StudioStorm is the site of Edgar Espino-Barros a creative visual designer. Specializing in website creation and identity graphics.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:
Strong creative vision. Solid interpersonal skills. Communicates well with others and in a team environment.  Deliver thoughts and concepts clearly and concisely. Experience in design software. Solid understanding of creative constraints in web media. Responsible for uniform concept design for print and web identity. Designed with business development and engineering teams in developing and implementing graphics for web-based applications.

TOOLBOX:
Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Image Ready CS, Dreamweaver MX, IconMachine, Bryce 5.

EDUCATION:
B.A. - Filmmaking, (1987/92) - University California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Diploma - Graphic Design, (1992) - Masters Institute, San Jose, CA
Core Studies - Laser Electro Optics Technology, (1976-77) - Texas State Technical Institute, Harlingen, TX
Fluent in Spanish.

FREELANCE & CONSULTANT PROJECTS:

SEMI, San Jose, CA., (Nov. 2003)
Photoshop Artist & Production Design - Creative Services Dept.
Edited and enhanced pre-selected images for promotional and industry trade materials.  Created photo composites and layouts for potential tradeshow print materials (for Manual Cover and trade Show Advertisements) for upcoming SEMICON 2004 season.

REALTYVISION, Los Gatos, CA      (Nov. 2001-Mar-2002)
Web & Graphic Designer, Art Direction - Marketing Dept.
Redesigned corporate logo for clear identification and marketing srategies. Researched and implemented design concepts for real estate portal site. Responsible for front-end user interface design inluding content organization and navigational logic. Addressed marketing strategy and its realtionship to visual design of site’s look and feel. Designed and customized banner ads
for web presence with pattners, alliances and customers. Emphasized importance of immersive imaging as a marketing tool of company’s of company's key service.

MOTOROLA LEXICUS DIVISION, Palo Alto, CA     (Nov. 2001-Jan-2002)
Illustrator - Human Interface Design Dept.
Created and redesigned icons for newly developed instant messaging software. Icons were individualy customized for implementation onto various messaging devices such as WAP, cell phones, desktops and beepers. Developed consistent look and feel through universally understood symbol concepts.

NETWORK APPLIANCE, Sunnyvale, CA     (Feb. 2001)
Web Developer - Human Resources
Assisted in content development of corporate intranet site implementing design template.  Generated graphics for site navigation and functionality.

WOODSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT, Woodside High School, CA     (Apr. 2002-May-2002)
Graphic Design & Illustrator - Youth Achievement Program Created original logo and brochure from concept to delivery for non-profit organization.  Responsible for all illustration, typography, page lay-out, photo-retouching and prepress checks.

FULLTIME WORK:

AARON BROTHERS, Sunnyvale, CA     (4/02- 8/03)
First Assistant Manager - Art and Custom Framing
Responsible for customer service, custom framing design, handling, matting and framing of original artwork. Managed sales associates and framers. Assist store manager with daily closing & opening procedures, cash handling and frame shop supply order and inventory.

GEOTOUCH.COM, Palo Alto, CA     (9/99-1/01)
Web & Graphic Designer - Engineering & Graphics Depts.
Addressed and implemented high-level design issues such as, color palette, look & feel, typography and appropriate imagery for web presence and indentity internet and intranet sites. Created and customized unique interface icons for web based application. Managed and updated content and optimized web graphics for maximum site performance.  Supervised production of junior
designer. Responsible for all graphics and web updates. Formed and managed the Creative Services Dept.

NORMAN PAUL'S PRINT CENTER, Campbell, CA     (7/98-6/99)
Graphic Designer & Prepress Production - Graphics Dept.
Designed original artwork such as: logos, illustrations, 3D graphics and photo-composites for promotional and advertisement projects. Responsible for prepress production.

CHROMA COPY IMAGING, Santa Clara, CA     (3/95-9/96)
Digital Imager Technician - Digital Graphics.
Prepared, set-up and digitized product photographs & graphics from originals through hi-res imaging-output such as: drum scanning, color correction, image- retouching, photo-compositing & enhancement. Output to: Ilford Digital Imager and Canon Fiery, 35mm slides and LVT’s.

CUSTOM COLOR LABORATORY, Palo Alto, CA     (10/87-3/95)
Copy Camera & Graphics Specialist - Graphics, Copy & Mounting Depts.
Provided copy-camera work from flat artwork to photo-compositing for up-to mural size photographic printing. Produced photographic color separation through stripping/masking of large format negatives. Provided mounting and coating from small to mural size (exhibit, expo) prints. Provided film processing and photo retouching for mural size prints.