IGOR NAZARENKO

• Santa Clara, California, USA
• design@groupera.com
• www.groupera.com

OBJECTIVE

Position as Sr. Graphic designer

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Over 18 years of extensive experience in graphic and web design, logo development, creative and technical illustration, gif and flash animations.
• Over 5 years of experience managing team of designers and developers for complex web application projects.
• Strong conceptual and design skills. Was responsible for the graphic presentation and navigation of websites, developing and monitoring standards for user interfaces, and graphics development. Worked as part of a cross-functional team with Information Architect, Producer, HTML and JAVA Developers and Engineers. Oversaw visual and media design for all web-based products, including the final products released to the marketplace, prototypes for field testing, and print and web-based advertising and sales promotion products.
• Supported Marketing and Business Development groups for collateral and other print graphic needs. Created page layout design for flyers, data sheets, CD covers and other printed materials.
• Extensive experience in brand development. Provided creative direction and vision for all print and web materials.
• Thorough knowledge of Mac and PC graphic and page layout programs. Experience with 3D modeling, rendering and animation.

SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT

• Adobe Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, Acrobat
• CorelDraw
• Quark XPress
• PowerPoint
• Dreamweaver
• Flash
• HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• Windows and Mac OS

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

• Graphic design Group Era, Santa Clara, CA (2002 - present) Creative Director

  Designed logos, business identity, print collateral (including product sheets, postcards, brochures, presentation folders, flyers, posters), product packaging, online/printed ads, online static and animated banners, websites, web page templates, landing pages, Flash animation, PowerPoint presentations, creative and technical illustrations, and product photography for various clients like Motorola, PayPal, EPRI, Tyco Electronics, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, Clorox, The California Prison Health Care Receivership, Marcus & Millichap Company, Zend, York Industries and more.
  Project management for all projects going through Graphic Design Group Era.
  Management of team of designers and developers for complex web application projects.

• Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA (2001 - 2008) Graphic designer

  As member of industrial design team, worked on product labeling, packaging, CD covers and product inserts. Created technical illustrations, workflow charts and diagrams, and work process manuals including product photography. Developed graphic user interface for several internal applications, designed and developed internal web site for department. Developed company identity standards and guidelines. Designed layouts for corporate store catalogs. Worked closely with engineers, developers and scientists to archive project goals.

• Playatec.com, Burlingame CA (2000 - 2001) Senior Graphic designer

  Responsible for the graphic presentation and navigation of websites, developed and monitored standards for user interfaces, page design, and graphics development. Provided support to Marketing and Business Development groups for collateral and other print graphic needs. Responsible for driving the visual and media design styles throughout deployment of final product. Created page layout design for flyers, data sheets, CD covers, Monthly reports and other printed materials. Created artwork, technical illustration, gif and flash animations for print/web publications and presentations. Worked as part of a cross-functional team with Information Architect, Producer, HTML and JAVA Developers and Engineers and Business Experts to develop web sites. Managed product through completion including time schedules, cost budgets, and quality of final delivery. Provided design solutions appropriate to product priority and budget. Supervised all print creative produced by outside vendors.

• Digital Bridge, Burlingame CA (1999 - 2000) Creative Director

  Developed all Digital Bridge and Digital Bridge clients branding and marketing materials including logos, business cards, folders, brochures, marketing collaterals and catalogs, postcards, presentations, print advertising, web sites and exhibit booths. Provided support to Marketing and Business Development groups for collateral and other print/web graphic needs. Produced designs and specifications for web sites, designed screen layouts, graphics, illustrations, icons and other visual elements. Directed other designers to maintain visual consistency and high design/production values across entire product suite. Developed future GUI guidelines. Worked with development team to implement and refine page design and UI. Shaped the direction and corporate identity and the design, "look and feel" and user graphical experience for web site and print material. Managed design requirements within schedule and resource constraints.

• ITP Electronic Learning, Foster City, CA (1998 - 1999) Media/Web designer

  Was responsible for visual and media design for all web-based products, including the final products released to the marketplace, prototypes for field testing, as well as advertising and sales promotion products (print and web-based). Prepared online sketches, storyboards and complete detail artwork from verbal or written instructions for educational products. Created artwork and animation to be used in eLearning products. Was responsible for driving the visual and media design styles throughout deployment of final product. Created GUI design, screen layouts and artwork for the web products. Created page layout design for flyers, data sheets, CD covers and other printed materials using Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Worked directly with project coordinators and marketing managers. Worked on multiple projects simultaneously. Prepared specifications for third-party vendors developing design for use in product. Managed product through completion including time schedules, cost budgets, and quality of final delivery.

