Developer Design
Resume:
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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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