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Designer
Carl Toti
Burrillville, RI
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About
Articulate, motivated and versatile individual with extensive experience in graphic design and project management seeking employment. Highly creative and resourceful with the ability to excel in a multi-task, deadline driven environment. Strong conceptual skills; able to translate ideas into final design using both hand drawn and computer generated art. To view examples of my work, copy/ paste the following address into your web browser's URL field:
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Education
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Honor Graduate Graphic DesignUS Army Graphics Specialist School1991 - 1991Attended this school at Lowry AFB Denver Co. after boot camp for training in my Army job as Graphics Specialist (25Q)
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Bachelor's Degree Graphic DesignRhode Island College1983 - 1987
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Associate's Degree Graphic DesignCommunity College of Rhode Island1981 - 1983
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High School College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma ProgramBurrillville Jr-Sr High School1975 - 1981
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Experience
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Freelance DesignerCarl TotiJul 2014 - Present (10 years 4 months)3D modeling/ rendering, P.O.P. display design, 2D design work
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Senior DesignerEnvision/ Plastics Plus inc.May 2002 - Jul 2014 (12 years 2 months)Designed custom point of purchase displays (POP) in both permanent and temporary materials
(composites/ laminates/ styrene/ metal/ acrylics/ corrugates)
• Interacted with sales and production personnel to meet customer needs and deadlines
• Sketched to convey initial concepts
• Built 3-D renderings and supporting engineering using FormZ modeling software
• Provided presentations for client sales teams to pitch ideas
• Created detailed instruction sheets for assembly
• Generated camera ready art work for screen and offset printing
• Interacted with production personnel to ensure trouble-free construction
• Attended trade shows to observe current design trends
Software: FormZ, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office (Macintosh) -
DesignerFlair Displays2001 - 2002 (1 year)Designed custom point of purchase displays (POP)
• Responsible for creating and executing designs and associated artwork of various P.O.P display projects.
• Independently managed/ prioritized time to ensure completion of projects.
Software: FormZ, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office (Macintosh) -
DesignerPCL/ Packaging Concepts Ltd.1997 - 2001 (4 years)Designed custom point of purchase displays (POP)
• Managed Design Dept. for one year
• Oversaw Design Dept. hardware/ software implementation
• Interacted with sales personnel to meet customer needs and deadlines
• Sketched to convey initial concepts
• Built 3-D renderings and supporting engineering using FormZ modeling software
• Created detailed instruction sheets for assembly
• Generated camera ready art work for screen and offset printing
• Interacted with production personnel to ensure trouble-free construction
• Represented company at industry trade shows, researched design trends
Software: FormZ, Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Office (Macintosh) -
Graphic/ Package DesignerWeingeroff Enterprises1996 - 1997 (1 year)Developed package and product design for jewelry. Work consisted of hand drawn illustrations as well as computer generated art.
Software: Photoshop, Illustrator (Macintosh) -
Ad Layout ArtistWoonsocket Call Newspaper1994 - 1997 (3 years)Produced ads utilizing camera ready resource art, computer art, paste-up
Software: Ad Creator (Macintosh) -
Digital Layout ArtistAuto Trader Publishing1994 - 1996 (2 years)Produced auto ads utilizing computer art, paste-up and film scanning.
Software: Photoshop, Quark (Macintosh)
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Awards
• Honor Graduate, US Army Graphics Specialist School
• Army Commendation Medal
• Army Achievement Medal -
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@carlart, member since 2014