• JSource, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (1998 - Contract) Graphic designer / Flash animator

  Created GUI design, screen layouts and images for web-based java application using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Created Flash animation to illustrate application content. Work as part of a cross-functional team with Information Architect, Producer, HTML and JAVA Developers and Engineers. Managed design requirements within schedule and resource constraints.

• DSP Communications, Cupertino, CA (1998 - Contract) Graphic designer

  Created Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for a new product. Created illustrations and charts, processed photo images and illustrations in Adobe Photoshop. Created cover and layout design for company brochures using Quark XPress and Adobe Photoshop.

• Creative Labs, Milpitas, CA (1998 - Contract) Page layout designer

  Created page layout design for flyers, data sheets, CD covers and other printed materials using Quark XPress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Prepared page layouts and complete detail artwork from verbal or written instructions. Worked directly with project coordinators and marketing managers to achieve project goals. Managed product through completion including time schedules, cost budgets, and quality of final delivery. Work on multiple projects simultaneously.

• 3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (1998 - Contract) 3D Artist

  Was responsible for creating illustrations and marketing materials using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, 3D Strata StudioPro, Adobe FrameMaker and other PC and Macintosh graphics, layout and 3D programs. Created and updated images for use on-line, and Printed User Guide and Quick Guide publications. Created and imported 2D shapes, labels, colormaps and bumpmaps into Strata StudioPro and created 3D models. Rendered 3D models and coordinated all documentation against technical illustration specifications. Maintained illustrations database. Worked directly with technical writers, editors, and production/graphic artists.

• Oracle Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (1998 - Contract) Page layout designer

  Created page layout design for Oracle Education 1999 catalog using Quark XPress and converting files into Macintosh Word templates for global usage. Worked closely with graphic designers and marketing managers to achieve project goals.

• Applied Materials Inc., Santa Clara, CA (1996 - 1998) Multimedia Specialist

  Created content for web-based multimedia tool. Processed isometric drawings and Photo CD images in Photoshop and other graphics programs. Tracked images and photo CDs in access database. Using proprietary authoring environment, annotated images with electronic and paper-based data. Optimized photographs for electronic display and compression. Rendered 3D files from HP Solid Designer or AutoCAD into 2D images. Maintained a leadership role in identifying models to be documented for system integration. Developed and implemented work plans and schedules to address heavy workloads and strict time constrain. Coordinated all documentation efforts; verified all documents against the corporate style guide.

• Digiratti Technologies Inc., San Jose, CA (1995 - 1996) Graphic designer

  Created screen layouts and banners design for navigational structures. Was responsible for GUI design and creation graphics for decoration and navigation on the web and web-based projects using cross-platform and cross-application file conversion and compression. Created on- and off-line illustrations, logos, characters, and trade show designs. Worked closely with media production engineers to achieve project goals.

• Xilinx, Inc., San Jose, CA (1995 - 1996) Technical Illustrator

  Have produced mechanical drawings for product manuals and catalogs. Incorporated existing drawings into projects. Created layouts of isometric exploded views from engineering blueprints, photographs, and actual machine parts. Maintained illustrations database.

• Graphico Design Group, San Jose, CA (1995) Graphic Designer

  Have created mechanical drawings and layouts for product manuals and catalogs. Developed illustrations for software packages, trade show posters and other printed materials, using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Quark XPress and other graphics and page layout programs. Worked directly with technical writers, editors, and production/graphic artists to achieve project goals.

EDUCATION

• Diploma in Multimedia Design, Masters Institute, San Jose, CA
• Diploma in AutoCAD Drafting, On-line Design, San Jose, CA
• Masters Degree in Fine Arts and Design, Belarussian University of Art and Design, Minsk, Belarus

PORTFOLIO

• www.groupera.com/igor
• www.groupera.com/gallery_logo.htm
• www.groupera.com/all_products.htm
• My Illustrations

REFERENCES

Available upon request