Website, Graphic design, Web design, print collateral, corporate identity, Books and Report Title Designs.

M4Tech Solutions | Rome, Italy
Web and Graphics Designer [August-2007 to Present]
Responsibilities: Project management, User Interface Design, Graphic design, Web design, print collateral, corporate identity design.

Linear Axis Inc. | Texas, USA
Web and Graphics Designer [January-2010 to Present]
Responsibilities: Project management, User Interface Design, Graphic design, Web design, print collateral, corporate identity design.

Experience:

Chimp Designs | Lahore, Pakistan
Creative Director [September-2010 to Present]
Responsibilities:
• Demonstrating examples of designing intuitive and engaging web interactions
• Leading a team and mentoring less experienced designers
• Meeting tight deadlines.
• Devise and implement a creative philosophy, spirit and atmosphere for the agency.
• Write and present creative strategy, ideas and executions to clients at all levels.
• Lead and motivate the creative team to produce work to the highest standard.
• Embed innovative thinking into the core business activity.
• Continually review and improve the quality of the creative output.
• Meeting with the account management team to discuss the client's requirements;
• Gaining an understanding of the target audience and business that the advert is aimed at;
• Generate creative ideas and concepts to fulfill the client's brief;
• Meeting with the creative director before presenting ideas to clients;
• Pitching ideas to clients;
• Producing sketches or 'storyboards' or 'scamps' to communicate ideas to the client;
• Briefing other members of the creative team;
• Commissioning photographers, artists or film-makers to work on projects;
• Visiting and assessing locations for potential shoots;
• Working on location;
• Attending meetings at production houses and with other directors;
• Working in editing suites to oversee the finished product;
Verge Systems (Pvt) Ltd | Hyderabad, Pakistan
Graphics Multimedia Director [September-2007 to September 2010]
Responsibilities:
• Project and Task Management
• Support marketing, business development, and sales with web/print solutions
• Guiding to Extend Website’s visual aesthetics
• Update and refine Website’s brand guidelines for all outbound communication
• Working with creative team on new initiatives
• Implementing UI/UX Design experience including working to W3C accessibility standards;
• Business development, and sales with web/print solutions
• Managing Website Development and designing projects
• Communicating directly with clients and having meetings
• Coordinating with creative team to develop and design websites
• Managing Software Product (Human Resource Management System-HRMS)
• Project and Task Management

Indus ICT Solutions (Pvt) Ltd | Islamabad, Pakistan
Sr. Graphics Designer [April-2007 to September 2007]
Responsibilities: Graphic design, Project management, AI Design, print collateral, magazine advertisements

Cyber Business Solutions | Karachi, Pakistan
Sr. Web & Graphics Designer [Jan-2007 to April 2007]
Responsibilities: Graphic design, AI Design, print collateral, magazine advertisements

2Silence Media | Hyderabad, Pakistan
Web & Graphics Designer [Dec-2005 to Dec-2006]
Responsibilities: Website Interface Design, HTML, CSS, JS Coding

Technical Skills:
• Adobe Creative Suite (PS, AI, FL, DW)
• Basic PHP and MySQL
• HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML
• Basic Action Script
• Website Cross browser-testing Knowledge
• Quite Familiar with Open source CMS Systems and Blogs
• Understanding of SEO techniques
• Expert knowledge of interactive landscape and emerging advertising formats

Strengths:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are requirements for this position with the ability to communicate technical detail to non-technical team members
• Integrated content design, usability and production experience.
• Experienced in delivering results in an extremely fast-paced production environment.
• A demonstrated track record of designing a wide variety of Interactive projects
• Extensive experience with infrastructure architecture and design
• Must possess quality and customer service oriented attitude.
• Mobile web and Mobile app design experience.
• Strong project/time management abilities – can take a project successfully from concept to mockup, design, execution and launch with high levels of client satisfaction
• Strong work ethic with a passion for quality and customer service

Interests and Hobbies:
Graphics Design, Philosophy, Drawing, Cricket, National Geographic, Discovery and HBO

Languages: English, Sindhi, Urdu

Projects by Ghaffar Sethar

Logos
116 Files

Website Designs
92 Files

Packaging
9 Files

T-Shirts Design
1 File

CDs and CD Case
2 Files

Mugs
4 Files

BookMarks
2 Files

Visiting Cards
29 Files

Brochures
13 Files

Titles
9 Files

BGs
10 Files

Magazine Cover
3 Files