Graphic Designer / Character Modeler

Stanford Clanton

Atlanta, GA

sclanton.daportfolio.com

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Graduate of Full Sail University computer animation program. Looking forward to new opportunities within the entertainment/advertising industry. A CG generalist with the discipline foundation of 15 years traditional graphic design.
Education
- Bachelors - Online Computer Animation
  
  Full Sail University
  
  2010 - 2013
- B.S. Biological Sciences
  
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  
  1991 - 1995
  
  Minor in Visual Communication Design
Experience
- FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER
  
  The Creative Group
  
  Jan 2010 - Present (16 years 6 months)
  
  A creative professional employment agency that provides assistance with freelance clients/companies contracted within the metro Atlanta area.Personally provided various highly detailed, time critical, demanding projects within all aspects of graphic design with no supervision, on-site or remote.
- SECURITY OFFICER
  
  Allied Barton Security Services
  
  Oct 2010 - Oct 2013 (3 years)
  
  Monitor, assist, and maintain a premier gated golf community: The Estates at Chateau Elan. Provide protection of private property, authorize and confirm access for several of North East Georgia's celebrity class. PC and video surveillance proficient.
- LEAD ADVERTISING DESIGNER
  
  Southern Distinction Magazine
  
  Oct 2010 - Jan 2012 (1 year 3 months)
  
  Advertising graphic designer for a monthly southern lifestyle publication. Duty to provide creative concepts to final proof of all advertising material. Introduced Adobe Indesign CS3 for advertising editorial and monthly themed promotional layout within a Photoshop rich environment.
- SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER\ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DESIGNER
  
  Beck Custom P.O.P.
  
  2007 - 2010 (3 years)
  
  Creative development of advertising company for a global list of clients for print, point of sale marketing, and web. Managed the transition from Macromedia Freehand to Adobe Illustrator (CS3 Suite) for production workflow and implemented online PDF proofing system.
- ASSISTANT LEAD PRODUCTION DESIGNER
  
  Network Communications INC
  
  2003 - 2007 (4 years)
  
  Production design and assistant manager for pre-press production workflow within various departments. Leading producer with superior quality- proofread checks for an extremely fast pace system. Quark and Adobe CS2 certified.
- CHEMICAL OPERATION SPECIALIST
  
  United States Army Reserve
  
  1995 - 2007 (12 years)
  
  Graduated top of class for M.O.S. (Military Operations Specialty) school. Managed and maintained a squad of 4-12 individuals with specific civilian and military equipment for chemical and biological detection, identification, measurement of present threat and extended direction of contamination. 2003-2007 Firefighter Hazmat Certified (Pennsylvania State Fire Academy)
- PRODUCTION ARTIST \ GRAPHIC DESIGNER
  
  Circuit City Corporate Headquarter
  
  1998 - 2003 (5 years)
  
  Produced weekly advertising collateral for international marketing campaign for a top Fortune 500 corporation. Projects ranged from nationwide campaigns to complete showroom Point-of-Purchase displays. Assigned to a Re-Branding team that introduced initial concepts for the oval logo design change for entire corporation.
Affiliations

Atlanta Indesign Users Group, Atlanta Adobe Users Group,Full Sail Game Development Industry Students and Alumni, Maya Users Group
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