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| Goals |
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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 |
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Software profeciency in both MacOS & Windows platforms: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, DreamWeaver, AfterEffects, Premiere, Flash, Microsoft Office, Quark Xpress, Avid, Final Cut, Sound Forge, ProTools, 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. |
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| Languages: Spanish, English and French. |
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| Employment |
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Ra (self employed) - San Mateo, CA
As an independent contractor, I provide graphic design and video production services for different needs such as TV, websites, and marketing materials.
Title: Motion Graphics Designer and Art Director 08.2008 - Current
• Built motion graphics with Adobe After Effects in pre and post- production for TV promotions.
• Accurately completed motion graphics assignments on short time deadlines.
• Client satisfaction was demonstrated by continuing offers of new contracts. |
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Rival Industries - Atlanta, GA
As digital content provider, they create high quality 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 and interactive screens that were shown throughout the Americas.
• Brought knowledge to the company’s staff on NTSC standards by managing the production of graphic assets in specific TV formats.
• Supported language translations, English-Spanish text for TV interface screens and scripts for video. |
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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 Goldyn-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 video editing.
• Art directed award winner campaigns by drawing storyboards and previews, building 3D scenes in Lightwave to illustrate sets design, and managing props for video shootings. |
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| Previous Experience |
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Atlanta, GA 10.1996 - 09.2000
During my first year and a half, while I was studying Computer Animation, I worked for at 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 |
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| Education |
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The Art Institute of Atlanta - Atlanta, Georgia.
Is one of The Art Institutes with more than 40 education institutions located throughout North America, providing a source of design, media arts, fashion, and culinary education.
Mayor: Computer Animation Graduated: 03/98 |
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Universidad Rafael Landivar - Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Founded by Jesuits in 1961, is one of the biggest universities of Guatemala. It offers the career of Graphic Design within the Faculty of Architecture and Design.
Mayor: Graphic Design Graduated: 04/94 |
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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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