Sebastian Penraeth

Current

• Owner at Burning Ember Arts

Past

• Sr Web Designer at America's Job Network
• Web Designer at Diversified Animated Technologies Associates, Inc. (DATA)
• Website & Graphics Designer at Intaglio Creative

• Freelance Production Assistant at Elsevier
• Webmaster, Graphic Designer at Virtual Online University

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Education

• University of Kansas
• Universität Dortmund

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Online Media

Websites

• burningemberarts.com
• quakerjane.com

Sebastian Penraeth’s Summary

I'm a web designer and developer (mostly Coldfusion) with 11 years experience. In the beginning of 2007 I started Burning Ember Arts as a boutique design firm in Aurora Colorado.

Sebastian Penraeth’s Specialties:

web design, web development, photography, graphic design, logo design, branding, search engine optimization

stuff other people in my company can do: proofreading and copy editing; 3d renderings and 3d animation; user interface design for kiosks, interactive DVDs; motion graphics for video, audio editing

Sebastian Penraeth’s Experience

• Owner

  Burning Ember Arts

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  This is a general partnership between my wife and I, with a couple contractors available.

• Sr Web Designer

  America's Job Network

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  October 1999 — December 2006 (7 years 3 months)

  Extensive website design, Coldfusion development and Oracle database integration work.

• Web Designer

  Diversified Animated Technologies Associates, Inc. (DATA)

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Animation industry)

  April 1999 — September 1999 (6 months)

  My first job in Denver. Designed and implemented websites, assisted with the production of the Ocean Journey ABC’s CD-ROM, created software tutorials using Flash and SoundForge.

• Website & Graphics Designer

  Intaglio Creative

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Graphic Design industry)

  January 1999 — April 1999 (4 months)

  Designed and implemented websites, troubleshot systems and increased efficiency of production environment, created advertisements and collected materials for printing.

• Freelance Production Assistant

  Elsevier

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ENL; Publishing industry)

  August 1998 — December 1998 (5 months)

  I helped Mosby, now owned by Elsevier, with document corrections using complex Macros in converting hundreds of medical journals from other formats into SGML.

• Webmaster, Graphic Designer

  Virtual Online University

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)

  December 1995 — June 1998 (2 years 7 months)

  Produced and administered web sites and graphics for an online education company. Collaborated with faculty and staff in the US and overseas on a number of projects including the first fully on-line MBA program in France.

Sebastian Penraeth’s Education

• University of Kansas

  Architecture 1986 — 1991

  Four years, but no degree. I know, I'm crazy, but I HAD to get into computers.

• Universität Dortmund

  Architecture 1989 — 1990

  This was through an exchange with KU.

Additional Information

Sebastian Penraeth’s Websites:

• burningemberarts.com
• quakerjane.com

Sebastian Penraeth’s Interests:

I'm primarily a web designer/programmer, but I love photography and creative writing. You can see example photos at http://penraeth.gfxartist.com I'd like to do more in the areas of 3d animation and CG painting, specifically for a couple books I'm writing. Nature is my religion, as my photos will attest to.

Sebastian Penraeth’s Honors:

KU, School of Architecture: Dean’s list.
KU: Ewart Memorial Traveling Scholarship (lived in Dortmund, Germany for a year).
Meiji Gaku En: Meiji Memorial Medal for academic prowess.
William Chrisman: National Honor Society, McCoy Medal for academic performance, Photographer of the year ‘86, Grand prize in Photography(district contest), First Prize in Architectural Rendering(district contest)
Eagle Scout, Troop 203

Sebastian Penraeth’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• expertise requests
• business deals
• getting back in touch