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CURRICULUM VITAE OF BASIE GEERDTS

PERSONAL PROFILE

Date of birth : 23 March1954
Marital status : Married with two children
Language : English / Afrikaans
Location : Johannesburg, South Africa
e-mail : basie@lighthousecreative.co.za
cell : 078 928 8804

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

CREATIVE EXPERTISE - GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION
Conceptualisation, creation and creative direction of marketing projects.

DESIGN STRENGTHS
Packaging, corporate identity and branding, brochures, newsletters, annual reports, point of sale, promotions, print and outdoor advertising and other related material, illustration, fine art, web design & building.

EXTENSIVE CREATIVE EXPERIENCE IN VARYING INDUSTRIES:
Coca-Cola, Nampak, Carlton Hotel, Dulux Paints, Chart Studio, Plascon Paints, Stocks & Stocks, Grinaker LTA, E+PC, QData, Reckitt Benckiser, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Beige Pharmaceuticals, Dept. of Works (KZN), Denny Fresh Mushrooms, SmithKline Beecham and many more!

COMPUTER SKILLS (Applemac)
Freehand • Photoshop • Illustrator • InDesign • Dreamweaver

SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

03/1998 to current Lighthouse Creative One
• Freelance Senior Graphic Designer/Art Director
• Graphic Design, Illustration, Fine Art, Finished Art, Management, Client Service

04/1994 - 02/1998 G'echo Design
• Founding Member, Creative Director
• Graphic design, Illustration, Client Service

04/1992 - 03/1994 Trademark Design Company
• Manager SA Office, Creative Director
• Graphic design, Illustration, Client Executive

02/1991 - 03/1992 Joint Ventures
• Senior Graphic Designer & Illustrator
• Graphic design, Finished Art, Creative Direction

10/1988 - 01/1991 Boss Graphics
• Founder, Senior Graphic Designer,
Creative Direction
• Graphic Design, Illustration, Client Service

09/1983 - 09/1988 Pinpoint Graphics
• Co-Founder, Creative Director
• Graphic Design, Illustration

01/1981 - 08/1983 Pentagraph Design
• Illustration, Graphic Design
• Conceptualisation, Art Direction

02/1979 - 08/1980 Freelance Illustrator
• Illustration, Graphic Design

01/1976 - 03/1979 DeVilliers, Schonfeldt and Partners
• Illustration, Visualisation

04/1975 - 12/1975 J Walter Thompson
• Junior Visualiser

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS

08/1972 - 03/1975 Johannesburg College of Art

CONTACTABLE REFERENCES

Brainfood
• Mandy Geerdts : 084 446 7689
: 011 646 9550

Jews for Jesus
• Michael Sischy: 084 446 7689

Trademark & Simply D'nA
• Clive Gay: 021 783 2447

The Illustration Advantage
• Clive Kirk : 011 782 4334

Bryson Incorporated
• Jenny Bryson: 082 894 5270

Ebony & Ivory
• Paul Middleton: 082 447 7007

Ogilvy PR Worldwide
• Lawrence Steyn: 082 553 3049

CREATIVE EXPERTISE - FINE ART
Oils, pastels (pencil, soft & oil), oil combined with pastels, acrylics, watercolour, ink,
pen & ink, pencil and colour pencil.

FINE ART DRAWING & PAINTING LESSONS
All ages welcome for art lessons.

FINE ART STRENGTHS (View gallery)
• Portraiture (corporate and private - children, wedding, family, graduation, etc)
• "Moments in Time" - Current series being worked on
• Wildlife
• Landscape
• Gospel

SPECIAL INTERESTS
Cause related marketing and social responsibility programmes, corporate portrait paintings, fine arts & sport.