BENJAMIN CORRALES
San José, CA 95119
ben@bencorrales.com
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Textile Designer. Over three years of experience in the fabric design industry, including repeats, color ways, coordinates.
- Bi-lingual. Fluent in written and spoken English and Spanish.
- Computer software proficiency or experience:
Technical drafting/graphic design applications such as AutoCAD, Corel Draw, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Publishing applications such as InDesign, PageMaker, Frame Maker, MS Word, Proficient in the MSOffice series, Power Point. Knowledge of HTML and Dreamweaver CS4; CSS. - Hand-painting: Proficient in watercolor, crayons, pencil, dyes (ink). Knowledgable of silk painting and silk screening.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Surface and Pattern Textile Designer founder of the prestigious California School of Professional Fabric Design, directed the development of my portfolio with a wide range of assignments and techniques, intensive training and one-on-one meticulous guidance.
- 1998 – 2009 – City of San Jose, Planning Division, San José, CA
More than nine (10) years of experience in local government, excellent oral and written communication skills, reliable with deadlines, organized, efficient, team-player and customer service oriented. Project manager of variety of development projects. - 2000 – 2001 – Normay Y. Mineta Transportation Institute, San José, CA
More than two years of experience as a graphic designer responsible of the Institute's graphics and original artwork for the hardcopy and online creative endeavors as well as the quarterly newsletter, annual journals, research reports and miscellaneous publications. Coordinated and tracked projects including the pre/post-print processes with local print shops - More than ten (10) years of experience abroad as an independent architect. Proficient in elements of design, composition and layout.
EDUCATION
- Certification in Surface and Pattern Textile Designer (2011) - California School of Professional Fabric Design, Berkeley, CA
- Took courses in Fashion Illustration, Technical Design and Fabric Analysis - West Valley Community College, Saratoga, CA.
- Bachelor of Science, Architecture - (1990), UNIVERSIDAD ALBERT EINSTEIN, San Salvador, El Salvador
PORTFOLIO
Displaying original samples of Computer Generated and Hand-Painted Designs available online at http://www.bencorrales.com/index_td.html, including:
- Color Combinations: weighed-in; color changes
- Contemporary and Classical Designs
- Coordinates
- Engineered Designs
- Repeats
- Variety of Marketable Color Palettes and Painting Techniques
HAND PAINTED EXPERIENCE
Proficient in diverse techniques such as watercolor-gouache, dyes (ink), crayons, watercolor-botanicals, pencil. Proficient with designs in repeat using varied original artwork and reference material. A gallery of my samples of hand painted designs can be seen online at http://www.bencorrales.com/galleries/hpd/index.htm
COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROFICENCY AND EXPERIENCE
Photoshop, creation of pattern designs, repeats and marketable color palettes; Illustrator, product development, coordinates, color combinations; Dreamweaver, webpage design and management; Corel Draw, creation of banner and large size boards; InDesign (training in progress), PageMaker and FrameMaker, for the creation of books, journals for the publishing industry. A gallery of my samples of hand painted designs can be seen online at http://www.bencorrales.com/galleries/cgd/index.htm