PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WOODTV 8 - Grand Rapids, MI
Web Designer Internship
Worked on maintaining and developing new web pages for the woodtv.com website
Accomplishment: Using a PHP script, designed and implemented a dynamic photo gallery for viewer-submitted photos, assisted with the SUPPORT THE TROOPS campaign for the local Michigan area, and created two Virtual Tours to showcase the Newsroom and Control Room

DW VIDEO & MULTIMEDIA - Howard City, MI
Freelance Web Designer & Animator
Worked closely with multimedia producer Duane Weed and his clients on various projects requiring my expertise in website design, logo and product animation, and graphics for video
Accomplishments:
3D Design work (logos, products, and characters)
• Conceptualized and designed 3D models
• Painted or applied textures to all objects in scenes
• Lit scenes using basic lighting techniques
• Animated and provided motion to all objects in scenes
Web Design
• Developed web sites from concept through HTML-coding.
• Designed and completed layouts and original art using Photoshop, Illustrator,
and other graphic applications
• Coded pages in HTML using HTML editors (e.g. Dreamweaver & Homesite)

CHANNEL ONE NEWS - Los Angeles, CA
Graphic Director Internship
Developed graphics for the newscast and decided which elements best supported and illustrated each story. Produced eye-popping animation imagery sequences.
Accomplishment: Managed a team of artists that produced over-the-shoulder graphics, show openings, bumpers, and text elements for the daily 20-minute nationally-broadcast news program, shown in middle and high schools.

HONORS
• Web-Designer Bronze Award - Gateway E-commerce Design
• Broadcast Designers Association - Silver Student Produced Opening
• Telly Award - “Greenville 1st United Methodist Church” Video Production
• Best High School PSA - "Zip, Zero, Zilch for Under 21" Campaign

EDUCATION
KENDALL COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (Ferris State University)
BFA expected 2006 in Visual Communication, focus on Interactive Design and Animation.
LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Transfer Student
MONTCALM COMMUNITY COLLEGE - Transfer Student

SOFTWARE
Software Packages
Lightwave
3D Studio 4
After Effects
Photoshop
Fireworks
Painter
QuarkXpress
Illustrator
Dreamweaver MX
Flash
PageMaker
Premiere
DPS Velocity
Sound Forge
Cakewalk
Microsoft Office
Operating Systems
MAC (OS9, 10)
DOS
Linux
Windows (95, 98, ME, 2000, XP)
Amiga