David Sharp Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Richmond, Virginia Area

Involved in various freelance projects including photo restoration and editing, designing logos, creating portraits, paintings, and spot illustrations for various clients. Also ran a small business creating and selling pen and ink drawings of private homes and businesses.

Management and coordination of 30+ staff in various production process paths in the receive department.Coordination and communication with other inbound departments for optimal production flow. Hourly monitoring of production rates and labor trackingProvided safe practices on forklift machines and secure docking of trailers.Trouble shooting various computer equipment such as thin clients, PC workstations, thermal printers, laptops, and cameras

1901 Meadowville Technology Parkway Chester, Va

Created a spot illustration for an article in a monthly news magazine. The article, titled “Helicopter Parents,” called for a humorous illustration that dealt with separation issues parents faced when sending kids to college.

Created spot illustrations for the nonprofit group’s various print media which informed members of important news and information about the organization. All work done was charitable.

Created a large painting of a property renovated by the company in association with Metro Properties. Painting was a set piece created to be a gift to the owner of the company.Created a large drawing of a property bought by the company to be used in the advertisement of the sale of converted condominiums. Also aided in the mock-up of a marketing brochure using Photoshop.

Commissioned to create two large format paintings in which the images would be transferred onto various home- decorating items such as coasters, floor mats, garden flags, etc. One painting depicted a golf scene and the other a John Deere tractor in a farm setting. Worked closely with the art director to create the best images to be put into a catalog for special order.

Commissioned to do a large-scale 3'x6'acrylic painting at the request of the Henrico Fire Department. The painting was a recreation of the iconic image of fire fighters raising the American flag at ground zero of the World Trade Center. Painting was placed as a centerpiece in a training facility classroom.Skills *Software: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Maya 8.5 +, ZBrush, *Hardware: Mac and PC operating systems *Traditional photography (35mm), black and white film development, and use of darkroom equipment *Digital Photography *Traditional art mediums: Acrylic and oil paint, pen and ink, colored pencil, sculpture

B.F.A, Communication Arts And Design

Illustration sequence, School of the Arts

Certificate, Information Technology

CompTIA A+ training

3D Modeling/ Visual Effects

3-D Modeling for Games track, School of Game Design