Matthew Masterson

About

Currently working full time for NMA (Norm Marshall) an entertainment marketing agency that works with major brand clients in integrating their products into TV and film. My position at NMA entails illustration, video editing and motion graphics. Currently looking to expand my portfolio in the field of illustration, concept art and caricature.

Resume

Program Expertise
Adobe Photoshop CS
Adobe Illustrator CS
Adobe After Effects 7
Adobe InDesign CS
File Maker Pro
Final Cut Pro HD 4.5
Light Wave 3D
Maya (Certified – Maya 6 Fundamentals)
ZBrush 3.0
Corel Painter 10
AutoCAD 2006 (Certified – AutoCAD 2006 for Architects)

I do have background knowledge of Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, HTML and Java.

Education
Brooks College (Long Beach, CA)
Associates Degree in Multimedia (Fall 2001)
Dean’s List all five terms
Digirati Multimedia Club: Co-Chair/Co-Founder
Graduated with honors

Associates of Arts School (Sherman Oaks, CA)
Figure Drawing (June 1997)
Studied in-depth human anatomy

Lankershim Union Animation Hall (Hollywood, CA)
Traditional Animation (June 1996 to May 1997)
Studied traditional inbetweening

Cerritos College (1994)
Studied for AWS certification for structural welding

Work Experience
Norm Marshall & Associates, Inc. (Sun Valley, CA)
Video Editing Department Manager (2001 – Present)
Managed Video Editing and Television department, train and develop new scanners, created quarterly product placement reels for clients that consisted of 3D animation and 2D animation, contributed my illustration/ graphic design skills for client package design, promotions and presentations, contributed to creating New Agency DVD with 3D motion graphics.

Virgin Records (Beverly Hills, CA)
Intern (2001)
Filing films and scanning images
Color correcting and photo restoration

Brooks College (Long Beach, CA)
Assistant Teacher for Traditional Media & Animation (2000 – 2001)

Brooks College (Long Beach, CA)
Graphic Designer (November 2000)
Freelance: Designed Marketing Advertisement which featured in Animation Magazine

Mako Equipment (Long Beach, CA)
Graphic Designer (July 2000)
Freelance: Designed logo for rental company

Ivy Hi-lift (1999-2000)
Lift technician
AWS certified structural welder
On site training in electrical schematics

Beacon Construction (1997-1999)
Forman of structural ironworker crew
On site certification for 45 ton hydraulic crane
On site certification for boom truck
On site certification pipe welder
AWS certified structural welder
CPR trained
Fresh air trained

Irwin Industries (1997)
Structural ironworker- Journeyman fitter
AWS certified structural welder
Crane rigger

G.C. Pappas Enterprises (1994-1997)
Forman of structural ironworker crew
Structural ironworker- Journeyman fitter
AWS certified structural welder

Brand Scaffold (1993)
Carpenter

Brown & Root (1991-1993)
Structural Ironworker (helper 3,2,1)
Pipe fitter helper (helper 3)
On site certification fire watch
Fresh air trained
CPR trained

Location

canoga park, CA

Specialties

  • Illustration
  • Motion Graphics
  • 3-D Modeling

Experience

10+ years

Education

Brooks College

Awards

Associates degree in Multimedia