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EMPLOYMENT:
HARPO STUDIOS, CHICAGO, IL
FEBRUARY 2009 - PRESENT
POSITION: MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
CREATED GRAPHICAL/ANIMATED ELEMENTS FOR SET LOOKS, SHOW INSERTS, AND PROMOS FOR THE "OPRAH WINFREY SHOW", "THE DR. OZ SHOW", AND "THE NATE BERKUS
SHOW". WORKED ON SHOW PACKAGES FOR VARIOUS PILOTS PRODUCED AT HARPO STUDIOS.HOW
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RADAR STUDIOS, CHICAGO, IL
MARCH 2011
POSITION: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WORKED ON TV SPOTS FOR SAMSUNG AND ARMOUR. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED 2D/3D ANIMATION AND COMPOSITING
 
SAROFSKY CORP, CHICAGO, IL
FEBRUARY 2009 - AUGUST 2009, MARCH 2010
POSITION: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WORKED ON SEVERAL PROJECTS SUCH AS TITLE SEQUENCE FOR "BATMAN/SUPERMAN:PUBLIC ENEMIES", TV SPOTS FOR GM AND ALDI, AND GRAPHICS FOR THE TV SHOW
"COMMUNITY"
 
PROTOKULTURE, CHICAGO, IL
FEBRUARY 2009
POSITION: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
CREATED MOTION TESTS/3D ANIMATED TRANSITIONS FOR WAHL TV SPOT.
 
VITAMIN, CHICAGO, IL
DECEMBER 2008
POSITION: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
ANIMATED TWO 60 SECOND SPOTS FOR MARLBORO. WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR TIMING, 2D COMPOSITING, AND CAMERA MOVEMENT. WORKED WITH THE TWO IN-HOUSE
DESIGNERS; ONE CREATING THE 3D ELEMENTS AND THE OTHER BUILDING SECONDARY 2D ANIMATIONS.
 
OPTIMUS, CHICAGO, IL
NOVEMBER 2008, JANUARY 2009, OCTIBER 2009, JULY 2010VVEMBER
POSITION: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
DESIGNED STORYBOARDS/STYLE FRAMES FOT A 30 SEC "SEARS" WINTER TV SPOT. ANIMATED 2 MINUTE VIDEO FOR "INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS"SIGN
 
RED CAR, CHICAGO, IL
NOVEMBER 2008, MARCH 2009, SEPTEMBER 2009
POSITION: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
DESIGNED GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS FOR A MILLER LIGHT TV SPOT, CREATED STYLE FRAMES FOR A BLUE CHIP COMMERCIAL, AND ART DIRECTED/ANIMATED TWO 30 SECOND SPOTS
FOR ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL.
 
MODE, CHICAGO, IL
OCTOBER 2008, JUNE 2009
POSITION: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WORKED ON SEVERAL PROJECTS INCLUDING A TRAILER FOR AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER GAME AND A WEB MUSIC VIDEO FOR NIKE
 
EATDRINK MEDIA, CHICAGO, IL
SEPTEMBER 2008
POSITION: FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WORKED ON A TITLE SEQUENCE FOR THE PBS SPECIAL "LATIN MUSIC USA". ANIMATION WAS BASED ON STORYBOARDS CREATED BY THEIR IN-HOUSE DESIGNERS.
 
CURRENT TV, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
JULY 2006 - AUGUST 2008
POSITION: FULL-TIME MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
WAS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF CURRENT TV'S AWARD-WINNING DESIGN TEAM, CREATING ANIMATIONS AND GRAPHICS FOR THEIR ON-AIR PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING PROMOS,
SHOW OPENS, AND OTHER SHOW GRAPHIC ELEMENTS.
 
VIDEO-PROPULSION, INC., ROCHESTER, NY
JANUARY 2005 - JULY 2006
POSITION: FULL-TIME MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER
CREATING ANIMATIONS FOR LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL TV SPOTS. WORKED MAINLY IN AFTER EFFECTS AND CINEMA4D, BUT ALSO EDITED PIECES WITH FINAL CUT PRO.
 
RIT GRAPHIC DESIGNER/GRADUATE TEACHER ASSISTANT, ROCHESTER, NY
DECEMBER 2004 - JANUARY 2006
TAUGHT A DIGITAL VIDEO LAB COURSE TO RIT NEW MEDIA STUDENTS. WORKED WITH FINAL CUT PRO. CREATED WEBSITES, POSTERS, BROCHURES, INVITATIONS, AND OTHER
PRINT WORK FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND CAMPUS EVENTS.
 
EDUCATION:
ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROCHESTER, NY
MAJOR: COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN
DEGREE: MASTER OF FINE ARTS
 
MAJOR: NEW MEDIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
 
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
2D/3D ANIMATION, AFTER EFFECTS, CINEMA 4D, ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, FINAL CUT PRO, FLASH, ACTIONSCRIPT, DREAMWEAVER, XML, HTML, INDESIGN