Douglas Wegg
Graphic Design, Mississauga Ontario Canada
 
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Contact details
Tel: 416 5715808
Brief Summary
“Working with Douglas is a pleasure because, not only does he combine years of skilled experience with genuine passion, he’s always looking to learn other aspects of advertising. He always asks questions and is exceptionally proactive in exploring new ideas and discovering new solutions.” Mauro Flammini, Global Content Specialist RIM

“With minimum direction, Douglas understands and implements goals efficiently and effectively. I was able to count on Douglas, whether it was to take care of a customer when we worked at the Apple Store together or handle a client when he works freelance. He would be an asset to any workplace looking for a guy who gets things done - with no hand-holding.” Mike Alfano , Mac Genius Apple
Clients
The Pirate Festival
Staples
Clearview CRC
Waxmen
In the Pouch
K&K Construction
Kelly's Truck
Windy O Neills Irish Pub
Edge Imaging
Shoeless Joes
Royal LePage
Berlin Night Club
The Colour Network
Prentice Hall Publishing
Wilson Paving
Canadian Chiropractor Association 
Canadian Race Driver Association
Ontario Place



Professional Experience
Freelance Graphic / Web Designer 
May 2008 – Present (4 years 3 months)

• Successfully developed and managed online presence for various small and medium sized businesses. Proven expertise in website design, construction & content management to keep the site fresh and to help business generate repeat visits
• Proven track record of creativity – Create and design magazine spreads and album art work
• Developed and executed targeted online marketing campaigns to generate incremental business and revenue for the clients. Manage digital imaging for online advertisements, create new online flyers and posters for clients.
• Generated incremental revenues for small business organizations and repeat customer visits by constantly changing the online offers

Media Communications - Advanced Diploma 2003-–2005
Mohawk College, Hamilton, ON

Graphic Design & Advertising - Diploma 1996-–1998
Humber College, Toronto, ON

Fine Arts – Advanced Diploma 1993–1996
Central Technical School, Toronto, ON

INTERNSHIPS

Digital Cement Inc:
Entry-level Web design/production position with e-agency, a full service marketing communications 
company. This role entailed responsibilities of providing creative and production support to the design and Web development team for clients and internal projects. I worked with a junior writer and senior designer to create and develop a Dell computer summer contest. I also created the first ever direct mail piece for this company, an original 3D prototype of a Kraft Canada What’s Cooking direct mail piece to be used in conjunction with Kraft’s What’s Cooking magazine and 
web site. 

Adline
Designed weekly banner and quarter page ads to be inserted into the Hamilton Satellite newspaper. 

Robo Shop
Print production shop. Drum scanning, plate production and colour separation. 

The Colour Network
Image manipulation, colour correcting, close cropping, editing, and retouching.

Caterpillar Productions
Creation of mock-ups & story boards, assisted with photography shoots, layout design, ad creation. Designed Mock Beer campaign end to end, oversaw file and catalog management. Highly proficient: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPres, Adobe Acrobat Professional Knowledgeable: Adobe Acrobat Distiller, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Digital photography, Colour correction & Image manipulation, and outputting press-ready PDFs for online approval system
Awards and Recognition
 Certified on digital Xerox DocuTech
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