Dylan Spartz C hicago 219-***-**** abp6uj@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MuggleNet.com (World s largest Harry Potter fan site) Chicago, IL Feb 2000 Present

Creative Director Oct 2006 Present

Designed 50 different design themes for Mugglenet.com

Coordinating a new major re design of entire website

Created more than 25 new themes for the re design

Designed the framework for the MuggleNet Gallery hosting over 50,000 Harry Potter Images

Implemented 35 advertisements to direct traffic to the various sections of MNet

Produced a Flash countdown for every new Harry Potter event since 2005

Lead Designer June 2003 Oct 2006

Organized and creating a full site re design to suit various screen resolutions

Created 30 different themes to match the new design

Designed clothing line for MuggleNet.com

Produced, designed, and animated a series of flash advertisements for the MNet clothing

Graphic Designer Feb 2000 June 2003

Designed original logo for MuggleNet.com (4 major logo renovations since)

Created Banners and Advertisements for MN

Direct Equipment Solutions (http://www.directequipmentsolutions.com ) Houston, TX Jan 2008 Present

Web Designer/Developer

Designed the website, logo and created promotional material

Coaches Tour 2008, 2009 (http://www.coachestour2008.com & http://www.coachestour2009.com April 2008 Present

Web Designer

Designed the website in 2008 and 2009 and created their marketing material as well as logo design

All Day Solar (produces inexpensive solar) Chicago, IL Feb 2007 Present

Creative Director

Designed marketing material with motion graphics to explain new applications of solar technology for venture

capital and government funding

Apart of the team that built http://alldaysolar.com in the summer of 2008

Created presentation to explain complicated technology easily to be seen by congress

Alan Barcus.com (http://www.alanbarcus.com/) Musician, La Porte, IN July 2006 Present

Web Designer/Developer

Designed and developed alanbarcus.com

Maintained all site changes and news and produced advertisements for Barcus s album

Unity Foundation of La Porte County (http://www.uflc.net) Michigan City, IN Oct 2003 Present

Web Designer/Developer

Built original website in 2005 and was asked back for repeat business in 2009

Consultant for all annual reports as well as maintained all news and site changes

Figment Creative Group (http://www.figmentcreative.com)Michigan City, IN March 2004 June 2006

Web Developer

Sliced and coded the entire site as well as maintained all site changes and news updates in 2006

SCHOOL PROJECTS

Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL

The Collector (Film) June 2007 Feb 2008

Assistant to the VFX Supervisor Perry Harovas

Assisted in the creation of the final special effect shots

The Heart of Gorgon (cgsociety.com s Steam Punk based short film contest) Dec 2008 Mar 2009

Compositor

Composited smoke and fog effects with the original theme

Environment clean up throughout for two separate scenes

The Intruder (Film) Nov 2007 April 2008

Assistant to the VFX Supervisor Perry Harovas

Modeled and textured a 1950 s style car

The Sound (Student film) Nov 2007 Jan 2008

Compositor

Composited a special effects shot of a bomb being dropped on the Chicago skyline

The Clockmaker (Film) June 2007 Feb 2008

Assistant to the VFX Supervisor Perry Harovas

Created cloth simulation for the curtains interacting with a pendulum on a clock

Animated, modeled, and textured gears for a shot of gears rolling off table

A Perfect Reflection (Student film) Nov 2008 Dec 2008

Visual Effects

Created the title sequence

Modeled text in 3D and matched reflections to environment

Don t Russian (Student film) Nov 2008 Nov 2008

Visual Effects

Consulted expertise on project flow as well as tested the visual effects for accuracy throughout film

SKILLS

Eight years of graphic, web design, banner design, concept design for companies and individuals

Advanced skills in creating Internet site concepts, style guides, interactive and animated web elements,

corporate identity, and instructional marketing videos with design graphics

Software Applications:

Expert Intermediate Beginner

Photoshop XSI Microsoft Expression

After Effects Maya Blend 3.0

Dreamweaver 3D Studio Max Silverlight

Flash ZBrush Microsoft Office

Illustrator Premiere

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Flashpoint Academy, Digital Media Arts Diploma Chicago, IL May 2009

Concentration: Visual Effects and Animation

Mix 2009 (Microsoft s next web now)

Microsoft s conference in Las Vegas that unveiled Internet Explorer 8 March 2009

Annual Pixel Conference May 2007

Attended 5 day conference that consisted of training workshops on the best practices for Photoshop

Edward Tufte Visual Display of Quantitative Data June 2008

Taught the best perceived practices on how to display visual information

AWARDS & ACHIEVMENTS

Visited 45 cities on Mugglenet events such as: book tours, Warner Brothers red carpet movie premiers, HP

conventions and promotions over the past 9 years July 2003 Present

Designed cover for the book titled Harry Potter Should Have Died March 2009

Developed the pre visualization mock up for a major pre production design for Fandomatic website that uses

the successful mugglenet.com model to serve additional markets and fan bases Jan 2009

Co hosted Mugglecast (Harry Potter podcast talk show) which was ranked #1 podcast on iTunes Oct 2007

Created and Designed a clothing line for Mugglenet.com Sept 2006 April 2007

Helped MuggleNet to receive the JK Rowling Fan Site Award Dec 2005

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