I’m Lemuel B. Villaruel, a graphic artist and designer with over 15 years of experience creating print-ready files and visually strong designs for marketing and customer-facing materials. I’ve worked across BPO and service bureau environments supporting international clients, ensuring layouts, typography, links, and production specs are accurate before artwork goes to output. My background also includes prepress and production support—handling CMYK/high-resolution preparation, color checks, trapping/blending, troubleshooting files, and preparing both large-format and folded print outputs. I enjoy solving creative and technical design challenges, from packaging and office collaterals to video/animation assets for online marketing, and I’m always looking to grow by contributing my design and production expertise to a team that needs reliable visual delivery.…

LEMUEL B. VILLARUEL

I’m Lemuel B. Villaruel, a graphic artist and designer with over 15 years of experience creating print-ready files and visually strong designs for marketing and customer-facing materials. I’ve worked across BPO and service bureau environments supporting international clients, ensuring layouts, typography, links, and production specs are accurate before artwork goes to output. My background also includes prepress and production support—handling CMYK/high-resolution preparation, color checks, trapping/blending, troubleshooting files, and preparing both large-format and folded print outputs. I enjoy solving creative and technical design challenges, from packaging and office collaterals to video/animation assets for online marketing, and I’m always looking to grow by contributing my design and production expertise to a team that needs reliable visual delivery.…

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I’m Lemuel B. Villaruel, a graphic artist and designer with over 15 years of experience creating print-ready files and visually strong designs for marketing and customer-facing materials. I’ve worked across BPO and service bureau environments supporting international clients, ensuring layouts, typography, links, and production specs are accurate before artwork goes to output.

My background also includes prepress and production support—handling CMYK/high-resolution preparation, color checks, trapping/blending, troubleshooting files, and preparing both large-format and folded print outputs. I enjoy solving creative and technical design challenges, from packaging and office collaterals to video/animation assets for online marketing, and I’m always looking to grow by contributing my design and production expertise to a team that needs reliable visual delivery.

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Language

English
Advanced

Work Experience

Graphic Designer at Artistic Creations Inc.
December 2, 2019 - Present
Prepare files for output, layout marketing ads, lay out webpages, create product images for ecommerce (Amazon/Shopify), design packaging boxes, troubleshoot files, check fonts/links, edit PDFs, design office collaterals (business cards, brochures, postcards, invitations), and create video/animations for online marketing.
Graphic Designer / Artist / Audit Specialist at RBox INTERNATIONAL SOLUTIONS Inc.
April 11, 2016 - February 28, 2019
Prepare layouts for marketing ads, webpages, price sheets; troubleshoot designs; edit PDFs; design office materials; oversee ordering/shipments processes and ensure file integrity.
Graphic Designer / Artist / Patch Expert at The/Studio / Hero Patches / Heller Sourcing Inc.
March 1, 2014 - March 31, 2016
Prepare images for patches, troubleshoot designs, ensure color accuracy and font/link integrity for patch production.
Graphic Designer / CTP Operator at Hybrid Colors Solution Corporations
June 1, 2012 - December 29, 2013
Prepress work: ensure CMYK format, high-resolution bitmaps, color accuracy, blending/trapping, and prepare files for large-format prints.
Graphic Designer / Artist / CTP Operator at Hybrid Colors Solution Corporations
June 1, 2012 - December 29, 2013
Prepare CMYK-capable design files, perform color blending/trapping, verify color accuracy, manage fonts/links, and prepare files for large-format prints.
Prepress Specialist / Graphic Artist at Web Providers Developer Pros. Inc. (UPrinting.com / UPrinting.com)
June 1, 2010 - May 1, 2012
Prepare digital files for print by ensuring bitmaps are CMYK and high resolution. Make designs print-ready, create blending and trappings, and check accurate color values across artwork. Troubleshoot production by checking missing fonts and linked files, prepare folded output using templates, and handle preparation for large-format prints and canvasses.
Prepress Specialist / Graphic Artist at Web Providers Developer Pros. Inc.
June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2012
Ensure CMYK high-resolution output, prepare print-ready files, perform color checks, manage fonts/links, and prepare folded/large-format outputs.
Graphic Artist / Designer at HI-Q Printing Press
September 1, 2006 - May 31, 2010
Design, scan, layout, color separation, file troubleshooting; ensure high-resolution CMYK output; prepare bleedings and traps; client communication.
Graphic Designer / Designer at Nepomuceno Enterprise
March 1, 1999 - April 30, 2003
Design Children's Books, coloring books, posters, charts and related educational materials; scanning and layout; prepare CMYK/print-ready files.
Graphic Artist / Designer at Nepomuceno Enterprise
March 1, 1999 - April 30, 2003
Design children’s books (storybooks, coloring books), stationery, posters; execute design effects; prepare CMYK print-ready files with appropriate color settings.

Education

College at Caloocan University
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2000
Secondary at Jose P. Laurel High School
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1997
Elementary at Kasarinlan Elem. School
January 1, 1987 - January 1, 1993

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet