Resume
Who is Dave?
MediaLab 3D Solutions 2015 – 2016 (W3 Award, Davey Award)(1 Emmy, 10 Tellys)
Art Supervisor (Art Director)
Takes creative vision from pitch to publish including visual style and medium decisions
to best suit the project and appeal to target audiences. Develops type and design, supervises overall unified appearance, and ensures cohesive project vision through
focus on creative collaboration, process and facilitation.
He’s a steady and ambitious creative professional with over 10 years of industry experience, which includes helping to run a successful post production boutique. Dave is in a constant state of learning and evolving in his craft and artistic endeavors. He is also an award winning animator and designer who will always persevere and never let you down.
Professional Experience:
Freelance 2014 – 2015
Designer, Animator, Motion Graphics Artist, Photo Manipulator
Noir Worldwide LLC. 2008 – 2014 (1 Emmy, 10 Tellys)
Titles Held: Creative Director, Art Director, Animator, Lead Designer
Notable Clients: NBC, ABC, Motorola, State Farm, Discovery Network, Comcast, Siemens, Godard Schools, Glaxo Smith Kline, PBS, Fox, Sprint and many others.
Innomations Ltd. 2000 – 2007 (3 Emmys 30 Tellys)
2000 – 2002 = Intern/Freelance
2002 – 2007 = Employee
Duties: 3D/2D generalist, Compositor, Motion Designer, Animator, Graphic Designer, Visual Effects Supervisor, Art Director
What Dave can do:
Make any type of digital media and animation when given the tools to create it (and on occasion without them). Dave can utilize almost any medium of digital or traditional animation and design. His abilities include but are not limited to: 2D & 3D animation/motion graphics, all stop motion mediums, traditional animation and various other post production techniques. He can work on a Mac or a PC.
Software Proficiencies:
Expert Level:
Photoshop, Light Wave, After Effects, Premier Pro
Limited Experience:
Adobe Master Suite (the rest of it), Avid, Final cut pro, ProTools, Maya, Cinema 4d and many others
*Don’t worry if you don’t see your preferred software package up here. Dave is a quick learner, he can and has picked them up in a matter of weeks, or in some cases days. His solid foundation coupled with his experience can flatten any software learning curve.
Other skills Dave has and thinks rock include:
Dave is fully trained in fine art drawing, painting and sculpture. He is into singing, song writing, performing and playing guitar. Dave loves photography, molding and casting for toys, sculpture and making stop motion puppets for animation. He is also an experienced metalsmith and amateur jeweler.
Education:
The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Fine arts in Animation/Media Arts, May 2001
Munson Williams Proctor Institute of Fine Art, Utica, NY
Associates of Fine Art, May 1998