Animator, Visual Designer, Artist
Resume:
Matthew Christopherson
San Bruno, CA *****
**.**************@*****.***
MattChristopherson.com
OBJECTIVE:
Visual communications graduate with a passion for games and entertainment.
Possessing creative problem solving skills, training in fine arts, animation, and visual design, I
am a team player with the ability and drive to take lead when necessary. I am pursuing a career
in animation, art and design for games and entertainment media.
SOFTWARE:
MAC, Windows, and Linux Comfortable
Sketchbook Pro, Painter 11, Photoshop,
Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere, Flash,
InDesign, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Maya,
Blender, 3DS Max, zBrush, Dragon Frame,
PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Unity
SKILLS:
Animation, Concept Art, Storyboarding,
Visual Design, Traditional Drawing & Painting,
Digital Drawing & Sketching, 3D Modeling,
Blend Shapes, Game/Virtual World Design,
Web Design, Mobile Design, HTML/CSS,
Javascript, PHP, Actionscript, Typography,
Logo Design
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication Design, 2011
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Emphasis on digital media and animation. Training in fine arts drawing and painting.
Certificate in Digital Animation, 2012 (Expected)
San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning, San Francisco, California
3D animation experience in Maya with 2D foundations. Story and character development process.
Selected Projects (See Full Portfolio):
Virtual World Event – Visual Director, Modeler
Design and develop an event using Second Life as a platform. Developed visual design and concepts
for the event, as well as completed modeling of props and building sections in a combination of Maya and
in-world build tools.
Virtual World Design Proposal, “A.C.E.” – Designer
Build an idea for a game or virtual world, including visual and interface aspects. I developed a
proposal for a virtual world environment geared towards animators. Concept work, and game dynamics,
were created and pitched to peers and faculty. It was proposed as a “Collaborative animation system
based in virtual clay.” Allowing for free form modeling (i.e. Mudbox and zBrush), users would be able to
build and interoperate the world around them as well as their avatars and items.
Mobile App Design, “Find it Fresh” – Designer
Research and develop an application to better fit the needs of farmers’ market patrons who are
technology savvy and enjoy fresh local produce. A platform was proposed to allow communication of
location and products of farmers’ market vendors. Designed around the air of the ever growing green
movement, and support for local growers, “Find it Fresh” was proposed as a grocery application for the
modern market shopper. Being able to create a list, have it automatically link to vendors, new or favorite,
and list days, times, and locations of up and coming markets that they will be attending as well as
expected produce, all in one application.
Activities and Events:
-Assisted in senior level web design course, teaching design, process, and markup techniques.
-CTN Expo 2011
-GDC San Francisco 2012
WORK EXPERIENCE:
-Graphic Designer, Prudential California Realty
Technology Department, March 2009 to Present
Prudential California Realty (Trotter-Vogel), 180 El Camino Real, San Bruno, CA 94066
Phone: 650-***-****, Supervisor: Mark Hasha
Input creative visual designs within franchise guidelines and push design
and technical boundaries to improve company breadth and agent efficacy.
Moved from intern to permanent position due to skills beyond expectation.
Web design and development for Wordpress based blog and websites.
Mobile design and development for company App.
Print/email design for company flyers, mailers, announcements, and campaigns.
Design and development of PrucalTV, a slideshow/video collaboration
between PowerPoint and Youtube for company advertisement, announcements,
and video blogs.
Research into new technologies, strategies, and designs.
-Administrative Assistant, Gap Inc.
Construction and Development, March 2007 to January 2010
Gap, Inc., 900 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066
Phone: 650-***-****, Supervisor: Fei Sherman
Independently prepare closeout construction files for archiving, maintain
online photo database.
Completed all-store photo-file shift from obsolete online rescource to
current archive. Independently coordinated and completed physical
project archive move.
Physical filing of archival drawings and project files.
Weekly posting of project photos, drawings and documents to online resources.
Creation and update of store pages via the Siterra web-based project directory.
Organization of materials for off site archiving.
Phone based field surveys for project manager evaluation.
-Customer Service Specialist, Best Buy
Media, October 2006 to April 2007
Best Buy, 1717 Harrison St, San Francisco, California 94103-4272
Phone: 415-***-****
Manage floor and warehouse time to effectively assist customer needs to
bring them a complete solution while maintaining inventory and store needs.
Customer service in software media for games, CD's, DVD’s and electronics.
Organize inventory in the warehouse, push product as needed to the floor.
Address security and theft issues with customer contact.
Set-up and tear down of ad displays weekly for ad-sets and planograms.
General store opening and closing duties for the Media Department: replenishment
of stock, clean and organized department, sort and breakdown of product
shipments.
* References furnished upon request.
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