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Freelance Animator / Artist / Assistant Producer

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Creative director with extensive experience as supervisor of art and programming teams. Graphic designer of compelling client branding projects, commercials, and training products for startup companies, fortune 500 companies, and government agencies. Video camera operator for live events, corporate videos, interviews, and short films.

Exceptional skills include:

- UI design, concept creation, and graphic art design of compelling client media
- Team building and motivation for a positive and productive working environment
- Art director or lead artist for multiple projects and mediums
- Photoshop image enhancement, illustration, web design, and flash programming 
- 3D compositing, visual effects (VFX), motion graphics, and digital color correction
- Cinematography and video editing

Software skills:
Lightwave 3D, 3D Studio Max, Blender 3D, Vue 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint. HTML, Actionscript. I am equally proficient and comfortable on Macintosh and Windows operating systems.

Responsibilities:
• Create 3D animated company logos, architectural design and virtual sets.
• Create DVD screen graphics and print media.
• Program Adobe Flash-based presentations and web sites.

Accomplishments:
• Co-writer, actor and assistant producer of television broadcast commercial.
• Designed user interfaces for multiple company web sites.

Responsibilities:
• Operate video cameras for professional events.
• Create motion graphics for videos.
• Create visual effects for short films.
• Edit and color correct videos.

Accomplishments:
• Learned to shoot multiple camera productions in teams and solo with both
professional camera and DSLR setups.
• Created multiple 3D animation clips and motion graphics for client videos and
company branding.
• Learned photography principles to enhance videography skills.
• Shot and edited videos from concept to completion.

Freelance Motion Graphics Artist / Visual Effects Artist / Videographer

Graphic Specialist            1/2006 – 8/2008
Lead Graphic Specialist    8/2008 – Present

Responsibilities:
• Create and adjust graphics in Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft PowerPoint to keep
information current in pilot lectures and computer-based training modules.
• Create ongoing 3D graphics and animation.
• Capture, render, and update video and audio files for inclusion in pilot training
materials with Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Design new Adobe Flash assets and make adjustments to various actionscriptbased
programs delivered from other contracting companies.
• Maintain learning center facility and assist pilots with check-in process with both
computer systems and lecture binders.
• Train and supervise new artists to maintain contract visual design standards.

Accomplishments:
• Redesigned outdated and static electronic brief system into a modern web-based
information repository that is now updated weekly and accessed daily by pilots.
• Standardized lecture template desi

Lead Artist

New Media Coordinator                         9/1999 – 1/2003
New Media Coordinator / Art Director     1/2003 – 12/2005

Responsibilities:
• Design graphics for print, video, interactive sales and training programs,
professionally designed PowerPoint presentations and web sites.
• Create and present concept art to corporate clients for projects.
• Program interactive multimedia materials in Adobe Flash Actionscript and
Macromedia Director Lingo.
• Coordinate with print companies for proofing art and print product orders.

Achievements:
• Took over all duties of Art Director in 2003.
• Supervised freelance teams of up to 3 people when necessary.
• Learned camera operation and lighting setup for both in-house and on-location
video shoots.
• Learned to become team member for setup and operation of live event video
capture and programming.

New Media Coordinator / Art Director

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Casey Cantrell: Freelance Animator / Artist / Assistant Producer in Hanford, CA

Casey Cantrell

California State University-East Bay