Customer Service High School

MICHAEL G. HARDEMAN

Websites: http://mhardemanartistry.blogspot.com http://mhardemanartistry.carbonmade.com

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Atlanta, GA 30331 ***********@*****.***

Detail-oriented, highly creative international graphic professional offering more than ten years experience in production art, digital art, illustration and animation in domestic and international markets. Intellectual innovator of a digital fantasy universe with over 100 characters and stories and creator of a Character Art book; Keen ability to work independently with minimal supervision and interact with individuals of various cultures. Capable of meeting critical deadlines for projects, while paying critical attention to detail.

Capabilities and core competencies:

Graphic Design: Logo design, Website design, Poster, business card

Traditional Art Skills: Pencil, Charcoal, Ink, Marker Illustration, Life Drawing, Life Painting

Musical Skills: Musical Editing, Piano, Drums, Vocal, Music Production

International Experience: Switzerland, Japan: Fukoka, Tokyo, South Korea: Busan, Yangsan, Deagu, Jeounju

Digital Painting: Digital Art, Portrait painting, Fantasy Digital Illustration

Production Art: Pre Production, Story boards, Character Design

Editing Skill: Musical Editing, Video Editing, Sound Editing

Martial Art Experience: Mui Thai Kick Boxing, MMA, Tae Kwon Do, Shin-kendo, Shaolin Tante: Tai Chi

Customer Service Experience: Selling Products, Interacting with customers

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Adobe: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects; Corel Painter, Corel Draw

Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher

3D Animation: Training in Maya and ZBrush

Editing: Final Cut Pro

Gaming Skills: 10+ years of experience of a variety of Computer, Consol, and Handheld Gaming Systems and Gaming software such as (PS3, X-BOX, WII, PSP, MAC, and PC etc.)

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

-Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Hollywood, CA

Digital Painting, Entertainment Design Program (2011)

• Learned advanced digital painting, concept art and the Professional Gaming and Special effects Production Pipeline

• Taught by Film and Gaming industry professionals from Gaming, Animation, and Special Effects studios in California.

• Visited popular Gaming Animation, and Visual Effects studios such a Sony Image Works, DreamWorks, Blizzard, Disney studios and many more Learning how the companies work form the inside.

• Developed long lasting relationships and worked with artist form different artistic backgrounds and different artistic specializations.

• Completed several Detailed Projects for class including Character Design, 3D Modeling, Storyboarding, Traditional Sculpting, Illustration, Anatomy, 250 pages Art Journal, and a Collection of Artistic work consisting of over 200 images, resulting in my current Advanced Artistic Ability.

-Bachelor of Media Arts & Animation: Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ

GPA: 3.5; Dean’s List (2007)

Learned and developed my skills in animation and Artistic programs such as Photoshop, Maya, After Effects, Final Cut Pro and more organized and completed many multiple student projects from Illustration and digital painting, to Video Production

College Final Project: Animation Capstone: Using all the skills and the programs I learned throughout College, I developed, implemented, and executed an animated production from concept to final presentation. I fully understand and completed every step of a production pipeline:

Pre Production: Story Concept. Script Writing. Story Boarding

Production: Animation, Coloring, Voice Over

Post Production: Special Effects, Music Production, Editing, Creating Final Presentation

-KCP International Language Institute, Tokyo, Japan

Japanese Language Study Abroad Program (2004)

• Able to read Hiragana and Katakana and Beginning Japanese

• Lived and experienced Japan and Japanese Culture for Six months

• Interacted and connected with students from several different countries from China, to Korea

• Received Presentation Award for my performance for the KCP Language Institute speech contest

-Creative and Performing Arts High School, Philadelphia, PA

Art Major, Music: Vocal, Instrumental Minor (2002)

Learned the foundation of Advanced Art and design, Illustration and Computer graphic as well as vocal and instrumental

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - DESIGN, GRAPHICS, PRODUCTION, FASHION, FREELANCE, EDUCATION

-WPVI TV Station: Production Assistant, Philadelphia, PA (2002)

Responsible for supporting the independent producer, director and other staff associates. Assisted with errands and various spontaneous jobs and helped with the overall production and resulted in the successful programming presentation.

