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| Goals | To find a job where I’ll have the opportunity to acquire more managerial experience. To keep building and updating my computer animation skill set. |
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| Skills | Software proficiency in both MacOS & Windows platforms: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, DreamWeaver, AfterEffects, Premiere, Flash, Microsoft Office, Quark Xpress, Final Cut, Pinnacle DekoCast, 3D Studio MAX, Lightwave, and some XSI (Softimage) and Maya. |
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| Hand drawing and painting techniques: Pencil, Ink, charcoal, pastels, watercolors, acrylics and oil paint. | ||
| Languages: Spanish, English and French. | ||
| Employment | Ra (self employed) - Decatur GA, Winter Park FL, San Mateo CA Motion Graphics Designer and Art Director: 08.2008 - Current • As an independent contractor, I provide graphic design and video production services for different needs such as TV, websites, and marketing materials. Clients: Atlanta Video, LAPTV Atlanta Partners, Margom Lld, and Rival Industries. |
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| Rival Industries - Atlanta, GA A digital content provider which creates commercial 3D models and animations. Title: Motion Graphics Designer 11.2007 - 10.2008 • Composed and modeled 3D graphic elements with text and pictures to create promotional HD videos. Built interactive screens for digital box receivers like menus and TV settings. |
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| LAPTV - Atlanta, GA Latin America Pay Television is a partnership formed by Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Metro Goldwyn-Meyer. It programs and broadcasts movie channels to all Latin America. Title: Art Director 01.2001 - 08.2007 • Created motion graphics for animated menus, movie openings, ratings, promotions, and channel identifications. Assisted producers with the visual layout of their editing. |
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| Previous Experience | Atlanta, GA 10.1996 - 09.2000 During my first year and a half in this country, while I was studying Computer Animation, I worked for The Art Institute of Atlanta as a Computer Lab Assistant helping students with their color prints, setting network renderings, and organizing the lab’s hardware/software inventory. After graduation, I worked as a Graphic Designer/Animator for different multimedia companies. I created graphic assets and animations for the user interface of CDs, touch screen kiosks, and web pages. |
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| Guatemala City, Guatemala CA 05.1988 - 05.1996 I started working as a Graphic Designer during my second year of studies in that field. The first 5 years of my career I mainly worked for the fashion industry designing advertisements for newspaper, magazines, and direct mail promotions like postcards, catalogues, and brochures. At this time. I also helped to increase the number of people to the stores by creating attractive windows and interior displays. |
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| During my last years in Guatemala, I had a profitable studio where I offered Graphic Design and Illustration services. I had the opportunity to educate communities in health issues through my drawings, by illustrating booklets for non profit organizations like UNICEF and El Salvador Health Ministry. I also taught as a professor in my University, Rafael Landivar, courses including Drawing of the Human Figure I, II and Typography | ||
| Education | The Art Institute of Atlanta - Atlanta, Georgia. Major: Computer Animation Graduated: 03/98 |
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| Universidad Rafael Landivar - Guatemala City, Guatemala. Major: Graphic Design Graduated: 04/94 |
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| Awards | Silver - Best Website Promotion. “Shrek 2 website sweepstakes”. PROMAX/BDA Latin America Awards. 11/06 Bronze - Art Direction of Channel ID Campaign. “Movies from A to Z The Film Zone”. BDA award in PROMAX/BDA New York Conference. 06/06 Gold - Best News Set Design. “Zoom, Cinecanal”. BDA award in PROMAX/BDA New York Conference. 06/05 Gold - Best Movie News Show. “Zoom, Cinecanal”. PROMAX award in PROMAX/BDA New York Conference. 06/05 CEO Award - Best Promo. “Detective Block”. Award earned with producer Andrea Marulanda in LAPTV. 12/04 Best Portfolio in Computer Animation - The Art Institute of Atlanta Portfolio Show. 03/98 |
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For a complete CV, Resume or DVD demo please write rasum@rasturias.com |