2006 - present web designer
nbc-universal, universal city, ca

i am responsible for the graphic needs of various show sites located on nbc.com. this includes concept layout and image creation, banner promotions, sponsored contest pages as well as designing the layouts for the various video players.

1999 - 2004 senior web designer
compusa corporate headquarters, dallas, texas

i was responsible for the graphic needs of all compusa websites. this included concept layout and image creation, banner promotions, buttons, e.mail blasts, sale pages, vendor showcases, badges and product images among other things. i was responsible for one of the complete redesigns of the retail site's look and feel which required me to see the project through from conception to implementation. as the lead designer on the game fixx project, i illustrated the cast of characters used in branding the logo. this entailed sketching out concepts, cleaning, inking and coloring them in illustrator before adding effects in photoshop.

1998 - 1999 web development and education
lyme disease foundation, hartford, connecticut

i was responsible for the design, image creation, content development and html coding for the lyme disease foundation's website. monthly hits increased from 150 when i first took the position to approximately 16,000 by the time i left. in addition, the foundation utilized my design skills for print materials such as brochures, fliers, video covers and posters.

1998 guest lecturer
east granby senior and junior high school, east granby, connecticut

i was brought in to instruct two high school level english classes on how to build a basic web page. i presented the fundamentals of simple html coding, prepared worksheets and created an instructional website for the students to access throughout their project.


2004 - present character animation
california institute of the arts, valencia, california

i am studying traditional and computer animation as it relates to character acting and storytelling. i expect to receive my bachelor of arts degree in may 2008.


awards compusa
president's award for outstanding performance, 2000
president's award nominee, 2001


shows brookhaven
juried student show, 2002

calarts
character animation open show, 2005


ability to work on both PCs and Macs
adobe photoshop
adobe illustrator
adobe after effects
final cut pro
homesite
macromedia fireworks
quarkxpress
html
basic understanding of css and javascript


972.982.4168 craig dodds
webmaster, compusa

972.982.4143 will pendergast
director, compusa