Graphic Designer 3D Animator

Employment History

*D Animator & Digital Designer 2016 - present

• Created 3D animations of industrial equipment based on CAD models, including cutaways, assembly sequences and functioning simulations

• Modelled, textured and rendered still images of 3D assets of consumer products for initial concept approval and sales collateral

• Created and edited video and motion graphics for trade show displays

• Created 3D assets and UI elements for Virtual Reality simulations, from initial concept, 3D modelling, texturing, lighting and rendering, as well as porting the assets to the game engine

Hatch - Art Director, Mississauga 1999 - 2016

Art Director/Senior Graphic Designer:

• Created the visual language and art direction for several annual reviews, from initial style development through to final production, gradually adjusting the corporate visual identity to fit with new technologies and perceptions, enabling a higher profile and better client sales outcomes

• Wrote headlines and edited copy to integrate better with visuals

• Created print and digital collateral for multiple sectors and specific technologies

• Conceptualized and created several corporate level logos and icon designs 3D Visualization Artist and Multimedia Producer:

• Initialized and created 3D animated videos and motion graphics demonstrating new industrial projects and technologies for clients such as Kinross, Baffinland, QSLIC and N-Solv, optimizing message transfer and increasing investor interest

• Depicted sophisticated construction concepts, from storyboards to final product, used to generate client interest, get sign-off on procedures, or as a deliverable

• Shot and edited video of prototype robotic technologies, providing material for sales and technology briefing, resulting in client and investor buy-in

• 3D modeling, animation, running the render farm, providing a complete in-house workflow, resulting in more cost-effective and agile turnaround time Allen Migdal

***********@*****.*** • 905-***-****

https://ca.linkedin.com/in/allen-migdal

44 Colonel Lyall St, St. Catharines, Ontario L2P 0B3 Core

Competencies

• Adobe CC software

• Illustrator CC

• Photoshop CC

• Premiere CC

• Dreamweaver CC

• After Effects CC

• Cinema 4D

• Unity 3D game engine

• Motion graphics

• Video editing

• CSS3

• HTML5

• Print design and layout

• 3D Illustration

• 3D animation

• Virtual Reality

• User Interface (UI)

• User Experience (UX)

• AODA compliance

Professional Profile

3D Visualization, graphic design, and digital media professional with over 25 years of experience merging creative insight with technical knowledge. My clients have included Calvin Klien, GE, Deloitte, Hatch and Ontario Hydro. I specialize in taking client technical content, translating it visually for financial or interested stakeholder and community audiences. The result is a measurable benefit for the client. Web/UI/UX Designer:

• Created internal and external websites, communicating project and technology news to employees and clients, enabling better internal knowledge-sharing and higher-quality client awareness

• Designed interactive flash animations, 3D animations, HTML and CSS coding Third Man Consulting - Principal/Art Director, Toronto 1992 - 1999 In 1992 I created my own Company, Third Man Consulting through which I produced high-end graphics and communications for print, trade show and online, for industries ranging from engineering to consumer products. Some of my clients included: Ontario Hydro (Ontario Power Generation):

• Designed artwork and iconography for internal safety campaigns and publications, resulting in improved safety awareness and outcomes

• Created illustrations and graphics for public facing NGS Environmental Report, producing a positive message for the local community stakeholders.

• Produced layout and artwork for 1998 Ontario Hydro Ice Storm report, with the resulting study used to inform Ontario Government decisions on future electrical transmission infrastructure spending

Wardair/Canadian Airlines:

• Designed production artwork for print advertising, airbrush artwork for brochures The Waterfront Regeneration Trust Project:

• Produced illustrated maps from GIS information for the initial brochure depicting the planned route, for government and community stakeholder information and approval

Circle Graphics - Graphic Designer

• Design, layout, illustration, mechanical assembly in the production of annual reports, newspaper and magazine advertising, and stat camera operation. Portfolio

Link to my online print portfolio: https://allenmigdal.myportfolio.com Motion graphics and 3D animation reel on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/Kd9kVWBTa3Q

Stock 3D animation portfolio on Pond 5:

https://www.pond5.com/artist/pixone#1/2063

Education

Graphic Design, St Lawrence College

Pure & Applied Sciences, CEGEP Vanier College

General Sciences, L.C.C.H.S.

Allen Migdal

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

905-***-****

https://ca.linkedin.com/

in/allen-migdal

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