Professional Background

Hi! Welcome to CREATIVECHILL, my name is Jill Tabotabo. I am currently working as a Senior Web Designer at Wishbone Design Consultants here in Singapore. I am Creative Professional with over six years of extensive hands on experience in web design, graphic design, UI design and development for web and online gaming platforms in both design agency and client-side atmospheres. I had experience working with cross discipline teams, management and clients through all design and development phases, complete lifecycles from concept to launch of new product design, integration, enhancements and implementation and or complete redesigns to content migration.

Prior to my current role at Wishbone DC, I was an Art Director at PODD and was able to provide forward-thinking creative leadership to a team of designers, growing and nurturing their skills and competencies to support expanding business environments. I am able to handle multitasking and highly capable of delivering timeline sensitive projects while adapting to pressured multi-project, team environment.

I am a seasoned creative, and a go-to individual; with a strong and solid background in creative media services who oversees the visual quality/direction of all creative projects in my current and previous roles, including the design and development of web and application interfaces, interactive media, corporate identity materials, online games and other similar projects. I am a hands-on leader who is also a specialist in front-end web implementation and development with in-depth HTML/ XHTML, CSS & JavaScript skills. I love challenges and have a “can-do” problem solving attitude. Among other else, I am deeply passionate about the web, a good functional design and photography.

Skills & Abilities

Art Direction

Brand development
Development of Style guides and presentations
Creative leadership
Artist recruitment and development, art purchasing, and procurement of resources
Content and asset management
Outsourcing of graphic design, production, and printing
Scheduling, hiring, and staff mentoring
Project Estimation

Front-End Web Development (Web Implementation)

Solid understanding and experience of W3C standards.
Employment of JavaScript frameworks such as MooTools and JQuery
Hand coding implementation with HTML, XHTML1.0 (Strict and Transitional) and HTML5
Hand coding implementation with CSS2.1 and CSS3
Cross-browser compatibility
Data Management and propagation
Wordpress CMS setup, installation and management
Forms Design and Implementation

Design

Conduct research, data compilation, analysis and documentation
Theme Development for commercial, third party or custom CMS
Color Referencing
Development of website supporting graphics in Adobe Creative Suite
Implementation of website usability standards to design
Embedding of RIA to website design
Custom Website design and layout for B2B, B2C and C2C markets

Online Games

Custom game interface development
Game Identity Development
Storyboard translation to working game interface
Custom development of graphical components and game elements
Game Interface Prototyping

Software and Web Based Portals (Intranets)

Conduct research, data compilation, analysis and documentation
Theme Development for software and web portal application
Implementation of web based portals to working browser ready formats
User experience analysis and design
Implementation of wireframes and storyboards

E-Commerce Platforms

Theme Development for Both Commercial and Custom E-Commerce Engines
Development of custom graphical components for E-Commerce themes
Implementation of Information Architecture to usable and working design themes
Documentation for E-Commerce theme design standards

Graphics

Promotional Graphics development either in vector or raster formats made in Adobe Creative Suite
Logo Development and generation of Logo Style guides
Wallpapers development
Icon development
Promotional graphics for print mediums (posters, brochures and other print materials)

Multimedia

Design, development and delivery of interactive presentations for corporate and client use
Conduct research, analysis and documentation to preferred and effective multimedia technologies to be used in specific projects.
Development of Corporate Business Kits

Marketing Campaigns

Design, development and delivery of traditional print materials such as posters, flyers, brochures, etc. for marketing purposes
Supervision of print production process
Translation of marketing campaigns to design applications

Project Management

Artist recruitment and development, art purchasing, vendor relationships
Content and asset management
Outsourcing of graphic design, production, and printing
Scheduling, hiring, and staff mentoring
Project Estimation

Professional Assets

Excellent oral and written communication skills
Positive Outlook
Excellent organization with “Can-Do” and effective problem solving skills
Highly motivated and adaptable to working environments with minimal supervision
High capable of communicating with complex technical issues
Excellent in multitasking and parallel development of projects
Has proven experience in successfully handling pressured situations and time sensitive projects
Team player
Thrives in a creative environment

