Daniel Weimann

Current

Platforms Director at Thug Interactive
Principal & Creative Director at Cube 216

Past

Senior Visual & Interactive Designer at Intel Corporation
Co-Founder & Professional Gringo at Changunga
Senior Designer at eStudio, Inc.

Senior Designer at Enluminent Inc.
Freelance Web Designer (Self-employed)
Graphic Artist/Content Producer at Netscape Communications Corporation
Animator at nFX Corporation

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Education

Cogswell College

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Industry

Graphic Design

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Daniel Weimann’s Summary

12 + years of solid design experience and I'm looking for new opportunities to take things in a different direction. Interested in Web 2.0, Digital Home, product design and merchandising, affiliate marketing, content & character design, and specialty ecommerce type projects.

Daniel Weimann’s Specialties:

Web & Print Design, UI Design (2' and 10'), Motion Graphics, Illustration, Animation, Skinning, Hybrid HTML Apps, Rapid Prototyping, Being a digital MacGyver for tough projects...

Daniel Weimann’s Experience

Platforms Director

Thug Interactive

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

* Web, software, and 10' UI design and development
* Rapid prototyping, concept work, exploratory design
* Working with emerging technologies
* Video and motion graphics
* Handy with a crowbar (just kidding)
Principal & Creative Director

Cube 216

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Graphic Design industry)

March 2001 — Present (8 years 5 months)

* Co-Founded Internet Design and Media Firm
* Designed, created, and supported work for a variety of clients
* Specialization in Web Design & Development and eCommerce
* Balanced new media with traditional print, identity, and collateral design
* Successfully integrated and managed Web services and Web hosting for clients
* Estimated, budgeted, created proposals, and worked with clients through a project management system
* Provided subcontract work for several well-known California-based design/interactive companies
* Member of the Modesto Chamber of Commerce (01/02 – 01/04)
Senior Visual & Interactive Designer

Intel Corporation

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

May 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 8 months)

* Collaborated extensively with art directors, creative strategists, corporate branding, & internal product teams
* Worked with outside agencies; both cooperatively and providing design and technical direction
* Lead the design and development of the Intel® Viiv™ software simulator for marketing and technical support usage
* Worked extensively on digital home projects including the Intel® Viiv™ software stack, 10’ content services based around Windows Media Center, remote gaming, support applications
* Developed robust, working prototypes
* Extensive Flash work involving XML and localization in 20+ lang
* Delivered and documented graphics packages for engineering teams
* Helped establish a new digital home graphics validation lab based around design principles for the digital home and 10’ applications; became intricately knowledgeable in the Viiv platform and supporting technologies
* Submitted 3 unique ideas for patent consideration; 1 concept to be published in a white paper
Co-Founder & Professional Gringo

Changunga

(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

August 2001 — December 2003 (2 years 5 months)

* Co-Founded eCommerce site, Changunga.com and other niche eComm sites
* Developed On-line store with extensive community features
* Integrated backend order management system
* Successfully ran a permission-based Email marketing campaign
* Developed a wide range of Web advertising & crafted a Web strategy
Senior Designer

eStudio, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

May 2000 — February 2001 (10 months)

* Worked as a Senior Designer in both Web and Print
* Designed, created, and implemented layouts and graphics
* Worked directly with a range of clients
* Worked with team members to implement Web campaigns
* Provided direction for junior designers and production staff
* Worked on character and concept art pitched to Warner Brothers
* Worked on eStudio’s viral flash-animated hit: Regurge #1 - Internet Killed the Video Star
Senior Designer

Enluminent Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

April 1999 — May 2000 (1 year 2 months)

* Worked as a Senior Designer in both Web and Print
* Designed, created, and implemented layouts and graphics
* Worked directly with a range of clients
* Worked with team members to implement Web campaigns
Freelance Web Designer

Self-employed

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Marketing and Advertising industry)

October 1997 — April 1999 (1 year 7 months)

* Web design, print work, and character design for clients such as Netscape, Netscape International, Rampant Pixel Entertainment, Cogswell College, and a variety of small startups and organizations.
Graphic Artist/Content Producer

Netscape Communications Corporation

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)

August 1996 — October 1997 (1 year 3 months)

* Created graphics and page layout for corporate Website (v3, v4 Netscape.com sites) and product/partner sites (no longer available)
* Worked with a large team of programmers, production people, and server engineers to run and produce a large 2,000+ page site that routinely received 100+ million hits a day
* Became an expert on graphics optimization and space saving strategies to keep site running at peak efficiency
* Worked with a large multi-machine UNIX network and a CVS repository
* Developed department Intranet and was involved in creating graphics and HTML standards for company
Animator

nFX Corporation

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 1996 — August 1996 (8 months)

* Created and illustrated characters for a proprietary multimedia application and Web plug-in
* Used proprietary software to import, setup, and animate characters