Integrity, Boundaries, congruence, honesty are my most important values as person.
Professionalism, constant learning and respect my main setpoint as experienced Artist and Graphic Designer.
Hard working person, friendly and very easy going, efficient problem solver, risk-taking, cult, adventurous traveller, open-minded and funny.
I love fixing things and challenges, are the best way to exercise my skills and grow up in my career.

Communication Skills

• Strong skills helping colleagues, friends or family members with professional or personal problem solving.
• Due to my reading addiction my communications skills are quite prolific in english or spanish.
• Very used to convert “Professional" relationships, in “Good friends" relationships.

Organisational Skills

• Perfectionist, strong attention to detail, .
• Tidy, well organised, stick to schedules, but spontaneous as well.
• Long Experience organising and fulfilling projects before deadlines, my organisational skills were enhanced very much after working as freelance since 2000 year, plus my experience working as employee prior, since 1986.
• Strong skills assuming and delegating tasks, enhanced as well due to my long experience teaching graphic design and illustration on my own workshops for about 13 years and lecturing for conventions about Graphic design at different Universities in Mexico.


Professional Skills

• Expert using the whole Adobe Creative Suit, I have been using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop since 1988.
• Expert Graphic designer, Digital / Traditional Illustrator, proficient Storyboard / layout artist and 2D animator.
• Strong skills modelling with clay, likewise constructing dioramas and miniatures, extremely creative developing Character Art and Design concepts.
• Natural skills building, repairing things at home and gardening.

Other skills

• Good skills making Espresso-Art, I practise everyday at home.
• Quite capable preparing traditional and exotic meals and drinks.
• Very good teaching and learning, managing other people and working in a team, innate leadership skills.

Education

• (1991-1997) Degree in visual arts at the University of Guadalajara (Fine Arts-Campus).
• (1998) Certified in Classic Animation: University of Guadalajara, Mexico.


Awards

• (1993) 1st place award: at the Cartoon Contest: "Welcome 93" University of Guadalajara, Mexico.
• (1997) 8th world place award at the "World Animation Celebration” sponsored by Nickelodeon.
• (2010-2011) Scholarship awarded by the government of Mexico to reside in Australia under the Artistic Residence Project FONCA-CONACYT.



Professional Career

• (1984) Mexico – Signwriter at local High Schools At local High Schools
• (1985) Mexico – Signwriter and Muralist at local Workshops.
• (1986) Mexico – Cartoonist at the Cultural-Social magazine: REFLEJOS.
• (1986-1990) Mexico – Head of Design-Illustration at the Studio: EXPRESSARTE.
• (1990-1992) Mexico – Head of Design for the clothing brand: ARCILA.
• (1993-1999) Mexico – Head of art-Design at the Greeting Cards company: REGALOS & SOUVENIRS DE MEXICO.
• (2000) Mexico – Head of design at the "MODELO" BREWERY (Corona Beer)
• (2001) Mexico – Freelance at the Advertising Company: KP ALAZRAKI.
• (2001-2014) World Wide – Worked as Freelance for several companies around the world.
• (2006) Mexico/ USA/ Europe – Worked as Animator, character concept design/ storyboarding and layout concept for TV serie "Poncho Balon” (http://www.ponchobalon.com) Transmitted by Cartoon Network, Univision, Televisa, Azteca America, and Europe.
• (2008-2014) Spain – Work as freelance at Bauer Publishing Spain.
• (2009) Canada – Work for clients in Canada (Monsterdam, Hellcat Beauty, Vanilla Bakery & Cafe)
• (2010) Australia – Worked at Bubblegum Interactive as illustrator, digital painter and Flash animator for the "Little Space Heroes" Video game.
• (2010) Australia – Worked at Paddle Duck Interactive as Digital artist, Flash animator.
• (2010) El Salvador – Selected at the Collective Exposition of Illustration “27PM".
• (2011) New Zealand – Head of Design/ Illustration/ Animation at Panstone Productions.
• (2013) Nederlands – Worked designing Babies shoes concepts at the Lumbigo Company.
• (2013-2014) USA – Work as a freelancer for the Tequila Company “Zafarrancho”
• (2013-2014) Australia – Work as a freelancer at GOATi Outsourcing as Concept Artist, Digital Painter, After Effects animator of several Video Game projects.


Published Books
• (2009) LILIT: Graphic novel (Author Edition). www.lilitbook.com.mx
• (2012) LILIT “Reflexion in the Mirror’s reflection”: Animated Book (iPad application). https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lilit/id493812726?mt=8
• (2013) LILIT “Lilit’s small pointer finger”: Illustrated book for children (still in process) http://lilitbook.com/lilitbookfinger/index.html


Personal Projects

• Lilit.

Interest and Hobbies

• I love my every day ritual, getting up early in the morning to read sitting in the balcony enjoying a fresh coffee before starting to work, long walks, ride my bike, playing basketball or playing chess, scrabble or domino with my wife or friends, watching movies, collecting books and oddities from countries that I visit, organic and healthy food, I’m in love of vintage music from the 40’s, black and white movies and TV shows, “The Untouchables” and 1940’s "The Green Hornet” TV show my favourites!