Design Developer

Denis McDonough

Instructional Media and Animation Specialist

*****@*********.***

Summary

I am an Instructional Media and Animation Specialist with over 15 years of experience in design, illustration

and multimedia production.

I have worked for clients such as The Weekly Reader, The Discovery Channel, Agency.com, Cisco, IBM,

Lenovo, Car Quest and The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill NC.

Experience

Flash Animator/Graphic Designer at Cisco Systems

December 2013 - January 2014 (2 months)

Created Articulate Storyline and PowerPoint based content and presentations

for Collaboration, Video and Mobility (CVM) - Cisco Services Academy,

Consulting University. Responsible for visual designs, animations and presentations.

Animator/Graphic Designer at Campbell Alliance

October 2013 - January 2014 (4 months)

Developed high-impact training solutions to improve the effectiveness of

professionals across key industry functions. Responsible for creating Custom

m-learning and e-courses in Articulate Storyline and Adobe Flash.

Flash Animator/Graphic Designer at Cisco Systems

January 2012 - October 2013 (1 year 10 months)

Created Flash based online e-learning content and animations for the Learning Development Solutions Group

(LDSG). Responsible for visual designs, animations and storyboards.

Flash Animator/Graphic Designer at Car Quest Auto Parts

October 2011 - January 2012 (4 months)

Created Flash based content and animations for employee online instructional tutorials. Responsible for

storyboards, graphics, audio editing and animations.

Instructional Media/Animation Specialist at University of North Carolina

January 2007 - November 2011 (4 years 11 months)

Created graphic and animated content for online courses using Flash, Photoshop,

and Illustrator. Assisted with video shoots and video post-production using After Effects and Premiere.

Responsible for visual design concepts, animations and graphics.

Flash Animator/Graphic Designer at Vertrue

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May 2006 - December 2006 (8 months)

Created Flash and non-Flash based animated banners and website splash pages for online advertising.

Responsible for visual design concepts, animations and graphics.

1 recommendation available upon request

Multimedia Developer/Visual Designer at Agency.com

November 2005 - April 2006 (6 months)

Created Flash based animated slide shows for The Discovery Channel’s 2006

programs. Responsible for visual design, animations and illustration/graphics.

Flash Developer/Designer at Created Flash based animated slide shows for The Discovery Channel’s

2006 programs. Responsible for

November 2005 - April 2006 (6 months)

Created Flash based animated slide shows for The Discovery Channel’s 2006

programs. Responsible for visual design, animations and illustration/graphics.

Multimedia Developer/Visual Designer at PC Institute - IBM

September 2004 - October 2005 (1 year 2 months)

Developed/Creative Director of Flash-based technical content used in online

instructor-led courses. Responsible for visual design, Flash animated demos and illustration/graphics.

Flash/Visual Designer at iMedia Solutions Agency - IBM

November 2002 - August 2004 (1 year 10 months)

Developed Flash based demos of IBM software products. Responsible for visual

design and illustration/graphics. Instructed and implemented applications.

Utilized Flash, Swish, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sorenson Squeeze for demo production.

Global Knowledge at Knowledge Global

March 2001 - November 2002 (1 year 9 months)

Developed Flash graphics, Flash animations and Illustrations for use in Instructor

led and online courses.

Graphic Artist/ Multimedia Artist at Mindlever.com

March 2000 - March 2001 (1 year 1 month)

Produced graphics, Flash animations and illustrations for use in corporate web-based

learning objects and tutorials. Instructed and implemented applications.

Graphic Artist/ Web Designer at Research Triangle Institute

December 1999 - March 2000 (4 months)

Produced graphics, Flash animations and illustrations for use in corporate web sites.

Senior Graphic Artist/ Animator at VSI Communications

October 1998 - October 1999 (1 year 1 month)

Produced low bandwidth animations, 3-D models and illustrations for use in multimedia tutorials. Directed

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other artists.

Graphic Designer/ Illustrator at Weekly Reader

July 1997 - July 1998 (1 year 1 month)

Created illustrations and info-graphics for a children’s magazine. Produced web-ready graphics.

Graphic Designer/ Illustrator at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

March 1997 - July 1997 (5 months)

Created graphics for interactive interfaces. Designed illustrations for children’s

educational CD-ROM software.

Skills & Expertise

Graphic Design

Illustration

Animation

Multimedia

E-Learning

Dreamweaver

Illustrator

User Interface Design

Adobe Creative Suite

Web Design

User Experience

Photoshop

Typography

Creative Direction

Education

North Carolina State University

Webmaster Certificate in Design Media with Specialization in Flash, Graphics, Animation, Interactive

Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects, 2013 - 2013

State University of New York College at Purchase

1992 - 1996

Interests

Multimedia design, Graphic design, Illustration, Animation

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Denis McDonough

Instructional Media and Animation Specialist

*****@*********.***

1 person has recommended Denis

"Denis has worked for me at Cisco for almost a year now and continues to provide excellent design work.

The manager requested him back after his first run out at Cisco, and he has been there since. He mainly has

been working on a lot of the e-learning development and design aspects."

Rebecca Ingle, was Denis's client

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