GABRIEL NEILA-CHAPA

gneila (at) alien-digital.com

IDEA

As a goal oriented person, with a strong passion for creativity, I want always things to be simple and unique, always paying attention to the details that would set my designs apart from everything else.

WORK EXPERIENCE

OCT-2009 / PRESENT Dell (http://www.dell.com), USA

DESCRIPTION: The Interactive Designer team worked on updating the Dell consumer website images with the latest releases of their products including laptops, desktops, and electronics & accessories.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Designed banners, image buckets, tabs, and other static media for the Dell consumer website.

· Edited copy of existing banners and images to show the latest changes in products.

· Developed flash pieces to show the tech specs, describing details, and other information regarding the product.

· Internally revised my project design and copy to deliver error free jobs.

· Multitasked design projects as much as 3-5 per day.

JAN-2007 / FEB-2009 T-3 Marketing Solutions (http://www.t-3.com), USA

DESCRIPTION: Part of a team that worked with art directors on the interactive group to help design and implement flash pieces, banner ads, and widgets for websites, using Adobe Flash and Actionscript 2.0 technology. T-3’s media involved clients like JCPenney, Dell, and Marriot.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Lead Flash Developer contact for the creation of banner ads, widgets, and sitelets for the JCPenney / AZ Jeans account.

· Maintained direct contact with Project Managers to foresee project schedules and optimize the time for creation and development of each project.

· Multitasked for as much as 6 projects at a time that involved the same deadline periods.

· Maintained storage of each project using Subversion technology in order to keep the latest versions safe at all times.

· Internally revised my projects as a way to deliver a complete and error free version of each job before sending to QA for final revision.

OCT-2006 / JAN-2007 FaithHighway (http://www.faithhighway.com), USA

DESCRIPTION: Part of a graphics team that designed and customized websites for churches and ministries around the country. I worked on an xHTML environment utilizing Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash/Actionscript 2.0, and CSS.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Designed websites following a template previously selected by the client.

· Worked in direct communication with Account Executives to deliver precisely what the client required.

· Carefully selected and photo-manipulated stock images that would best fit the design that was being created.

· Created small flash pieces for the websites as to make them look more interactive and dynamic.

MAY-2006 / OCT-2006 ERA Europe (http://www.eraeurope.com), USA

DESCRIPTION: Part of a web graphics team that designed and developed websites for partner companies inside the ERA environment. During my time at ERA, I worked around a Cold Fusion environment and Eclipse Subversion.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Designed and developed websites following the ERA standards using xHTML, Photoshop and CSS.

· Built flash banners and sitelets for several websites in order to keep up with the latest technologies and deliver more interactive websites. (http://www.eraturksandcaicos.com)

· Built websites using full Adobe Flash technology. (http://www.eracarib.com)

· Maintained flash banners up-to-date.

· Designed, co-designed or co-developed the following websites using Adobe Flash or XHTML and CSS:

o http://www.eraeuropeic.com

o http://www.eraczechrepublic.com

o http://www.erabulgaria.com

o http://www.caymanluxuryproperty.com

o http://www.eraturksandcaicos.com

JAN-2004 / MAY-2004 El Nuevo Triangulo Comex, México

DESCRIPTION: In charge of reengineering the administrative processes from the company’s 4 sale point stores and in charge of the evaluation and the adapting of a new technology system to operate the administration processes (Inventories, Accounting, and Control)

SEP-2003 / APR-2004 Centris Network Operator Services, México

DESCRIPTION: Long distance telephone operator and Costumer Service Representative in charge of clients in the United States, Canada and part of Europe.

OCT-2000 / DEC-2000 Universidad De Monterrey, México

DESCRIPTION: I was in charge of client accounts for the University’s promotional sales. Costumer Service Representative.

EDUCATION

01-MAR-2005 / 31-MAR-2006 Full Sail University

AREA OF EXPERIENCE: Motion Graphics, Flash Animation, Web and Print Graphics

LEVEL: Associate

DEGREE: Digital Arts and Design

GPA: 3.11

* Excellence award for Final Presentation

01-AUG-1999 / 09-JUN-2004 Universidad de Monterrey (SACS accredited), México

AREA OF EXPERIENCE: Marketing, Administration, Process Reengineering, IT

LEVEL: Bachelor

DEGREE: Technology of Information

KNOWLEDGE

LANGUAGES

SPANISH: Native

ENGLISH: Written (100%), Spoken (100%).

PORTUGUESE: Written (50%), Spoken (50%).

INDUSTRY SKILLS