PERSONAL PROFILE

I have been creating, designing, drawing, painting, photographing for almost 20 years and my experience in the design field is extensive. I love the industry I am involved with, and am proud to have the respect of my colleagues and clients alike for my abilities as a designer. One of my major strengths is my ability to adapt to every project, and my versatility. I am able to jump easily from being a designer, to a coder, to photographer, to decision maker. This adaptability can be seen in my design work where I am able to handle any task that I am given, be it the Web, multimedia, motion,branding, package design or print.

CAREER HISTORY
Freelance (Pure Soul Creative) - September 2007 to Present

Ames True Temper - July 2002 to August 2007 Creative Director / Manager of Visual Communications
Designing and managing all company creative collateral. (Branding, catalogs, packaging, in-store displays, sales materials.)Collaborating with
marketing team to properly execute company's overall marketing strategies. Develop seasonal collateral for The Home Depot®, Lowe's®,
Wal-Mart® and Target®. Supervise print-runs to assure quality control. Assign and manage work flow for 3 internal graphics department associates. Design, maintain and manage all company web sites.

Dynamic Design - June 1999 to June 2002 Associate Art Director
Assist Art Director and Marketing Managers with creating sales and marketing collateral, such as catalogs, and in-store displays.Photograph
full-line of company products, for Web and print. Design, maintain and manage company web site.

Rave Jewelry & Design - February 1996 to May 1999 Graphic Designer
Assist Art Director and Marketing Managers with creating sales and marketing collateral, such as catalogs and in-store displays.Photograph
full line of company products, for print and in-store collateral.

TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE
I have extensive experience with the following technologies: HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, XML, MySQL, Actionscript 3.0, Javascript.

SOFTWARE EXPERTISE
My knowledge of various software applications is vast. Listed below are those which I use most often.

Adobe Photoshop:
I have been using Photoshop since 1996 and I am an expert. I use Photoshop for layouts as well as retouching and manipulating photographs.
Adobe Dreamweaver:
I have used a range of HTML editors, including BBEdit but Dreamweaver has been my primary choice for 7 years. I am also very capable of
hand-coding HTML.
Adobe Illustrator:
I am extremely comfortable with Vectors and Pixels and have extensive knowledge of Illustrator.
Adobe InDesign:
InDesign is my primary application for laying out multiple page documents, though I am fairly experienced with using Quark Xpress as well.
Adobe Flash:
I have created many dynamic projects with Flash including web sites, galleries, banners, CD-ROM's and interactive presentations.
Strata 3D:
Over the years it has become necessary for my clients to have visually engaging 3D animations and 3D product mock-ups. Strata 3D allows me to create amazing, photo-realistic animations and product designs.

DESIGN QUALITIES:
Thorough and meticulous.Fast and able to work under pressure. Capable of doing a massive range of styles rather than just my own. Ability to stick to the creative brief and other guidelines. Excellent knowledge of design and typography Always attending seminars to improve my techniques and stay on top of current design trends.

PERSONAL QUALITIES:
Friendly, inquisitive, hard-working, funny, eager, passionate, versatile.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:
All facets of design, art, photography, technology, music, movies, traveling, my dog and chess.

M.Michael Misislyan
818.582.5138 Studio | 818.605.6552 Cell