MikeLoucas23 PaGe eDiTioN ▪ JaNuaRY 2014

tourism, financial, consumer, retail, real estate, entertainment

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Curriculum Vitae of

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MULTIMEDIA

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE ...THe DiRTY MorethanThirteen(13)yearsintheindustrywithexperienceintourism,financial,consumer,retail,realestate,andentertainmentindustries

performing graphic, interaction, interface design and typography work

StrongcomputerskillsincludingindustryspecificsoftwaresuchasDreamweaver,Flash,PhotoshopIllustrator,InDesign,3DMax,AfterEf-

fects,andnumerousvideosoftwareetc.

Analytical,abletoidentifyspecificationswhileproposingconceptsthatmeetuserrequirements

Skilledatmulti-taskingwhileorganizingandprioritizingworkloadinadeadline-drivenenvironment

Provenfacilitationskillsthatcantrainotherswithregardstotheirdutiesandresponsibilities

able to conduct usability testing, perform layouts (print/web), animation (2D/3D)

Eyefordetail,creative,adaptableandflexibletoworkwithdifferenttechnologies

Dedicated,reliableteamplayerandaself-starterthatcantakenewchallengesanddeliverresultswithintimeframe

MoveroftheMasses,StrongPersuader,Whole-Brained

Consultedwithclientsinestablishingtheoveralllook,graphicelementsandcontentthatmeettheirneeds

Determinedthemediumandappropriatemethodtomaximizethevisualeffectofagivendesign

Developedthegraphicelementsusingtherequirementsandspecificationsasguidelines

Prepared sketches, layouts and graphic elements using traditional tools and/or design applications

Performed project planning and accurately estimated the time to complete the design

Establishedcorporateguidelinesforillustratorstouseandadministeredreviewstoensurecompliance

Coordinatedallaspectsofproductionforprint,audio-visualorelectronicmaterials,suchasVideos,BannersandeMailer’s

Monitoredandcoordinatedsubcontractedservicestoensurequalityofservice

Trained,supervisedotherdesignersandprovidedfeedbackregardingworkwereneeded

Assistedinthedevelopmentofsuccessfulstoryboardsforelectronicproductionssuchasmultimedia,interactiveanddigitalproductsand

videoadvertisingandproductions

Produced2-Dand3-Danimateddrawingsorcomputerillustrationsusingvariousapplicationsforefficiency

Playamediatingrolebetweenteammembersandhavetheabilitytowearmultiplehatsmoreeasilythanothers

Powerfulbalancebetweentheanalyticalandemotional,objectiveandsubjective

Face-to-face, platform selling, intense negotiations, consulting, technical sales, analyzing people, market research, explaining complex things,

strategy

Hi, my name isMikeLoucas

My name is Mike Lou-casIhaveabackgroundinDesigningandBuildingWebsites, e-Mailers, Newsletters and Print, along with Motion AnimationsandVideos.Mygoal is to work for a company thatwilloffermetheoppor-tunity to use my skills and experience and will allow me to grow and contribute to the success of the company.

i had the opportunity to workinavarietyofenviron-ments in canada and europe, which makes it easy for me to adapttonewworkenviron-ments.I’mapleasantindi-vidualtobearoundandworkwith i work hard and enjoy whatIdo,andgiventheop-portunityIcanprovethis.

i would be interested in meeting with you to further discuss how your company canbenefitfrommyskills,strengths and experiences.

...IhaveworkedforCol-gatePalmolive,Nike,Reebokand adidas during 2002 in North america for a com-pany called onsidekick as a Graphic artist and animator. i also taught Multimedia at Trebas institute in Toronto between 1999 and 2002.

Gui,ui Design / css(3), XML, HTML-(D/X/5) / cMs, Joomla, WordPress,SHAREPOINT,Magento/Dreamweaver/Flash / Photoshop / illustrator / Quark X-press / inDesign / Prezi/PowerPoint/DVDandcD authoring / sound Forge / acid / Reason / Recycle / MIDI/Premier/VegasVideo/AfterEffects/FXComposit-ing / Boujou / Motion Track-ing / 3D MaX / action script 1/Kiosks/UseofJavaScriptandjQuery+VariousScriptingtools / Basic PHP+MysQL / cross Browser functionality /

Mailer’s,Bannersandeblast/Front-endAdvertising/Sto-rytelling / Motion animation / usability Testing, knowledge / Graphic Design / Management /Writing&editing(copyonly)/ Find ability / search engine optimization / accessibility /WireFraming/Constantcontact / Mail chimp / email marketing / e-books / Hard-ware Maintenance

...more?

