Resumé

ME’VEN ZABAT

SKILLS


Print design
Contract negotiation
Project management
Needs assessment
Marketing collateral
Ad design
Desktop publishing
Typography
POP
Illustration
Technical illustration
Silkscreen color separation
Camera-ready art
Oil, acrylic, watercolor, and gouache painting
Pencil, colored pencil, charcoal, pastels, and caricature sketching

15 years graphic design experience.
Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, PageMaker, FreeHand, CorelDraw, In Design, Image Ready, Flash, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, HTML, MS Office Suite, Win and Mac Platforms,
Home Office Includes: Windows XP, Windows 7, Fax, Copier, High-Speed Internet, and Telephone.

WORK HISTORY

Freelance Graphic Designer
me’graphics
1997-Present
Develop creative designs for print and management of production.
Designs and produce compelling creative ideas.
Print Graphic Design
Collateral for Corporate Events
Corporate Identity and Marketing and Promotion Materials
Magazine ad design
Specializing in identity, collateral, print advertising, indoor and outdoor advertising, direct mail, web banners and web design.

Event Director
City of San Pablo (Philippines)
2004-2008
Freelance senior designer and consultant at San Pablo City Tourism Council and Cultural Society of San Pablo, Inc., a government assisted marketing agency.
Develop creative designs for print and management of production.
Print Graphic Design
Collateral for Corporate Event
Corporate Identity and Marketing Communication Materials
Design and conceptualize Museum and Tourism activities promotional materials
Illustration of the City’s History and Legends of the Seven Lakes as Museum informative materials
Interior Design
Stage and Production Design for community events
Design community events display
Close coordination with Event sponsors, Advertising Agency and Media

Creative Director
Quattro Elementes
2004-2007
Full-time senior level designer at Quattro Elementes.
Developed creative designs for print and management of production.
Managed designers to maintain workflow.
Projects include print ads, direct mails, packaging design, self-promotional materials, and animation
Print Graphic Design
Collateral for Corporate and Special Events such as Corporate logo to outdoor poster/banners/tarpaulins to simple teaser / animation
Coordinates Production Design for Special and Fund-raising events
Close coordination with Event sponsors, Advertising Agency and Media

Marketing Manager / Print Graphic Designer
Tierra De Oro Resort-Hotel
1997-2000
Full-time Graphic Designer and Marketing Manager at a Resort-Hotel.
Designed themed corporate events, creation of creative materials and marketing and promotion collaterals
Print Graphic Design
Company product advertisements via postcards, magazines, brochures, flyers
Design of corporate logo and souvenir items
Media consultations for advertising and promotion

Print Graphic Designer (Part-Time)
Milmar Distillery
1998-2001
Created packaging, marketing and promotion materials
Print Graphic Design
Company product advertisements via banners, streamers, flyers, brochures
Designed Corporate giveaways such as t-shirts, calendars, posters
Inserts for company publications and directories
Packaging design for different varieties of coconut wine

Art Supervisor/Interior Designer
Glico Fun Corporation
1993-1995
Designed newspaper/magazine ads/ flyers, brochures and catalogues used in advertising, promotional events, in-house signages and window display for its main store and branches/franchises
Trained newe graphic artists
Met with clients and service bureaus for consultation of projects

EDUCATION

Assumption College, Philippines
Bachelor of Arts, Interior Design, 1993

Platt College, Los Angeles, CA
Associate of Arts, Graphic Design, 1996
Most Outstanding Student
Graphic Excellence Award

Glendale College, CA
Cartooning, Short course, 1997

San Pablo City, Philippines
Certified Internet Professional Program, Informatics Computer Institute, 2002
Several classes and seminars in Painting, Illustration

AFFILIATIONS

Junior Chamber International Philippines, San Pablo Chapter
STR-West Newsletter Editor-in-chief 1998
Area 3 Newsletter Editor-in-chief 2001
2004 Most Outstanding Chapter President of the Year, Southern Luzon Area Conference
Designed Philippine Jaycees National logo : 2002 JC C.A.R.E.S & 2003 JC L.E.A.D.S
PRIME Graduate 2003 (Training for Trainers)

Local Aids Council, San Pablo City
San Pablo City Tourism Council
Board Member: Public Relations officer
Special Events Committee

Cultural Society of San Pablo City, Inc.
Board Member

Projects by Me'ven Zabat

me'files
11 Files

stuff
6 Files

2008
9 Files

logos
93 Files

event outdoor banners
4 Files

posters
4 Files

line art
12 Files

labels and menu
15 Files

T-shirt designs
12 Files

web
1 File

banner
5 Files

product label
10 Files

postcard
15 Files

brochure
4 Files

product design
5 Files

packaging design
8 Files

poster
1 File

cd cover
1 File

Event Decorations
24 Files

crafts
5 Files

Book Cover
6 Files

Caricature
4 Files