Resume

Objective:

A position in 3D/2D character design or animation, graphic design, or web design.

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Digital Arts and Sciences, December 2005
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
GPA - 3.45/4.00

International Baccalaureate Diploma, May 2001
Palm Harbor University High School, Palm Harbor, FL
GPA - 4.08/4.00 weighted

Relevant Coursework:

Creative:

• Intro to Computer Aided Modeling and Animation
  -Learned principles of polygonal, NURBS, and subdivision surface modeling
  -Used Maya to explore model building, lighting, and texturing
  -Modeled simple objects in polygons, and a tree frog in NURBS
  
  
• Digital Montage
  -Collaborated with peers on montages and website design.
  -Created projects using Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash, and HTML
  
  
• Digital Art and Animation
  -Collaborated on animation projects with peers using Flash
  -Created projects using Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop
  -Animated with inverse kinematics, forward kinematics, and soft/rigid body dynamics
  
  
• Drawing Movement and Motion
  -Learned principles of creating movement on 2D plane
  -Created several studies of objects in motion
  
  
• Drawing Form and Space
  -Learned shading techniques, perspective
  -Use of line thickness and darkness to convey three dimensions
  -Created a sketchbook with minimum of 80 drawings for the semester
  
  
• Visual Literacy in Black and White Photography
  -Learned principles of good composition and contrast balance
  -Developed my own negatives and prints using dark room equipment
  
  

Engineering:

• Programming Language Concepts
  -Wrote several programs in new languages
  -Gained experience in Perl, LISP, XML and C++
  -Scanned, tokenized, parsed, and regenerated imaginary source code into another language
  
  
• Systems Simulation
  -Utilized principles of system modeling like Finite State Machines and Petri Nets
  -Programmed visualizations of these model types using Processing
  
  
• Database Systems
  -Learned principles of database creation and execution
  -Learned how to manupulate SQL commands through Oracle
  -Used JDBC to access a database through a java program
  -Programmed a database which reads emails from a file, captures emails that contain certain words or were sent from/to certain people
  
  
• Computer Organization
  -Learned basic assembly language
  -Learned about computer's basis in logic and logic gates
  
  
• Technical Writing
  -Learned conciseness and efficiency in expressing ideas
  -Wrote resumes, formal propsals, instruction sets, and formal reports
  
  

Skills:

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Adobe Illustrator CS2 MetaCreations Painter Macromedia Flash Adobe Premiere Maya Dreamweaver Digital photography HTML XML/XSL

CSS OpenGL (some) Java LISP OpenGL PHP SQL/Oracle(some) Perl C++ (some) JavaScript(some)

Work Experience:

• Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) -Website Graphic Prof (Feb 2006 -present)
  -Illustrate medical terms for tutorial courseware using Photoshop CS2
  -Use in-house software to upload course images and edit lesson content
  -Create learning tools using Flash MX 2004 and Actionscript
  -Address revisions for graphics and other projects during the development process
  -Communicate with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) during development process for content validation
  
  
• Commission Artist (2001-present)
  -Advertise design opportunities online through Ebay and personal web space
  -Negotiate artwork details with clients through email
  -Utilize Photoshop, Painter, Copic markers, pens, colored pencils, Epson printer and scanner to client specifications
  -Manage financial transfers from clients through money order and Paypal
  -Assess client satisfaction of the design process through email and progress scans
  -Assure safe delivery of artwork through proper packaging
  
  
• Webmaster (1999-present) - Bellsandy.com
  -Maintain and update my personal website with HTML, CSS, and notepad monthly
  -Redesign aspects of my site that lack functionality or ease of use
  -Address questions or suggestions by online visitors regarding my website through email
  
  
• Medical Billing Assistant (2000-2001)
  -Filed billing reports
  -Searched for patient information provided to expedite communication with insurance companies
  -Transferred patient billing information into the computer system
  
  
• Doctor's Office Receptionist (1999)
  -Pulled patient files and filed paperwork already handled
  -Answered phone calls and made appointments
  -Called patients to confirm appointments
  
  

Volunteer Experience:

• Miss Tampa Scholarship Pageant (2005-2006)
  -Discussed goals of the volunteer work with a Miss Tampa board member
  -Designed and created several flyers for the pageant for the Tampa Bay area
  
  
• St. Vincent DePaul Thrift Store (2000)
  -Priced various articles of clothing and other donated items
  -Placed items on their respective shelves or racks
  -Organized items that were disarranged or in the wrong location
  
  
• Sunset Pointe Animal Hospital (1999-2000)
  -Performed general receptionist duties: made appointments, put away patient files
  -Cleaned the dogs kennels daily
  -Fed and walked the canine clientele being boarded daily