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Ragani A. Harris |
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ragani@iname.com |
Education |
Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Arts Emphasis in Graphic Design |
San Francisco State University |
Department of Design and Industry |
May 1994 |
First place winner of the College of Creative Arts graphic design contest for the new college logo. |
Participated in an exchange to Brunel University in England from January 1993 to May 1993. |
Member of Graphic Design Team for Visions Beyond Tomorrow, an exhibit of student design work. |
Related Skills and Interests |
Computer: |
Extensive Macintosh experience. Cross platform and general Windows experience. |
Photoshop | Painter | KPT Bryce | Poser |
QuarkXPress | PageMaker | DreamWeaver | Acrobat |
Illustrator | Freehand | Freehand | Dimensions |
PowerPoint | Persuasion | Director | Premiere |
MS Word | Excel | Delta Graph | FileMaker Pro |
Seminars taken in many of the above applications, including Photoshop, Painter, Director, Premiere & others |
Support equipment: |
Canon Color Laser & Fiery, Xerox DocuTech |
Arts: |
Printmaking, Painting, Photography, Watercolors |
Graphics Experience |
Digital Artist |
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FCB HealthCare |
San Francisco, |
October 1997 to Present |
Create and design graphics, art and layouts for advertising. Part of the IntraNet development team. Build templates and content for presentations. Photo editing and collage for conceptual stage of client pitches. Create logos for domestic and international positioning and product recognition. Work closing with the art directors and creative directors developing logos, layouts and digital art. |
Graphic Designer |
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MacTemps |
Los Angeles & San Francisco, |
February 1997 to March 1998 |
Graphic design, production art, collateral and presentation graphics for various clients; including: Asian Art Museum, Citron Haligman Bedicerré, Ernst & Young, First Republic Bancorp, Interbath/Ondine, J.D. Power Associates , NeoHouse, Massa Design, Sic 'em Advertising . |
Freelance Graphic Designer |
March 1993 to Present |
Desktop publishing, graphics, logo identity, presentation development, corporate publication design, training materials, signage, packaging and inserts, newsletter and book layout and typesetting, Adobe Acrobat Publishing (PDF), color transparencies and slides. Clients include: |
Brunel University of West London | |
College of Creative Arts at SFSU | |
Enfish Technologies | |
National Student News Service | |
New World Records | |
Oudeman Art Glass | |
Pacific Gas Transmissions | |
Robert D. Reed Publishing | |
Small Business Management News | |
Sitnalta Press | |
Uncommon Scents |
Computer Lab Technician |
Academy of Art College |
San Francisco, California |
August 1995 to October 1996 |
Instructed students in the use of over 25 different applications, ranging from desktop and graphic design to multimedia and 3-D modeling; including: Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, Director, Premiere, FileMaker Pro, Excel and PowerPoint. |
· Developed and presented seminars to instructors and lab techs in the use of software. |
· Created interactive multimedia learning tools. |
· Tutored students with learning disabilities. |
· Set up, supported and maintained a 200-computer lab designed for of art students. |
· Attended seminars in Premier, KPT Bryce, Photoshop, Director and many others. |