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Wesam “Sam” Elkot                                         

E-mail: wesamelkot@gmail.com

__SKILLS_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• Project Management / Coordination
• Product & Service Sales
• Desktop Support
• Graphic Design (Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/Acrobat Professional/QuarkXPress)
• Web Design (Dreamweaver/ Photoshop/Fireworks/CSS/HTML/XML/JavaScript/GUI/CMS)
• Content Management (Joomla! / Site Maker)
• Search Engine Marketing
• Search Engine Optimization (SEM/SEO)
• Animation (Flash /Swift 3D/Swish/ActionScript)
• Video Editing (Premiere / After Effects / Flash Video Encoder)
• Photography (Product Photography/Color Correction & Retouching/QTVR VR Worx)
• Digital Asset Management (Cumulus)
• QuickBooks
• Microsoft & Apple Operating Systems
• Microsoft Office Suite
  
  

__EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Contract & Freelance
Web & Multimedia Designer                                                                                                      11/08 to present

• Renovating entertainment promotional company’s web site to support new functionality by changing underlying organization and technologies.  Designed portal to collect and report marketing research data from interactive campaigns
• Designing multiple compositions which focus on branding, customer segmentation, user experience, and architecture for prospective clients of business services consulting company
• Developed and maintained labor research company’s website
• Staff technical training
• Graphic design logos, business cards, posters, brochures and direct mail
• Technology used: Photoshop Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including G-Query), Office Suite, Flash, Flash Video Encoder, Action Script, Premier, Joomla!

Methodist Hospital System
Webmaster                                                                                                                                 10/09 to 02/10

• Designed and developed new front-end for physicians’ intranet
• Assisted in transferring existing website to new content management system
• Supported regular meetings to establish project requirements, report project status and identify priorities
• Technology used: Photoshop Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including G-Query) and Office Suite

PTI Labor Research
Creative Director                                                                                                                            04/09 to 7/09

• Researched current market share and competitors for the purpose of rebranding company’s own product model for acquiring prospective customers and increasing web traffic flow including advertising on various social networks
• Redesigned and maintained company’s website with new and improved interface layout and functionality including daily and weekly updates
• Developed campaign websites for various clients including customer service and content updates for the purpose of educating client’s employees
• Edited videos for DVD distribution and online presence for prospective clients
• Asset management for in-house server to improve workflow
• Technology used: Photoshop Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including G-Query), Office Suite, Flash, Flash Video Encoder, Action Script, Premier, Joomla!

Tristar Web Solutions UK
Web Designer/Marketing Analyst                                                                                                  11/08 to 04/09

• Researched go-to-market strategies, technical architectures, and competitive environment of real estate listings

Tristar Web Graphics
Web Designer/Project Manager & Photography Manager                                                                 04/03 to 09/08

• Managed team of six to design, implement and maintain comprehensive customer marketing campaigns, covering end to end process of photography, print, web design, and web services
• Designed and developed websites for diverse customer base.  Design included user interface, navigation, animation, video, images and front end scripting; striking balance between user experience, performance and visual detail
• Designed print advertising media such as business cards, posters, brochures and direct mail
• Produced high resolution photography for print and web, including shot setup, captioning, photo retouching, color correction, application of clipping paths and cataloguing via digital asset management software
• Supported regular meetings to manage scope, establish project requirements, report project status and identify priorities
• Developed procedures for applications & production plans to support customer & internal workflows
• Successfully implemented new business strategy to obtain print clients through the web, establishing higher than average profit margins
• Technology used: Photoshop Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including G-Query), Office Suite, Flash, Flash Video Encoder, Action Script, Premier, Joomla, Product Photography, Color Corrections & Retouching and QTVR VR Worx, Digital Asset Management (Cumulus), InDesign, Acrobat Professional and QuarkXPress, Microsoft and Apple Operating Systems and GUI

Tristar Web Solutions
Multimedia & Web Designer                                                                                                          08/02 to 04/03

• Designed branding and marketing campaigns based on requirements for new and existing clients in fast-paced collaborative team environment
• Developed, updated and maintained new and existing websites
• Designed new company products such as web-based templates with content management for small businesses
• Created printed media such as brochures, posters, business cards and annual reports
• Maintained open communication with clients to support quick turnaround
• Technology used: Photoshop Illustrator, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including G-Query), Office Suite, Flash, Flash Video Encoder, Action Script, Premier, Joomla, Color Corrections & Retouching and QTVR VR Worx, Acrobat Professional, Microsoft and Apple Operating Systems and GUI

Tristar Web Graphics
Prepress Operator                                                                                                                        04/99 to 01/01

• Created design and page layout for mass printing on web presses
• Redesigned and enhanced existing advertisements
• Conducted setup and troubleshooting of files to support work flow requirements (i.e. flight check, color conversion and font compatibility)
• Technology used: Photoshop Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Digital Asset Management (Cumulus) Color Corrections & Retouching, Acrobat Professional, Microsoft and Apple Operating Systems

__EDUCATION_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Houston Community College                                                                                          08/00 to 05/02
Houston, Texas

Certification for Web Production

Certification for Multimedia Video & Animation

Al Fateh University                                                                                                             10/93 to 10/98
Tripoli, Libya

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration & Political Science