Work Experience //

Kettle  // Lead Designer
November 2023—Present

Y Media Labs // Lead Designer
May 2020—October 2023

UC Berkeley Extension // UI Instructor
January 2019—Present

Awair // Principal Designer

August 2017—April 2020

Kindred // Sr. Visual Designer

2016—June 2017

River Studios // Visual Designer

March 2016—August 2016

Albertson Design // Visual Designer

September 2015—February 2016

Founded ASAWAR // Erbil Lifestyle // msvision
2010—2016

G.E.G. Reklam // Lead Designer

2005—2010

Education //

Academy of Art University // MFA Graphic Design
San Francisco, CA—May 2016

University of Salahaddin // BFA Fine Arts
Erbil, Kurdistan—2008

Institute of Fine Arts // Diploma Painting
Duhok, Kurdistan—2004

Skills //

Product Design
Visual Design
UI/UX Design
Design Systems
Graphic Design
Brand Identity
Brand Guidelines
Logo Design
Iconography
Art Direction
Design Leadership
Design Thinking
Typography
Color Theory
Illustration

Photography
Animation
Advertising
Growth Design
Wireframes
Web Design
Email Design
Packaging Design
Print Design
Display Design
Data Visualization
Presentation Skills
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking

Tools //

Figma
Wix Studio
Webflow
AI Tools
Adobe XD
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Acrobat
After Effects
Premiere
Sketch
Zeplin 

Microsoft Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Outlook
Pages
Keynote
Google Slides
Docs
Sheets
WordPress
Elementor
MailChimp 
HTML/CSS