“Iamaneffectivecommunicator,andhavefollowedthroughonprojectsfrombeginningtoend.WhatIcanofferyouiscommitment,loyalty,experienceandauniquecombinationofartisticandtechnicalskills“

Additional information

TeLe: 416.427.4254 eMaiL: mikeloucas@hotmail.com siTe: www.mikeloucas.com

Software and Apps

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FROM cONcEPTION TO LAUNcH!

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i currently teach Digital Media and

WebDevelopmentatthe“Cana-

dian Business college” located in

scarborough ontario. in the last

while i worked for “Direct energy”

asaWebProducer-Analystand

before that i worked at “Traders-

Trust”, a european Forex company

asaMultimedia-WebDeveloper.

Three years before that i was the

CreativeDeveloperof“Cypruslike-

this”, a european online Business

Directorywithover14,000clients.

i also taught Photoshop, Dream-

weaverandFlashat“LogiosInsti-

tute” in Limassol, cyprus.

Ihavealsoworkedfor“Prime

Gaming”(TCAds.net)asaCreative

DeveloperorArtDirector.

Ihaveworkedfor“ColgatePal-

molive”,“Nike”,“Reebok”and

“adidas” during 2002 in North

america for a company called

“onsidekick” as a Graphic artist

and Tutorial animator. i also taught

Multimedia at “Trebas institute” in

Toronto between 1999 and 2002.

Iamaneffectivecommunicator,

andhavefollowedthroughonpro-

jectsfrombeginningtoend.What

Icanofferyouiscommitment,

loyalty,experienceandaunique

combination of artistic and techni-

cal skills.

suMMaRY

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To PRocess

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Aberdeen Gould, FXPro - FIA World Cham-pionship Rally, Euroorient, Alpha Forex, Euro Forex Trading, Stel Casino, Ackee Tree, Alice Wright, Asterix Productions, Bestro, Brian A. Schnurr, CELLDIVISION, Cellwand, Chensa-tional, Done Deal, Empowered Training, My course room, Eye4golf, Fish-Fry, Good-n-Bed-der, Jack Jeans, John Carter, Kesington, Mix-oloji, NATASHA, Pragmatizm, Rick Broadhead, Spaha, Splatahous, Stephen Dasko, Sunrize Promotion, Trebas Institute, TRIZNAIN, We-brelay, Onsidekick, Colgate Palmolive, Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Cotton Club, Galaxi Bar, Lo-gios Institute, Cuts Hair Salon, Candy McHail, Step Shoes, Fution House of Art, Fiskardo Lofts, Light House Lofts, Prime Partners, Prime Casino, Prime ScratchCards, Prime Poker, Prime Backammon, Euro Prime Casino, Prime Balls, Alpha Net, Function Photo, iWa-gerSports, Universal Financial Services, 49th St, Spadina Bus…

I really don’t want to write the rest if you don’t mind.

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Branding,Creativeandgraphicdesignformobileapplicationandotherwebrelatedservices

Creativeinteractivegraphicsanddesignfor‘Flash’typeanimatedpresentations,promotionsand

demos

Websitecreation,modifications,contentmanagement,emailcampaignsandPrint

Videoproductionandediting,specialeffectsandMotionGraphics

Researchinto‘SearchEngineMarketing’,‘ViralMarketing’and‘SocialMediaMarketing’options,

trendsandtechniques

Othermarketing,promotional,creativeandmediatypeservicesasrequiredfromtimetotime

MultimediaDeveloper/WebProducerUniversalTranWare.com/NexTaxi.com

october 2012 to april 2013

EnvironmentPhotoshop,HTML,CSS,WordPress,VegasVideo,AfterEffects,Prezi,PowerPoint,Print,Flash,inDesign,3D Max

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created and/or Distributed e-mail campaigns and News Letters, made with css and HTML

CreatedLandingPages,VanityURL’s,Redirect,andjQueryforPageNavigationandanimations

CreatedandupdatedTutorialWikisaboutthedevelopmentprocessofDE.com

Maintained XML and created web content in Microsoft share Point 2010-2007

communicated with clients on a daily basis about their projects

Multi tasked for 6 to 15 Projects, and cascaded work to other employees in the us and sri Lanka

