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.
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
canoga park, CA
Associates degree in Multimedia