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Newington, Nh

Receiving and stocking of automotive parts for various customers throughout New England. Training new employees on how the departments run.

Rochester, New Hampshire

Portsmouth, Nh

Developing protective coverings and flexible packaging solutions for Medical, Aerospace, Electronics and Industrial Customers.

Rollinsford, New Hampshire, United States

Surface Mount Technology for Military, Medical, Industrial/Commercial and RF/Microwave consumers.

Dover, Nh

Staging, stacking and packing T-shirts. Responsible for count, and quality. Moved into the Art Department in March, delivering data entry info to the necessary people. This is regarding separated art, that is ready for print, into Routing, with placement and ink information. Creating artwork daily for both tours, retail, etc.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

Photoshop Image Manipulation for various presentations.

Portsmouth, Nh

•Contract position consisting of the receiving and processing of Passports. •Moderate Risk Public Trust (MRPT) NCIC/NAC Security Clearance.•Under supervision of the Contract Management Team, performs various clerical and manual functions.•Knowledge of TDIS computer operating system for creation of document batches, retrieval of individual application information, data entry and generation of mailing labels.•Prioritizing applications by creating appropriate batches for early departures, EF and Same Day.•Performing data entry verifying that all applications are included and fees are correct.•Receiving, sorting, delivering, processing and logging regular postal mail.•Electronically rescanning questionable photos for correct alignment and passport acceptability.•Operating computer equipment including Image Trac Scanner.•Packing quality checked applications for shipment to permanent file.•Assisting in training employees in the essential job functions, helping to improve the process.•Ensuring adherence to internal controls by backing out of personal information screens, logging off of computer terminals when not in use, and securing of workstations at close of work shift.

Tewksbury, Ma

Concept and final Photoshop art, along with 3D models and textures, for an upcoming mobile, and PC video game title.

Amesbury, Ma

Temporary Seasonal work in the imaging department. Assisted with Photo imaging enhancements and corrections for several area school photos. Cleaned and enhanced images for thousands of students by school, prepped for final post production and release.

Fitchburg, Ma 01420

Freelance Artist creating card and board game artwork. Penciling and final color work in Photoshop for print.

Artist for online PC and mobile social networking game entitled "MyDinosGo!". Communicating with the Project Lead to produce concept sketches, as well as finished pencils and inks. This included backgrounds, icons and assets. Also, providing input, when requested, as far as the look and feel of the game as it progresses.

Assisted in the interviewing of potential candidates for hiring. Created concept art and storyboards for various game and government presentations and videos.Designed CD and DVD covers, labels, inserts and documentation folders, for both government projects and games.Trained interns, artists and programmers, in the basic flow and development of production. This included the importance of a streamlined file and folder structure for the massive pipeline of art assets and programming needs.Assisted with the conception of HamsterBash, and primary lead as far as design and production. The prototype earned the project a nomination at the 2006 Independent Game Festival. Featured on G4’s “Attack of the Show”.Lead Artist on Pesticide, an online 2D Puzzle Game. Produced all final Photoshop art and web advertising graphics.Supervised art and programming staff as far as delegating responsibilities, maintaining deadlines among the team along with their appropriate tasks. This supervision resulted in deadlines being consistently met.Provided input as far as procuring software and hardware according to budget and necessity.Facilitated in the handling of payroll, documentation, and interviews with the FBI for security clearance of personnel.

Northampton, Ma

Created concept and final art for the majority of games both published and unpublished.Storyboards for cinematics as well as cut scenes.Pen and Ink illustrations for, marketing materials, game documents, game manuals, etc.2D concepting and final interface design including backgrounds, buttons, tabs and icons.In-game art utilizing Photoshop, Pro-Motion, and 3ds Max for backgrounds, tiles, assets, buildings, sprites and cut scenes.Titles:"Playboy: The Mansion" - 2D concepting and interface design as well as 3D low and high poly models."Risk: Global Domination" - Concept art and final World Maps with Generals’ portraits in Photoshop."Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun" - Converted 3D Infantry sprites into 2D Promotion animations. "Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim" - Concepting, manual art, interface, icons, 3D elements and buildings converted into 2D art."Majesty: The Northern Expansion" – Concept art, animated sprites and 3D assets converted to 2D art."Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty" - Interface icons and inked manual artwork."Heroes of Might and Magic III" - Created 3ds Max animated cut scenes and assisted with others.

Provided Concept Art and final in game art for majority of both published and unpublished titles. Pen and ink, color illustrations and Photoshop art for pre-production and promotion of games.Storyboards for cinematic concepts.3D animated models converted to 2D animated sprites for "Tempest 2000" - Atari Jaguar. Actor as Loan Shark for "White Men Can't Jump" - Atari Jaguar.Art Lead: Created 100% of art for "Ruiner Pinball" - Atari Jaguar.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Film And Illustration

“The top art school in the United States if not the entire world” – Art Schools Digital.com. Studies primarily focused in Illustration.

Bachelor'S Degree, Art

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