Joel Savell Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, CA, US

Santa Cruz, California, United States

San Jose, CA

• Artist & developer for VR game Cry of Athena (CofA), an expansive, epic battle simulator. Cry of Athena was submitted to the Oculus Launchpad program Jan 2022 and is scheduled for commercial release Oct 2022.
• Designed 7 game characters with accompanying clothing, swords, and shields for CofA, including title character: the Greek goddess Athena.
• Designed 3 destructible modular buildings using the UE4 destructible system.
• Active contributor to game story, features, marketing ideas, and social media management (FB, LinkedIn).
• Providing mentorship for fellow character artist at Simulated Minds: troubleshooting technical issues and giving advice on art skills (life drawing, search strategies).Skills: Maya | Mudbox | Substance 3D Painter |.

Scotts Valley, California, United States

• Mass production of full color printed labels for “Source Naturals” & “Planetary Herbals” nutritional supplement & vitamin bottles, as well as monthly full color printed newsletters.
• Operation & maintenance of Xeikon digital (PC based) full color press, label cutter/gloss coat finisher, auto sheet collator, and other heavy print shop machinery. Intensive troubleshooting and on-the-fly repair.
• Day to day strategic planning, maximizing production efficiency, speed, and quality while working as a team. This also entails flexibility i.e. the ability to pivot and improvise when necessary.
• Supervision and training of other employees with a philosophy of quality and efficiency. I want my teammates to understand WHY I make the decisions I do, and how that leads to successful production.
• Member of company safety committee. I perform regular safety inspections and written reports of all departments. First Aid and CPR certified, to be a company Emergency Action First Aider.Skills: Graphic Production |.

Dept. Of Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Seaside, CA

• Developed 19 extensive eLearning language courses (see https://hs2.dliflc.edu), providing leadership for animation, illustration, audio, written content, and programming teams while contracting with the Defense.
• Served as communication liaison between government leads and contractor teams for quality control.
• Wrote detailed technical documentation and instructions, related to eLearning Language course data entry and activity module construction.
• Catalyst and collaborator for Artificial Production Coordinator project, which greatly improved the efficiency of organizing and entering XML data for eLearning language courses.Skills: Web Production | Project.

Scotts Valley, CA

• Designed 20+ album covers (including album awarded 2008 Adult Contemporary New Artist of the Year), comic book, business system, hundreds of labels, flyers, posters, concert tickets, and other graphic items.
• Created TV commercial for Decemberchild Benefit Concert, dozens of band & concert videos.
• Published 50+ newsletters as main writer/designer for Still Fumin’ News: a periodic journal covering band events & music trivia.
• Designed and published several music and band websites.
• Performed at hundreds of concerts and studio recording sessions as bassist, backing/occasional lead vocalist for rock band Superior Olive.
• Co-organizer of 15 consecutive annual Decemberchild Benefit Concerts in Santa Cruz County, featuring world famous music acts. All proceeds went to regional non-profits. Skills: Photoshop | InDesign | Illustrator | Hand.

Scotts Valley, CA

• Designed and oversaw production workflow for data-driven client quarterly reviews, billing statements and financial performance reporting.
• Continually made improvements to the efficiency of data integration and production workflow: developed automated method to batch-export thousands of client quarterly reviews.
• Trained & supervised several staff members on QC/proofreading, reporting & client quarterly reviews.
• Wrote detailed documentation related to production and QC of financial reports & client billing.
• Identified and oversaw correction of several financial data reporting errors with compliance implications.
• Performed annual financial data analysis and reporting for several SEC audits, annual GIPS audits and standards compliance.Skills: Automation | Production | Workflow Design | Programming | Debugging | Data Mining | SQL.

Bachelor'S Degree, Fine/Studio Arts, General

• Coursework included pencil & ink drawing, oil, watercolor painting, life drawing, still life, color theory, web design, computer-based.

Skills Certificate, Computer Animation

• Coursework included 3D Modeling & Animation, Graphic & Web design, and screenwriting. • Used Blender to produce original characters.