SilverWordz.com

Education

Associates Degree for Recording Arts
Full Sail Real World Education
Graduated November 1998

Associates Degree for Digital Media
Full Sail Real World Education
Graduated October 1999
Course Director's Award for
Computer Animation II

Graphic design for print using Adobe InDesign
Photo touchup and manipulation using Adobe Photoshop
Logo creation/touchup and vector graphic creation using Adobe Illustrator
Portable document (PDF) creation and editing using Adobe Acrobat
Proofing and art department workflow management using Xpance
Working HTML and CSS knowledge, website creation using Adobe Dreamweaver
Highly adaptable, loves learning new software and building new skills
Extensive experience working in a highspeed and deadline driven environment with multiple clients

Graphic design for print using Adobe InDesign
Layout, design, and maintenance of advertisements for daily newspaper and all special publications
Design special section covers and in-house materials
File management, backup and troubleshooting
Day to day management of artist's schedules and workflow direction
Monitor progress and ensure ads get to pagination by deadline
Mentor artists on technical and design questions
Basic IT troubleshooting and new user setup within Production/Prepress Department
Interface and mediate directly with advertising sales representatives
Responsible for training new graphic artists

Created and maintained over 2500 character animations utilizing 3D Studio Max
Organized and maintained extensive animation and graphics library used in multiple products
Designed and maintained company websites and software user interfaces
Graphic design and image gallery development on several demos and products
Responsible for the creation and production of numerous product related printed media