resume | web design | print art | animation | fine art
519 Welty Ave. | Rockford, IL 61107 | 815.227.5884 (h) | 815.654.0212 x.247 (w) | tward73@ameritech.net
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Currently seeking an opportunity to join a progressive web applications development group. Also looking for a creative environment where individuals can grow and learn from each other as a team. Education and experience are assets to any company.
Experience:
1999 - present | Advertising Manager | Arachnid, Inc. | Rockford, IL
  • Design UI for electronic dart machine, digital jukebox, and video gambling device.
  • Oversee and maintain the look and feel of The BullShooter® dart tournament.
  • Design new games for the Black Widow dual target interface.
  • Research computer graphics formats for product development.
  • Web page & web server control and maintenance.
  • Create advertising for display on the Black Widow dart game screen.
  • Responsible for Arachnid graphics on-screen and in print.
  • Maintain a small four person advertising team.
1999 - present | Interactive Media Director | area251.com | South Beloit, IL
  • Created web graphics and web pages for various clients.
  • Designed and adapted client's graphics for the web.
1995 - 1999 | Graphic Designer | Arachnid, Inc. | Rockford, IL
  • Prototype layouts for various coin-operated machines.
  • Create animation walk-throughs of games.
  • Translate graphics for use on monochromatic display.
  • Create dart games graphics for foreign markets.
Software - Computer Skills:
    Graphics Software
  • 3D Studio Max 3.1, Photoshop 5.5 & 6, Illustrator 9.0, Premiere 5.1, Acrobat 4.0, Debabelizer, Macromedia Flash 5, Macromedia Director 8, Rhino V 1.1, Bryce 4, Ulead Gif Animator, Microsoft Gif Animation, Quark Xpress 4
    Web Technologies
  • Daily well rounded use of: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash, Shockwave, Apache Server, IIS, Personal Web Server, PHP, MySQL, FTP, Telnet
  • Moderate use of: Perl, ASP, DHTML, NNTP, SendMail
    Operating Systems
  • Windows 3.1, 95, NT, 2000, and DOS
  • Redhat Linux 6.2 & 7
  • Mac OS 8, OS 9, OS X & OS X Server
Education:
1991 - 1995 | BFA | The School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Chicago, IL
  • A focus on Painting and Drawing
  • Other studies included traditional animation, print making, book binding, and sculpture
resume | web design | print art | animation | fine art
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