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Offer creative and branding services to diverse clients from restaurants, beverage companies, SMEs, and construction companies. • Provide full-service creative strategy, collaborating with clients on initial or redesign of logos, print and digital media assets, and other assorted branding material to over 30 unique clients.• Known for designing excellent branding strategies, and creating unique and memorable identities for products, services, and companies. • Clients saw dramatic increases in sales, social media followings, and expanding in-store customer bases due to the creative and branding work provided.• Skilled in balancing multiple client needs, managing short timelines, and providing excellent communication during the creative processes.

Working directly with site-specific foreman and company administration team to further develop business administration skills as a part of the ILAC Business Administration Diploma.• Manage and execute multiple ongoing carpentry projects within the Greater Toronto Area. Responsible for the successful completion of approximately 18 projects per week. • Support in task design and delegation to expertly manage varying time commitments. Recognized for identifying inefficiencies and suggesting innovative solutions to improve overall team productivity. • Successfully worked in partnership with a diverse client base and approximately 20 team members to achieve high-pressure timelines. • Interpret woodworking blueprints and project specifics to deliver top-notch results.

Worked with major international brands such as Starbucks, H&M, and OXXO to design country-specific marketing campaigns, advertisements, HR Resources, and in-store signage. • Developed campaigns for internal communication, including all materials aimed at employees and corporate events, to balance the company vision with the cultural context of Mexico. • Designed national marketing campaigns, advertising materials, and seasonal products launch imagery for both digital and print mediums. • Created and delivered all print and in-store signage materials with as many as 6 seasonal launches per year, creating original images and adapting images sent from any in-house design teams.

Completed the print redesign of 6 technical software textbooks for Adobe’s Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Animate programs. • Responsible for the annual redesign of both the teaching and student version of textbooks used in university-level classes for Adobe products. • Completely redesigned each textbook with approximately 200+ pages each. Provided a brand new look and feel to all graphics and layouts. • Praised for creating a succinct design, with a clear concept, and user-friendly layout that would serve as the template for future redesigns going forward.

A technical position for development and equalization of tones in charge of graphic production.Proactively reviewed and manipulated files for compliance with productions schedules.• Collaborated with quality departments and production line personnel to achieve consistency in print assets. • Developed numerous internal communication campaigns between production lines teams and management.

Managed 3 internal departments relating to art direction, internal communication, and logistics. Provided final editorial design for all magazine assets for LGBT+ Advertising Magazine.• Responsible for total and final editorial design of the magazine• Created a brand new and unique platform to showcase local writers, designers, photographers, models, and activists. • Worked with local businesses to feature ads as a source of revenue, while also creating a network of safe spaces for the economic and social benefit of the local LGBTQIA community. • Start-up of projects, collaborations, logistics, the definition of positions, assignment of activities, functions, and responsibilities of each area accompanied by strategic planning of activities.• Chronological monitoring of goals and objectives within the estimated progress according to initial planning. Comparison of results against projections to fine-tune details of internal communication, logistics, and time optimization.