Christina G.

(she/her)

Pronounced "Ga-Row-Fa-Low"

@coldironchef.bsky.social

Web Developer, WordPress contributor, Graphic Designer & Illustrator

Senior Developer at Plank

MontrealQuebecCanada🇨🇦

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PublicationsRecent
La Voix Sépharade
Communauté Sépharade Unifiée du Québec

CareerCurrent
Senior Developer
Plank
Since May 2022
EducationRecent
BFA - With distinction
Concordia University
2009 – 2012

Activity

Active on:Bluesky networkGitHub

Shared: Add gitignore fileGitHub6mo ago

PostedBluesky network1y ago

Finished this #selfdrafted #crossstitch based on an out-of-print (?) design by Annabelle's "Black Cat Apothecary". I changed everything to be #sailormoon themed. 🧶

PostedBluesky network1y ago

Finished this a little while ago. Pattern: Popcile Sampler by Emma Congdon. #cossstitch Dyed aida with Rite Dye More Tropical Blue at 50%.

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Career: 9

Senior Developer

Plank

Full-time · Hybrid

May 2022 - Present

Intermediate Developer

Plank

Hybrid

May 2020 - May 2022

Christina Garofalo Graphic Design & Illustration

2007 - Jan 2021

Apparel graphics, Montreal Fringe Festival, Black Box Productions, Orange Wine Productions, Two Seul Productions, Contingency Plan Productions, Tiny Arms Productions, Communauté Sépharade Unifiée de Québec, Teknovar

Junior Developer

Plank

Hybrid

May 2017 - May 2020

communauté sépharade unifiée du québec (csuq)

Jun 2012 - Dec 2015

Graphic design and illustration for the LVS magazine & promotional material. Design and administration of the organization's many websites.

Artista Café Céramique

15757 blvd Pierrefonds, Pierrefonds, Qc

Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

Customer service, instruction of ceramics painting

The Home Depot

Mar 2009 - Apr 2011

Customer service

Hallmark Knits (1997) Inc.

Montreal, Canada Area

Jun 2007 - Jun 2008

Apparel graphics Responsible for art kits & tech-packs Submitting approval forms to licensors (Warner Bros., Fox, MGM, It’s Happy Bunny)

Sears Canada

Mar 1999 - May 2007

Customer Service

Publications: 1

La Voix Sépharade

Communauté Sépharade Unifiée du Québec

Skills: 48

Other

Acrylic PaintingAdobe Creative SuiteAdvertisingApparelApparel GraphicsArtCreative WritingCSS

CSS3Digital IllustrationDigital PaintingDrawingDreamweaverFlyersGraphic DesignGraphic Design SoftwareGraphicsHTML 5IllustratorImage EditingInDesignjQueryLaravelLaravel NovaLayoutLeadershipMacMarker RenderingMicrosoft OfficeMySQLOffice SoftwareOil PaintingOrganizationPackagingPaintingPCPhoto RetouchingPHPPixel ArtPostersProblem SolvingPublic SpeakingSculptureTeamworkTime ManagementTypographyVector IllustrationWordpress

Education: 4

Concordia University

BFA - With distinction , Fine Arts, Major in design

2009 - 2012

DEC - With honours, Illustration and design

2004 - 2007

Activities / Societies: Vice-President of the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Club, Secretary of the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Club, Advertising Executive for the Science-Fiction and Fantasy Club, Secretary of the Fencing Club

DEC, Pure and applied science

1999 - 2002

Bilingual Secondary School Degree - With honours

1994 - 1999

Activities / Societies: Director of the Grad Fashion Show (1999)