MikeLoucas23 PaGe eDiTioN ▪ JaNuaRY 2014
tourism, financial, consumer, retail, real estate, entertainment
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Curriculum Vitae of
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MULTIMEDIA
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE ...THe DiRTY MorethanThirteen(13)yearsintheindustrywithexperienceintourism,financial,consumer,retail,realestate,andentertainmentindustries
performing graphic, interaction, interface design and typography work
StrongcomputerskillsincludingindustryspecificsoftwaresuchasDreamweaver,Flash,PhotoshopIllustrator,InDesign,3DMax,AfterEf-
fects,andnumerousvideosoftwareetc.
Analytical,abletoidentifyspecificationswhileproposingconceptsthatmeetuserrequirements
Skilledatmulti-taskingwhileorganizingandprioritizingworkloadinadeadline-drivenenvironment
Provenfacilitationskillsthatcantrainotherswithregardstotheirdutiesandresponsibilities
able to conduct usability testing, perform layouts (print/web), animation (2D/3D)
Eyefordetail,creative,adaptableandflexibletoworkwithdifferenttechnologies
Dedicated,reliableteamplayerandaself-starterthatcantakenewchallengesanddeliverresultswithintimeframe
MoveroftheMasses,StrongPersuader,Whole-Brained
Consultedwithclientsinestablishingtheoveralllook,graphicelementsandcontentthatmeettheirneeds
Determinedthemediumandappropriatemethodtomaximizethevisualeffectofagivendesign
Developedthegraphicelementsusingtherequirementsandspecificationsasguidelines
Prepared sketches, layouts and graphic elements using traditional tools and/or design applications
Performed project planning and accurately estimated the time to complete the design
Establishedcorporateguidelinesforillustratorstouseandadministeredreviewstoensurecompliance
Coordinatedallaspectsofproductionforprint,audio-visualorelectronicmaterials,suchasVideos,BannersandeMailer’s
Monitoredandcoordinatedsubcontractedservicestoensurequalityofservice
Trained,supervisedotherdesignersandprovidedfeedbackregardingworkwereneeded
Assistedinthedevelopmentofsuccessfulstoryboardsforelectronicproductionssuchasmultimedia,interactiveanddigitalproductsand
videoadvertisingandproductions
Produced2-Dand3-Danimateddrawingsorcomputerillustrationsusingvariousapplicationsforefficiency
Playamediatingrolebetweenteammembersandhavetheabilitytowearmultiplehatsmoreeasilythanothers
Powerfulbalancebetweentheanalyticalandemotional,objectiveandsubjective
Face-to-face, platform selling, intense negotiations, consulting, technical sales, analyzing people, market research, explaining complex things,
strategy
Hi, my name isMikeLoucas
My name is Mike Lou-casIhaveabackgroundinDesigningandBuildingWebsites, e-Mailers, Newsletters and Print, along with Motion AnimationsandVideos.Mygoal is to work for a company thatwilloffermetheoppor-tunity to use my skills and experience and will allow me to grow and contribute to the success of the company.
i had the opportunity to workinavarietyofenviron-ments in canada and europe, which makes it easy for me to adapttonewworkenviron-ments.I’mapleasantindi-vidualtobearoundandworkwith i work hard and enjoy whatIdo,andgiventheop-portunityIcanprovethis.
i would be interested in meeting with you to further discuss how your company canbenefitfrommyskills,strengths and experiences.
...IhaveworkedforCol-gatePalmolive,Nike,Reebokand adidas during 2002 in North america for a com-pany called onsidekick as a Graphic artist and animator. i also taught Multimedia at Trebas institute in Toronto between 1999 and 2002.
Gui,ui Design / css(3), XML, HTML-(D/X/5) / cMs, Joomla, WordPress,SHAREPOINT,Magento/Dreamweaver/Flash / Photoshop / illustrator / Quark X-press / inDesign / Prezi/PowerPoint/DVDandcD authoring / sound Forge / acid / Reason / Recycle / MIDI/Premier/VegasVideo/AfterEffects/FXComposit-ing / Boujou / Motion Track-ing / 3D MaX / action script 1/Kiosks/UseofJavaScriptandjQuery+VariousScriptingtools / Basic PHP+MysQL / cross Browser functionality /
Mailer’s,Bannersandeblast/Front-endAdvertising/Sto-rytelling / Motion animation / usability Testing, knowledge / Graphic Design / Management /Writing&editing(copyonly)/ Find ability / search engine optimization / accessibility /WireFraming/Constantcontact / Mail chimp / email marketing / e-books / Hard-ware Maintenance
...more?
