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To join creative staff of design firm, advertising agency, or corporate in-house design team in a challenging full-time position where my wide range of talents can be utilized to improve operations and further company profits. |
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As a complete designer with over 10 years of interactive multimedia design as well as over 5 years of web and print design in corporate and professional environments, I believe I bring the right blend of skills, aptitude and personality to not only be an asset but a leader.
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Motivated, highly adaptable and deadline oriented
Ability to work well with a team or independently
Adept at both Mac & PC platforms
Freehand comic book style illustration/ original art
Animation/ Motion Graphics
Adobe Photoshop - experienced from 4.0 to CS
Adobe Illustrator - experienced from 3.0 to CS
Macromedia Flash - experienced from 2.0 to MX
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
Macromedia Director
HTML, CSS
Website Design
Print Design
Interface Design
Character Design
Corporate Identity
Branding
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Involved in reviving and reorganizing the Web Services department of the Wave Media. Incorporated personal experiences and design talent to streamline processes and create higher quality websites, in turn creating a more efficient system and increasing the number, size and quality of clientele.
Created entire corporate identity for Zing.com when it reinvented itself after receiving its largest multi-million dollar round of venture capital funding. Identity included designing the logo, complete collateral system, as well as revamping image of the then current website.
Headed much of the Zing.com branding done for the 2000 Bay to Breakers marathon; this included hats, stickers, disposable cameras, flyers, interactive Flash demos, brochures and coupons.
Created Flash demo for a technology company in the health industry to be used in luring investors and raising venture capital funding. Demo succeeded in landing several leading venture capital firms to invest millions in the company's intital round of venture funding.
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The Wave Magazine www.thewavemedia.com - San Jose, CA
October 2002 May 2004
Web & Print Designer
Headed fulfillment of all client contracts with the Wave Medias Web Services department. Responsible for all website development, this included: logo & identity creation, branding of established identity, conceptual design & layout, graphics/photo allocation and production, html coding & construction, testing & quality assurance and maintenance & updating. Also supported the Senior Ad designer in overflow work, creating print advertisements for use in the Wave Magazine.
Zing Network Inc. www.pictos.com - San Francisco, CA
January 1998 - December 2000
Senior Designer_flash.web.print.illustration.production
Performed a wide range of creative tasks during 3 year tenure. As a senior in the creative department, assisted in training, mentoring and organizing junior designers and production artists. Responsible for logo and corporate identity as well branding that image throughout network of products, partners and websites. Designed pages and promotions across website. Produced, clipped and optimized artwork to be coordinated with HTML staff for weekly site updates. Designed and maintained animated channels of Flash entertainment. During last year, handled all animated Flash projects which included interactive galleries, games, greeting cards and demos.
Level 3 Design Fremont/ San Francisco, CA
September 1996 - May 1997
Multimedia Artist
Partner in a design group primarily involved in Dance Club/ Special Event/ Party promotion.
Much of the work was done on a freelance basis with local bay area promoters as clients.
Flyer design, concert programs, logo design, and illustration projects were our mainstay.
Jones and Jones Multimedia Fremont, CA
March 1995 - September 1995
Computer Graphic Artist
Involved in small startup creating animated storybooks and CD-ROM Adventure games.
Duties included character design, illustration and animation as well as background and level development and design.
Interactive Multimedia Pursuits Fremont, CA
July 1994 - January 1995
Computer Graphic Artist
Involved in small startup producing various multimedia titles, which included children's educational CDs, animated storybooks and clip art.
Duties included character design, illustration and animation as well as background and level development and design.
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San Jose Museum of Modern Art San Jose, CA
Spring 2004
CD ROM Brochure
Project involved creating an interactive brochure utilizing Macromedia Flash and IPIX virtual tour technology. Project's purpose was to promote the beauty and functional possibilites of the museum, not only as a gallery for art, but as place for meetings, conventions and weddings.
Meridian Builders and Developers Inc. San Francisco, CA
Spring/ Summer 2002
Logo/ Identity
Project involved creating the logo and identity of a recently formed construction company. An original illustration was created for use as the logo and subsequently used in their collateral, business cards and a large company work site sign.
Menuez Pictures www.menuez.com - Sausalito, CA
Summer/ Fall 2001
Web Design
Project was mainly maintenance and updating of photographer Doug Menuez's website. Much of the work involved copy and image content updates as well as minor html and java scripting. Several sections of the site were completely redesigned in Macromedia Flash as well as some already flash sections were updated to add a higher level of interactivity and style to the site.
At Hospital Network www.hcorp.com - Pleasanton, CA
Spring 2001
Multimedia/ Flash
The project was to design and create a "smoke and mirrors" type of demo for the CEO and VP of Business Development to use at tradeshows and conferences in order to lure investors and raise venture capital for the At Hospital Network. Since, their actual product was in the very early stages of development, I was contracted to use Macromedia Flash to create an interactive demo that would illustrate what the company's actual system would do.
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Academy of Art College San Francisco, CA
Computer Arts
University of California, Davis Davis, CA
Biology/ Pre-Med
Ohlone College Fremont, CA
Pre-Med / Biological Science major_completed UC transfer curriculum
American High School Fremont, CA
High School Diploma
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