Technical Proficiency

Platforms

Windows 9x / XP / Vista

Applications

Adobe Photoshop CS4™
Adobe Illustrator CS4™
Adobe Imageready CS4™
Adobe Flash CS4™
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4™
Adobe InDesign CS4™
Axialis Icon Software
CaptureNX
Ipswitch WS_FTP Pro
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
DotProject
Basecamp
WampServer

Work Experience

Wishbone Design Consultants, Singapore
(July 2010 – Present) | Singapore
www.wishbonetechnology.com

Senior Web Designer
Responsible for designing websites, graphic design, flash presentation, print collaterals & corporate branding. Responsible for the concept generation for all projects coming in at Wishbone. Discuss, brainstorming & concept development with immediate director. Implements website design to working XHTML/HTML pages.

Philippine Offshore Design & Development Corporation (PODDCorp)
(October 2009 – July 2010) | Cebu City , Philippines
www.poddcorp.com

Art Director – Creative Department
Oversees the visual quality and direction of all art projects, including the design and development of web and application interfaces, interactive media, corporate identity materials and other similar projects. Provides forward-thinking creative leadership to a team of designers, growing and nurturing their skills and competencies to support expanding business needs. Confers with Project/Account Managers and clients to determine the objectives, budget, background information and the desired approach, techniques and styles of a project. Formulates design concepts, specifies project details and commissions to artists the different tasks. Reviews and approves outputs developed by staff members. Presents final designs for client approval. Manage own account, working within budget and scheduling requirements. Coordinates with HRD on hiring and any skills enhancement activities for the entire team. Inspires, mentors and motivates staff members. Currently handles the entire Creative Department .

Key Achievements:

Started the Creative Department with 3 designers, under my supervision and guidance the team grew quickly and expanded to a strength of 11 well rounded design professionals in less than 2 years timeframe. I helped them increase their skill sets and molded them which allowed every member of the team to fully handle varied design projects from Game interface (UI) development to website design, and print projects.

PODD is a full-service design and technology agency, who works with global companies as their delivery partner, providing rich and compelling web and mobile applications, websites, and online marketing strategies. PODD has offices in the US and the Philippines.

Philippine Offshore Design & Development Corporation (PODDCorp)
(July 2007- October 2009) | Cebu City , Philippines
www.poddcorp.com

Senior Web Designer – Creative Department
Lead and support the conceptual, strategic and design development of small and large scale projects. Work with Marketing Services Director and Account Managers to understand and interpret the communication goals and challenges of the client. Research and develop ideas that address to the client’s needs; present ideas or design directions to the client and respond to client input. Produce and or supervise the production of materials necessary for all client presentations. Work with clients and team to ensure timely delivery of final product(s) to client. Monitor and ensure high quality of finished designs. Conduct trainings to subordinates to further enhance the overall strength of the entire creative team.

Key Achievements:

Successfully trained the entire creative team to push the level of creativity, accuracy and efficiency in handling and delivery of each workload assigned to them, which resulted to the diversification of PODD’s service offering, giving birth to PODD Media Services which opened a new door to more clients in the areas of online and mobile gaming and applications development.

Xlibris Corporation
(April 2007 - July 2007) | Mandaue City , Philippines
www.xlibris.com

Web Designer - Marketing Department
Hired as a full time web designer to reassess, conceptualize, design and implement the company’s corporate website. Part of the workload was to incorporate graphical components, web based plug-ins to handle digital content and embed scripts and cascading style sheets. Implemented the website with W3C standard of implementation to further streamline the final output to fit to multidisciplinary requirements

Key Achievements:

Singlehandedly designed, implemented and delivered Xlibris Corporate website which would later serve as the reference template for specific markets such as Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Canada.

Xlibris is the leading publishing services provider allowing every author direct, personal and fast access to publication in hardback, paperback, custom leather bound and full-color book formats, they have offices in the US and the Philippines.