“Iamaneffectivecommunicator,andhavefollowedthroughonprojectsfrombeginningtoend.WhatIcanofferyouiscommitment,loyalty,experienceandauniquecombinationofartisticandtechnicalskills“
Additional information
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Software and Apps
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i currently teach Digital Media and
WebDevelopmentatthe“Cana-
dian Business college” located in
scarborough ontario. in the last
while i worked for “Direct energy”
asaWebProducer-Analystand
before that i worked at “Traders-
Trust”, a european Forex company
asaMultimedia-WebDeveloper.
Three years before that i was the
CreativeDeveloperof“Cypruslike-
this”, a european online Business
Directorywithover14,000clients.
i also taught Photoshop, Dream-
weaverandFlashat“LogiosInsti-
tute” in Limassol, cyprus.
Ihavealsoworkedfor“Prime
Gaming”(TCAds.net)asaCreative
DeveloperorArtDirector.
Ihaveworkedfor“ColgatePal-
molive”,“Nike”,“Reebok”and
“adidas” during 2002 in North
america for a company called
“onsidekick” as a Graphic artist
and Tutorial animator. i also taught
Multimedia at “Trebas institute” in
Toronto between 1999 and 2002.
Iamaneffectivecommunicator,
andhavefollowedthroughonpro-
jectsfrombeginningtoend.What
Icanofferyouiscommitment,
loyalty,experienceandaunique
combination of artistic and techni-
cal skills.
suMMaRY
“ He is aBLe
To PRocess
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UNBELIEVABLy
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Aberdeen Gould, FXPro - FIA World Cham-pionship Rally, Euroorient, Alpha Forex, Euro Forex Trading, Stel Casino, Ackee Tree, Alice Wright, Asterix Productions, Bestro, Brian A. Schnurr, CELLDIVISION, Cellwand, Chensa-tional, Done Deal, Empowered Training, My course room, Eye4golf, Fish-Fry, Good-n-Bed-der, Jack Jeans, John Carter, Kesington, Mix-oloji, NATASHA, Pragmatizm, Rick Broadhead, Spaha, Splatahous, Stephen Dasko, Sunrize Promotion, Trebas Institute, TRIZNAIN, We-brelay, Onsidekick, Colgate Palmolive, Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Cotton Club, Galaxi Bar, Lo-gios Institute, Cuts Hair Salon, Candy McHail, Step Shoes, Fution House of Art, Fiskardo Lofts, Light House Lofts, Prime Partners, Prime Casino, Prime ScratchCards, Prime Poker, Prime Backammon, Euro Prime Casino, Prime Balls, Alpha Net, Function Photo, iWa-gerSports, Universal Financial Services, 49th St, Spadina Bus…
I really don’t want to write the rest if you don’t mind.
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Branding,Creativeandgraphicdesignformobileapplicationandotherwebrelatedservices
Creativeinteractivegraphicsanddesignfor‘Flash’typeanimatedpresentations,promotionsand
demos
Websitecreation,modifications,contentmanagement,emailcampaignsandPrint
Videoproductionandediting,specialeffectsandMotionGraphics
Researchinto‘SearchEngineMarketing’,‘ViralMarketing’and‘SocialMediaMarketing’options,
trendsandtechniques
Othermarketing,promotional,creativeandmediatypeservicesasrequiredfromtimetotime
MultimediaDeveloper/WebProducerUniversalTranWare.com/NexTaxi.com
october 2012 to april 2013
EnvironmentPhotoshop,HTML,CSS,WordPress,VegasVideo,AfterEffects,Prezi,PowerPoint,Print,Flash,inDesign,3D Max
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created and/or Distributed e-mail campaigns and News Letters, made with css and HTML
CreatedLandingPages,VanityURL’s,Redirect,andjQueryforPageNavigationandanimations
CreatedandupdatedTutorialWikisaboutthedevelopmentprocessofDE.com
Maintained XML and created web content in Microsoft share Point 2010-2007
communicated with clients on a daily basis about their projects
Multi tasked for 6 to 15 Projects, and cascaded work to other employees in the us and sri Lanka
