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Juan E. Zerpa | 786-286-7298 | Florida, USA.
Email at: design@zgraphik.com
Copyright 2011. All rights reserved.

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Art Direction | Web, Graphic & Instructional Design | Concept Design Artist | Video Compositing | Motion Graphics | 3D Animation

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objectives:

Employee that fully utilizes my diverse experience in Web Site Design, Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Motion Graphics & Animation and others the opportunity for career advancement along with the further expansion of IT skills.
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qualifications:

  • Creating, updating and maintaining multiple web sites.
  • Designing graphics, logos and animation for web sites.
  • Collaborating with content providers.
  • Creating and Managing "High-Impact" online courses.
  • Creating processes for posting content to the web site.
  • Ensuring web site quality, performance and reliability.
  • Professional Graphic Illustration, 3-D Animation, CAD Art, and Video Composition utilized in the design process in conjunction with cutting edge hand illustrated and CG.
  • Ability to work under pressure, and to consistently deliver projects on-time.
  • Creator of published in print and on the web.
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expertise:

  • 11 to 12 years of diverse graphic experience, website development, desktop publishing, video and sound editing, story boards, art direction and infomercial's.
  • 3 to 4 years of designing, administration, documentation, tracking, and reporting of training programs, classroom and online events, e-learning programs, and training content.
  • Hands on experience at a highly - proficient level: Maya, HTML, XML, J. Query, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Swiss 3D, Photoshop, In-Design, Sound Forge, Acid Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Power Point, After Effects, Premiere, Sony Architect, Vegas, Pre and Post-production, Moodle(LMS), Black-Board(LMS), Sitefinity(CMS), Unbounce(Word-Press Marketing Tool/Email System/Landing Pages).
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    experience:

     

    "Juan E. Zerpa @ KNEXT | KAPLAN"
    Instructional Designer, Multimedia & Web Developer/Art Director
    Aug. 2010 - Present
    Immediate Supervisor: Tim Lippa - Marketing Director (ph#:585-414-0793)


    Responsibilities:

    		  
    • Designing, creating and maintaining web application for multiple platforms, on-line courses, Flash interactive quizzes.
    • Developing GUI's, User Interfaces, Mock-Ups for a proprietary platform, to be applied and control by Sterility CMS.
    • Outsourcing, managing and directing differenterent vendors-providers, on the creation of on-line classes and Trad showboth
     

    "Juan E. Zerpa @ Colloquy | KAPLAN ventures"
    Instructional Designer, Multimedia Developer
    Jun. 2009 - Aug. 2010
    Immediate Supervisor: Jennifer Scott@Colloquy - Academics VP


    Responsibilities:

    		  
    • Designing, creating and maintaining web application for multiple platforms, on-line courses, Flash interactive quizzes.
    • Developing GUI's, User Interfaces, Mock-Ups for a proprietary platform, to be applied and control by Sitefinity CMS.
    • Outsourcing, managing and directing diferment vendors-providers, on the creation of on-line classes and Trade- show booths
     
     

    "Juan E. Zerpa @ Zimmerman Advertising Agency"
    Senior Web Designer
    Jan. 2009 - Jun. 2009


    Responsibilities:

    		  
    • Designing, creating web components for Flash applications and XML, HTML & CSS, for different clients (Lennars Homes, Maroone - Autonations).
    • Outbound Marketing, Email Campaigns, micro-sites, Flash animations, banners.
     
     

    "Juan E. Zerpa @ Alliance Entertainment, Corp."
    Senior Web Designer
    Jun. 2008 - Jan. 2009
    Coral Springs, Fl, #954-993-2291


    Responsibilities:

    		  
    • Designing Web components for Flash applications and XML, HTML & CSS, for different clients ( Brand smart, Sears, Circuit City, Home Theater Mag ).
    • Understand the business case or objectives for the project, outline the key interactive function and other key requirements that will drive the creation of the user interface for the site.
    • Submit proposal to management team.
    • Work in conjunction with junior designers team to coordinate di°erent sections for the projects to be completed.
     
