Michael Taylor Email & Phone Number

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Rockville, Md

Lead Post Production teams for ~40 annual national and global projects for live events (budgets often ranging between $250K-$10M+). Projects included AR/VR/MR, robotic choreography as well as animations, films and motion graphics for experiences as intimate as 200 Global Executives and Leaders to 18,000+ person venues on ultra-wide, larger-than-life screens.− Spearheaded industry-leading, rapid-turnaround, motion graphics creation processes leading to ~300% growth in annual output since 2014 while expanding Motion Graphics department from one to 30+ fulltime and freelance artists.− Championed animation and design for over 300+ events, broadcasts and international campaigns over the past decade.− Proposed, and helped implement large investment of a costeffective, near petabyte Centralized Storage System increasing productivity by 40% while adding data protection from drive failureand human error, replacing an antiquated 400+ external drive pipeline process.− Integrated project planning and art creation with wider business goals of VIVA Creative to create visibility into future workflows, maximizing internal assets and increasing revenue.− Generated post production documentation, templates and guidance, enabling producers and creatives to properly budget for motion graphics needs.− Commanded new pipeline and file structure system for Post Production, creating faster handoffs for assignments and improving overall workflow during intensive work sessions.− Established Quality Assurance system enabling teams to properly design client content prior to hitting screen, greatly reducing last minute mistakes and overhead.− Lead designer of the largest videos VIVA has ever produced on a 90,000-pixel, quarter mile wide, 360 experience for 16K people at the annual AIPAC 2015 Policy Conference.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

created multiple on air graphics for special events, marketing, and television programming

Washington D.C. Metro Area

created multiple on air graphics for special events, marketing, and television programming

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided high speed graphic creation for broadcast news.Created rapid graphics in breaking news situations.

Greater Denver Area

Provided high speed graphic creation for broadcast news.Created rapid graphics in breaking news situations.

Greater Denver Area

Brand graphic development, promo and marketing animation production, and news graphic productions.− Built and implemented onsite render farm for fast promo and breaking news situations− Led team creating station wide brand change, executing +350 motion graphic asset changes.− Directed and created motion graphic packages for the 2007 Colorado Rockies World Series run. Developed over +200 assets, from the Rockies winning their division all the way through the World Series.

Greater Denver Area

Taught After Effects to game design students,worked with the lesson plan to utilize class and projects to the student’s career needs, coordinated with individual students to develop independent studies.

Master Of Science (Ms), Digital Arts

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Digital Arts