Web Design

Media Fuel, Grand Rapids, Michigan (March 2008-Present)

• Developing an e-commerce site called Church Fuel for the sale of videos and short films for use by churches

Synchronous Sound & Picture, Grand Rapids, Michigan (March 2008-Present)

• Developing a new website portfolio for audio/visual services company

Compass Film Academy, Grand Rapids, Michigan (January-March 2008)

• Developed, designed, and coded the website for a Christian film school in Grand Rapids, Michigan
• compassfilmacademy.com

General Media Artist at The Image Group, Holland, Michigan (January-September 2004 & December 2005)

• Designed graphics for client websites and coded and maintained them with HTML and CSS internet programming languages
• Created web animations with Flash
• Designed, implemented, and wrote copy for print advertisements

Skills

Software

• Editing: Final Cut Pro, Avid MediaComposer
• 3D: Animation Master, Maya
• Compositing: Shake, After Effects, Avid Nitris DS
• Digital Media: Photoshop, DVD Studio Pro, Flash, InDesign
• Drafting/CAD: VectorWorks
• Web Languages: HTML, CSS
• Other: Office/iWork

Personal

• I am focused on delivering the best final product possible, and work with the goal in mind, on a team or alone.
• I am a strong believer in timeliness, and am well-accustomed to working with deadlines and know the importance of delivering a great final product on time

Projects

Video

• Producer, Camera Operator, Editor, What Are You Doing This Summer? (promotional video, 2008)
• Editor, Vitamin Water Roommates (spec TV ad, 2007)
• Graphics, Get That Rockstar Feeling (spec TV ad, 2007)
• CG Operator, Creative Edge (HD TV production, 2006)
• Editor, Internal Bleeding (documentary, 2006)
• Co-Writer, Co-Director, and Co-Editor, The Card (DV short, 2003); Entered and was screened at the Reel Thing Film Festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan

2D Animation

• Beck's Bunch (2007)
• A Brief History of Christmas (2007)
• A Brief History of Thanksgiving (2007)
• Cort's Letter (2007)
• History of Christmas (2006)
• Glenn Beck: The Early Years (2006)
• Glenn Beck's Christmas Carols (2006)
• History of the Kyoto Treaty (2006)
• History of Illegal Immigration (2006)
• History of the Middle East (2006)

Film

• Production Designer and Editor, Imaginary Soulmates (35mm short, 2007)
• Production Designer, Editor, and Special Effects, Space Pirates (16mm short, 2007)

Web Design

• Compass Film Academy (2008)

Education

Full Sail Real World Education, Winter Park, Florida

Bachelor of Science in Film (January 2006-October 2007)

• Worked on post-production for five video and film projects
• Production Designer for two short films
• Designed and drafted film sets, oversaw their construction, and managed the time and budgets for the processes
• Achieved the Perfect Attendance Award

Associate of Science in Computer Animation (October 2004-November 2005)

• Modeled, textured, rigged, and animated in Maya
• Composited in Shake and After Effects
• Refined time management skills through the school's 24/7 schedule
• Achieved the Perfect Attendance Award

Compass Academy, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Academy 101 course (Fall-Winter 2001)

• Studied the film process and filmmaking technique from industry professionals
• Learned to maximize communication through film and video
• Filmed and edited two 35mm TV ads and a music video