S. Babar Ali
Art Director | Sr. Graphic Designer | 3D Artist | Project Manager | Trainer
(Desktop Publishing : concept to print | 3D Digital VFX : storyline to believable reality | Web : visualization to visitor traffic)

Working Experience:

Creative and Design:

LumaPix Inc – QA Manager | Design & Development (Sept 2006 – Till date)
(Key Responsibilities: Heading a team of testers, managing deadlines and release process. Designing marketing material for print and web, dealing with clients and attending company trade shows)

ColorMage – Print Production Co-ordinator (April 2010 – Till date [Part-Time] )
(Key Responsibilities: Proofing & preparing artwork for print and seperations, mockup designs, converting and matching colors from CMYK to cutom palettes, designing brochures & leaflets)

RedaPro Communications - Lead Artist / Project Manager (Project Based – Jan 2004)
(Key Responsibilities: Project Supervision, Conceptualization, Lead Artist, Rendering, Audio / Video Editing)

Camera-E-Motion - Softimage XSI Artist / Compositor (Project Based - Oct 2003)
(Key Responsibilities: Softimage XSI Particle, Combustion Particles and composting 3D in Real life footage)

Season's Advertising - Sr. Graphic Designer & 3D Animator (Feb 2000 - Aug 2002)
(Key Responsibilities: Supervising a team of 3-4 Graphic Artists, Designing Brochures, Posters, Tabloid Ads, leaflets and large scale billboard artworks. Also creating small animations and Logo Designs for company profiles and TV commercials)

Damas Adv. - Sr. Graphic Designer & Video Editor (Freelance: Jan 2002 - July 2002)
(Key Responsibilities: Working with a team of Artists, Designing Brochures, Posters, Tabloid Ads, leaflets and large scale billboard artworks. Also involved in Video Editing, TV commercials Production and Campaign Designs for Companies and Multimedia CD profiles)

Dream Adv. – Graphic Designer & Multimedia (Freelance: Jan 2001 - Aug 2001)
(Key Responsibilities: Working with a team of 4-5 Graphic Artists, Designing Brochures, Posters, Tabloid Ads, leaflets and large scale billboard artworks. Also creating company intros for multimedia CD profiles)

Marketing and Sales:

Best Buy Corporate (Business Division) – Account Manager (March 2006 – Oct 2006)
(Key Responsibilities: Building and maintaining IT Clients across USA. Consultation, Managing sales and quotes with in assigned Budgets)

Sitel Canada – PR & Marketing Personnel (October 2004 - March 2006)
(Key Responsibilities: Dealing with Client issues, building Business PR and Maintaining Business with existing Clients)

 Technical Qualifications:

• 3D Digital Arts (SOFTIMAGE XSI) - InterDec College, Montreal, Canada (Diploma in 3D Digital Arts)
• Graphic Design (ADOBE PACKAGE) - PACC Institute, Dubai, UAE (Certificate in Graphic Designing)

Other Experiences:

• XSI Presenter - Presenter for Softimage XSI at exhibitions, demoing the Production aspects of the Software.
• Graphic Mentor - Teaching graphics to college students and help creating presentation boards and technical files to expanding their Portfolios.

Technical Knowledge:

Achievements:

• “Award of Excellence” -  InterDec College | Softimage XSI
• “Meilleur Project” - InterDec College | Softimage XSI
• “Sitel Canada” -  Promoted thrice for outstanding performance
• “Excellence Award” - Awarded four times in a row for surpassing assigned quotas by up to 400%

For any further information or queries, please feel free to contact me.

Thanking you for your time,

S. Babar Ali.