Alexander John Aguilar Castro II
#74 P. Bautista St. Brgy. Pansol
Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines 1103
Mobile #09194149381
magdiwangolats@yahoo.com
Profession
Motion Graphics Artist / Visual Communicator
with more than 5 years of work experience
in Art and Creative Direction
Career Objective
to deliver high level works through multimedia with the support of creativity’s
traditional bearings and today’s technology.
Summary of Qualifications and
Work Experience
Broadcast Design & Post Specialist
ABS-CBN GLOBAL LTD
9/F ELJ Communications Center
Eugenio Lopez Drive, Quezon City
 Writer
 Producer
 Creative Director
 Storyboard artist
 Graphic Designer
 Visual Effects Artist
 Lay-out artist
 Compositor
 Editor
 Animator
Creative Director
CRAVE Creative Appetite Advertising and Design Company
#14 East Lawin, PHILAM Homes, Quezon City

In charge with design/concept development
Graphic Designer
(Product Packaging and Design Development Specialist)
HBC, Inc. Main Office Mindanao Ave. cor. Quirino Highway
Novaliches, Quezon City
 Responsible for product label designs and promotions.
 In charge with 6 company brands:
 Organize and implement ideas from concept to concrete.
 Assess pre-press and actual production.
 Cultivate and balance design relative to society’s status quo
to increase its selling power once launched in the market.\
Asst. Production Designer
Mo. Ignacia St. Quezon City, Philippines
ABS-CBN Creative Creatures, Inc.
Summer 2002
 Created visual studies for various studio productions and designs.
Creative Head
Handled a team of passionate graphic artists for various projects
 Cosmopolitan Bar and Restaurant
Tomas Morato, Quezon City, Philippines
Conceptualized and created logo, invitations and murals.
 Lord Of The Rings(The Return of the King) SM Megamall Dec.22,
2003 Movie Premiere
provided the concept, lay-out, and design for the Souvenir program

Coffee Cartel ( mobile coffee shop)
Manila wide
Conceptualized and designed the overall look of the cart, logo and
print ad based on specific market.
Resident Artist
Have extensive experience in painting and figure drawing.
 Resident artist
Kalayaan Residence Hall 1999-2000
 Resident artist
Molave Residence Hall 2000-2001
Team Leader
 Have competed and won various awards in painting and figure
drawing.
(e.g. Grand champion Seventeen Magazine’s “Sigaw” Mural
Competition)
 Four-time national competitor in the
National Schools Press Conference 1995-1999
Editorial Cartooning
Won fourth place in 1997
 Consistent first-placer
Regional Schools Press Conference, 1995-1999
Editorial Cartooning
 National Winner (3rd place)
Population Commission Poster-Making Contest
1997
Educational
Background
University of the Philippines, Diliman
College of Fine Arts, Department of Visual Communication
Certificate in Visual Communication, 2002
Bachelor Units in Visual Communication, 2003
High School
Special Science Class
Koronadal National Comprehensive High School
Koronadal City, South Cotabato
1995-1999
Juan Luna Awardee - Artist of the Year
Elementary
Divine Word College
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
1989-1990
Artist of the Year
Notre Dame of Marbel University
Koronadal City, South Cotabato
1990-1995
Artist of the Year
Affiliations
Plus Skills
UP Matutum (Founding Member)
UP Pre-Law Society
UP Broadcasters Guild
UP SILAK Brotherhood
Molave Artist Pool
Youth for Christ
Proficient in Softwares such as
Combustion, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Apple Motion, ULead 3D, Affinity,
Livetype, Soundtrack, Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe
Pagemaker
Corel Draw, Corel Photopaint, Painter, Macromedia Flash,
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Excellent in Traditional medias such as
Watercolor, Acrylic, Latex, Oil, Enamel
Cray-pas, colored pencil/pen, Charcoal pencil, Ballpoint, Ink brush
Excellent in oral and written skills in
English, Filipino, Tagalog
Bisaya, Hiligaynon
Fascinations
Illustrations, Animations, Paintings, Design Magazines, Teamwork, 3D,
Music, Photography
Philosophy, Psychology, Politics in design and in general
References
Patrick Santiago
Broadcast Design Specialist
ABS-CBN GLOBAL LIMITED
9/F ELJ Communications Center
Eugenio Lopez Drive, Quezon City, Phil. 1103
415 2272 loc. 4490
Mark Anthony Alvarado
Creative Director/Principal
CRAVE Creative Appetite Advertising and Design Company
#14 East Lawin, PHILAM Homes, Quezon City, Phil.
929-7587
Ma. Cynthia Abiog
Visual Marketing Manager
HBC, Inc. Main Office Mindanao Ave. cor. Quirino Highway
Novaliches, Quezon City/ 984-5555 loc. 130