michael leblanc
Long Beach, CA **814
951-***-**** cell
www.michaeljleblanc.com
experience
set designer
2009
Scotty Storey & Associates
Venice, CA
Designed television set concepts for new game show and reality show
pitches, presented to ABC and NBC.
exhibit designer / modeler
2007 - 2008
Premier Displays & Exhibits
Cypress, California
Designed custom exhibit designs for a wide variety of clients, including
the television and movie industry, gaming companies, shoe manufacturers,
clothing corporations, crystal manufacturers and real estate development to
name a few. Responsible for various levels of designing, modeling,
texturing, lighting, rendering, and final presentation layouts.
Clients Include:
Discovery Network
Disney
Electronic Arts
NBC
New Line Cinema
Skechers
exhibit designer / modeler
2005 - 2007
Czarnowski Exhibit Services
Santa Ana, California
Designed custom and modular designs for trade show exhibits, marketing
centers, and lobby displays.
Organized design department workflow, to meet deadlines, and budget
restraints, while maintaining quality of design.
Clients Include:
Boeing
Brembo
HKS
Nintendo
Odwalla
Yokohama
exhibit designer / detailer
2003 - 2004
Imagecraft Exhibits
Dallas, Texas
Designed and engineered custom trade show exhibits, lobby displays, and
permanent museum installations.
exhibit designer
1998 - 2003
Omnigroup, Inc.
Houston, Texas
Responsible for the concept development and design for the production of
trade show exhibits and interior environments, from initial client meeting
to final presentations.
Clients Include:
Continental
Dupont
Shell
designer / detailer
1996 - 1998
Environment, Ltd.
Houston, Texas
Designed and detailed high-end custom furniture and millwork for Architects
and Interior Designers.
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designer / detailer
1991 - 1996
C.T. Executive
Houston, Texas
Designed and detailed high-end custom furniture and millwork for Architects
and Interior Designers.
Clients Include:
Cantoni
Roche-Bobois
sales director
1988 - 1991
The Pace Collection
Houston, Texas
Assisted Architects and Interior Designers in the selection of high-end
residential and commercial furniture.
Maintained showroom display.
sales director
1985 - 1988
Grace Designs
Dallas, Texas
Advised Interior Designers and private collectors with internationally
prominent and artist designed furniture.
Executed national touring exhibition of "Memphis-Milano" including The
Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York.
interior designer
1983 - 1985
Perez Architects
New Orleans, Louisiana
interior designer
1982 - 1983
CHC Design Group
Lafayette, Louisiana
interior designer
1980 - 1982
Alan Garry Associates
New York, New York
education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Architecture, 1980
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Texture Mapping 1, 2008
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
Hollywood, California
awards
Best in Show - WSA 2008 Skechers
First Place 2001 - Trade Show Display Larger then 10' X 20'
American Marketing Association
Certificate of Excellence 2002 - Trade Show Display Larger than 10' X 20'
American Marketing Association
software expertise
AutoCad
Flash
FormZ
Illustrator
Maya
Photoshop