I’m a senior integrated graphic designer with proven abilities to quickly learn and apply new technologies. Excellent human relations/people skills. Interact well with co-workers, diverse cultures. Detail-oriented. Team player. Equally comfortable in both English and Spanish speaking environments. Proactive and used to tight deadlines. Vast experience self managing times and tasks. In a career spanning the United States, Poland and Spain I have worked on a freelance basis as well as an in-house designer and art director. I also have extensive experience working remotely for design studios and as a solo professional with my own clients. Currently based in Barcelona, Spain. Let me know how can I help you.

Key Capabilities + Experience

// Designer and Artworker // Art director // Project manager // Management of people // Mentor mid-junior designers // Good communication skills // Work within budgets // Meet tight deadlines // Creative but also business and commercial mind // Great understanding of project and client needs // Team player // International working experience // International clients // “Can-do” attitude, proactive // Experience working remotely // Ability to pick up any project on any stage // Great prioritizing skill and organized // Advanced knowledge of print, understanding of materials, processes and costs.

Knowledge + Technical Skills Languages

// Spanish: native // English: fluent

Education

// Superior Institute of Design. Havana, Cuba BFA, Graphic Design | 1994-1999
// RISD. Providence, RI, United States Graphic Structures + Systems | 2010
// RISD. Providence, RI, United States Types + Images | 2012

Workshops and Courses

// Creative writing and content writing // UX design principles // Introduction to UX research // Interactive design in Mobile devices // WordPress

Technical skills

// Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, inDesign, Adobe pdf/distiller, Keynote // Wireframing, UX, UI // Concepts, brain storming // Layout and typography // Image retouching // Print production and pre-press