CHENGWEI ZHU PETER SPECIALTIES
Graphic Designer, Digital Pre-press Computer Operator & Entry-level Landscape Architect
Unit 28/146 Power St, Hawthorn, VIC 3122 0404 666 619 zhuchengwei060633@gmail.com
QUALIFICATION PROFILE: Highly creative and multitalented Graphic Designer & Digital Pre-press Computer Operator with extensive experience in multimedia, design and printing and follow-up manufacturing work. Also one year experience as a Entry-level Landscape Architect. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; dynamic team player with well-developed communication abilities. Passionate and inventive creator accustomed to performing in deadline-driven environments with an emphasis on working. Multifunctional participate in work from digital design to practical manufacture with effectively accomplish capability. Be good at summarizing and assimilating the experience of practical cases. Also keen to learn lessons from others. Highly skilled in client and vendor relations and negotiations; calmly experienced facing multilingual and multicultural working conditions; talented at building and maintaining “win-win” partnerships. Creative experience in following: Design & Print: • Brochures & Newsletters • Logos & Business Cards • Posters & Banners • Booklets & Catalogues • Presentation Folders & Envelopes • Dine in / Take away Menus & Calenders Manufacture: • Trim & Perforate • Laminate & Binding • Packaging & After-sales Service
Pre-press Services: • Typesetting & Copy-editing • Makeup & Proofreading • Imposition & Separation • Manufacturing of a high-quality print file • Paper selection & Colour Evaluation Landscape Architecture: • Up-front Analysis & Investigation • Concept Generation & Draft Design • Architectural Drawing & Digital Model Building & Model Rendering
EXPERIENCE: Graphic Designer, Digital Pre-press Computer Operator and Guillotine Operator (2013 - Present) Compass Printing Pty Ltd, 4 Tinning Street, Brunswick, VIC 3056 As a graphic designer, I successfully manage graphic design projects from concept through completion. Under multilingual and multicultural working environment, effectively collaborate with clients to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet time-critical deadlines and requirements. Learning and participate in the subsequent manufacture process including, lamination, trimming, scoring, perfect binding and package. Diligently summarize experience and integrate it with design simplifying manufacture process. Be familiar with various demands for all products. As a pre-press operator, I oversee and review client’s files for plate specifications and preparations. Create PDF for digital proofing from original files provided by clients. Assists and performing presschecks. Give guidance and assisting graphic artists in creating trouble free printable files and bridge communications between graphic artist and press operator.
Key Achievements: • Successfully completed design and print project from clients, like Belgair, Currency, Mailhouse Direct, Mr Moto and Bureau of Meteorology. • Provided proposal design artwork for clients under extremely tightly deadlines. • Established long term cooperation with many major companies, like Kelly Sports, Oriental Tea House and IDP Australia. Entry-level Landscape Architect (2009 - 2010) Tongji University Architecture Design & Research Institute, Shanghai, China As a entry-level landscape architect, I am involved in various levels of work. I assist in site inspections and prepare general plan updates; review and draft city ordinances. Analyse field data and prepare drawings and specifications to conform to establish requirements for municipal project. Confer with and provide information to property owners, contractors, developers, engineers, architects and the public regarding conformance to standards, plans, specifications and codes; explain codes, requirements and procedures. Generate drawing using Computer-Aided Design (CAD). Key Achivements: • Participated in prophase investigation and initial planning on Ya Ke Shi urban planning project. • Participated in Han Dan city park design project.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND: Master of Landscape Architecture (2011 - 2012) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne Australia
Main courses of study: Landscape, Research Studio, Landscape Research Seminar, Professional Practise of Landscape Architecture, Design Research Project, Landscape Projects: Artlab, La Pavilion, Lara 3212, Graduation Project Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (2006 - 2010) Tongji University, Shanghai China
Obtain 1 years tuition grant from University for the top student scholars, Main courses of study: Landscape Design Studio, City Planning Theory, Landscape Ecology and Architecture Design Studio, Design Programming; Landscape Projects: Street Park Design; Plaza Design; Park Design Graduation Project; Architecture Projects: House Design, Kindergarten Design Chinese Classical Garden Design
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:
LANGUAGE:
Platforms:
Mac OS X, Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Mandarin (Native) & English (Fluent)
Applications:
Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power point), Adobe Series (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat)
Mapping & Modelling:
Printer:
Autodesk (Auto CAD, 3D Max) Google (Sketch-up, Layout, Style Builder), Rhinoceros Konica Minolta C6000, Konica Minolta C1070, Konica Minolta Bizhub Pro 950
REFERENCE: Stephen Jarni (colleague), 0412 441 816
Thank you for considering me.
Peter Zhu