RESUME
Tatiana Deogirikar
tel: 510-651-0777 fax: 510-651-1777

KEY ATTRIBUTES
. Well rounded experience in Graphic Design, Marketing Communications, Advertising
. Strong Communication skills and a team player
. Strong conceptual and design skills in transforming a message into visual communication
. Multi-cultural background. Proficiency in several foreign languages
. Honors student and winner of 'Award of Excellence' from Art Directors 'The Creative Club of New York'
. Winner of 1995 Print Magazine Annual Design Competition
. 2000 Art/Design Faculty Show, Louie Art Gallery, Ohlone College
. 2001 Philatelic Art Show, Louie Art Gallery, Ohlone College

FORMAL EDUCATION
1995 Stanford University, Stanford CA - Master of Fine Arts in Design
1989 The College of St. Rose, Albany NY - Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
1981 Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Kiev Ukraine - Undergraduate Study in Computer Science
1979 Foreign Language Institute, Kiev Ukraine - Diploma in English Language

CONTINUING EDUCATION
2001 Ohlone College, Fremont, CA - Online training for WebCT
2000 Ohlone College, Fremont, CA - Web Design training
1997 CompUSA, CA and Adobe Self Study - Web Design and Publishing
1993 Stanford University, Stanford CA - Refresher Publishing Course
1991 Stanford University, Stanford CA - Publishing Course


WORK HISTORY
1998 - present Ohlone College, Fremont, CA - Graphic Design Instructor. Faculty member in Art Department at Ohlone College.

1998 - 2000 Palo Alto Weekly Newspaper, Palo Alto, CA - Graphic Designer
Responsible for layout and design of several sections of the newspaper. Design/production of marketing projects for Palo Alto Weekly - Media
Kit 2000, logo designs for Moon Run 1999 & 2000. Design/production for Chamber of Commerce - Tall Tree 1999 & 2000.

1997 - 1998 Stanford Design Group, Stanford, CA - Graphic Designer
Responsible for design and production of publications and marketing collaterals, including Annual Reports, Graduate Recruitment Brochures, Newsletters, Books and Logo Designs.

1995 - 1996 Anglo-American School, American Embassy, Moscow Art/Graphic Design faculty member. Developed curriculum for Art and Graphic Design for middle and upper schools. Taught Graphic Design and Studio Art courses.

1989 - 1993 Micro Focus Inc., Palo Alto, CA - Senior Graphic Designer
Responsibilities included art direction and design of Marketing Communications materials, such as Brochures for products, conferences and special events, Data sheets, Packaging, Sales & Marketing collaterals, Seminar Kits and Trade show graphics. Working closely with key vendors, sales staff and internal publication unit, successfully directed marketing communications & events related activities. The responsibilities included estimation and monitoring of assigned budgets and management of outsourcing agencies.

1989 Trans Western Publishing, Albany, NY As a Graphic Designer, responsibilities included composition of display advertisements, and page layouts for The State of New York Telephone Directories.


HIGHLIGHTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS
. Honors, Magna Cum Laude BS in Graphic Design
. Foreign Language Translator. Provided audio for TV commercials
. Computer Systems Operator at Kiev Polytechnic Institute and Computronics India, Ltd., Bombay
. Proficiency in use of state of the art computer software and hardware tools, especially for design and publications.

PERSONAL
. US Citizen
. Languages: Fluent in Russian and Ukrainian.
. Hobbies - photography, painting

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