Creative Director / Illustrator / Motion Graphic Artist / Animator
THE WORK :
IMMERSED TECHNOLOGIES - Los Angeles, CA: 02/08 - PRESENT
Creative Director (Visual Design) - Designing and producing award-winning training solutions for highly skilled technicians in multiple industries.
CONTACT: Mike Brock 562 . 896 . 2142
ICON ENTERTAINMENT - Burbank, CA: 04/06 - PRESENT
Reality Remix - Television show (Daily) - Fox Reality Channel
Celebrity Sports Invitational: Puerto Rico - Television/DVD special - Fox
Mrs. World Pageant - Television Special - WE Network
Mrs. America Pageant - Television Special - WE Network
Los Angeles Local Emmys - Television Special - KTLA
The Great Race - Television Special
Really Awards - Television Special - Fox Reality Channel
Celebrity Sports Invitational: Canada - Television/DVD special - Fox
...and more...
Motion Graphic Designer, Graphic Designer, Animator - Designing and producing Motion Graphic segments, Title Sequences, on-set graphic elements, Special Effects for various television series, specials and DVDs.
CONTACT: Jeff Androsky 818 . 563 . 1107
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Los Angeles, CA: 11/04 - 04/05
Graphic Designer, Animator - Designed and produced interactive segments for educational DVD-Roms.
CONTACT: Kristy Kang 213 . 743 . 2522
SEINIGER ADVERTISING GROUP - Beverly Hills, CA : 4/20 - 10/20
Art Director - Design of celebrity websites as well as various design projects for film promotion.
CONTACT: Alan Hunter 310 . 777 . 6800
COLUMBIA TRISTAR INTERACTIVE - Culver City, CA : 5/97 - 9/97
Character Design, Game Design and Development Consultant - Produced game design documentation, designed gameplay and characters for various gameshow and sci-fi titles.
CONTACT: Jennifer Kemp 310 . 840 . 8734
THE LUX-ID DESIGN GROUP - Los Angeles, CA: 07/97 - PRESENT
Founder, Creative Director - Designing... Everything for wide variety of clients both big and small.
Clients include all those who are listed below --
TECHNICOLOR - Los Angeles, CA : 2/12 - PRESENT
Senior Art Direction (Preferred Contractor) - Identity and branding for various projects
CONTACT: Stephanie Varlotta - Stephanie.Varlotta (at) technicolor.com
TRANCE - Los Angeles, CA : 7/08 - PRESENT
Art Direction/Motion Design - Creating illustrations, characters, animations and storyboards for various projects
CONTACT: Tony Romaine - tonyr (at) trancedesigns.com
BLACK & SEXY CREATIVE PARTNERS - Los Angeles, CA : 6/00 - PRESENT
Senior Art Direction - Conceptualization and execution of logos, promotional materials, character designs, storyboards, CD packaging and all Identity and promotional and production needs.
CONTACT: Dennis Dortch - ddortch (at) gmail.com
12 ENTERTAINMENT - Los Angeles, CA : 4/05 - PRESENT
Graphic Design - Conceptualization and execution of logo, promotional materials and CD packaging.
CONTACT: DJ K12 - k12entertainment (at) gmail.com
WILLIAM ARTOPE - Los Angeles, CA : 7/05
Graphic Design - Conceptualization and execution of packaging for jazz CD.
CONTACT: William Artope bill (at) wildeyedent.com
CELESTIAL MELODIES - Los Angeles, CA : 2/04
Graphic Design - Design and illustration of print materials related to the packaging of the CD, The Choral Music of Judith M. Baity. Conceptualization and execution of logo, promotional materials, website, and CD packaging.
CONTACT: Judith M. Baity 818 . 995 . 0848
VERNON SMITH PHOTO STUDIO - Los Angeles, CA : 9/05 - 11/05
Identity Design - Conceptualization and execution of logo, business cards and print materials, website.
CONTACT: Vernon Smith 213 . 622 . 7882
RUISSEAU ESPRESSO - Los Angeles, CA : 3/05 - PRESENT
Identity Design - Conceptualization and execution of logo, business cards and print materials, website, marketing consulting.