FilledoutProjectRequestformsforprojectcontentandapprovalsusingChangePoint

TestedsitesonPre-Productionservers,andthenexecuteincrementaluploadsforFinalProduction

WebProducer/AnalystDirect energy.com

september 2011 to april 2012

EnvironmentPhotoshop,HTML,CSS,XML,jQuery,JavaScript,SharePoint2007&2010,InDesign

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Branding,CreatedAdvertisingBannerswithFlashandPhotoshop

created and Distributed e-mail campaigns and News Letters, made with css and HTML

created Gui interface Layout using Photoshop and image Ready

updated graphic content for social Networks

CreatedCustomVideoAdvertshostedonyouTubeforSEOusingAdobeAfterEffects

MaintainedcontentinJoomlaandWordPressCMSsites,sometimesusingAPI’s

MadecustombannersfortheAffiliatesProgramofTradersTrust

AssistedtheWebDeveloperwithHTMLandCSSforTraders-Trust.com

MultimediaDeveloper/WebProducerTraders-Trust.com

august 2010 to June 2011

EnvironmentPhotoshop,Flash,HTML,CSS,Dreamweaver,WordPress,Joomla,VegasVideo,AfterEffects,3DMax

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Branding,CreatedAdvertisingBannerswithXML,FlashandPhotoshop

created and Distributed e-mail campaigns and News Letters, made with css and HTML

created Gui interface Layout using Photoshop and image Ready

created icon and thumbnail graphic content for clients Pages on cypruslikethis.com

CreatedCustomMotionVideoAdvertsforBillboards,VideoTutorials,andVideolocations

Developed29“Likethis”MinisitesusingCSSHTMLforSEOPurposes

CreatedCSSstylesfortheWySIWyGeditorinthebackendofCypruslikethis.com

MultimediaDeveloper/WebProducercypruslikethis.com

april 2009 to august 2010

EnvironmentPhotoshop,HTML,CSS,Joomla,VegasVideo,AfterEffects,Camtasia,Prezi,PowerPoint,InDesign,Print,3D Max

1312MikeLoucas cYPRusLikeTHis

Branding and Designed the Gui for all the Prime Gaming sites

CreatedgraphicsandinteractiveAdvertisingmaterialsfor“Gaming”Affiliates;suchasFlash,gif,

and jpg Banners.

used Flash and Photoshop to make animated Landing Pages, Banners, and Floaters

CreatedE-mailCampaignsusingDreamweaverandPhotoshop

copy for Mailers, Landing Pages, and Banners

DesignedSpidersWallsforTradeShowsalongwithPrintedmaterials

Prime Balls, Prime casino, Prime scratchcards, Prime Poker, euro Prime casino, Prime Backgam-

mon

CreativeDirectorTcads.net / PrimeGaming.com

august 2006 to april 2009

EnvironmentPhotoshop,Illustrator,Flash,XML,HTML,CSS,Dreamweaver,Premier,AfterEffects,3DMax

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Branding,DesignedandDevelopedtheWebsite

created graphics for clothing for performances

DesignedallprintedmaterialslikeFlyers,Posters,CDJacketsandAlbumCovers

Handled booking shows and studio times

ProducedtheAlbums“FiendsWithDreams”,“MegaCity”and“DeadPrimeMinisters”

ShotandeditedtheMusicVideo“MomTrack”usingPremierandVegasVideo

artist ManagerHector Triznain

2002 to 2005

EnvironmentPhotoshop,Illustrator,Flash,Dreamweaver,AfterEffects,VegasVideo,CueBase,Reason,SoundForge,acid Pro, Pro Tools, 3D Max

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“MIKEWASFULLOFENERGyANDGOODIDEASASTOHOWTODEVELOPNICEGRAPHICSFoR PRoMoTiNG ouR FoReX. “

INSTRUcTORTeacHeR

TReBas iNsTiTuTe sePTeMBeR 2002 To MaRcH 2003

LoGios iNsTiTuTe MaRcH 2009 To MaRcH 2010

caNaDiaN BusiNess coLLeGe cuRReNT 2014

4.5 YeaRsteaching multimedia

3DMax,Photoshop,Dreamweaver,Flash,SoundForgePremier,Audition,Reason,AfterEffects,InDesign...

- The adobe Family in General including the new cc, (adobe cloud)

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BIGMouTHsAustinD’sawza He was able to grasp the process andSharePointveryquicklyandfollowedeverythingtotheletter!

