Curriculum Vitae


» Personal Details

Full Name
Elani Coetzer

Date Of Birth
28/06/1985

Nationality
South Africa

EE/AA
Female

Email Address
potgieter.ep@gmail.com

» Languages

Read, Write, Speak
Afrikaans
English

» Education

Matriculate 2003
Wilgerivier High School


Degree in Visual Communication Design (BA)
Degree at The Open Window - School of Visual Communication, Pretoria, South Africa (Gauteng)

Subjects
• Communication Design
• Interactive Media Design
• Visual Culture
• Photography
• Concept Development
• Illustration


Achievements

12/2007 - Distinction in Illustration
The Open Window

12/2006 - Highest average in Illustration 3
The Open Window

SA Reserve Bank

02/2005 - Certificate in Graphic Design
The Open Window


» Skills

General
• Excellent Management skills
• Entrepreneurial skills – good with building new and existing companies
• Great people relations
• Good Communication skills
• Punctual on deadlines
• Can actively source and build new client base
• Adaptable to new or changing circumstances
• Hard working and driven


Computer Literate              
Extensive knowledge of the following   programmes
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Point
• Adobe Photoshop
• Corel Draw
• Flash
• Freehand
• Illustrator
• InDesign


Design that makes me tick
Typical design work that I love involves the following
• Photography involved design
• Designing combined with illustration
• Page layout & playing with font types
• Signage & corporate branding
• Interior design & Shop fitting
• Web design and page layout
• Web interface planning and project management
• Social network ID design & development e.g. Blogger, Facebook etc.