Joseph James E. Comia

JOSEPH JAMES E. COMIA Lot 24, Blk 36, Olive st., Phase 6, Greenwoods Executive Village Brgy. San Andres, Cainta, Rizal 1900-- - I am Joseph James Comia, Graphic Artist/Layout Artist/Designer for 10 years. I have carried out designs for company ads campaigns, events and exhibits like Thunderbird and Metrobank to name a few. Whether it be print ads, web page design to billboards, store booth, gondola, stage backdrop, platform center isle exhibit booth, build ups or mock-ups etc. I have a good knowledge in CorelDraw where i use mainly in general layouting design and vector designing, I only use Adobe Photoshop in photo enhancement. I few years back i learned SketchUp which is used best in structural design used for prefabrication and scale mock-ups. My ability to work ahead of schedule and multitask without sacrificing the quality is my best asset. I am a good team player and given the chance, i could be a good team leader as well. EDUCATION University of the Philippines Diliman June 1998 - May 2003 Certificate in Fine Arts [Visual Communication] Aquinas School San Juan June 1994 - Mar 1998 - Artist of the Year Award 1998 - President of Balaraw Arts Club- - Poster Making contests (Collective from-x 1st place, 1x 2nd place, 4x 3rd place WORK EXPERIENCE SENIOR GRAPHIC ARTIST/DESIGNER/PRINT MACHINE OPERATOR Dejavu Printmore - Cruz, La Trinidad, Benguet - May 2012 - Feb 2017 - Php15,000/month I create layouts and designs using CorelDraw, Adobe Photoshop and SketchUp to produce quality prints/designs mock ups & fabrications and to manage printouts from various print machines from large format printer such as tarpaulin printers to mugs and t-shirts. We cater to individuals, businesses, and other organizations to provide them with exceptional service from wide range of printed materials for advertising, promotional, events and personal use to murals, paintings and free hand drawings. Marketing/Government print materials (Ads/Production/Events/Roadworks) - Posters, Signage/backdrops (tarps, panaflex), Stickers (printed/cut) - Flyers (colored/risograph), Business cards, Identification cards (PVC) Booths/Backdrops - Mock-ups, 3d Rendering/Designs, Fabrication, Street signs Personal giveaways - Mugs, T-shirts (silk screen, vinyl, dark/light transfer papers), Button pins Election paraphernalia - Tarps, Flyers, T-shirts and posters GRAPHIC ARTIST/MACHINE OPERATOR Baguio City Graphics - Baguio City - April 2008 - May 2009 - Php12,000/month My job is to provide good designs and layouts for our clients. We offer dins such as banners, flyers, posters, plaques and trophies, signage, stickers, streamers, to print ready designs and finish it ahead of schedule. In this company I learned utilizing large format printers and sticker cutters like Roland VersaCAMM, Roland VersaCAMM cx24 I also learned how to be a good team player and some multitasking capabilities, ability to work with minimal supervision and good organizational and motivational skills. GRAPHIC ARTIST PC Express Information Technology Inc. - Quezon City - Jan 2007 - Mach 2008 - Php12,000/month I was assigned to create designs and layouts for the company to use as advertising materials for promotional and marketing campaign. *designs include: -web page design, signage, billboard, posters, business cards, flyers, ID, price lists, banners monitor toppers, streamers, backdrops, price tags and others. TRAFFIC AND PAGINATION STAFF (OJT) Mega Magazine Inc. - Ortigas Center, Pasig City - May 2002 - June 2002 - Transpotation and Meal expenses I was assigned in pagination and traffic on all Mega magazine publications and our main job is to check for the pages before pre-print production, communicate and cooperate with marketing, creative and production. SKILLS - CorelDraw - advanced - Adobe Creative Suit (Photoshop, Flash, Premier) - intermediate - Sketchup - beginner *Additional skills - freehand drawing of portraits caricatures, illustrations murals and still life using different types of art media like colored pencil charcoal, oil pastels, acrylics etc... - modeling of miniature figurines used for giveways and displays using plaster of paris - i also design and accept costume and prop fabrication - and i also love modding/customizing of action figures as a hobby