Paul orford Heoffersaperspectivethatveryfewpeoplehave

Titos economides His work with any multimedia type is amazing!

charlene Blandon WorkingwithMikeisanabsolutepleasure!

Peter chubbRemained focused and calm while working with a myriad of chang-ing clients.

SteliosThrasyvoulou an excellent professional, he also loveswhatheisdoing

sarah HallHeisproactive,responsibleandefficient!

AnthonyPapaevagorou His knowledge and talent in what he does is absolutely amazing!

ITJUST KEEPSGOING ON AND ON

“ I Preform at 86%above the global average. ” * global average is 49%

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NOTEVENCLOSE...

i caN see iT , i caN Make iT!

Not only can I make the design and or the code for email market-ing, but I also handle the “Clients email lists”. I set up Groups and “send timers” if the software provide its, and I also use custom in-house email tools.

I have built dozens of e-mail campaigns to send, ads, request business and to solicit sales or donations. In doing so I build loy-alty, trust and brand awareness.

I started making e-mail cam-paigns far before it was main stream, or even popular (yup I’m the guy). I figured out how to “send a page” by e-mail using Outlook, so I started building “ONE PAGE web sites” and on some occasions with a “form” in-side it to collect user data. I would host the “ONE PAGE web sites”

on the server and then simply browse to the page using Internet Explore and going to “Send Page by e-mail” from the File drop down options. This would open Outlook, and it was ready to send.

This of course was short lived because of Browser compatibil-ity issues and the evolution of the Web; and so new marketing techniques had begun. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who figured out the “Send Page by e-mail” trick.Today I use templates from Mail Chimp, Send Blaster or Constant Contact to name a few. I use their CSS codes right “out of the box” but I’ll re-arrange the template or code to suit my needs and I never use the stock images provided; it’s always custom.

BecauseThere’sAlwaysMore

BaNNeRsI’vemadeliterallyhundredsofFlashcontentinthepast13years;from full web sites to banners, floaters,cartoonsandlandingpages. Not only do i teach Flash, butIcanalsoHackAdviceActionScripting3.0usingvarioustoolsaround the internet. i can extract...

LoGo/BRaNDLogosarenecessary,butdon’thavetobecomplicated.OvertheyearsI’vecreatedLogosfrom simple fonts to complicated “DoubleMeaning”designs.I’llmake many samples, and i work closely with the client to get what they’relookingfor.Incaseswherethe client already has something, i will re-produce their sketching. i use tools like…

cHaRacHTeRsBecause i draw, i can create anything i want like structures to people. But it always starts on paperbeforeImovetoacom-puter.Idevelopedmytechniquesoverthe24yearsandcreatedamassivecollectionofartandgraphics. characters can be used forbrandingand/oradvertisingandthefieldofmarketingcouldrange from Gaming, to Food and Financial industries.

PRiNTNeed books and posters for your nextevent;Icanimpressyourguests with an elegant wed-dinginvitationorperhapscreatematerialsneededtofinishoffyourcorporate identity. i can work with minimal colours and full colour materials;Icanpreparenumerousformats compatible with any...

DiGiTaL aRTDigital art is a general term for a range of artistic works and prac-tices that use digital technology asanessentialpartofthecreativeand/or presentation process. Sincethe1970s,variousnameshavebeenusedtodescribetheprocess including computer art and multimedia art, and digital art is itself placed under the larger...

VIDEOSIstartedVideotapingandeditingmyownmoviesasateenager,soit’snowonderIpursuedvideointhisdigitalage.I’mcapableof shooting and editing on a digital scale using tools like AdobePremier,VegasVideoandAfterEffects.I’vealsolearnedMatch Motion animation using programs like Boujou and 3D Max todisplayadvertisementsontheWeboronLEDBillboardsand...

LaNDiNGPaGeIhavecreateddozensofLandingPages, Mailers and News Letters overthepast10years.Althoughsome designs were recycled, the content was always fresh. i am capableofdesigninganddevel-opingLandingPageswithValidcode structures for cross browser functionalityanddevices,andI’vealways...

WEBSCHITESI’maProfessionalMultimediaDeveloper.Thatincludes,butisnot limited to, HTML and css WebProductionandFrontEndDevelopmentalongwithotherprogramming languages to get the job done. To be perfectly clear, I’manotprogrammer,butIcanuse many languages profession-ally.

I’mCODEsavvibut I’m not a Programmer

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