John Carimando
15460 24th Road, Whitestone, NY 11357
718 216 9995
john@tornotlukin.com

Background
Talented graphic designer and artist with multi-platform experience in print, web, apparel, animation and game design

Education
School of Visual Arts (New York, NY) 1999
BFA, Graphic Design and Multimedia

Portfolio
http://www.johncarimando.com

Work Experience
Changes (Glendale, NY) 2007-Present
Senior Graphic Artist

* Sole graphic designer of licensed t-shirts, sweatshirts, print and accessories for national retail outlets
* Licenses include: Nintendo, DC, Simpsons, Halo 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Super Mario Bros., Metroid,  Pac-Man, Mass Effect, Call of Duty 4, Activision, Family Guy, Futurama, Chop Socky Chooks, Metalapocolypse
* Produced signage and print materials for various company-wide projects including annual Magic convention

SciMedMedia (New York, NY) 2006-2007
Senior Production Designer

* Designed CME-accredited, Flash-interactive tools for medical doctors
* Created interfaces for multimedia projects and websites
* Designed print materials and packaging for various projects including pharmaceutical drug trial marketing materials for HPV vaccination

Yellowman (New York, NY) 2005-2006
Apparel Graphic Designer

* Men’s clothing graphic artist utilizing tattoo art from select talented, globally-based artists
* Created elaborate clothing applications from original, detailed tattoo paintings, concepts and designs
* Collaborated directly with owner to conceptualize new graphic designs
* Production training to help artists refine their knowledge of Adobe suite
* Created a system for graphic resources based on the needs of sales and artists

Kids Headquarters (New York, NY) 2003-2005
Apparel Graphic Designer 2004-2005
* Young boys’ clothing graphic artist utilizing company-specific style guides
* Clients: Marvel Comics, LucasArts (Star Wars), Nickelodeon, Warner Brothers, Disney
* Coordinated with designers, merchandisers and salespersons to complete lengthy and complex assignments on extremely tight deadlines

In-House Instructor 2003-2004
* Trained 130+ apparel merchandisers, designers and graphic artists
* Departments included: ECKO, Rocawear, Timberland, Sketchers, Kenneth Cole, Marvel, Disney, Nickelodeon
* Integral member of in-house team of trainers and IT support
* Provided training seminars on all design programs; led to lateral promotion to Apparel Graphic Designer

Freelance Clients
Fresh Fruit Bouquet Company (2007), Jekyll & Hyde Club/Eerie Entertainment (2005-2007), Hypnotic Hats (2005-2006), Briefly Stated (2005), American Basics (2005), Band2Web.com (2002-2004), Happy Kids (2002-2003), Chimera Media (2000), MgM & Partners (1999-2000)

Skills
* Expert: Adobe Creative Suite 3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), Mac OSX, Windows XP/2000/Vista
* Proficient: Flash, QuarkXPress, Premiere, After Effects, Cleaner, digital/traditional animation, web production (photo compression and optimization)
* Familiar: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ActionScript and Lingo programming/implementation, HTML fundamentals, Modern Greek