Mohsen Koofiani (Sami)

Artist, Graphic Designer & Photographer

Skilled Graphic Designer with 15 years of professional experience in advertising, photography and illustration. working with Photoshop & illustrator software. implementing best idea & concepts design, Communicate visually with the customer and understand the customer requests on jobs and trade. Mastering crafts (painting), I'm graduated from the University in painting. Experience more than 5 painting Exhibition in Iran. Earn status and rank several cartoon contests.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Graphic Designing, Package Designing, Illustrator, Digital Painting, Character Designing, Photography (Fashion, Industry, Food, Landscape,...), Sketching, Painting.

SOFTWARE

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• Light-room
• Cinema 4d(Not professional)

SKILLS

Team Working, Teaching, Project Management, Art Directing, Artistic Management, Writing,Verbal Communication, Driving, Leadership, Creativity

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Afarand (Advertising Co.) : Graphic Designer, Illustrator / July 1999 – July 2002 (3 years 1 month) / full time working. (Software : Photoshop,Illustrator)

• Jahan Agahan Co.(Network & Internet Services) : Advertising Manager, Graphic Designer, Graphic Web Designer / 2002-2005 (Software: Photoshop,Illustrator)

• APTECH Computer Education Iran-Shiraz : Photoshop Tutor & Illustrator Tutor / December 2009 – December 2011 (2 years 1 month) /  Create the Animation Team & Manage team in 2 year. Training Sketching design, Photoshop and Illustrator in 2 years . (Software : Photoshop,Illustrator)

• Chemli Co. : Graphic Designer / Photographer / Illustrator - January 1996 – Present Other companies that I've worked with them: Manimas Dairy Co./ Mina Watch Gallery / Fars International Exhibitions / Fars Paya Co. / Hezar Dastan (Handmade Furniture ) / Donelli (Restaurant) / Bonyan Pooshesh Caspian Co. / Gift Island ( Dubai) / Odessa (Home Textile) / Ramak Dairy Co. / Alko Dohller Iran / Jahan Agahan(IT) / Romantik (Photography Studio) / Parsian Co.(Advertising team) / ONE(Fast Food) / Pizza Napoli (Sweden) / DEO (Soft Drinks Producer) / Siloking(Rashin Persia) / Mikhak(food Producer) / ... (Software : Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema 4d, In design, Light-room)

• Zarrin Ghazal Co. : Senior Graphic Designer, February 2005 – Present Wrapper & Package graphic Design, Poster Design, Logo Design, Bulletin Design, Catalog Design, Illustration, Photography. Now I have accepted advertising management. During this time I have been able to dominate the market for ice cream and dairy products in my country. this company has a 2 brand (Daity-Apada). (Software : Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema 4d, Light-room)

• Tina Co.: Art Manager, Advertising Consultant, Graphic Designer, 2011-2013 / Restructuring the brand, the packaging, the advertising structure and dealing with customers. Training sellers to deal with customer and product layout in the store. The company is a manufacturer of biscuits and snacks. Character Designing for Products.(5 Character) (Software : Photoshop, Illustrator, Cinema 4d) 

• PARSIRANG EGGS : Art Director / Graphic Designer , February 2007 – Present / Graphic design for packaging and Character Design, Graphic design for car broadcast eggs. (Software : Photoshop, Illustrator, Light-room) 

• SAHAR CULTURE : Fashion Photographer and Style Designer, 2013 (Software : Photoshop, Light-room)

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Logo design for about 45 companies.
• Competition in Kerman animation, animation of 13 episodes. : 1998
• First place, the concept Cartoon: 1999
• First place, provincial conceptual cartoon: 1999
• Third place, the conceptual cartoon: 2000
• Painting Exhibition: "thousand hands. Thousand role." / Shiraz: 2001-2002-2003
• A group exhibition of paintings (oil painting): 2002-2003-2004
• Solo exhibition of paintings (oil painting): 2003
• Digital illustration exhibition individually: 2004
• Background cartoon character designer and illustrator / television series / “With the police” : 2009
• Photography Professional learning in person.
• A year of implementation, graphic design and advertising of Fars International Exhibition.
• Take part in the festival of snow sculptures Fars.
• (2 years) Photography for “Mina Watch Gallery” in Shiraz.
• Interior decoration ideas.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION:

• Term time Photoshop (Point :100) - Shiraz (South Industrial Management Institute-2003)
• Bachelor of Painting in Shiraz Art University (2000)