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Wesam Elkot                                                          

E-mail: wesamelkot@gmail.com

__OBJECTIVE_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Experienced creative designer/developer and project manager pursuing a management and creative position in a marketing or information technology environment. Over 10 years of creative/production work from web to print to photography with emphasis on multi-media marketing. Successfully managed cross-functional and third party relationships in fast-paced environment with diverse customer base.

__EDUCATION_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

University of Houston
Houston, Texas                                                                                                                                                                         01/10 to present
Certification in Professional Project Management (PMP)

Houston Community College
Houston, Texas                                                                                                                                                                         08/00 to 05/02
Certification for Web Production
Certification for Multimedia Video & Animation

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

__SKILLS_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Project Management

Graphic Design (Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/Acrobat Professional/QuarkXPress)

Web Design (Dreamweaver/ImageReady/Fireworks/CSS/HTML/XML/JavaScript/SEO/GUI/CMS)

Animation (Flash/Flash Video Encoder/Swift 3D/Swish/ActionScript)

Photography (Product Photography/Color Correction & Retouching/QTVR VR Worx)

Digital Asset Management (Cumulus)

Microsoft & Apple Operating Systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Fluent in English & Arabic

__EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Methodist Hospital System
Webmaster                                                                                                                                                                                10/09 to 02/10

• Redesign and develop new front-end for physicians’ intranet
• Assist in transferring existing website to new content management system
• Support regular meetings to establish project requirements, report project status and identify priorities

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

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

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

Contract & Freelance
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

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 technical procedures for applications and production plans to support customer and internal workflows
• Successfully implemented new business strategy to obtain print clients through the web, establishing higher than average profit margins

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

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)