CONTACT: Edward Ackah-Miezah 213 . 663 . 9455
RAMCITY PRODUCTIONS - Los Angeles, CA : 7/05 - 10/05
Graphic and Motion Design - Key Art, Promotion, DVD Packaging, DVD Menu design and animation. Design of packaging and marketing elements and materials pertaining to the DVD "Internal Damage: Advanced Tai Chi Chuan for Combat." Conceptualization and execution of logo, magazine ads, DVD packaging, website (www.internaldamagetaichi.com), T-shirt design.
CONTACT: Ben Ramsey 323 . 293 . 1555
FREE THE SLAVES - Los Angeles, CA : 8/06
Graphic Design - Conceptualization and execution of logo, supplimental materials and DVD/CD packaging.
CONTACT: Peggy Calahan 310 . 783 . 0546
MOVIE NATION FESTIVALS - Los Angeles, CA : 9/05
Illustration - Four illustrations for t-shirts and posters for The Festival of Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, and the Supernatural.
CONTACT: Michael Taglianetti 818 . 939 . 9833
JEREMY FORD / HOT SPOT ENTERTAINMENT - Los Angeles, CA : 8/05
Graphic Design - Poster design and execution for the film Road To Sturgis.
Conceptualization and execution of movie poster.
CONTACT: Jeremy Ford 323 . 334 . 7225
RYAN ROSELL - Los Angeles, CA : 10/05
Graphic Design - Poster design and execution for the film Black Wine.
CONTACT: Ryan Rosell 917 . 881 . 1354
YMI JEANSWEAR / DAVID D'ANGELO - Los Angeles, CA : 3/05 - 5/05
Character Design/Illustration/Animation - Development, direction and execution of Character design, illustrations, and Flash animations for the YMI Jeanswear Website.
CONTACT: David D'Angelo 310 . 837 . 2288
DR. MAC POWELL - LOS ANGELES : Los Angeles, CA : 6/04
Illustration, Book Design/Layout - Cover art, layout, and illustration for the book "Inner Game : Breaking Golf's Unbreakable Barriers".
CONTACT: Dr. Mac Powell 818 . 430 . 0097
MTV/HOLLYWOOD INTERMEDIATE - Los Angeles, CA : 1/04
Motion and Graphic Design - Logo, title sequence and various graphics for MTV special "Hong Kong Rocks." Conceptualization and execution of Avid-ready graphics for MTV special Aired 1/20/04 on MTV2.
CONTACT: David Waters 818 . 240 . 6401
VIGOR SPORTS - Cerritos, CA : 8/98 - 11/99
Graphic Design - Design of product catalogue, packaging, product logos, and national advertising for x-game equipment manufacturer.
CONTACT: Randal Wolstenholm 562 . 407 . 2184
TEACHING EXPERIENCE ::
ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA - LOS ANGELES : Los Angeles, CA : 1/03 - 10/03
Instructor - Motion Graphic Design, teaching the creative and technical fundamentals of motion graphics.
CONTACT: Vi Ly (Academic Director, Media Arts & Animation Department) 310 . 752 . 4700
BROOKS COLLEGE LTD. - LONG BEACH : Long Beach, CA : 4/03 - 9/03
Instructor - Demo Reel, Digital Filmmaking (Digital Transfer Techniques)
Teaching the creative and technical fundamentals of both topics.
CONTACT: Larry Richman (Animation Department Chair) 800 . 228 . 7023 x330
SKILLS:
Professional experience in both professional and academic circles : Knowledge of Photoshop, Painter, Illustrator, After Effects, InDesign, C4D.
THE EDUCATION ::
Masters of Fine Arts
University of Southern California Los Angeles, California USA
School of Cinema/Television - Animation 8/95 - 7/97
FELLOWSHIPS:
Segasoft - Multiplayer Online Game Design
Paramount Digital Entertainment - Interactive Storytelling
Bachelor of Architectural Science
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA
School of Architecture and Urban Planning 8/89 - 12/93
School of Fine Arts Film Studies/Production 1/94 - 12/94
UWM Study Abroad Program - Ecole Especial D'Architecture
Paris France 1/92 - 5/92
Los Angeles, CA
2011 - MarCom PLATINUM - Integrated Campaign - partnered w/ Immersed Technologies -- 2011 - MarCom GOLD - Interactive Multimedia - partnered w/ Immersed Technologies -- 2011 - The Communicator Awards AWARD OF DISTINCTION - Integrated Campaign - partnered w/ Immersed Technologies