Pierre G. Georges 8123 Dove Cottage Ct Lorton Va, 22079 1-703-339-8481 1-703-944-3544 illustrations web corporate identity
www.pierregeorges.com Xtremeillustrations@yahoo.com brochures advertising
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Seeking a position with a creative Graphic Design team where my artistic skills can be utilized.
Qualification Profile
Award winning U.S. Navy Graphic Designer – Highly creative and multitalented designer with over 21 years experience in the Graphic and Multimedia field. Superb professional knowledge of layout and design. Experience in print ads, corporate identity, web, advertising, brochures and poster designs. Proficient in complex technical illustrations of pen and ink, pencil, watercolor, and digital airbrush.
Software Skills
Adobe Photoshop CS Adobe Illustrator CS Image Ready CS Macromedia Dreamweaver SWIHSMAX Adobe WACOM Tablet Microsoft Office Suite Corel Draw Corel Rave
Commercial / Visual Arts Skills
Pen & Ink Graphite Pencil Acrylic Charcoal Pastel Airbrush Watercolor Repidiograph Pen Scratchboard
Awards and Honors
2008 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (First Runner Up, Portfolio) 2008 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (Third Place, Illustration) 2008 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (Third Place, Web Design) 2008 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (Honorable Mention Illustration) 2007 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (First Runner Up, Portfolio) 2007 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (2nd place, Layout & Design) 2007 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (2nd place, Illustration) 2007 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (Honorable Mention Fine Arts) 2005 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (Fine Arts) 2001 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (Honorable Mention, Portfolio)
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2001 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (Third Place, Illustration) 2001 Department of Defense Military Graphic Artist of the Year (Honorable Mention, Illustration) 2001 United States Army Ten Miler logo contest winner Notable Contribution - Selected as one of one thousand artists nationwide to produce two acrylic portraits of fallen Soldiers for the Washington, DC “Faces of the Fallen” organization in support of military Servicemembers who lost their lives in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Professional Experience
Graphic Designer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, DC – 2007 - Present - Screened & selected for employment with the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Briefing and Graphics team. - Produced highly sensitive briefs, posters designs, brochures, and flyers for the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the President of the United States. - Proofread, edit briefs and design print ads and conceptual posters for Joint Staff team. Webmaster / Lead Graphic Designer / Multimedia Specialist Commander, U.S. THIRD Fleet San Diego, Ca – 2002 - 2006 - Designed, edited, managed and upload all contents on the THIRD Fleet website. - RIMPAC 2004 & 2006 Webmaster - Designed, proofread, and uploaded over 3,500 images and 580 web pages of the (RIMPAC) Rim of the Pacific Exercise resulting in 95% error free sites. - Facilitated and developed highly technical illustrations and visual aids for presentations. - Create instructional graphics and brochures for arriving foreign officials and dignitaries. - Responsible for the design look and flow of clients websites from conceptualization stage to its implementation. Key Achievement - Designed the RIMPAC 2004 and 2006 Logo depicting the cohesive efforts of seven international countries operating as one unit, generating over 1.5 million dollars in sales and revenue. Graphic Designer, United States Central Command, Tampa, Fl – 1998 - 2002 - Supervised 7 junior designers, oversee all graphic requests from inception to completion stage. - Coordinate with customers, meet all deadlines and brainstorm concept ideas to bring tentative projects to life. - Proofread, edited the daily Central Command Intelligence Brief.
Education
Miami Dade Community College (P.A.V.A.C.) Performing and Visual Arts Center – Miami, Fl Major Field of Study: Visual Art New World School of the Arts – Miami, Fl Major Field of study: Advertising, Commercial Art, Visual Art Edu-Tech, Tampa, Fl (Certificate of completion HTML course) New Horizon Computer Center, San Diego, Ca - (Certificate of completion Macromedia Dreamweaver)
Freelance Graphic Designer
Xtreme Illustrations & Design 2004 – Present - Design all concepts of camera ready work for clients such as pencil portraits, T-shirt designs, brochures, paintings, technical illustrations, digital art, watercolor landscapes, and web design. References and portfolio samples: Available upon request
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