Career Objectives:
Seeking a position that will utilize my strong
educational and personal experience in the field of Digital Media to help
create, develop and enhance my skills in order to make a product that is not
only entertaining, but respectable for the company that it is meant to
represent.
Status: Desperately seeking to relocate for immediate hire!
Born November 16, 1982
in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Citizen with Canadian passport. Legal U.S. Landed Immigrant with Resident Alien Number/Work Permit and Green Card.
Employment:
*October 2008 - Current: The Valley Voice. Production Manager and head of Graphic Design for the bi-monthly newspaper of Wears Valley, Tennessee, established in 2007.
*May 2007 to December 2007: Blackbear Jamboree - Part time/Seasonal: Creative Design assistant. In charge of design and layout of ads, brochures, and most printed material and advertising of the Fee/Hedrick Family Entertainment Group including; Blackbear Jamboree, Magic Beyond Belief, The Miracle Theater, Comedy Barn, and Country Legends Grill.
*July 2007 to December 2007: Westgate Resorts/I Love the Smokies Magazine - Fulltime graphic design. Responsibilities include contacting customers through phone and email, creation and approval of ads and articles as a single team in contact with fellow co-workers in Orlando, Florida.
Education:
* East Tennessee State University - Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.A.(Fall 2001 - Spring 2006). Bachelor of Science in Technology Degree in Digital Media - specializing in character modeling and 3D animation.
* St. Clair College of Applied Arts and
Technology - Windsor, Ontario, Canada. (Fall 2000 - Winter 2000). Majoring in 2D drawing of live human models, life drawing of landscapes and still life, and Japanese language.
* Gatlinburg-Pittman High School - Gatlinburg, Tennessee, U.S.A - Graduated May 2000.
Special Qualifications:
* Computer Platform - Mac and PC. Able to switch between the two seamlessly.
* Alias Maya - Talented in creation of both high and low res models using polygons (with a basic understanding of NURBs), UV mapping and texturing, and simple rigging. Minor experience using the graph editor, lighting and rendering, basic capabilities with lip sync, key frames and pose to pose animation, and MEL scripting.
* Major Adobe Suite Products(Advanced levels of: Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign, Premiere, GoLive, Excel)
*Proficient in the use of Wacom/Drawing Tablets for creation of highly detailed drawings, character skins, and 3D models.
* Most Major Word Processors
* Fluent in English, both written and verbal French as well as a basic understanding of written and verbal Japanese.
* Experience in voice acting as part of animation.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to work both independently and as a team member.
* Sets goals, completes on deadline and comes through in tough situations.
* Constant eye for details and the "little things" that matter.
* Willing to relocate worldwide!
* Strong love of video games of both classic, next-gen console/handheld and PC.
Awards
* 2006: Winner of the East Tennessee State University "Outstanding Student Prize for Character Modeling"
* 2005: Winner of the East Tennessee State University "Outstanding Student Prize for Character Modeling"
Activities:
* Artist of RIPtheSYSTEM.
An original online comic loosely based on the Megaman video games by Capcom, due to work schedules and conflicts it is currently on hiatus.
* Reading (Fantasy is a plus!)
* Writing short stories
* Lover of movies; SciFi and Fantasy
* Drawing and sketching
* Rollerblading
* Archery
* Video games (Favourite genres include first person shooters, RPGs, Action/Adventure), DanceDanceRevolution and Tabletop Roleplay Game participant.
* Former member of The Gaming Society at ETSU, a university based club dedicated to board, card, and tabletop role-playing games.
