Mike Vasilev

Freelance Designer

Port Jervis, NY, USA
mvasilev@mac.com
http://www.mikevasilev.com
With more than 6 years in this field, my designs have built brands by creatingnew ideas with a skill set that is continually evolving with the world around us. Working in print & web environments, I possess skills that are valuable assets to any design or print house. From concept to print, I always have what you need. While educated in the basics of design theories and concepts, I’ve continually educated and evolved my knowledge of tools, ideas and ways to better design.
Work Experience
Port Jervis, NY, USA
Sep 2012 – Oct 2012
Riverside Creamery
Freelance Designer
Photography for a digital menu board and advertisements on social sites. Shooting on-site, formatting and editing images for multiple types of media.
Rutherford, NJ, USA
Sep 2011 – Nov 2011
MWW Group
Freelance Designer
Illustrated a promotional infographic for blogs and press, detailing the new line of Samsung phones.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Jul 2011
Thinglink
Freelance Designer
Infographic design in conjunction with the iPhone 4s release, utilizing a traditional way of creating infograhics, while integrating the ThingLink technology.
New York, NY, USA
Oct 2011
Mashable
Freelance Designer
Created a detailed infographic/timeline showcasing the history of storage devices. It has since been viewed more than 4 thousands times on various social sites and on Mashable.
Monsey, NY, USA
Sep 2007 – Jul 2010
The Teeline
Head Graphics / Pre-Press
Created new strategies to strengthen setup time and production. Revised branding and advertising, while maintaining quality control.
New York, NY, USA
Jul 2011 – Present
Mashable
Freelance Designer
Off site freelance infographic designer. Creating infographics that complement various posts for the site. Working in a fast paced environment with 1-2 day turn-around times.
East Stroudsburg, PA, USA
Jul 2009
Artube
Pre-Press technician / Graphics
Creating and preparing artwork for Offset, Silkscreen and Hotstamp printing. I was able to increase production and double the work load while exceeding past production time.
New York, NY, USA
Feb 2013
Fast Com
Freelance Designer
Successfully formatting large amounts of information in an easy to read infographic, detailing CDW and the Cloud Collaboration system they have in place.
Milford, PA, USA
Dec 2012 – Present
Upper Delaware LGBT Center
Freelance Designer
Help create and design icons, logos, branding and marketing for a blog/social media launch. Also shoot and edit images for the blogs and various social news sites.
Education
York, PA, USA
Sep 2001 – Jun 2003
Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts
Languages
 
English (Fluent), German (Beginner)
Skills
 
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, QuarkXpress, Adobe Photoshop, OpenOffice.org, Pages