CV

As a matte painter, my goal is to work on major professional projects. For a few years I have been with the Pixel Corps in San Francisco on the Digital Matte team, starting out as a junior artist and moving up to team leader, working on digimatte projects in a professional pipeline. Although most of my work is digital, I am a traditionally trained artist. I also teach computer graphics and animation and am Adobe Certified.

MATTE PAINTER
As junior, then senior artist on Pixel Corps Digital Matte team, I have worked on a variety of projects, including The Chocolate Curse, No Safe Place, and the Apollo 11 animation headed by John Knoll. As team leader, I directed artists around the world, scheduling and overseeing effects shots in a trailer for Europa, a science fiction film, and Shark Attack Mess. One of my more recent Pixel Corps shots was a 2D matte painting for Anas Playground. On my own, I have created matte paintings for the independent zombie film Flesh of My Flesh and Im currently painting backgrounds for a potential animated series. My skills include photo-realistic painting, 3D environments, hard surface textures, matchmoving, camera projections, background removal, and compositing.

DIGITAL ILLUSTRATOR and DESIGNER
Since turning from traditional to digital media, I have excelled in creating realistic, dramatic artwork. My subject matter has a wide range, from architectural to technical to portraiture. Photoshop is my primary illustration tool, but I also create and use 3D geometry. In addition to illustration for print, exhibit, and web, I have built and maintained HTML websites and use Flash for animation and interactive content. My skills include photo editing, logo design, web design, ad layout, proofreading, and multi-page document production. Currently, I am freelance.

INSTRUCTOR
I began ten years ago as a college adjunct instructor and now teach for various training centers, including New York-based Netcom and the Bay Area Video Coalition in San Francisco. I also do private training and consulting. I have presented my unique techniques and approaches at the North Bay Adobe Users Group and teach Photoshop classes at the Academy of Art. I am an Adobe Certified Instructor in the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash, and I share my experience on my own illustration blog as well as writing articles and tutorials on various digital imaging websites. I enjoy writing and one of my accomplishments was researching, co-authoring, designing, and doing the layout for a book on exploring Maya ruins.

SOFTWARE
Adobe Photoshop Extended
Corel Painter
Cinema 4D
3DS Max
Adobe AfterEffects
Boujou
Shake
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Flash Professional
Adobe InDesign
Adobe DreamWeaver
Adobe GoLive
Sound Forge

CAREER
Instructor - Art Department
Napa Valley College, Napa CA, jan 2012 - present

• * Taught Photoshop imaging classes

Instructor - Web and New Media Department
Academy of Art University, San Francisco CA, sep 2010 - present
* Taught undergraduate Photoshop digital imaging classes

Instructor - Computer Studies Department
Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa CA, sep 2001 - present
* Taught Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and other graphics classes
* Assisted students with class projects in computer labs

Senior Art Director
Ninetimes Ad Agency, Santa Rosa CA, may 1998 - sep 2009 (now freelance)
* Created digital illustrations for print and web
* Designed, created, and maintained HTML and Flash websites and animations
* Prepared art and documents for four-color printing and press-checked final work
* Designed and produced corporate logos and graphics
* Worked with the creative team to develop advertising concepts
* Interviewed and hired artists and designers
* Translated copy for print and online material into Spanish

Lead Digital Artist and Animator
Interactive Magic (GSE Erudite) Provo UT, nov 1992 - jan 1998
* Designed overall look of game interface and animations for The Great Battles series
* Worked closely with programmers on art/code issues and gameplay improvements
* Art directed other artists on the project
* Shot, edited, and rotoscoped video
* Edited game audio
* Interviewed and hired artists

EDUCATION and INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration Brigham Young University, JUN 1996
Member National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Adobe certified Instructor Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash CS5
Team Leader Digital Matte Team, dvGarages Pixel Corps
Guru Award Winner, Illustration, Photoshop World 2007
Spotlighted Desgner, Layers Magazine, May/June 2008
 
PROJECTS
http://www.funk1ind.com/project.html
http://www.anasplayground.com/
http://mgla.org/summaries/2006_10.html
http://www.fleshofmyflesh.com/

LANGUAGES
Spanish - fluent
German - profficient
Russian - familiarity

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