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| Ericson Herbas |
Los Angeles, CA
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objective |
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To obtain a team leader position in a creative environment |
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work experience |
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Graphic Designer, 05/04 - Current
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LATHAM & WATKINS |
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Latham & Watkins is one of the world's largest and most respected full-service law firms, with a global network of more than 1,600 lawyers and in-depth experience in essentially every area of law.
Responsibilities included design and production of global branding materials for print and web content. Uphold corporate identity templates and brands. Create concepts and ideas for designs within appropriate design parameters and the needs of the corporation or client. |
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Production Designer/Manager, 9/00 - 8/03
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PEARSON & CO. |
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PEARSON & CO, a high-tech advertising agency in the Silicon Valley, focusing in product launches, strategic interactive marketing programs, brand identity, and B2B marketing. Clients include Hewlett-Packard, Apple, 3Com, Yahoo, and Blue Martini. www.getpearson.com
Responsibilities include collaborating with teams of strategists, copywriters, art directors, and account services to execute a timely and realistic production work flow. Work closely with designers to insure that all color breaks, film, blue-lines and proofs are reviewed before going to print. Set-up templates, style-sheets, forms, color-breaks, paper library, archiving, and standard file formats for the department and vendors. Monitor the quality and integrity of electronic art and how it is provided for pre-press, print, and web content. Recommend and evaluate new software needs for production & design. Establish lines of communication between vendors and the Company. Allocate the necessary resources and means to produce projects from start-to-finish. |
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Production Sup & Graphic Design, 01/96 - 7/00
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FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS |
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FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS, a large financial services company in San Mateo, specializing in global mutual funds, corporate investments and broker/dealer insurance distribution.
Production Supervisor, 01/97 - 7/00
Provide production supervision to a large corporate creative department. Supervise and develop a staff of three Production Coordinators, a Senior Archivist, and a Studio Admin. Assistant. Work closely with the Manager and Senior Art Director. Be an essential member of a team of supervisors who lead key areas with specialized support staff. Establish processes and methods for a design staff producing print, media and web content. Maintain and oversee quality and integrity of Creative Services and the work it generates. Assist in reviews of design staff with Senior Art Director and Creative Services Manager. Help shape department for growth, resources workflow needs and efficiency. Attend press checks and implement pre-press/media procedures regularly. www.franklintempleton.com
Graphic Designer, 1996 to 1997
Responsibilities included production of collateral materials for print and web content. Work closely with the Senior Art Director and the Manager of Creative Services, and attend creative briefs with clients. Uphold corporate identity templates and brands. Perform day to day duties at the request of the supervisor or department manager. Travel at the request of senior management for quality control on vended jobs assigned. Maintain deadlines and project goals assigned on a day to day basis. Create concepts and ideas for designs within appropriate design parameters and the needs of the corporation or client. Normal workload includes jobs of this scope: Prospectus sales kits, investor guides, web graphics and pdf for intranet site, flyers, exhibit displays, direct mail, brochures, template designs, presentation boards. |
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Graphic Designer, 1996
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GODBE COMMUNICATIONS |
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GODBE COMMUNICATIONS, an advertising agency in Half Moon Bay, specializing in Biotechnology and the Cleanroom Industries. www.godbe.com
Responsibilities included design/layout of technical manuals, product bulletins, magazine ads, direct mail, and corporate identity. Production included scan and retouch photos, camera ready ads to printer, vendor and client contacts, network and CCMail administrator. |
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Graphic Designer, 1992 - 1994
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SMALL BUSINESS EXCHANGE, INC. |
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SMALL BUSINESS EXCHANGE, INC., a business information resource in San Francisco, for the Construction and Products/Services Industries. www.sbeinc.com
Responsibilities included design, typography and production of two statewide, 40 page, 90,000+ circulated newspapers for the Construction and Product/Services industries. Creation of direct mail ads, scan/retouch photos and camera ready ads to printer, advertising and sales, press releases & promotions, brochures, copywriting, proofreading, and business graphics which included charts and graphs, and client & corporate presentations. |
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Freelance Graphic Designer, 1991 - Current
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VARIOUS CLIENTS INCLUDE: |
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Sun Micro, Latham & Watkins, Hewlet Packard, T/Maker Company, SF LIVE, Ingleside Creative Arts Center, Asian AIDS Project, Lotus Travel Agency, Lawrence Wong (Community College Board), San Francisco State University London Semester, College of San Mateo ASU, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, FABRIC Youth Group, Greenlining Coalition, and San Francisco Music Teachers Association.
Responsibilities included design/production of magazine ads, typography, direct mail ads, point of purchase signs, advertising production, copywriting, corporate identity, and marketing consultant. |
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education |
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San Francisco State University, January 1995 |
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Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design, concentrating in Graphics |
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College of San Mateo, June 1993 |
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Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies |
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Nikon School of Photography, May 2003 |
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Advanced Digital Workflow, Composition |
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MACINTOSH SOFTWARE EXPERTISE & TOOLS
QuarkXpress, Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Microsoft Office, Sun Star Office, Macromedia Dreamweaver, MacOSX expertise, mechanical drawing/pasting/cutting/assembling with strong attention to detail.
OTHER SKILLS
Competent in working with spreadsheets, databases, word processors, and accounting softwares. Able to type 75 words per minute on standard keyboard and 10-Key calculator.
ASSOCIATION & ACTIVITIES
- Bank of America 1989 Computer Studies Award
- Apple Computer, Inc., 1989, 1993. Freelance alpha tester for Claris Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Apple Computer), and Intuit, Inc. for the development of LaserWriter drivers, and Quicken for the Newton OS.
- Volunteer work: Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, GAPA, Little Brothers of the Elderly |
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