Michael Andrew Nosal

Graphic Artist/*D Animation Generalist

acg0yf@r.postjobfree.com

D EMO REEL LINK

http://www.manart1969.com/demo-reel.html

A NIMATION and GRAPHIC D ESIGN LINKS

www.freelanced.com/michaelnosal

www.manart1969.com

www.linkedin.com/in/manosal/

www.facebook.com/MANosal1969

D ESIGN FREELANCE Q UALIFICATIONS

• Knowledgeable in Adobe Creative Suite CS5, Maya 2013, Toon Boom Harmony, MS Office

• Very creative and passionate in animation and graphic projects, a quick study, good listener, and

able to persuade a thought or idea that would not have normally been considered

• Creator of “Gay Hampton Roads” – Facebook site for gay and gay friendly businesses to post

information about their venues, specials and weekly entertainment

• Creator of “Our Own News Source” – Facebook site for LGBT news from around the world

• Worked with Iguana Restaurant, Tidewater Music Festival, Electrofest, TheGayOBX, The AIDS Fund,

Hampton Roads Gay Pride, Klass Act Productions, Hampton Roads Men’s Chorus, Garage Norfolk,

MJ’s Tavern, DJ Airrick, Knight Hawks of Virginia, Bear Assault, and numerous local entertainers

with posters, logos, and promotional items both physical and social sites

A CADEMIC & PROJECT HISTORY and S KILLS

• Achieved President’s List or Dean’s List for several semesters with a cumulative 3.94 GPA

• Student tutor in helping other students in Maya 2013 applications with modeling and

lighting

• 3D Environmental Modeling Lead for Team Production collaboration of “Cutsie”; a short film by

David Cooley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVIUvJwE75w

• Talented in storytelling and creating a plausible world and back-story for characters

• Proficient in modeling and texturing objects and environments using Maya 2013 program.

• Ability to light scenes to set mood within 3D environments

• Accomplished in the use of Photoshop CS5, Premiere Pro CS5, and After Effects CS5 in the

implementation of creating textures for 3D work, digital backgrounds for 2D work and pulling images

together and editing them to create cohesive pieces of animation

• Use of GarageBand recording program to create vocal tracks and ambient background sounds for

production works

A NIMATION EDUCATION D ECEMBER 2013

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree- Media Art and Animation (Honors Graduate)

Art Institute of Virginia Beach

• Adobe Programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Flash, After Effects)

• Toon Boom Harmony • Maya 3D programs

D ESIGN/ANIMATION EXPERIENCE

Graphic Artist – Iguana Restaurant 2014

Student Tutor – The Art Institute of Virginia Beach 2012 to 2013

3D Environment and Modeling Lead - CUTSIE- an animated short 2013

Graphic Artist / Promotions Director - The Garage Restaurant 1998 to 2013

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