Brief Summary
My portfolio and resume/cv are on-line at the following links. Please note that the work showcased in my portfolio is at least a year old, to see more recent work from the companies listed on my resume / cv please contact me directly.
Resume / CV:
http://www.mitraoliver.com/cv.pdf
Design Book:
http://www.mitraoliver.com/design.pdf
Industrial Design Book:
http://www.mitraoliver.com/id.pdf
Photography Book:
http://www.mitraoliver.com/photo.pdf
Photography Show:
http://mitraoliver.com/show.html
Art Book:
http://www.mitraoliver.com/art.pdf
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2004 - current
Banana Republic, Newell Rubbermaid, Target, Staples, The Sharper Image, Etc.
San Francisco, CA
Designer - Various Design Contracts
Product design / industrial design, product revisions, product specifications, 3d product visualization, etc.
2002 2004
Williams-Sonoma Inc. Home Furnishings Retailer
San Francisco, CA
Designer - Williams-Sonoma Home, HoldEverything, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Teen.
Product design / industrial design, product revisions, color studies, and product specifications. Product packaging / visual merchandising. In-house presentations: image/tear scanning and manipulation, presentation board arrangement, 3d product visualization. Gained a well-rounded knowledge of the retail industry at WSI.
Hardlines Finish Coordinator / Designer - Pottery Barn Kids
A key player in creating, organizing, and implementing a plan to standardize all hardlines painted colors / wood finishes. Responsible for communications and shipments with all agents and vendors in regards to painted colors / wood finishes.
2002 2004
CreditFixCourse.com Personal Credit Repair Course
San Francisco, CA
Art Director / Web site Producer & Administrator / Co-owner.
Managed a programmer/graphic design team to produce this e-commerce company. Visual and technical direction for both the consumer and administrator interfaces. Setup hosting packages, ssl certificates, and dns servers. Course and web site content direction.
2001 2002
Speedy Sign A Rama Sign Shop
San Francisco, CA
Designer - Sign Design / Sign Construction.
Sign design, graphic design, digital photo retouching, e-mail administration, file administration and conversion. Design and creation of signs, graphics, color schemes, and large format digital prints. Worked with a PC, table router, vinyl plotter, and large format digital printer. Upgraded and installed hardware / software.
2000
Angel Graphics Inc. Art and Photography Print Wholesaler
Fairfield, IA
Designer - Product Development.
Creation of catalogs, new prints, and marketing pieces; Liaison with printing companies. Page layout and design, digital photo retouching. Worked on both Windows and Macintosh OS. Upgraded and installed hardware / software.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2004
JVS Vocational College
San Francisco, CA
2D/3D CAD Drafting Professor.
Instructor for a college course on 2d/3d cad and drafting in relation to product design, using Ashlar-Vellum software; Graphite v7.2 r3 and Cobalt v6.2 on Windows and Macintosh OS.
2002
Canada College Junior College
Redwood City, CA
Non-Linear Digital Video Professor.
Instructor for a college course on digital video; using Adobe Premiere 5.2 on Windows and Macintosh OS.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Software: Adobe: Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2, Acrobat 7 Pro; Macromedia: Freehand MX; Discreet: 3D Studio MAX 7; Ashlar-Vellum: Graphite 7.4.4, Cobalt 6.2; QuarkXPress 6.5 Passport; Flexi-Sign Plus 6.0; Microsoft: Entourage 2004, Word 2004, PowerPoint 2004, Excel 2004; Microsoft Windows XP Pro; Mac OS X Tiger; Etc.
Hardware: Built and maintained computers running the Windows platform; have extensive knowledge of computer hardware.
EDUCATION
International Travel
Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Costa Rica
2004
Williams-Sonoma Inc. Internal Training Courses
San Francisco, CA
Essential Management Skills
Selecting Top Talent
Maximizing Microsoft Outlook 2000
Getting Things Done The David Allen Group
Understanding Yourself In Order To Lead Others More Effectively Dr. Michael Shaner
Vendor Policies and Procedures Training Session
Conflict Management and Resolution
The Transition To Management For Functional And Technical Specialists Dr. David Caldwell
2001
College of Extended Learning SFSU
San Francisco, CA
Autodesk product training 3d Studio Max v4: level I, level II, Character Studio
1998
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago / MIU - BA Visual Arts
Midwest, USA
Major: digital content creation / digital media
Minor: photography / art
Awards for photography, mixed media, and computer graphics.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Clients
Banana Republic, Newell Rubbermaid, Target, Staples, The Sharper Image, Williams-Sonoma Home, HoldEverything, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Teen