Alexander G. Botos 22 Nursery Road, Southgate, London N14 5QB, UK | +44 7741 571 604 | alex@teodesign.net Portfolio: http://teodesign.net | Blog: http://teodesign.net/blog | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teodesign Summary: I’m a professional designer and marketing consultant with 4 years of experience in graphic design, web development, user experience and desktop publishing. Additionally I have 4 years of experience in sales, marketing and communication, including company presentations, developing complete business portfolios, marketing strategies and corporate identities. Accomplishments Became a worldwide member of the IBM Entrepreneur Program, for my work on an educational IBM partner company. My roles were design, user experience and creative marketing. Was a finalist in the Bridge Budapest Fellowship Program, a contest held by the founders of Prezi, Ustream, LogMeIn and Seagate. My projects introduced me to the top 5 in design and marketing categories. Self-published a complete marketing bundle in 4 languages for the distributors of the fastest growing coffee beverage company, consisting of a 30 page sales workbook and guide, a 24 page presentation booklet, 4 tri-fold flyers and a travel box to hold them together. I also designed pens, USB sticks, mugs and T-shirts with the logo of the company. These publications enabled the Budapest sales team to increase revenue by 500% in one year. For the above activities I was given a Sapphire award and a Team Efficiency Award in 2013. Collaborated with distinguished leaders at the IBM Innovation Academy about a project on revolutionizing education by implementing secure, private online platforms into the elementary education system. For my work I was honoured with a special letter of recommendation by the IBM Business Development Executive of South-eastern Europe (available upon request). Provided comprehensive corporate identities for several companies from new start-ups to market-leading firms. My tasks included creative design, logo designs, brochures and various publications, website development, online marketing including SEO, AdWords campaigns, social networking campaigns and direct marketing campaigns. I also created decorative design elements (backlit 3D logos, wallpapers etc.). Redesigned the English, French and German websites of a marketing-leading translation company, increasing revenue by 25% in 3 months. Skill Set Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere Pro, After Effects, CMS (Wordpress, Joomla), HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Web Page Design, Design Strategy, Excel, PowerPoint, Prezi, Adobe Muse, Adobe Lightroom, Creative Writing, Art Design, Desktop Publishing, Site Maps, Wireframes, User Research, Usability Testing, A/B Testing, Interaction Design, Information Architecture, HTML/CSS/jQuery Prototyping, Mobile User Experience. Previous Clients and Companies IMB, ClassBox, Organo Gold International, Franke Group, Kaindl Floors, iContest, OTP Mortgage Bank, Business Team International, EasyNet Europe, Wellstar International GmbH, Biogenic World Laboratories. Employment History Freelancer under the name of TeoDesign February 2011 to Current Provided comprehensive online solutions including web development, creative design, user experience and online marketing for a number of clients. Services for clients covered user and market research, usability tests, wireframes and visual design, content writing, marketing campaigns, publications and business presentations. I worked with the following companies: ClassBox.me — ClassBox is an IBM partner private social network, based on real class communities, with tons of fun and useful features for students, teachers and parents, raising the school experience to a new level. My roles were User Experience, Creative Design consulting for the online platform, marketing, creative writing, presentations and communication towards professional and financial circles. Organo Gold — Created quality publications for the sales team including a marketing bundle in 4 languages. I also designed pens, USB sticks, mugs and T-shirts with the logo of the company. iContest — Developed online presence for a large consulting and IT solutions company from scratch, in two languages, created the website, publications including business portfolios, brochures and various printed materials. EasyNet Europe — Acted as Creative Director for a network marketing Startup Company, managing a wide range of corporate identity tasks including Web Development, Branding, User Experience on the main site and the frontend administration site. I was responsible for the development of all creative elements, including direct mail, website management, event materials, logo designs, and product box designs. Additionally I published a marketing bundle with a sales workbook and guide, a presentation booklet, various tri-fold flyers and a travel box to hold them together. Also had a significant role in creating the marketing-plan and compensation-plan of the company. Work lead to a successful exit by the current owners. Corvus Belli — Desktop publishing for Infinity: Operation Ice Storm, a game with 28mm high metal miniatures that simulates combat and special operations in a science fiction environment with Manga aesthetics. Franke Group — Desktop publishing and proofreading the 2014-2015 product catalogue of Franke Water Systems (250 pages). Business Team Translations — Redesigned the English, French and German websites of a market-leading translation company, increasing traffic by 25% in 3 months. Apex Investments — Corporate identity including logo design and the development of a real estate portal for an exclusive company dedicated to customers, who are mainly interested in buying or selling luxurious or industrial properties for investment purposes. Nature Of Beauty — Product identity and branding for homemade, organic beauty products. My roles included web design, logo design, product design, online marketing and a web shop. Kaindl Floors — Developed a website and an online catalogue for the Hungarian reseller of a world market leader company in the field of flooring and wood-based materials. Biogenic World Laboratories — Created professional 3D presentations in Prezi. Tasks included creative writing, marketing strategy and custom graphics. Distributor, Graphic Designer, Marketing Consultant, Procurement Manager Organo Gold Enterprises, Inc. - OG Partner Ltd. | May 2012 to August 2013 I was responsible for products sale, staff recruitment, distributor network building, staff training and education, organization of team work, maintaining the products, marketing and sales strategies, the use of physical and online tools to organize travel abroad, organization of conferences training. Further activities were within the framework of OG Partner Ltd., preparing presentations, flyers, brochures and other marketing tools Create, edit, print-ready, online marketing, supply, storage and logistics coordination, supplier prices and cost management in the European Union. Self-published a complete marketing bundle in 4 languages for the distributors of the fastest growing coffee beverage company, consisting of a 30 page sales workbook and guide, a 24 page presentation booklet, 4 tri-fold flyers and a travel box to hold them together. Designed pens, USB sticks, mugs and T-shirts with the logo of the company. These publications enabled the Budapest sales team to increase revenue by 500% in one year. Managed the complete product import from The Netherlands for the sales team in the Capital. For the above activities I was given a Sapphire award and a Team Efficiency Award in 2013. System Operator and Administrator at OTP Private Pension Fund Finit Ltd. | March 2010 to January 2011 I was responsible for the supervision, maintenance and operation of hardware and software tools to oversee basic user and small hardware problems, performing backups, system statistics, administration, software maintenance (install, upgrade, backup of IT and telecommunication devices), database management, user management software requests, setting user permissions, managing log data, firewall and virus protection. Education Dennis Gabor College - BSc in Engineering Information Technology - Budapest, Hungary Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute - Toronto, Ontario, Canada References Available upon request.