RUEDY W. LEEMAN

**** *. ****** ********* **. ~ New Albany, OH 43054 ~ 614-***-**** ~

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Creative Services Manager

Dedicated, quality-focused professional

experienced at managing

projects, developing business technology

communication, marketing and

media production solutions to maximize

efficiency and profitability.

Excellent skills in developing, motivating,

training and coaching

employees in a team environment. Analytical

and logical thinker with

enhanced understanding by seeing the "big"

picture with empathy and

high conceptualization.

CORE COMPETENCIES

. Presentation Skills . Team Leader

and Mentor

. Problem Solving . Marketing

Services, Internal/External

. Results Oriented . Consensus

Communicator

COMPUTER SKILLS

Adobe: CS3 Design Premium, Photoshop,

Illustrator, Flash,

Dreamweaver, InDesign, Acrobat

Apple: Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro,

Soundtrack Pro,

Compressor, Quicktime Pro, Quicktime VR

3D Animation: MAYA Unlimited, 3D Studio

Max, MAXON

CINEMA 4D

Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint,

Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor/Department of Media Arts

Central Ohio Technical College, Newark, Ohio; 2008 - present

Technical education & training in partnership with The Ohio State

University.

. Create curriculum and teach four classes in the Digital Media Design

program; 3D Digital Design and Animation I & II and Digital

Photography I & II.

. Directly work with the Department Chair.

Consultant/Director

AVI Consulting, LLC, New Albany, Ohio; 2006 - present

Project Management, digital design, development, and production.

. Managed and produced a media production for the EPA 2007 Clean Water

Summit at the University of Cincinnati.

. Lectured at the Butler Institute, Beecher Auditorium for digital design

students for the Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Youngstown State

University, Department of Art.

Project Manager/Creative Director, Technology Services Group

West Virginia High Technology Foundation, Wheeling, West Virginia; 2004 -

2006

Vibrant national technology organization driven by knowledge, excellence

and innovation, functioning as an engine of economic change for

growing a statewide and regional high technology business sector.

. Handled all project management responsibilities; staff hiring,

mentoring, budgeting, negotiating, goals creation, project tracking,

production meetings, and communication with all stakeholders.

. Produced company specific video presentations for Aerospace/Defense

companies attending the Farnborough, UK Aerospace and Defense show.

. Researched and developed technology base solutions while producing

historical museum content for the Grafton, West Virginia, B&O Railroad

Heritage Center Museum's high definition video kiosks.

. Managed a $4M multiyear, multi-project production team for the EPA,

Dept. of Commerce and the SBA.

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Project Manager/Creative Director

National Technology Transfer Center, Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling,

West Virginia; 2001 - 2004

Links U.S. industry with federal labs and universities that have the

technologies, facilities, and researchers which industry needs to

capitalize

on product development opportunities.

. Developed staff, conducted meetings, budgeted expenses, planned

resource allocation, wrote and analyzed goals and communicated with all

clients and stakeholders.

. Designed, developed and produced technology based visualizations of

clients' innovations and inventions. Marketed the team's creative

abilities to internal and external clients.

. Enabled clients' to attain venture capital funding for patents by

illustrating technology through 3D visualization.

. Coordinated with internal departments to develop project goals, regular

project reviews, and individual/team accountability, resulting in

meeting and surpassing client expectations.

. Developed and administered RFPs, hired external technical, creative and

history-focused experts.

Creative Director/Owner

Alpine View Images, LLC, New Albany, Ohio; 1998 - 2001

Produces 3D animation and visualization for corporate media and law firms

in the central Ohio area.

. Provided creative direction and project management which included art

direction, 3D animation, client bids and contact, direct freelance

artists, production scheduling, mentoring, cost analysis, and

marketing.

. Lead the production of animations and visualizations for law firms and

corporate clients.

. Managed and directed the team of technology professionals, client

contact with law firms and insurance agencies. Produced and

administered the yearly budgets.

. Administered accounts and business development; expanding services to

central Ohio client base.

. Developed a 3D visualization of the Columbus airport's long-term

strategic development plan, enabling the airport authority to make pre-

visualized and cost effect decisions.

. Created 3D animation and still imagery for corporate advertising, art

organizations and broadcast productions.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

Master of Art Education in Computer Graphics

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Thesis title: Design and Curriculum Considerations

For a Computer Graphics Program in the Arts

Academic Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Bachelor of Fine Art in Photography

California College of the Arts, Oakland, California

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics

The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Project Management Professional Certification

Training course Thomson NETg, Scottsdale, Arizona

Fundamentals of Project Management

The Federal Market Group, Washington D.C.

Leadership Team Building Corporate Training

Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008 to 2009 Department of Media Arts, Central Ohio Technical College,

Newark, Ohio

Adjunct Professor Create curriculum and teach four classes in the

Digital Media Design program.

DMD-3844 3-D Design and Animation I, introduction to the construction of

three-dimensional models and environments with animated

movement through the environments.

DMD-3841 3-D Design and Animation II, expands on advanced rendering

techniques such as radiosity and advanced animation,

including inverse kinematics and bones.

DMD-3822 Digital Photograph I, pre-visualization, composition, image

capture, simple digital editing of the image and final

digital output.

DMD-3825 Digital Photograph II, continues the exploration of Digital

Photography I, expanding into uses of digital

software tools to manipulate the image.

DMD-3839 Web Design & Develop I, This course is an introduction to Web

site design and development. The student will

be introduced to XHTML and the use of scripting languages.

DMD-3852 Motion Graphics, This course will focus on advanced projects in

video compositing and motion graphics. Building on non-linear editing, the

course explores compositing computer graphics and live video, special

effects, design of titles and animated graphics.

Spring 2010 Division of Media Studies, Columbus College of Art and

Design, Columbus, Ohio

Adjunct Professor

MS-2312 Video I, capture and editing with Final Cut Pro, screening and

discussions of acclaimed movies and students movies. Use of

video equipment and the language of video.

Summer 2001

DMS-250 3D Animation using MAYA, modeling, color, lighting & animation.

1993 to 1998 Advanced Computing Center for the Arts & Design, The Ohio

State University, Columbus, Ohio

Adjunct Professor Instructed graduate students in computer graphics

and animation courses from the departments of Industrial

Design, Art, Art Education, Dance and Computer Science.

ID 752 Graduate course, 3-D Computer Animation for Artists and

Designers, The Complete Production Process.

ID 751 Graduate course, 3-D Computer Applications for Artists and

Designers, Surface Attributes, Rendering, Post-

processing & Recording.

ID750 Graduate course, 3-D Computer Modeling Application for Artists

and Designers, Data generation and modeling.

"Mr. Leeman quickly defined and grew this

vague initiative into a $4M program to the delight of our customers...by

using his excellent project management skills; establishing strong

stakeholder rapport and identifying, developing and nurturing resources

which he cost effectively applied to exceed the

customer's expectations."

Chief Information Officer

Wheeling Hospital

"Ruedy was the creative driver behind some very interesting projects at

both the WVHTC Foundation and NTTC. He managed resources and projects

effectively...able to communicate and collaborate with development

teams...mentored information architects, designers and creative staff while

meeting and exceeding customer expectations."

VP, GTSG

WVHTC Foundation

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