Michael Freitas Email & Phone Number

San Diego, CA, US

San Diego - Kearny Mesa

• Graphic Design and produce Solar's long document, (500+ page), technical training Student Workbooks using Arbortext, InDesign, and Creative Cloud. The flexible, expandable design facilitated translating the workbooks.
• Create motion graphics for video titling, transitions, and engineering processes.
• SME for setting up in-house classroom video studio and production of Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT) courses for the operation of gas turbine engines and compressors.
• Provide photography and photo re-touching of gas turbine engine packages and components used in Solar Turbines training materials.
• Technical illustrator of gas turbine engine components and processes used in training materials. Translate technical concept sketches, into easily understood, graphics and illustrations.
• Responsible for the tracking, numbering, translation, and linking a database of 24,000 images and graphics used by team members in technical training student workbooks, PowerPoints, CBT’s, and VILT’s.

Greater San Diego Area

• Produced, shot, and edited video training series for METOC NITES meteorological mobile weather station used by forward deployed troops in the field.
• Conceptual illustrator for the U.S. Army Combat Powertrain Lab showing equipment and modifications to structures classified as a U.S. historical buildings, allowing the work to go forward.
• Produced various state and local Emergency Management and Homeland Security vehicle setup and operation training videos and infographics. Advising SAIC first responder interoperable communications ICTAP team, FirstNet.
• Created training video series for Forward Slope Inc., replacing paper documentation on equipment setup, power up, and radar operations for the Elevated Persistent Surveillance System trailers used.
• Created and produced a variety of computer graphics, including vector images supporting high-level presentations and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for DoD and Homeland Security customers.

• Clearance Level: Secret
• Provided video, photography, 3D illustration/animation, creative direction, and design support for a large business unit within SAIC, a $10B defense contractor.
• Functioned as a senior subject matter expert in graphic media tools and applications, recommending and executing, the best solutions to complement advertising, trade shows, presentations, technical documentation, web.
• Contributed to the business unit’s overall strategy and business development plans by working with capture, proposal and program management teams in delivering highly realistic 3D images of proposed systems in deployed.
• Key projects included: Homeland Security first responder vehicles, SAIC Tsunami Buoy development and deployments, San Diego Airport expansion, SAIC Factory Acceptance (FAT) Tests, Concept of Operations (CONOPS).
• Conducted photo/video shoots (in-studio, on location, from the air and from the sea) highlighting products, product manufacturing, training, system testing, buildings, events, and people as needed.