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Shaila Abdullah
20308 Madison St. #31
Torrance, CA 90503
(310)370-1655
OBJECTIVE:
� To formulate campaign strategies and assist in the designing, illustrating and rendering of ideas.
� To compose attention-getting copy for manuals, ads, newsletters, catalogs, brochures, signs and other POS materials.
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Education & Work Experience
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WORK EXPERIENCE
� 1995-1996�Account Executive for Crystal Electronics. Handled the buying and selling of semiconductors and other electronic components. Designed the company�s logo and other advertising materials.
� 1993-1995�Graphic Designer/ Visualizer for International Advertising Limited (affiliated with Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide up till 1995). Managed a team of ten junior artists in collaboration with the Senior Art Director. Worked for clients like Pakistan International Airlines, American Express Bank, ICI Paints, Brooke Bond Tea, Habib Credit and Exchange Bank, etc. and aided in the designing of magazine and press ads, logos, story boards, brochures, annual reports, posters, POS materials and billboards.
� 1992-1995�freelance writer and illustrator for certain Asian publications like Women�s Own, Fashion Collection and Tuesday Review.
� 1993�freelance project for American Express Bank main branch in Karachi �nine airbrush paintings.
EDUCATION
� Refresher course in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Quark Xpress, El Camino College�Fall 1997
� Diploma in freelance writing, ICS, Pennsylvania�Nov 1996 -Nov 1997
� Diploma in Graphic Designing, Karachi School Of Arts�July 1989 -June 1993
� Bachelor Of Arts in Advance English, Karachi� graduated in 1992
� St. Joseph�s College for Women�graduated in 1991
� Diploma in Painting, School Of Decor� awarded in 1987
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Computer Know-how & Publications
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COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
� Six years hands on Mac and PC experience with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Quark Xpress and familiarity with the latest versions of all �knowledge of scanning, digital image manipulation, use of filters, creating paths and masks, proficiency with the pen tool, rendering custom gradients and patterns, transforming and editing paths, importing to and from other programs, raster and vector typography�leading, kerning, tracking & special effects with color, working with style sheets and master pages in Quark.
� Worked with Autodesk Animator-Animator Studio on IBM and introduced to Macromedia Director.
� Acquainted with Sierra Print Master, Corel Printhouse and Compuserve Publisher on IBM.
� Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Word.
PUBLICATIONS
� FASHION COLLECTION�a quarterly magazine serving the elite class of Karachi.
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