FilledoutProjectRequestformsforprojectcontentandapprovalsusingChangePoint
TestedsitesonPre-Productionservers,andthenexecuteincrementaluploadsforFinalProduction
WebProducer/AnalystDirect energy.com
september 2011 to april 2012
EnvironmentPhotoshop,HTML,CSS,XML,jQuery,JavaScript,SharePoint2007&2010,InDesign
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Branding,CreatedAdvertisingBannerswithFlashandPhotoshop
created and Distributed e-mail campaigns and News Letters, made with css and HTML
created Gui interface Layout using Photoshop and image Ready
updated graphic content for social Networks
CreatedCustomVideoAdvertshostedonyouTubeforSEOusingAdobeAfterEffects
MaintainedcontentinJoomlaandWordPressCMSsites,sometimesusingAPI’s
MadecustombannersfortheAffiliatesProgramofTradersTrust
AssistedtheWebDeveloperwithHTMLandCSSforTraders-Trust.com
MultimediaDeveloper/WebProducerTraders-Trust.com
august 2010 to June 2011
EnvironmentPhotoshop,Flash,HTML,CSS,Dreamweaver,WordPress,Joomla,VegasVideo,AfterEffects,3DMax
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Branding,CreatedAdvertisingBannerswithXML,FlashandPhotoshop
created and Distributed e-mail campaigns and News Letters, made with css and HTML
created Gui interface Layout using Photoshop and image Ready
created icon and thumbnail graphic content for clients Pages on cypruslikethis.com
CreatedCustomMotionVideoAdvertsforBillboards,VideoTutorials,andVideolocations
Developed29“Likethis”MinisitesusingCSSHTMLforSEOPurposes
CreatedCSSstylesfortheWySIWyGeditorinthebackendofCypruslikethis.com
MultimediaDeveloper/WebProducercypruslikethis.com
april 2009 to august 2010
EnvironmentPhotoshop,HTML,CSS,Joomla,VegasVideo,AfterEffects,Camtasia,Prezi,PowerPoint,InDesign,Print,3D Max
1312MikeLoucas cYPRusLikeTHis
Branding and Designed the Gui for all the Prime Gaming sites
CreatedgraphicsandinteractiveAdvertisingmaterialsfor“Gaming”Affiliates;suchasFlash,gif,
and jpg Banners.
used Flash and Photoshop to make animated Landing Pages, Banners, and Floaters
CreatedE-mailCampaignsusingDreamweaverandPhotoshop
copy for Mailers, Landing Pages, and Banners
DesignedSpidersWallsforTradeShowsalongwithPrintedmaterials
Prime Balls, Prime casino, Prime scratchcards, Prime Poker, euro Prime casino, Prime Backgam-
mon
CreativeDirectorTcads.net / PrimeGaming.com
august 2006 to april 2009
EnvironmentPhotoshop,Illustrator,Flash,XML,HTML,CSS,Dreamweaver,Premier,AfterEffects,3DMax
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Branding,DesignedandDevelopedtheWebsite
created graphics for clothing for performances
DesignedallprintedmaterialslikeFlyers,Posters,CDJacketsandAlbumCovers
Handled booking shows and studio times
ProducedtheAlbums“FiendsWithDreams”,“MegaCity”and“DeadPrimeMinisters”
ShotandeditedtheMusicVideo“MomTrack”usingPremierandVegasVideo
artist ManagerHector Triznain
2002 to 2005
EnvironmentPhotoshop,Illustrator,Flash,Dreamweaver,AfterEffects,VegasVideo,CueBase,Reason,SoundForge,acid Pro, Pro Tools, 3D Max
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“MIKEWASFULLOFENERGyANDGOODIDEASASTOHOWTODEVELOPNICEGRAPHICSFoR PRoMoTiNG ouR FoReX. “
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TReBas iNsTiTuTe sePTeMBeR 2002 To MaRcH 2003
LoGios iNsTiTuTe MaRcH 2009 To MaRcH 2010
caNaDiaN BusiNess coLLeGe cuRReNT 2014
4.5 YeaRsteaching multimedia
3DMax,Photoshop,Dreamweaver,Flash,SoundForgePremier,Audition,Reason,AfterEffects,InDesign...
- The adobe Family in General including the new cc, (adobe cloud)
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BIGMouTHsAustinD’sawza He was able to grasp the process andSharePointveryquicklyandfollowedeverythingtotheletter!
