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C O M P U T E R S K I L L S
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Extensive knowledge and experience with 3D Modeling, 3D Animation, Surface Design, Character Design, and Compositing using Maya, Houdini, Renderman, Shadetree, Shake, Effect, Premiere, and After Effects
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Certified in Maya Character Animation by Alias | Wavefront Education
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Knowledge and experience with the following programming languages: Mel Scripting, C++, HTML, JavaScript, and DHTML
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Proficient with PhotoShop, Illustrator, Freehand, Homesite
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Extremely proficient in problem-solving and learning new software and programming languages quickly and independently
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E M P L O Y M E N T
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September 1999
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Designer
ChronicDesign
Savannah, Georgia
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Founded this web and graphic design company while pursuing M.F.A.
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Designed and maintained web sites and graphics for various companies and organizations across the country
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June 2001 to
September 2001 |
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Animator / Modeler
Virtual Environments Group
Georgia Tech College of Computing, Atlanta, Georgia
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Designed and animated visual content for The Meditation Chamber, an immersive virtual environment designed to create, guide, and maintain a relaxation and meditation experience
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Designed, modeled, and textured a virtual environment used to provide therapy for patients with a fear of heights
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My work with the Virtual Environments Group was part of an internship to satisfy requirements of my M.F.A.
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January 1999
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Designer
GO.com
Disney Internet Group, Bellevue, Washington
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Directed the redesign of the News and Money Centers of Disney's web portal
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Goals were to enhance current design by simplifying the user interface and decreasing download time through HTML optimization
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July 1998 to
January 1999 |
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Art Director/Designer
TheCentury.com
Starwave Corporation, Bellevue, Washington
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Sole Designer and Builder of web site for TheCentury, a 12-hour television series and companion book on the 20th century for ABC and the History Channel
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Devised overall structure of site, designed pages, designed logo, maintained all HTML and JavaScript, processed all photographs, and maintained publishing templates for an in-house publishing software
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Winner of Society of Publication Designers Feature/Story Award, 1999
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February 1997 to
July 1998 |
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Designer
ABCNEWS.com
Starwave Corporation, Bellevue, Washington
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Designed and created daily graphics and illustrations for web site of ABC News
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Designed and built the "popoff" device used for slide shows, multimedia, quizzes, atlases, medical resources, etc.
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Helped design and build the web site for Starbucks' All Books for Children book buy
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Art Director for ABC LocalNet, the network of ABC affiliate stations on ABCNEWS.com
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Duties included meeting and working directly with Creative Directors at various ABC stations across the nation to design and build their web sites, maintaining the templates used to publish these sites, designing ABC LocalNet logo, and managing all graphic needs for the project
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June 1996 to
February 1997 |
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Associate Designer
Outside Online
Starwave Corporation, Bellevue, Washington
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Sole artist for designing special packages and maintaining entire web site for Outside Magazine
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Redesigned the site so that it could be maintained without a designer
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