Andre Paquette Email & Phone Number

Burlington, ON, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

With a strong background in production and graphic design. I lead and manage a skilled production team, overseeing projects for TSN, Woodbine Simulcast, and corporate initiatives. I'm also responsible for designing and integrating seamlessly all of Woodbine's live broadcast graphics into Ross's XPression, Tessera and RT Software Virtual displays.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Design and implement assets in XPression for Woodbines Live broadcasts on TSN and the live simulcast. Assets included 3D animations, boards, keys, and templates driven with live data.
• Solve challenges and optimize workflows by automating data integration using DataLinq Server with XML, Google Sheets, Excel, RSS Feeds and Pegasus tote feeds.
• Transformed TSN assets originally created for Chyron into a streamlined XPression workflow. This process involved rebuilding and integrating assets from original Photoshop and After Effects files.
• Create comprehensive broadcast graphic packages with seamless displays and integration for various entities, including Woodbine Racetrack, Woodbine's partner Alliance tracks, Japan Racing, HPItv, and in-house digital.
• Create project style guides for designers and operators.
• Provide complete graphics support for video production, ranging from intricate animated sequences to simple photo edits, ensuring all graphic needs are met.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Daily responsibilities involved creating assets for the national and local newscasts.
• Creating assets and designing virtual sets using ORAD Virtual Studio.
• Worked with a team to design the Global News refresh and Decision Canada XPression Assets. My responsibilities included creating the tickers, keys, bugs and I also helped design boards and templates.
• Developed After Effects and Photoshop templates for everyday use. The templates included automated features and expressions to optimize production efficiency for the team of designers.

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

• Assisted in managing a team of designers and oversaw the screen playback schedule.
• Created digital commercials for Times Square NYC's outdoor displays.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Collaborated with a creative team to develop complete broadcast graphic packages for two national programs and a national cable channel, with productions airing on TSN, SportsNet, and SunTV.
• Supported graphics for various broadcast systems, including Pegasus Display, Trakus, Deko 3000.
• Created display layouts for our internal Digital signage channel and collaborated with the marketing department to execute digital signage creative and campaigns.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsible for creating Over the Shoulder graphics and animations for local the Toronto News broadcast, specifically News Hour and Evening News.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Taking on the role as the control room Deko 3000 graphics operator, adding keys and animations to each episode while pre packing. Freelancing as graphic designer to create plasma stills and segment animations.

Videographer and Editor,Videotaping live events and corporate seminars, as well as editing wedding videos and authoring client DVDs.

Media Arts, Film & Television

3D Animation

3D Studio Max Modeling and Design