Paul orford Heoffersaperspectivethatveryfewpeoplehave
Titos economides His work with any multimedia type is amazing!
charlene Blandon WorkingwithMikeisanabsolutepleasure!
Peter chubbRemained focused and calm while working with a myriad of chang-ing clients.
SteliosThrasyvoulou an excellent professional, he also loveswhatheisdoing
sarah HallHeisproactive,responsibleandefficient!
AnthonyPapaevagorou His knowledge and talent in what he does is absolutely amazing!
ITJUST KEEPSGOING ON AND ON
“ I Preform at 86%above the global average. ” * global average is 49%
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i caN see iT , i caN Make iT!
Not only can I make the design and or the code for email market-ing, but I also handle the “Clients email lists”. I set up Groups and “send timers” if the software provide its, and I also use custom in-house email tools.
I have built dozens of e-mail campaigns to send, ads, request business and to solicit sales or donations. In doing so I build loy-alty, trust and brand awareness.
I started making e-mail cam-paigns far before it was main stream, or even popular (yup I’m the guy). I figured out how to “send a page” by e-mail using Outlook, so I started building “ONE PAGE web sites” and on some occasions with a “form” in-side it to collect user data. I would host the “ONE PAGE web sites”
on the server and then simply browse to the page using Internet Explore and going to “Send Page by e-mail” from the File drop down options. This would open Outlook, and it was ready to send.
This of course was short lived because of Browser compatibil-ity issues and the evolution of the Web; and so new marketing techniques had begun. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who figured out the “Send Page by e-mail” trick.Today I use templates from Mail Chimp, Send Blaster or Constant Contact to name a few. I use their CSS codes right “out of the box” but I’ll re-arrange the template or code to suit my needs and I never use the stock images provided; it’s always custom.
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BaNNeRsI’vemadeliterallyhundredsofFlashcontentinthepast13years;from full web sites to banners, floaters,cartoonsandlandingpages. Not only do i teach Flash, butIcanalsoHackAdviceActionScripting3.0usingvarioustoolsaround the internet. i can extract...
LoGo/BRaNDLogosarenecessary,butdon’thavetobecomplicated.OvertheyearsI’vecreatedLogosfrom simple fonts to complicated “DoubleMeaning”designs.I’llmake many samples, and i work closely with the client to get what they’relookingfor.Incaseswherethe client already has something, i will re-produce their sketching. i use tools like…
cHaRacHTeRsBecause i draw, i can create anything i want like structures to people. But it always starts on paperbeforeImovetoacom-puter.Idevelopedmytechniquesoverthe24yearsandcreatedamassivecollectionofartandgraphics. characters can be used forbrandingand/oradvertisingandthefieldofmarketingcouldrange from Gaming, to Food and Financial industries.
PRiNTNeed books and posters for your nextevent;Icanimpressyourguests with an elegant wed-dinginvitationorperhapscreatematerialsneededtofinishoffyourcorporate identity. i can work with minimal colours and full colour materials;Icanpreparenumerousformats compatible with any...
DiGiTaL aRTDigital art is a general term for a range of artistic works and prac-tices that use digital technology asanessentialpartofthecreativeand/or presentation process. Sincethe1970s,variousnameshavebeenusedtodescribetheprocess including computer art and multimedia art, and digital art is itself placed under the larger...
VIDEOSIstartedVideotapingandeditingmyownmoviesasateenager,soit’snowonderIpursuedvideointhisdigitalage.I’mcapableof shooting and editing on a digital scale using tools like AdobePremier,VegasVideoandAfterEffects.I’vealsolearnedMatch Motion animation using programs like Boujou and 3D Max todisplayadvertisementsontheWeboronLEDBillboardsand...
LaNDiNGPaGeIhavecreateddozensofLandingPages, Mailers and News Letters overthepast10years.Althoughsome designs were recycled, the content was always fresh. i am capableofdesigninganddevel-opingLandingPageswithValidcode structures for cross browser functionalityanddevices,andI’vealways...
WEBSCHITESI’maProfessionalMultimediaDeveloper.Thatincludes,butisnot limited to, HTML and css WebProductionandFrontEndDevelopmentalongwithotherprogramming languages to get the job done. To be perfectly clear, I’manotprogrammer,butIcanuse many languages profession-ally.
I’mCODEsavvibut I’m not a Programmer
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