- Short summary
- Education
- Current Employment
- Software
- Working Experience
- Membership
One. Short summary
I am a person who has worked as an graphic designer and illustrator for newspapers and advertising agencies. I have Degree Bachelor of Arts and the main field is Information Design!
After higher education, IKEA wanted me but I chose Condesign. At Condesign, I worked with the Swedish fighter JAS Gripen with technical information for mechanics and pilots.
At the moment I illustrate spare parts information at Volvo Construction Equipment. During my time at ”VCE” I have been to China, India and Poland and trained illustrators.
It’s my calling in life! I have always been an illustrator and graphic designer. Communication in all its forms interests me. I am passionate about information design and illustration. In addition to marketing, it can be to explain complicated contexts.
The latest creative process privately was when I conceptualized my design ideas exterior and interior in a round sauna and glass building. A big kick was to see my drawings with ideas become something real. There were also other challenges such as planning including finances, materials and practical work with carpentry and so on.
Training with swimming, running and strength training is on my weekly schedule. Riding a motorcycle is fantastic. I like to travel every year from Sweden to warmer places. Nature is close to my heart.
Two. Education.
9/2003 – 6/2006. Mälardalen University.
Information design and illustration for print and internet 180 p.
I have 187.5 p. Scientific and technical illustration,
3 d modeling and animation.
6/2007. Scientific animation in the QUASI project.
This was my examination project. Find more about at heading ”Mälardalen University. Hourly project assistant” further down”.
8/1983 – 6/1986. 3-year Economic Studies. Rekarneskolan.
Focus Marketing. Spanish language options. Extended courses Finnish and art.
Three. Current employment.
2011-01-01 –. Volvo Construction Equipment. Technical Illustrator. Uptime, Productivity & Parts.
I draw illustrations for spare parts catalogs for all machine categories globally. I have developed, documented and trained in illustration globally for VCE. This has included trips to China, India and Poland for the assignment.
Four. Software.
Software. Skill level. Time used:
Indesign. Advanced. Inactive. 6 years.
QuarkXpress. Advanced. Inactive 14 years.
Pagemaker. Advanced. 3 years.
Illustrator. Advanced. Active.
Flash. Advanced. Inactive. 10 years.
Acrobat. Active.
3D studio Max. Inactive. 4 years.
Powerpoint. Average. Inactive-sometimes.
Dreamweaver. Average. Inactive.
Illustration. Advanced. Active.
Photoshop. Advanced-average. Sometimes.
Composer. Advanced. Sometimes.
Creo Illustrate. Advanced.
Windchill. Average. Active.
Office 365. Teams. Sharepoint. Active. Average.
Five. Working experience.
2008-03-25 — 2010-12-28.
Condesign. Editor and Technical Illustrator.
Initial time I produced Volvo CE illustrations for manuals and spare parts catalogs. New for me here was, among other things, using Catia and Solid Edge.
A shorter period I produced spare part catalogues for engines up to 3 liters. I was both Editor and Illustrator during this time. They looked for 100% Technical Illustrator which I applied for and got it. My current position at VCE.
2007-07-01 — 2007-12-31.
Condesign. JAS-Gripen. Multimedia Graphic Designer and
Technical Illustrator.
The first assignment at Condesign was to produce E-learning for mechanics and pilots in JAS Gripen. The work involved illustration, image processing, animation, work and some programming in Flash. I have also illustrated for Öhlins Racing for manuals and spare parts catalogs.
2007-05-25 — 2007-09-31.
Level 21. Illustrator.
I illustrated about 30 drawings for the Volvo Booklet.
2007-06-01 — 2007-11-30.
Euroswede Media AB. Illustrator / Designer.
I was a resource for Euroswede Media AB and worked as an hourly employee when needed.
2007-03 — 2007-10.
JFS Reklam PR. Newspapers. Illustrator / Designer.
I was a resource for JFS and worked as an hourly employee when needed.
2006-09-19–2007-01-19 + 2007-03-19 — 2007-05-19.
Mälardalen University. Hourly project assistant.
My examination project went on after Bachelor. I animated and showed what happens in a yeast cell when it is exposed to salt. Mälardalen University participated in an EU-funded research project called the QUASI project. It was a project that was going on between different universities in Europe. In January 2007 I went with teacher Björn Fundberg to Vienna. We showed our work for researchers within the QUASI project.
I also was a resource for 3D illustration and stand in teacher assistant.
2/2007. The newspaper Folket. Ad producer.
I pulled in extra as an ad producer.
2002-09-01 — 2002-12-20.
Trafalgar 016.
Original, Illustrator and Flash design.
I worked as a resource here with scope of two to three days a week. Flash ads and banner production. Graphic production for print plus illustration.
1999-08-09 — 2002-07-05.
Pluto Advertising Agency. Original / Web design.
I completed all kinds of originals for delivery to printers and customers. Examples of such could be campaign materials, in stores, posters, banners, stickers, stamps and advertisement, as well as brochures, leaflets, etc. In recent years, I designed with Flash banners, modules and presentations for companies.
1996-01 — 2000-10.
JJ Illustrator. Individual company.
To expand the possibility of freelance illustration, I registered this company. I drew editorial material, article illustration, news graphics and caricatures. I also did advertising services of a smaller nature.
1988-08-01 — 1999-08-06.
Eskilstuna Kuriren AB. Illustrator, Graphic Artist.
I worked at the marketing department’s studio with all the more demanding and creative advertising solutions. As an illustrator I had many regular customers. Examples of customers were Intersport, Guldskytten and Energi & Miljö. I drew hundreds of drawings of their product range such as clothes, shoes, sporting goods, jewelry and other advertising drawings. I also worked with Eskilstuna Kuriren own information material. For the last two years, I worked part time at the internet department as a creative resource with Kuriren site and web hosting and the other half in the marketing or advertising department.
1987-08-03 — 1988-05-27.
Military Service P10 Strängnäs.
Military service as corporal with ammunition, fuel and handle companies material. During final exercise with tanks I was group chief and responsible for ammunition. We also did the high guard in Stockholm.
1987-02 — /1987-06.
Swedish employment service at elementary school Krusgårdsskolan Torshälla.
Teacher assistant, library manager and illustrator. I had tasks like assist a teacher at primary and secondary school, responsibility for the school library. A teacher produced teaching materials, books in English which I helped out drawing about 400 illustrations that represent all kinds of words.
9/1986-2/1987. Swedish employment service at hospital Mälarsjukhuset Eskilstuna. Intense care and heart intense care.
Office worker with associative tasks and illustrator on behalf of chief doctor for internal information. I draw medical instruments.
Six. Membership.
10/2010-10/2014. Road and water community Bandavägen.
I was asked by Bengt Bandstigen (Stiga Sports) to be President for the community. I chose be a secretary.
1/1999. Condominium management Brf Facklan
I was secretary at board.