Christopher James Email & Phone Number

Chesapeake, Va, Us

Develop internet-based courseware, course requirements, write course specifications, researching content, identify imagery, write scripts and develop storyboards for web based interactive courseware and other instructional materials. Create and maintain web pages. Perform quality assurance reviews. Use Adobe Captivate, Adobe Animate, Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and Adobe Premiere.

Christopher O. James is an author of poetry and stories for all audiences.Designer of fashion products, cards, art, and specialty giftsBook: WORD(S), Volume1 | http://amzn.com/1491719761

Tradoc | Oec Gaming And Visualization

Producer / Director / Editor / Videographer/ Animator | October 2016-PresentCGI Federal / OEC Gaming and Visualization at Fort EustisI shoot, edit and produce video and digital photography. Create animations, visualizations, SMCT education videos, training videos for the Army. Use Bohemia Interactive Virtual Battle Space (VBS) for simulations, beginning to work with Unreal. Design and animate 1080p video projects using Blender 3d, After Effects including Element 3D, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder, and Adobe Creative Suite. Record and edit audio in Audio booth. Coach talent. Provide photography, videography, audio, technical support for live and streaming events.

Joint Staff J7, Suffolk, Va

EDUCATION: Information Technology, Graphic Design, Media Production, Fine ArtEXPERTISE: in management, shooting, directing, producing, video production, editing, motion graphics, web, design, animation, social media and mentoring. Your company, customers, and leadership will benefit from my skills and talent. I am an Experienced Media Production, Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, and Design Professional.Highlights:PRODUCING: Scriptwriting, directing, organization, collaboration, storyboarding, and quality reviewANIMATION: After Effects, Autodesk Flame/Smoke, 2D/3D Animation, Apple Motion, FlashCOMPOSITING: Autodesk Flame/Smoke, After Effects, Apple Motion, live action, green-screen studio.VIDEOGRAPHY/PHOTOGRAPHY/LIGHTING: Shooting in studio on location: GTMO, Grenada, on ship and Nationally. Compostion, DSLRs (Canon 5D Mark III, Lumix GH2), Panasonic P2 HVX200/Af100, Lighting in studio and on location, Green-screen studios, Effect design DIRECTING: On location, in studio, crew, professional and non-professional talentAUDIO PRODUCTION: Mics, Mixers, Post, Editing, Apple Soundtrack, Adobe SoundboothEDITING: Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, Avid Media Composer, Autodesk SmokeDESIGN: Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, InDesign, Typography, IllustrationWEB / MOBILE: Social Media, HTML, DreamweaverMANAGEMENT: Projects, employees and teams, engaging customers, meeting goals, and providing solutions. Motivate, train and lead staff toward department and corporate goals.ADDITIONAL: Broadcast Television and Media, Video Compression, Archiving, AuthorAWARDS: Emmy, Telly, and AuroraAdvanced Skill set. Creative. Technical Troubleshooting. Working in Broadcast Television and Media, at NASA Langley Research Center, Joint Staff J7 WNN Production Studio and while working for Education, Government and Military clients, I have proven my commitment to deliver creative, innovative, effective and quality products on-time and within the budget.

J7 Joint Staff Suffolk, Va

Hold government clearance. Mass Communications at every level: Direct, produce, shoot and edit video/audio productions in studio and in the field to tell the story. Maintain the creative and technical quality of video and audio products. Create strategic 2D/3D Animation and graphics for video productions. Lead video, technology and photographic professionals in my job producing Government digital productions for the Joint Staff J7 in Suffolk, Virginia on various projects.Almost daily, I furnish team members with assistance to help direct changes, resolve deficiencies, solve creative problems and technical issues that co-workers and our team may be experiencing. One of my strongest contributions in our department comes from my ability to think strategically, beyond our current capabilities and processes to propose and implement advancements that improve our processes and/or improve the deliverable products for our customers. Another strong contribution centers on my ability to face adversity and controversial problems with a calm disposition that fosters wisdom, problem resolution and encourages collaboration.

Design the corporate message in high-quality 100+ page corporate proposals. Created graphics and compositing using Illustration, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Indesign. Graphic Designer for the Department of Joint Futures whose product "The 2008 JOE" (Joint Operating Environment: http://fas.org/man/eprint/joe2008.pdf ) provided information and concepts relating to our world in the future. The JOE highlighted potential humanitarian needs, scarcity of resources and possible conflicts ten (10) to fifteen (15) years out from the publication date. The target audience was the whole of military, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other high level stakeholders.

Nasa Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Edited programs for Video Division on Avid Nitris and Final Cur Pro. Overall, I worked at NASA Langley Research Center for 12 years. I met with Engineers, Educators, Scientific Researchers and Langley staff to evaluate their needs and requirements. Based on their needs I would create animation, edit, or use other mass communication systems to: illustrate educational concepts, document the results of scientific experiments, support research projects or fill programs. These products were used to assist teachers, educate students, validate or share research results and findings. The media products would then be delivered, archived and maintained.The facility at NASA Langley included Maya, Autodesk Flame and Smoke, After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, digital and analog routers, nonlinear and linear editing stations, an isolated audio booth, Sony D-1, digital betacam and HD tape machines, digital switcher and a digital audio board.

Nasa Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Graphic Design: created publications and illustrations for special projects. Convert documents to 508 compliant .pdf files. Create animation and multimedia products.

Nasa Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Content Creation for Award winning (Emmy, Telly, Aurora) Productions and research programs at NASA Langley Research Center using Flame/Smoke System, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Maya 3D. Routinely I would plan, research, obtain cost estimates, write proposals for technological advancements that would integrate new equipment, formats and systems into our digital photographic facility to increase productivity, provide a new capability or improve the quality of a current capability.I am creatively and technically minded and I served as one of the primary authoritative sources for consultation for other producers, videographers, technologists and program specialists on our contract

Nasa Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia

Content Creation for Award winning (Emmy, Telly, Aurora) Productions and research programs at NASA Langley Research Center using Flame/Smoke System, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, & Maya 3D Motion graphic projects were designed and animated. Live action elements were edited using Smoke (Autodesk) and Final Cut, Soundtrack and Garage band were used for music editing. Shot and edited video for some show opens.

Developed public relations, marketing and promotion foundational base for my work in mass communications industry. Created visual design, promoted and maintained television station’s brand. Content Creation for news and public service based programs. Worked with studio lighting. Previous positions: production assistant, camera operator and floor director for live news shows and special programs, animator, graphic artist.

Networking Course

Graphic Design: Additional Study In Photojournalism, Graphic Design, Mass Communications

Additional Training: • Extensive self directed study in Marketing Communications • Dreamweaver I, II, III, Northstar Training, Virginia.

Computer And Information Systems Security/Information Assurance

Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Web Design