-Mayor’s Office of Information Services: Graphic Designer, Philadelphia, PA (2003)

Paid Graphic design internship for the Mayors Office of Information Services: City of Philadelphia’s Government website. www.phila.gov and worked with a team of graphic designers and gained extensive experience in content management, frames, and various themed creations for the Philadelphia Government website.

Creative ideas during my internship resulted in the themes still used today on the Government Website, from Philadelphia sport teams themes, to Historical and holiday themes.

-Bloomfield College Creative Arts and Technology Department: Art Gallery Assistant, Bloomfield, NJ (2005)

Responsible for opening, closing, and maintaining the art gallery daily and greeted Art gallery guest and presented the Art that was in the Gallery.

• Assisted the Art Gallery director with Art Gallery events, and helped receive artworks from different students and guest artist for shows providing proper display sections for the artworks.

• Coordinated with the Art Gallery director regarding the daily task resulting in the Art Gallery being a landmark at the College for visiting guest to see.

-Bloomfield College Creative Arts and Technology Department: Computer Lab Monitor, Bloomfield, NJ (2006-2007)

Responsible for Opening and Closing Computer Labs on weekend being the only staff in the building, responsible for maintaining over 50 Apple Mac Pro Computers.

• Help students using the labs with computer-type questions regarding hardware and software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects Final Cut Pro, and more

• Assisted with problems related to computer hardware and software resulting in a well managed lab. Was asked to stay a lab monitor until I graduated College in Spring 2007

-Stuff 4 Greeks Clothing Company: Graphic Designer, Atlanta, GA (2010-2012)

Served as a Graphic Designer for company Designing Images used for custom clothing for Sorority and Fraternities

• Used programs such as Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Corel Draw and prepared product images for company website: www.s4g.com and company Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/stuff4GREEKS which I am an Administrator.

• Responsible for maintaining, renaming, organizing, Photo editing, uploading, watermarking over 2-3000 images of Track Jackets, Varsity Jackets, Hats, and more.

• Worked briefly in the Embroidery Dept, using a Happy Voyager 12 needle Embroidery machine embroidering shirts, crossing jackets, Hoodies and more.

• Currently still doing freelance work for company, editing and uploading images to company Facebook and Flicker pages

-Freelance Artist

Designed Logos for several businesses and upcoming businesses from restaurants, Human resources companies and musical artists.

• Digital Painting portraits and religious Artwork for local Churches, pastors, and individual people or families

• Action Photography for model in Hollywood

• Digital Story board artist for independent documentary film about Hurricane Katrina. Created story board into short animation using Photoshop, after effects and final cut pro.

• Independently and freelance work with DELUXE Graphics company working on Movie posters for upcoming Hollywood films.

-St Veronica Catholic School Summer Program: Art Teacher, Philadelphia, PA (2010)

• Taught Art lesson to High school, and elementary level students.

• Taught how to illustrate portraits, self portraits and portraits of their classmates. Resulting in every student having their own self portrait of them selves as well of a portrait of the each student done by myself for an artistic presentation at the end of the summer program.

-South Korea: Foreign English Teacher, Yangsan, South Korea (2007-2010)

E.P.I.K (English Program In Korea) Taught English classes up to 30 student in a class at Beomeo Middle School, Yangsan Girls Middle School, Three English Institutes, and Ecole Leader English Kindergarten.

• Successfully Incorporated Pop culture, music and my Artistic and musical ability in to English lessons, resulting in the student learning more about English conversation and American culture.

• Trained students of different levels and abilities from Elementary, and Kindergarten students to High School and Adult students at Various Schools and institutes, as well as several at home private lessons.

-Wissahickon Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia: Art Teacher, Philadelphia, PA (2002)

• Taught elementary and middle school students how to draw and paint

• Developed art lessons and improved the student artistic ability

• Painted Mural in the Boys and Girls Club Basement which is still there to this day.

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