Résumé

Name: Samuel Kimani Marima

Sex: Male

Date of Birth: 23rd January 1970

Pasport No.: A003600 ID No.: 10176953

Pin No.: A0025671681

Telephone: 0733 500456

Email: sam.kimani@yahoo.co.uk

Address: P.O. Box 45048 00100 Nairobi, Kenya

Personal Info

I am a self driven Creative designer with over 10 years experience

in the design industry. Following an intensive three-year course in

graphic art & design, and having worked on numerous design projects

that include multi-lingual brochures funded by the EU, in-flight

magazines Silhouette and Selamta and various Travel & Tourism books

that include major wildlife book projects – East Africa Alive, The

Spotted One and The Hunters and the Hunted.

I also have a passion for the latest technolgies in web design,

multimedia, advertising and video editing.

Overview

I can use Mac OSX, Windows and Unix based computer platforms using

the latest software applications available in the Graphic Art

Industry i.e Adobe Creative Suite, Quark Xpress, Adobe Acrobat

Professional, Enfocus Pitstop Proffesional, Microsoft Office and

CorelDraw

I also have skills in pre-press operations i.e Generating certified

PDFs for output to CtP process, using Enfocus Pitstop and HiRes

scanning, Image retouching and Color correction

I am also an aspiaring webdesigner as well with working knowledge of

dream weavear.

Tools & Skills

1987 – 1990 The Kenya Polytechnic, Nairobi

Course: City and Guilds of London Institute

Certificates in Printing Technology

1992 Computer Resources, Nairobi

Course: Certificate in Desktop Publishing

Higher Educa ti on

2004 – to date: Camerapix Magazines Limited, NairobiSenior Creative designerResponsible for creative artwork from concept to prepress operations using the latest CtP technology.High resolution scanning using the high-end Imacon scanner, image retouching and color correction.

2001 – 2003: Freelance DesignerWorked for various design houses and Advertising agencies, namely Gallery Zanzibar, Ayton Young and Rubicum, Nuturn Bates.

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Work

1998 – 2000: Camerapix Publishers InternationalCreative designerResponsible for creative artwork from concept to prepress operations.

1994 – 1997: Communication Concepts Ltd (DDB CCL)Mac Art-workerResponsible for preparing computer generated artwork in a busy advertising agency studio

1993 – 1994: Circuit City LtdComputer GraphicsResponsible for generating artwork in a prepress studio using professional image-setters and scanners. Preparing computer generated artwork on both PC and Macintosh operating systems.

Work