Graphic Design – Cornwall ON, CANADA

Viqar Amjad Logo

VIQAR AMJAD

Senior Graphic/Visual Designer

EXPERIENCE

Offer 3D and 2D motion graphics for different products, desktop publishing, advertisements, entertainment, education, and corporate services. Services are 3D modeling/rendering, 2D animation/illustration, digital matte paintings, images editing, texturing, and video visual effects.

Work on different user experience (UX) designs like websites, desktop publishing, presentations and computer-based training (CBT) layout, etc. Coordinate with different clients for project correspondence.

Working with the marketing department to develop different consumer campaign distribution across digital platforms and print media.

Adaptability and capable to adjust quickly in changing the work environment.

UPS Store 168 - Cornwall ON

Manager & Senior Graphic Designer (Full-time) – UPS Store 168, Cornwall ON – (July 25 – Present)

  • Bookkeeping and daily earning report submission
  • Managing employee’s timesheet
  • Budgeting and price adjustments
  • Managing cashflow
  • Handle UPS domestic and international shipping
  • Correspondence with customers for business
  • Receive Customer orders in person, online, and over the phone
  • Provide different theme and design options to the customer!
  • Designing different materials for flyers, brochures, folders, banners, events, and business cards
  • Operate heavy Xerox and Canon printers for all sorts of printing including business cards, flyers, brochures, posters, and many more
  • Social media post design
  • Ad design
  • Passport photos and their settings according to the national and international requirements
  • Do lamination and binding
  • Edit photos and settings
Viqar Amjad Logo - Graphic/Visual Designer

Freelance Graphic/Desktop Publishing/Multimedia Designer (Self Employed) - Cornwall, CANADA (02/2014 to Present)

Responsibilities are digital design like e-learning, website UI, presentation, print designs (ads, brochure, Flyers, business cards & others), learning videos, 2D custom illustration (technical & non-technical), 2D animation/ infographic, social media graphics, email & banner ads, Icons, symbols, logo design, digital signage and photo editing/touch up.

  • I have the ability to clearly present the point of view, express ideas and accept feedback.
  • I have self-learning ability, adapting to new tools quickly.
  • I constantly learn and share knowledge with colleagues.
  • Execute flawless creative in a fast-paced environment.
  • I collaborate with QA to ensure high-quality implementation of designs through the production.
  • Experience in creating digital media signage videos for a different trade show booth.

Projects are done with different clients as followed:

  • AMP (Grow with AMP) Montreal QC – (Web content update for tradeshow booths and vendor, banner ads, web template update, e-newsletters, presentation, social media Poster & Flyer Design
  • Pulitvs, Tel-Aviv, Israel – (E-Learning Video, 3D Product Modeling/Design, 2D Infographic Animation & Video Production)
  • com, New York (Comic illustrations for newspaper, education & more)
  • NFT Character illustration for a client for opensea.io/assets
  • Lerba Del Vicino, Switzerland – (Website Design in WordPress and Elementor)
  • World Health Organization (WHO) Pakistan – (COVID-19 animation/infographic)
  • Diagrams, icon creation, and conversion of different file formats)
  • World Sedan, Virginia USA – (Web UI design/Photo Editing/Social Media Design/Icon/Symbol/Print Design)
  • DC Private Car, Virginia USA – (Web UI design/Photo Editing/Social Media Design/Icon/Symbol/Print Design)
  • 2D animation for the Lerba Del Vicibo, Switzerland – (2D Illustration & Animation)
  • Urdu & English Poster Design, Islamabad, Pakistan – (2D Illustration & Urdu Text Typing with vector conversion)
  • Character Animation for E-Learning, Edmonton AB, upwork.com – (2D Illustration & Animation)
  • My Story Animated (YouTube Channel), USA, upwork.com – (2D Animation & Video Production)
  • Radio Podcast Character Illustrations, USA, upwork.com – (2D Illustration)
  • Comic on Environment Pollution and Card Design, United Kingdom – peopleperhour.com (2D Illustration)
  • Pro Pak Plastics, Kirkland QC – (3D Product Modeling/Design)
  • GCDC Marketing, Guelph ON – (3D Product Modeling/Design)
  • M.O.I. Pointe-Claire QC – (Print Folder & Flyers Design)
  • Blue Horizon Gloves, Pointe-Claire QC – (Gloves Layout Design)
  • Your Lush Garden, Virginia USA – (Website Design)
SIMTHETIQ Inc. Montreal QC

Visual Database Modeler - SIMTHETIQ INC. Montreal QC CANADA (03/2016 to 01/2020)

Responsibilities range from 2D and 3D aerospace architectural models for the different airport structures for flight simulations. The roles are to create the architectural maps for Runways, Taxiways, Apron Markings/Signs, Jetways, Terminal Buildings, Airport Surroundings, Vegetation, and Environment according to the real world.  The main tools I use Trian 3D Builders, 3D Studio Max, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Quantum GIS, and Google Earth Pro.

Follow the technical rules, airport standards, and documentation.

Collaboration and discussion with aerospace engineers for simulation coordinates and navigation accuracy.

Do QC the project and submit files on the server through SVN for final execution.

TRU Simulation + Training, Montreal QC

Visual Database Modeler - TRU Simulation & Training. Montreal QC CANADA (10/2015 to 03/2016)

3D aerospace architectural models for the different airport structures for flight simulations. The roles were to create 3D structures of Runways, Taxiways, Apron Markings/Signs, Jetways, Terminal Buildings, Airport Surroundings, and Environments.  The major tools I use Presagis Multigen Creator, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Google Earth Pro.

Follow the technical rules, airport standards, and documentation.

Collaboration and discussion with aerospace engineers for simulation coordinates and navigation accuracy.

DISYS, Mclean Virginia

Graphic Designer - Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC. (DISYS) USA (12/2007 to 10/2008, 06/2009 to 12/2013)

In the marketing department, my responsibilities are Desktop Publishing, Print Material, Labeling, Diagrams, Flow Charts, User Interface Design, HTML Implementation through Adobe Dreamweaver, Page Template Production, Web-Based Animation, Site Maintenance and Linkage to Back-End Functionality, Video Visual Effects for Digital Media Signage.

Presentations layout designs with Graphs, Video, and Text transitions.

File conversion to the PDF and apply security features.

Creating Technical Drawings for IT engineers as their requirements.

Managing Images Stock, Designs, Icons, Symbols, and other graphic related information/material in the server library.

Collect pricing, ordering, and follow-up the marketing material items for the company’s promotion. Items could be Polo or T-Shirts, Pens, Highlighters, and other Freebies.  

Collabera, New Jersey USA

Graphic Designer - COLLABERA (Contract with VERIZON Telecom) - USA (11/2008 to 05/2009

VERIZON, USA largest telecom company is driving significant technological advancements. 

  • Web oriented designing where my responsibility is to propose different ideas of pages layout for the web portal of Verizon telecom. The process of designing includes the tasks of creating Vector Drawings, Icons, Symbols, and other themes.
White Rice Studio, Islamabad, Pakistan

2D Illustrator/ Animator -White Rice Communications (Pvt.) Islamabad PAKISTAN (03/2003 to 11/2007)

Illustration, Digital Matt Paintings, Image Editing and Broadcast Animation Cartoons for television commercials, corporate identity logos and presentation graphics for a training video, and product descriptions for advertising and non-governmental organization. Interactive designs for the website, CD-ROM, DVD, computer–based presentations, and other forms of media. Designing layouts, assembling sign materials, and installing final graphics on vehicles and job sites. The activities also include CMYK color matching for print images.