designer / modeler / detailer
Seeking opportunities building on my experience of having my clients stand out in the crowd through creatively designed trade show exhibits, set designs, interior architecture, custom furniture, kiosks, mobile tours and corporate events. Developing marketing initiatives through custom 3D designs, detailed production drawings and graphic designs for television and movie studios, gaming corporations, clothing and shoe manufacturers, medical and oil corporations and private residences.
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exhibit designer
2009 - Present
design realization
Long Beach, California
Producing custom trade show and set designs.
Clients Include:
ABC
Blizzard
Freddie Georges Production Group
Ignition Entertainment
NBC
Nissan-Leaf
SeaWorld
Sony
Scott Storey & Associates
exhibit designer
2007 – 2008
Premier Displays & Exhibits
Cypress, California
Responsible for all levels of designing, modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering, and final presentation layouts for custom trade show exhibits.
Clients Include:
Discovery Network
Disney
Electronic Arts
NBC
New Line Cinema
Skechers
exhibit designer
2005 - 2007
Czarnowski Exhibit Services
Santa Ana, California
Designed custom and modular designs for trade show exhibits, marketing centers, and lobby displays.
Organized design department workflow, to meet deadlines, and budget restraints, while maintaining quality of design.
Clients Include:
Boeing
Brembo
HKS
Nintendo
Odwalla
Yokohama
exhibit designer/detailer
2003 - 2004
Imagecraft Exhibits
Dallas, Texas
Designed and engineered custom trade show exhibits, lobby displays, and permanent museum installations.
exhibit designer
1998 - 2003
Omnigroup, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Responsible for the concept development and design for the production of trade show exhibits and interior environments, from initial client meeting to final presentations.
Clients Include:
Continental
Dupont
Shell
designer
1996 - 1998
Environment, Ltd.
Houston, Texas
Designed and detailed high-end custom furniture and millwork for Architects and Interior Designers.
designer
1991 - 1996
C.T. Executive
Houston, Texas
Designed and detailed high-end custom furniture and millwork for Architects and Interior Designers.
Clients Include:
Cantoni
Roche- Bobois
sales director
1988 - 1991
The Pace Collection
Houston, Texas
Assisted Architects and Interior Designers in the selection of high-end residential and commercial furniture.
sales director
1985 - 1988
Grace Designs
Dallas, Texas
Advised Interior Designers and private collectors with internationally prominent and artist designed furniture.
Executed national touring exhibition of "Memphis-Milano" including The Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, New York.
interior designer
1983 - 1985
Perez Architects
New Orleans, Louisiana
interior designer
1982 - 1983
CHC Design Group
Lafayette, Louisiana
interior designer
1980 - 1982
Alan Garry Associates
New York, New York
education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture
University of Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Texture Mapping 1
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Hollywood, California
freelance
Scott Storey
Produced set design concepts for the pitch of a new reality show for ABC.
Scott Storey
Produced set design concepts for the production of a new game show for NBC.
software expertise
Maya
FormZ
AutoCad
Adobe Creative Suite
References available upon request
Location
Long Beach, CA
Specialties
- Exhibition Design
- 3-D Modeling
- Interior Design
Experience
15+ yearsEducation
University of Lousiana at Lafayette
Bachelor of Fine Arts Interior Architecture, 1980University of Southwestern LouisianaLafayette, Louisiana
Awards
Skechers awarded Best in Show Swarovski awarded Best New Booth Brill awarded First Place
Website
www.michaeljleblanc.com
