Strategic Innovation . Adaptability . New Ideas . Possibilities

      Nothing ever is                  
           all things are becoming            
  all things are offspring                     
            of flux and motion- Socrates

Looking for a company that understands the economic imperatives of embracing the creative anarchy of a new idea and defying the placid comfort level of the status quo; action rather than reaction - taking action and moving forward to build critical mass rather than taking no action and experiencing reversals and amassing layoffs; quality - simply, there is no substitute for quality tradecraft and human resources.

I have a long history of involvement with creative design, visual communication and interactive multimedia. My recent experience is with interactive design: UI | UX. 

As an Interactive Visual Designer I'm involved with the look and functionality aspects of project development. One reason I particularly enjoy this work is for the opportunity to conect the design with the user experience. I'm passionate about work with the practical application and reach to impact people in their daily lives and to truly make a difference.

I'm looking to join a talented team, where innovation is key, a company with global reach yet individual impact.


 :: SPECIALTIES
mbti - INTJ: Strategist

Big picture, blue sky conceptual insight combined with the focus for details and drive to synthesize concepts into solid plans of action.

Cross-functional marketability involving both project design and functionality.

Imagination and reliability coupled with the energy to drive projects to completion.

Ideas . ideas . ideas....does it work? Efficient? What's next?

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

: : Creative design, visual communication and interactive 
    multimedia experience since 1999
: : Bachelor of Science degree
: : Accredited art|design, motion graphics|animation 
    education
: : online portfolio demonstrating diverse design  
        solutions in a range of formats and artistic styles

TECHNICAL SKILLS

GRAPHIC DESIGN
Adobe CS5 Suite

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA
Flash CS5|Director|Go-Live|HTML|DHTML|CSS|SoundEdit
Apache Tomcat 6.0

2D . 3D ANIMATION
Flash CS5|3ds Max

MOTION GRAPHICS . COMPOSITING . EDITING . EFFECTS
AfterEffects|Final Cut Pro|Premiere

LIFE DRAWING
Quick Sketch|Head & Figure Drawing|Presentation Art

EXPERIENCE

: : Concepting, ideation & prototyping for Flash based initiatives
: : Combined use of design principles and strategic creative use of SWOTs (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) as inputs to the creative generation of possible strategies
: : Solid foundation in interactive design; UI | UX
: : Translate concepts into tangible content for IPTV and Multimedia User-Centric designed synchronous live & episodic events
: : GUI design; color space, theory & palettes; layout & typography; action-scripting 2.0 programming for web, IPTV interface & iTV integrated sponsor graphics & games
: : Animation of marketing creative assets; excellent drawing and detailing experience
: : Self-starter with the savvy to support & promote neoteric concepts, putting ideas, information & resources together in fresh ways to drive projects to completion
: : Creative, organized project planning; persistence, consistence and reliability on project development
: : Excellent written, verbal and visual communication; collaborative with production, development and engineering teams
: : Demonstrate ownership ability with projects from conception and drive designs into final execution while balancing cutting edge technologies with the realities of execution
: : Create entertaining & informative presentations inclusive of design parameters sensitive to ROI
: : Independent research & organizational skills, critical thinking, comparative analysis, testing & documentation

TANDBERG TELEVISION (Part of the Ericsson Group) . El Segundo, CA
VISUAL DESIGNER 
11/2007 - 7/1/2008 

DIJONLYNNE PRODUCTIONS . Studio City, CA
INTERACTIVE VISUAL DESIGNER - freelance
1999 - present

DOUGLAS OLIVER DESIGN OFFICE . Santa Monica, CA 
MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST
2000

AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE (AFI) . Los Angeles, CA
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL MEDIA INTERN
1998


KEY PROJECTS

: : TANDBERG Television - part of the Ericsson Group

      2008 NBC SUMMER OLYMPICS 
      2-Screen Application Proposal
      Consulted on design and development aspects of the 
      application 
      Role: Visual Designer

      NBC SCI- FI GHOST HUNTERS
      Episodic IPTV Application Proposal
      Design & layout of UI, graphics & interactivity, 
      FLASH animation & functionality 
      Role: Visual Designer

      2007 NBC GOLDEN GLOBES
      Live IPTV Application
      Consulted on the visual design & layout 
      Role: Visual Designer

      OPERATIONS TOOLKIT 
      TANDBERG Television Corporate Office 
      Layout & design for their intranet Operations 
      Toolkit. 
      Role: Visual Designer

: : ERICSSON

      USER-CENTRIC DESIGN IPTV DEMO - 2008 Edition
      IPTV demo for CES & Mobile World Congress
      Built the FLASH Application to demo main features & 
      value of Ericsson’s commercial IPTV solution and 
      personalized TV    
      experience for the connected home
      Role: Visual Designer

: : MERCEDES-BENZ 

      USER EXPERIENCE - ATTENTION ASSIST Mercedes-Benz
      Logo concept design & functionality, corresponding 
      synchronized user experience and dashboard 
      integration concepts             
      Role: Interactive Visual Designer


EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER - TDC
Motion Graphics|3D Animation

THE ART ACADEMY
LifeDrawing|QuickSketch|Head & Figure Drawing
Representational Drawing

NOVA INSTITUTE
Interactive Multimedia Production

HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY
B.S. Natural Resources

AFFILIATIONS

SIGGRAPH . Special Interest Group-Graphics . 1998 - present
MGLA . Motion Graphics Los Angeles . 1998 - present
LAFCPUG . LA Final Cut Pro User Group . 2002 - present