Email: davejab@brassseal.com
Phone: =
(616)
634-6511
O=
bjective
To break ou= t of freelance artwork and get a permanent position that showcases my illustrati= on and animation skills.
· Bachelor Degree in Digital Animation and Game Design.
· Associate Degree in Graphic Design.
· Two years professional experience and eight years of freelance experience creating tradition and digital artwork.
· Strong team player with proven leadership sk= ills.
· Enthusiastic, creative, well organized, self-motivated, and conscientious.
· Strong design, concept, storyboarding, animation, and writing skills gained from work on web animations and educational computer games.
· Basic knowledge of Flash Actionscript 2.0.
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Substantial amount of experience creating Fl=
ash
animations for the Internet for Mark Kistler’s
Computer Sk=
ills
Fully
conversant in Adobe Flash, Photoshop, Microsoft Office including Word, and
PowerPoint. Semi-conversant w=
ith
Adobe Indesign, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, and Visio.
Education
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of Science degree in Digital Animation and Gaming.
&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Mid Michigan Community College (Fall 2001 - Winter 2003) &= nbsp;
&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Associates of Art degree in Graphic Design.
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Freelance Artist (2001-Prese=
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&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Projects range from designing corporate identities for local businesses, to creating logos and mailers for community based groups. In 2004 and 2005, ran a caricature booth, as well as designed t-shirts, comics, and cards for individuals. Current focuses are on Flash anima= tion, digital coloring, conceptual art and promoting “The Brass Seal,”= ; a Web-based animation featuring characters and stories of my own design.
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&= nbsp; Lead artist for an educational video game geared at teaching college bound stude= nts the process of applying for college, successfully completing college, and learning the layout of the school grounds.= Also placed in charge of creating the artistic style, feel, and backgrounds for the game, as well as all character designs and animations.<= /p>
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Kistler’s Online Drawing School (2007 - Present) &=
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Creating a variety of projects for = Mark Kistler of “Mark Kistler’s Imagination Station” fame on P= BS. Most projects are for his on-line drawing school and include transferring h= is 2D paper drawings into vector flash art. Also creating flash animations bas= ed on his characters for both the online drawing school, and his Web site.
&= nbsp; Kendal College’s Continuing Studies (2006 - 2007) = <= o:p>
Lead instructor for a two-week class teaching 13-17 year olds how to create simple video games from concept to completion using Adobe Flash. Classes involve teaching Flash within a very short time frame to teenagers who often have no experience with the program.
&= nbsp; &nbs= p; In charge of character concept art and storyboarding for an educational animat= ion and computer game that teaches children the required knowledge for the Mich= igan MEAP test in a fun and entertaining fashion. Wrote the majority of the script a= nd did all of the 2D animation for both projects.= The animation and game, “Kid Justice Conquers Chaos” are currently seen by 10,000+ children a year.
Recogniti= on
“Kid J= ustice Conquers Chaos” won the 2006 Quest for Excellence Institutional Award from the Michigan Museums Association.
References<= o:p>
Mark =
Kistler
&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Artist, Creator of Mark Kistlers Online Drawing Academy
&= nbsp; &nbs= p; 713-315-0808
worlddraw@earthlink.net
Adam =
Withers
and Comfort Love
&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Instructors for Kendal’s Continuing Studies program
616-531-9023
Kid Justice Project Lead
&= nbsp; &nbs= p; 310-613-6333
brianc@banimated.com
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