Chathuranga Perera Portfolio: April 2007

Chathuranga Perera

Objective

To reach the far ends of creativity...

Introduction

I started my design career 9 years ago as a free-lance designer working on high quality computer graphics, 3D and 2D animation, special effects, music production. I currently work as a consultant creative developer on a range of multimedia design projects.

Employment history

iOM Sri Lanka - Graphics Designer - Year 2001 - 2002

www.iomworld.com design year 2001
Stand alone and web based application GUI designer
Adobe Flash productions - Presentations
Logo designer

United Motors (Mitsubishi agents for Sri Lanka) - Marketing/Sales Executive - Year 2002 - 2003

www.omcl.lk (Orient Motor Company) design year 2002
Sold both reconditioned and used vehicles
Sold the first Mitsubishi Airtrek in Sri Lanka

Friends & Partners - Creative Developer - Year 2003 - 2005

Designer - Hoardings, Posters, Flyers, Banners
Consultation - New ideas for effective advertising, Corporate visual themes
3D modeling of outdoor advertising and promo events for cost effective production

Stax Inc. - Web/UI Designer - Year 2005 - 2006

Designer www.stax.com / hrb.stax.com / netspend.stax.com/
And other internal GUI designs
CMS updates

ODEL (Pvt) Limited - Web Administrator - 2006 - 2007

Full responsibility of www.odel.lk

Managing shopping cart and delivery, updates, theme changes

Internal multimedia consultant
Fashion Designer

Self employed achievements

Sri Lanka Institute of Architects

www.slia.lk

Dialog Telekom Sri Lanka (Largest network provider in Sri Lanka)

Internal presentations - Adobe Flash
E mail Animated flyers - Adobe Flash

Culture Labs

Company theme, logo and color scheme

Portal5ive www.portal5ive.com
Civilunrest www.civilunrest.biz

Educational qualifications

Attended St. Joseph's College, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka, from year 1 to completion of my Advance Level

GCE Ordinary Level

Science - C
Mathematics - D
Social Studies - D
Sinhalese - D
Buddhism - C
Electronics - C
Art - C
English - C

GCE Advance Level - Combined Mathematics

Completed with a simple pass for Physics

Professional qualifications

Digital Base Sri Lanka

Diploma in Alias Maya 4

Gateway International Sri Lanka

Diploma in Computing

Royal Institute Sri Lanka - University of London

Advance Diploma in Computing and Information Systems

Digital Base Sri Lanka

Diploma in Video Production and Animation

Association of Business Executives Sri Lanka

Diploma Economics and Business Communication

Academy of Digital Science - Edexel - Sri Lanka

Higher National Diploma in Multimedia

Hands on and certified experience in

Adobe Photoshop 5.5, 6, 7, CS, CS2
Adobe Illustrator 8,9,10,CS,CS2
Adobe Indesign CS2
Corel Draw 9,10,11,12, X3
Adobe Image Ready 3,7,CS, CS2
Adobe Flash 5, MX, 8
Adobe Dreamweaver Ultra Dev 4,MX,8
Adobe Director 8.5
Maya 4,5,6,7
3D Max 6,7,8
Poser 6
Sony Acid Pro 5,6
Adobe Audition 2
Microsoft Power point
HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Extra curricular activities

Cora Abraham Art School

I have been a student for over 10 years. There I have been taught the basics of color and harmonies of texture and more. I have done paintings, canvases, oil paintings, clay moulding, cement modelling, wood carving, modelling with plaster of Paris etc…

United Nations Youth Association

Vice President (1999-2000) of the of St. Joseph’s College United Nations Youth Association Colombo10, where I had my education from primary to my Advanced Level.

Member of the school Science Club.
For my school project I created a book named “Education through Art”. It contained all the creative work that I have done through the years. And it has comprehensive information about art and human interaction and creativity.
I compose my own music and even used to have my own hip-hop band called “UNSOLVED” for ten years. Posters, flyers, CD covers and all other media and promotional material were created with my own free style

Personal information

Youngest in the family, love to live life simple and to the fullest. Crazy about Ford Mustangs and spend most of the time creating Graphics listening to a wide range of Music from symphonies to Jungle tracks.