Objective:
Seeking a full time position as a Graphic Artist and/or 3D Artist

Education:
B.F.A in Computer Art
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Savannah, GA.
Magna Cum Laude, G.P.A. 3.89

Professional Skills:

Proficient in: Familiar with:
Maya 5.0, 6.0, Dreamweaver, Flash, Houdini, Pro Tools, Flipbook
Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Image Ready, Adobe Illustrator CS, Adobe Premiere 6.5

Other skills:
Adobe After Effects 6.0,Quark Xpress Drawing in all mediums,Painting in all mediums

Work Experience:
Graphic Design/ Web Design Freelancer
August 12, 2005 to present Eclick Performance, Chicago , IL
Design and create web sites, banners, and logos
Color correct images, create image slide shows and animations

Graphic Design/ Web Design Sub Contractor
July 2005 to September 16, 2005 Fig Media Inc, Chicago, IL (www.figmediainc.com)
Designed and maintained Fig media’s e-zine “Fig-zine,” helped maintain Fig’s web site under The web master, designed layouts for book material, DVD menus, and DVD presentation for The National Demolition Association, created intro logo animations,and image slide shows for Web and special event presentations, served clients, helped out with IT work, and web stats.

Graphic Design/ Web Design Intern
February 2005 to June 2005 Fig Media Inc., Chicago, IL (www.figmediainc.com)
Designed and created web sites, created animated logos and slide shows, assisted at events, and Answered phones, helped serve clients, helped out with IT work, observed sales and management
Projects included: Adler 2005, Phil Stefani, Lumina, NDA, and Fig-zine

Clerical Assistant
Summers 2001-2003, winters 2001-2003, June 2004 to July 2005
Orthopaedics Inc. Of Indiana, Merrillville, IN
Updating files, filing paperwork, answering phones,
Taking appointments, assisting doctors and office manager

Honors:
-Dean’s List 2000- 2004 (SCAD)
-Cerra Scholarship 2003 (SCAD)
-“Motel 4” was accepted to SIGGRAPH’S S.P.A.C.E.
Short film competition (Los Angeles, CA.) 2004
-“Motel 4” was selected as "Official Selection CINEME International Animation Festival 2004” (Chicago, IL.) 2004
-“Motel 4” was chosen as one of the 16 FINALISTS, and won Best Concept Design in The 2004 Seven Minute Film Fest (Canmore, AB. Canada) 2004
-Production stills from “Motel 4” will be published in Exploring 3D Animation with Maya 6 By Patricia Beckmann, and Phil Young , released (November 15, 2004)
-“Motel 4” was a Semi-Finalist in the Animation category of the Fort Lauderdale Int'l Film Festival Student Competition sponsored by Kodak. (November 18,2004)
- “Motel 4” was shown at the 4th Tehran International Animation Festival 2005. (Tehran, Iran)
- “Motel 4” will show at the “Roll Yer Own” animation screening presented by ASIFA- Atlanta. (Atlanta, GA.) February 24, 2005
- “Motel 4” was shown at the FICCI, BAF (Best Animated FRAMES) Awards to recognize the excellence in Animation, under the Students Category in Short Films.
Mumbai, India (April 5, 2005)
- “Motel 4” was a finalist in the 3D category at the Vision Fest student film festival in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, Indiana (June 4, 2005)

Activities:
Collegiate member of Indiana’s Gary/ Merrillville, Tri Kappa Beta Rho Chapter
Member of the Northern Indiana Art Association
Member of SCAD’s women’s golf team 2000-2001