Developer Software

Kevin Burke

Digital Designer/Developer

*** *. ********* *****. #***, Austin, TX 78704

phone: 504-***-****

e-mail: *****@*******************.***

portfolio: www.kevinburkeportfolio.com

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES

Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,

Premiere Pro, Encore, Acrobat, Autodesk Maya, Swift 3D, Cinema 4D,

Blender, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Keynote, Google SketchUp,

Digidesign Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Propellerheads Reason, DVD Studio Pro,

Microsoft Office, Flash/Flex Builder

WEB TECHNOLOGIES

Actionscript 2 & 3, Papervision3D, CSS, HTML 4 & 5, XML, Javascript, jQuery

EXPERIENCE

Digital Designer/Developer, June 2010-September 2010

GSD&M (Austin, TX)

Tasks included:

. Development of Flash & Rich Media banner ads using Actionscript 2 & 3.

Building Flash movies using assets and comps from Art Directors.

Recreating raster images as photorealistic vector images in

Illustrator. Integration of Atlas, PointRoll, and EyeWonder click

tags. Conception of dynamic and interactive functionalities for Rich

Media banners. Utilizing Flash effects, external tween engine

libraries, easing formulas, and the Flash Motion Editor for realistic

motion.

. 3D modeling & animation with Maya & Cinema 4D. Animations included

logo spins for BMW as well as prototype 3D model rendering.

. Creation of motion graphics with After Effects. Compositing 3D imagery

and alpha channels with desired setting. Animation of proposed Flash

banners for Ace Hardware campaign pitch.

. Retouching of video & still images. Seamless removal of unwanted

elements from John Deere handheld camera video. Optimization of images

in Photoshop to meet file size limits.

. Building User Interface elements in Photoshop and Illustrator.

Conception of button states and mouse-hover animations.

Clients included: BMW, Hallmark, ACE Hardware, John Deere, US Air Force,

Norwegian Cruise Line, L.L. Bean

Digital Designer / Developer, Feb. 2010-June 2010

Teshler Creative (Austin, TX)

Tasks included:

. Flash & static banner ads. Development of banner ads for AMD with

Actionscript 3. Building Flash movies with assets from Photoshop and

Illustrator.

. Creating motion graphics with After Effects. Animating and masking 3D

elements for use in Flash. Compositing 3D models and alpha channels

rendered with Cinema 4D.

. Designing User Interface & web site mock-ups with Photoshop and

Illustrator for Freescale Semiconductors video.

. Animating slides, 3D elements, and transitions for Powerpoint and

Keynote marketing presentations.

. Scoring Freescale B2B videos with Ableton Live & Soundtrack Pro.

. Microsoft Word and InDesign Template design for AMD. Creating master

page designs for easier visual communication and storyboarding.

Clients included: AMD, Freescale

Technical Trainer, January 2008-March 2009

American Graphics Institute (New York City, NY)

Tasks included:

. Training professional designers in the Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut

Pro, HTML, & CSS.

. Developing lesson plans with course materials and online tutorials for

students' skill level.

. Redefining lesson plan based upon student feedback and company needs.

. Using company-specific materials to clarify subject matter. Examples

include designing a toy catalog with InDesign for Toys 'R' Us

. Troubleshooting software problems and bugs in PC & Mac environments.

Installing software and course materials on various machines.

. Fielding in-depth and job-related software questions. Topics varied

from retail and fashion industries to developers and digital artists.

Clients included: Toys 'R' Us, Ecko, MTA

Multimedia Designer / Developer, January 2000-Present

Freelance (New Orleans, LA - San Francisco, CA - Paris, France)

Tasks include:

. Designing print materials & preparing prepress for music group,

Nomadic Sun. Print materials included posters, T-shirts, stickers, and

handbills. Setting color libraries and profiles for printing press.

. Flash and HTML/CSS web sites development and design for many small

businesses. Redesigning raster logos as vector. Enabling content

customization with content management systems and XML.

. Developing educational Flash game for Stanford University's Latin

American studies program. Banner ads and Flash animation for self-

promotion.

. E-commerce integration for Nomadic Sun music site. Site accepts PayPal

and major credit cards while keeping inventory via a Javascript

library.

. Video editing for Hoffman Miller Advertising agency and individual

"one-off" projects using Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere.

. 3D modeling of a flying pig with Maya for commercials broadcast during

Saints postseason. Sketching and designing character. Rigging and

animating pig's movements. Rendering for photo-realism with mental

ray.

. 2D animation with Flash for Gulf Coast Bank & Trust commercial.

Rigging 2D character with bones and animating by Disney's animation

principles.

. Comping Graphical User Interface design solutions for Microsoft and

Ableton Live. Projects involved testing application header graphics

and button states for application functionality.

. Search Engine Optimization for various web clients. Utilizing image

tags, meta-data, and search engine submission for better search

performance. Deep-linking Flash portfolio site.

. Branding and designing logos. Vectorizing raster logos. Modernizing

older logos. Identifying color palettes for company usage.

. Photography & retouching for individual and corporate clients.

Corporate events included silent fundraiser auctions and reshooting

photography for use in the Holiday Inn's brochures. Individual events

included wedding and baby portraits, travel photography, and

experimental photography for musicians (lighting, exposure, and

Photoshop treatment effects).

. Composing soundtracks and commercial jingles for web coupon site and

Parish National Bank's (now Whitney Bank) radio spots. Performing

instrumentation with guitar and keyboards. Recording, mixing, and

exporting audio with Pro-Tools, FL Studio, and Ableton Live.

Clients include: Microsoft, Stanford University, Holiday Inn, Gulf Coast

Bank & Trust, St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce

EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS

Papervision3D, Rich Media Institute, New York, NY, 2008

Advanced Photoshop, Graphic Arts Institute, San Francisco, CA, 2004

Bachelor of the Arts, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana

State University 2000

ASSOCIATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, & AWARDS

Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop & Flash

Member, AIGA

Member, SIGGRAPH - Austin Chapter

Featured Site of the Month, Electric Rain, December 2005

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