education
bachelor of graphic design ('92-'96) american university of beirut
major in archaeology ('91-'92) american university of beirut
member of Association of Proffessional Tattoo Artists '98 - '01

languages
well written and spoken english, arabic, and basic knowledge in french

design and media skills
illustration, poster design, web page design, typography (arabic & latin),corporate image, packaging, photography, creative and art direction for printed media.

technical skills
airbrush illustration on all surfaces, painting using any media, aluminium surface treatment, photo-retouching, modelling, tattooing & body piercing

computer skills
apple macintosh: adobe illustrator, adobe photoshop, quark-xpress, painter

internships
internship at team advertising july- august '95
internship at tmi advertising september '94
internship at pimo group august-september '91

work experience
owner of skin deep® (graphic design, illustration and tattoo studio) since '93 till present day
participant artist at the cannon ball run tattoo competition in vienna '03
part time art dierctor / creative at team young & rubicam '01
participant artist at the birmingham ink & iron tattoo convention (uk) '01
guest artist at belfast city skinworks, ireland '00
host for international tattoo artists and photographers,'00
guest artist at belfast city skinworks, ireland, '00
creative director at netways (web page design) '98
creative designer at team advertising '96 - '97

teaching experience
instructor at aub, dept. of graphic design; illustration course '99
seminar on make-up tattooing at pamco inc. '98
instructor at jesus & mary college; illustration & typography courses 95, '96

publications
creation, art direction & design of [kult-ure] newsletter '00 - present day.

interests
research and study on art & art material, reading, writing & sculpture.

activities
participation in the annual airbrush excellence competition usa via [airbrush action magazine] '95, '97, '98
participation in the money design competition [lebanese govt] '92
first place award in [aub phone directory] competition '92
first place award in [tulip, textile painting] competition '92

freelance [graphic design]
flyers [hard rock cafe - beirut] '04
logo & corporate identity [doortec] '04
logo & technical catalogue [durable handles] '04
logo [genova] '04
flyer [black n' white nightclub] '04
brochure [rasha needle crafts] '04
menu [le bar tabac] '04
brochure [gw megastore] '04
brochure, invitation card, menu & corporate id [hotel boix du bologne] '02 - present day
logo and corporate identity for [castania house of nuts] nov '02-'03
logo & corporate identity for [offnor shipping co.] '02
logo, menu & corporate identity [sushiko] '02 - present day
masthead, cover, grid and layout [monom magazine] '02
various design projects for Team Y&R incl. BIEL, Marina Towers, Mont Blanc, BLF annual reports 2000, 2001, Al Mawared bank, Ghandour '00-'02
logo & corporate identity [lime] (pub) '02
logo & corporate identity [abu karim fast food chain] '01
design of logo and corporate identity [saveur plus catering] '01
design of several event party flyers major nightclubs] '01-'03
logo corporate identity, menu and sign [la veranda] '00
logo and corporate identity [c. bel consultants] oct '00
design & execution of gondolas [international star registry] '00
logo, corporate identity, diving tanks & desks [extreme zone] '00
logo & corporate identity [mobile age] '00
logo & corporate identity [sacrosanct] '00
design of logo and menu [military complex] '99
web design [lebanese ministry of tourism] '98
design of flyer for [house of music] '97
design of logo and party ticket [satisfaxion] '97
design of copybook covers [papyrus] '96-'97

freelance [illustration]
design & execution of steel mural [rap base] '04
design & execution of mural (3mx2m) [bat] '03
body painting on events [crepaway, bat, bacardi nights, red, virgin, citrus, hard rock cafe] '00 - present day
automotive airbrush illustration for various clients '95 - present day
design & execution of interior graphics and material for [tangerine] '01
package execution [euro rscg sharp pencil] '01
design & execution of interior murals [l'armide] '01
design & execution interior murals at [dunkin donuts] branches '01
design & execution interior murals for [crepaway furn el chebbak & achrafieh] '00 - '01
illustration for byblos bank & gam d'arcy [gam d'arcy] '00
design & execution of glass & aluminium murals [atlantis] (vincenti) '99
design & execution of outdoor mural (15mx10m) [william lawson's] '00
design & execution of textile murals [little italy] '00
design & execution of 300 different greeting cards [mcaa adv] '99
design & execution of interior murals [igloo] (vincenti) '99
design & execution of outdoor mural (5mx3m) [william lawson's] '99
design & execution of storyboards for [horizon] '97
airbrush illustration of a product [medicis advertising] '95
airbrush rendering of architectural perspectives '95 - '98