     

    "Juan E. Zerpa @ MAPEI Corporation"
    Web Senior Concept Designer, Multimedia and CMS Maintenance.
    Jan. 2006 - Jun. 2008
    1144 Newport center drive, Deerfield Beach, Fl - 33442, #954-304-6515


    Responsibilities:

    		  
    • Maintaining and re-designing existing web sites for Mapei, US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Venezuela,using HTML, CSS and Flash in conjunction with Mapei Content Management System, according with all corporate standards (Mapei, Italy).
    • Creating visual presentations for an international marketing meeting held in Milan, Italy, using Flash.
    • Developed video presentations ( Video Compositing, with After Effects, Maya Autodesk, Sony Vegas, Acid Pro and Flash for final output) or Tradeshows in Las Vegas & Orlando.
     
     

    "Juan E. Zerpa @ I - Creatives"
    Freelance Services, Senior Designer, Motion Graphics, Animator.
    Aug. 2005 - Jan. 2006
    Miami - Palm Beach Location, #954-468-5550


    Responsibilities:

    		  
    • Maintaining and re-designeing existing websites for Mapei US, Canada, Puerto Rico & Venezuela, using HTML, CSS, Flash (Contractor for Mapei, corp. through I-Creatives.
     
     

    "Juan E. Zerpa @ Invent-Tech"
    3D Animator, Concept Designer.
    Jun. 2000 - Jul. 2005
    2800 Biscayne Blvd, S-1000, Miami, Fl-33126


    Responsibilities:

    		  
    • First Phase:Conceptual Sketches, Digital & Free Hand Illustrations, Vector Renders.
    • Second Phase: 3D modeling for First Phase + 15 sec. animations & video compositing in 3 different views, 360 degrees or full rotation, template implementation n a production house.
     
     

    "Juan E. Zerpa @ Shell Corp, Venezuela"
    Graphic Designer.
    Jun. 1989 - Dec. 1994
    Edif. La Estancia, Caracas, Venezuela - Ed. Miranda


    Responsibilities:

    		  
    • Visual Presentations including diagrams for the oil industry, national Cartography, oil perforations, energy solutions as well as applications for the field of energy technologies.
     
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    Freelance

    • Video short for Regal Cinema through "Doral School of the Arts" (ww.doralschooloftheart.com )
    • Full page ad for "Kestrel Freight Management" ( http://www.kestrel-liner.com )
    • Web site for Artist "Ritta Bellardi" ( Marsella, France )
    • Web site for Artist "Alicia Rodriguez" ( http://www.alicia.us )
    • Silkscreen processing with four colors separation to create posters & t-shirts for my own company ( Tres - Plus, Caracas, Venezuela )
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    Education

    • Florida Career College
    • Bachelor of Science - Web, Graphics & Animation ( 2003, G.P.A. 3.92 )
    • La Castellana Design School of Arts
    • Associate of Arts - Graphic Designer ( 1989 )
    • Miami Dade Community College
    • Professional Desktop Publishing ( 2001 )
    • Fluent English/Spanish, experience in studio recording, Music and Video Production.

    Motion Graphics

    Although static graphics is obviously much easier to scan and therefore can be easily perceived, motion graphics brings dynamics and life into otherwise static content. Animation can help designers to convey a deeper meaning with the use of various video-techniques. It can also provide a better data visualization than the static graphics. How and where you use it in real-life situations is totally up to your talent and your abilities to express yourself. Motion graphics are not only created using digital techniques; also traditional animation and special effects techniques are used. However, digital techniques help to minimize production costs and achieve nice results with less effort.

    Websites

    The art of making designs of a website with attractive looks and creative ideas is the website designing. By this way you can distribute your ideas regarding your services and products to common public. Websites are the source for you to connect to the international market. There‘s an art to effectively guiding your readers around your site, so that they know how much content is available, and where to find things when they want them. The easiest way to make a site easy to navigate is simply to not surprise the reader: put things where you would expect them to be positioned.

    Instructional Design

    Instructional Design is defined as “a systematic process that is employed to develop education and training programs in a consistent and reliable fashion” (Reiser & Dempsey, 2007). In addition, Instructional Design models or theories may be thought of as frameworks for developing modules or lessons that "first" increase and/or enhance the possibility of learning and "second" encourage the engagement of learners so that they learn faster and gain deeper levels of understanding.

    Graphics & Conceptualization

    Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form (i.e., printers, programmers, signmakers, etc.) – undertaken in order to convey a specific message (or messages) to a targeted audience. The term "graphic design" can also refer to a number of artistic and professional disciplines that focus on visual communication and presentation. The field as a whole is also often referred to as Visual Communication or Communication Design.

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