ICOMM International, Inc.
(January 2007 - March 2007) | Cebu City , Philippines
www.icomm.com

Web Designer – Marketing Department
Hired specifically to handle all web based projects. Responsible for the development of advertising campaigns and executions for electronic and print media requirements. Developed and maintained corporate identity guides, image libraries, reference materials, etc. Designed and developed user interface for corporate intranet.

Key Achievements:

Constantly introduced and implemented new web technologies that offered solutions to allowed for company and its fleet of websites to take advantage of what the internet can offer.

iComm International is the corporate Headquarters of a multinational group servicing every major continent in the world. It offers a wide range of IT, customer, communication, marketing, human resource, financial and administration services for its international affiliates in countries like the USA, UK, Australia, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand.

Philippine Offshore Design & Development Corporation (PODDCorp)
(November 2005 - January 2007) | Cebu City , Philippines
www.poddcorp.com

Web Designer – Art Department
Worked with Art Director and Senior Designers in the development of Poker Websites, from design analysis to implementation of custom themes, based on specific client requirements. Participated in the development of custom game interfaces for Poker Client Skins. Worked with Project Managers for non poker website projects from design analysis to website implementation. Supported marketing team by developing marketing collaterals such as e-mailer campaigns, newsletters, banner ads and other collaterals specifically indicated in the project.

Key Achievements:

Consistently recognized by Project Managers and Creative Heads for fresh ideas and innovative concepts in creating website designs, newsletters and banner ads.
Played a key role in the Creative team specifically in web related projects as the only capable team member to successfully and constantly carry out web projects from concept generation to delivery.
Chosen to be part of the selected Creative Team members to represent the company in presenting its designs and core competencies in game interface development to interested European ePoker Giant, Playtech Ltd. which led to be the only subsidiary of Tribecca Tables to make it in the final acquisition.

PODD Corp (Philippine Offshore Design and Development Corporation) or currently known as Playtech.ph was a former subsidiary of Tribecca Tables who was an aggregator of ePoker brands, they provide ePoker solutions to online and worldwide brands.

Bigfoot Global Solutions
(May 2004 – November 2005) | Cebu City , Philippines
www.bigfootglobal.com

Web Designer - Creative Department
Hired for a full time position to strengthen Creative Department’s workforce specifically assigned to handle the Cleverlearn Web Project, the propagation and maintenance of data for the German, Chinese, English and Korean market translations. Collaborated with creative heads on designing and implementing the user interface (UI) for an English vocabulary enhancer called as Word Reminder™. Designed, implemented and maintained the CleverCourse™ online product. Conceptualized, designed and implemented e-mailer campaigns and website banners for the entire Cleverlearn Web Project.

Key Achievements:

Introduced and implemented JavaScript to Word Reminder™ as a solution to answer web usability issues, allowing for an effective and smooth interaction to End-users.
Successfully delivered project workloads before the deadline with high levels of accuracy and efficiency.
Established a system of implementing content translations to the assigned markets to effectively execute an optimized version of the website.

Bigfoot Global Solutions is an American internet services company that provides solutions for Contact Center Services, Business Process Outsourcing and Design and Development.

Educational Background

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, 2004 College Graduate
University of San Carlos – Technological Center, Nasipit, Talamban, Cebu City, Philippines

Secondary School, 1998 High School Graduate
Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion - Cebu City, Philippines

Primary Education, 1994 Elementary Graduate
Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion - Cebu City, Philippines

Personal Background

NAME: Jill Huyo-a Tabotabo
LIKES: Good sense of humor, Loyalty, Dedication, Hard work
DISLIKES: Arrogance, Dishonesty, People who blame others for their problems, Parents who are bad examples for their children.

FAVORITE QUOTES: "Constant learning is the key to success.", CREATIVITY starts from a BELIEF. BELIEVE in yourself that you can do it and take action and make it a REALITY. It's never too late ...

When not reclined in front of the computer, I enjoy spending time with my husband Peter and son Wolfgang, as well as watching movies, baking and the relentless pursuit of photography.

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