Olga Muhortyh
Richmond Hill, ON
[email protected]

OBJECTIVE:

Position that utilizes my skills and experience in Multimedia, Web Design & Development.
Work with passionate and creative team.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

• 3 years of experience in graphic and web design, 2 years in publishing and multimedia design, 2 years in teaching
• Creative design and hand-illustration skills; artistic with layout, color, image and font selection
• Outstanding computer skills, experience using major graphic design and development software
• Experience in front end GUI design, website development, general graphic design, illustration, advertising, corporate identity, animation, multimedia, forms and presentations
• Creative, initiative, result-oriented, able to work effectively under pressure both in a team and individually, good interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent planning, organization, problem solving, time and project management skills with ability to multi-task and to take projects from concept to final production
• Strong analytical skills, ability to give attention to every detail and work on multiple projects within tight deadlines
• Willingness to learn and continuously strive for skills improvement, ability to adapt quickly to new technologies
• Fluently speaking and writing in English, Spanish and Russian

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Design and Development tools: Macromedia Dreamweaver / Flash / Fireworks / FreeHand, Adobe PhotoShop / Illustrator / InDesign / Acrobat / Audition, CorelDraw, QarkXPress, MS Word / PowerPoint / Publisher / Excel, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS
• Working knowledge of Windows2000/XP/NT, Internet protocols, FTP, security software. Experience with shared network and hosting environment
• Experience using advanced printers, scanners, digital and film cameras.

EXPERIENCE:

Freelance Web Designer, since 03/2005
World Hosting Corporation, Calgary, AB
• Providing graphic design, websites design and development
• Projects:
www.cookeinsurance.com
www.newageauto.com

Freelance Designer/Webmaster, since 02/2003
• Interacting with clients to establish the nature and context of designs and illustrations
• Providing design, development, maintenance and update of web sites
• Image scanning and retouching, creation of original graphics and animation.
Projects:
www.kalevrgcentre.com, www.globalsewer.com, www.look4canadahomes.com, www.terraceupdate.com, http://members.rogers.com/cfrasc248, http://members.rogers.com/tolstoy

Graphic/Web Designer, 01/2002 – 05/2004
WorcsNET Inc., Markham, ON
• Designed and developed web sites for various clients
• Supported web applications and provided customer support for hosted web sites
• Designed icons, logos, flyers, booklets, business cards and companies’ trade marks. Major projects:
www.worcsnet.com, www.canadahire.com, www.abiot.com, www.ardetco.com, www.armacon.com

Content Developer, Graphic Designer, 07/1999– 10/2001
Codesis Ltd. (now Cyberplay Ltd.), Educational Software & Publishing, Bogota, Colombia
• Provided planning, analysis, design, and testing of the multimedia projects
• Designed multiple scholastic issues
• Wrote and edited content and designed games for a series of educational software (14 CD ROM collection, 3 editions) – Awarded by the Ministry of Education of Colombia

Instructor of Computer Sciences, 09/1995 – 07/1997
School of Information Technologies, Ukraine
• Taught school courses of programming, databases, general theory of computers and systems
• Founded the course of Computer Graphic and Animation for talented children – 1st award in Regional and 2nd award in National competition
• Conducted training courses for teachers: Computers and Software for Education Purposes, Word Processing and Spreadsheet Software

EDUCATION:

Graduate Degree in Educational Sciences, 09/1990 – 07/1995
Majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science, Ukraine

Professional Courses:
Creative Works & Computer Design (1996)
Programming and Data Bases (1997)
Graphic and Web Design (2000)

Published works:
“Nuevos Libros Escolares” ("New School Books"), Mathematics (Grades: JK, SK, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) – Educational Software, 14 Multimedia CD’s collection (3 editions), Codesis Ltd, 1999-2001