Experience                                               Click here to print resume

Freelance Computer Graphics:     1993 - present

Produced a variety of items including magazine covers, posters, video boxes, CD covers, brochures, flyers, web pages, 3d animations for video & interactive CDs, 3d technical drawings, magazine spreads, t-shirts, software packaging, business cards, menus, signs, displays, etc. Communicated & worked with clients locally & across the country via fax, phone & Fed-X.

Computer Animator:     1998 - present

Rhonda Graphics, Phoenix, AZ

Called in to do freelance work when nessesary to help out on strict deadlines. Helped create broadcast animation spots for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns Won a Rocky Mountain Emmy Award for work on the Diamondbacks open for the inaugural season. Create and animate exclusively with Alias/Wavefront MAYA software.

Computer Artist/Animator:     1991 - 1992

Rainbow Studios,  Phoenix, AZ

Produced 3d computer animations using Alias Power Animator software on Silicon Graphics Computers. Created a 3d animation demonstrating a new washing machine from Sharp airing on Japanese television.

Pre-press Graphic Artist:        1990 - 1991

Digicolor Corp,  Phoenix, AZ

Designed & formatted 4 color print projects for final film output. Scanned, color corrected & re-touched photos. Operated postscript rip, imagesetter and film developer.

Computer Artist:                       1989 - 1990

Sharedata Corp,  Phoenix, AZ

Responsible for creating computer graphic elements for Nintendo & DOS computer games. Designed interfaces and backgrounds limited to only 16 or 32 colors. Created & animated characters using 2d cell animation.

Education

Al Collins Graphic Design School        1988         Associate Of Arts Degree Colorado Institute of Art                        1984         Studied Communication Arts

Skills
3d Computer Graphics:
Modeling (nurbs, polygonal,subdivision surf.) Texturing (image & procedural mapping.)	Lighting (scene description, photorealism) Animation (Keyframing, IK, procedural)
Web Page Design:
Interactive interface design Javascript programming	HTML coding Efficient web graphics & content
Electronic Pre-press/Desktop Publishing:
Photo re-touching & manipulation Film & ink density checking Color correcting (CMYK) Pixels per inch & line screen resolutions	4 color process separations Transparent & reflective scanning Trapping & bleeds High resolution file manipulation (200mb+)
Software:  MAC	PC
Photoshop thru ver. 5.5 Quark XPress thru ver. 4.0 Fractal Painter 5.5 Strata Studio Pro 2.0 Illustrator 7.0 Pagemill 2.0 DeBabalizer Specular Collage/TextureScape Most Mac utilities & accessories Troubleshooting & fixing Mac OS problems	3DStudio Max 3Dstudio thru ver. 4.0 Lightwave 5.5 Rhino 3D 1.0 Microsoft Word 7.0 Microsoft Front Page 98 Macromedia Dreamweaver 2.0 GIF Animator 1.5 Fractal Painter 5.0 Windows 98 & NT 4.0
SGI
Alias Animator/Power Animator 6.0 IRIX 5.3

Freelance Projects

NFL Properties, Inc.:

NFL/Miller Lite team posters 1994, 1995, & 1996 seasons Illustration for 2 page spread in Super Bowl XXX Program Guide 3d Photorealistic helmets for all 30 teams for use in NFL team guides 3d helmet illustrations for 6 NFL World Football League Posters Cover illustrations for NFL Prime Time brochures 1993, 1994 & 1995 seasons 2 Cover illustrations for NFL Touchdown Magazine

Fox Broadcasting Co.:

NFL on Fox Commemorative posters for 1994, 1995, 1996, & 1997 seasons NFL on Fox Superbowl XXXI poster 1997

Pennwell Publishing Co.:

Cover illustrations for 4 Color Publishing magazines Cover illustrations for 3 Networking Management magazines Cover illustrations for 4 Computer Design magazines Cover illustrations for 2 Solid State Technology magazines Cover illustrations for 2 Laser Focus World magazines Special Report cover illustrations for several Lightwave magazines Reviews on 3 graphics software packages for Computer Graphics Magazine

Misc. Client Work:

Logo animations for several local businesses for video advertising spots Cover illustration for Harvard Graphics Software box 6 video box designs for Dead Alive Productions Several CD and tape cover designs for local Arizona artists

Other Computer Illustration/Animation Clients Include:

Motorola Pro Kote    America West Airlines Phoenix Boys & Girls Club    Programmers Warehouse     Resolutions Skin Care Family Internet Point Hilton Resorts Kardex

Brown & Brown Nissan Forever Living Products Bike Pro USA Sun Pontiac UPCO U.S. Elevator Little Dealer - Little Prices    Casey & Co. Cubic Corp.

Covey Lincoln-Mercury Cable America Offenberger & White Kodak Luby Chevrolet Pinnacle Promotions Larry John Wright Kool