Technician Graphic Designer

Location:

Brisbane, CA

Posted:

October 08, 2012

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Christopher Tichenor

Compositor and Graphic Designer

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Christopher Tichenor

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Brisbane, CA 94005

408-***-****

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Highlights

Strong proficiency in Nuke, Maya, and Cinema 4D for a fast compositing and motion graphics workflow

Applied strong creative and technical abilities in conjunction to automate processes and enhance efficiency

Used strong writing, troubleshooting and research skills to further the abilities and resources of others

Highly adaptable to new technologies and methodologies, proficient on UNIX, Windows, and Mac platforms

Technical

Applications

Nuke, After Effects, Maya, Cinema 4D, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, PFTrack, Renderman, ZBrush

Languages

Java, C, C++, Objective-C, Lua, XHTML, CSS, ActionScript, ECMAScript (JavaScript), Python, MEL, PHP, Perl, AppleScript

Student Work

New Arcade; Short Film 2011

Planned, directed and acted in 15 second short film. Designed, modeled, shaded and rendered assets. Tracked motion data and composited to place 3D assets in scene under severe time constraints.

Musical Pixels; Animated Music Video

2011

Led motion capture team in use of Vicon Blade to clean and transfer motion data to Motionbuilder, then Maya. Built scripts to improve workflow. Created a test animation rig to visualize motion data. Designed and rigged visual effects simulation in Maya.

Employment

Mac Genius, Apple Computer

; San Francisco, CA 12/03 to 1/07

Assisted customers in troubleshooting and resolving issues with Macintosh platform software and hardware. Tutored customers in design, video editing, and business applications. Wrote instructions on implementing various processes and procedures.

Consultant, MonsterFrag; San Jose, CA 6/03 to 8/05

Wrote business proposals for corporate sponsorship. Planned and created designs for company website.

Graphic Designer, Cannonball Graphics; San Jose, CA 4/99 to 10/03

Designed and output large-format trade show graphics for enterprise-level clients. Applied scripting knowledge to make workflow more efficient in various departments. Designed and implemented office network and phone system.

Computer Technician/Instructor, Collins College; Tempe, AZ 7/98 to 2/99

Assisted students with the use of various design applications. Instructed classes on the use of the Macintosh platform.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Sciences

in Animation and Visual Effects Expected Grad. Date 11/11

Ex pression College for Digital Arts

; Emeryville, CA

Associate of Occupational Studies Degree

in Personal Computers/Network Technology 1999

Collins College

; Tempe, AZ

References available upon request.