
Freelance Motion Graphics, Visual Effects, 3D & Compositing
Greater New York City Area

Freelance Motion Graphics, Visual Effects, 3D & Compositing
Greater New York City Area
Specializing in motion graphics, visual effects, 3D animation, keying, compositing, motion tracking, particles, print design and multimedia.
A native of NYC, Glenn graduated from New York Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Science and became involved with computer graphics when he started working for the New York Mets. Setting out on his own, and Having both artistic and technical skills, has given him the opportunity to work with various media and with a broad range of clients.
Through the years he has acquired and mastered a broad range of skills in web development, print/video and interactive advertising, motion graphics, visual effects and 3D animation. His past work includes everything from commercials, corporate presentations, in-game live graphics, DVD creation and interactive media.
http://www.glennhernandezstudios.com
His list of clients include, NY Mets, Nickelodeon, A&E, ADM Productions and M2 Post. Indirect clients include, MLB, Yankees, NY Giants, NY Jets, NY Rangers, NY Nets, NJ Devils, US Tennis Open, Walmart, Canon, Sam's Club, Motorola, Goodyear, Weight Watchers,
Glenn has 12 years of professional experience in various applications, including but not limited to: After Effects CS4, Cinema 4D & Xpresso, PFHoe Pro, Mocha and Motor, Final Cut Studio 2, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Photoshop CS4, Inscriber® G3 On-Air Graphics Systems, Keynote, Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Quark, Indesign. Some experience with Shake, Nuke, Fusion, RealFlow and Maya
(Animation industry)
January 1996 — Present (13 years 11 months)
Provide services in motion graphics, 3D & 2D animation, visual effects, particles, design, compositing, tracking, keying and rotoscoping for: broadcast, corporate presentations, tv commercials, web and interactive media. See past positions below and my website for more infomation.
(Broadcast Media industry)
January 1999 — April 2009 (10 years 4 months)
Worked as a freelancer concepting and creating motion graphics, visual FX, keying, rotoscoping and web sites for clients like: NJ Devils, NY Giants, NY Jets, NY Yankees, MLB World Series, The US Open and various other corporate clients. Work closely with Avid editors to provide look and feel of various projects. Work as web developer with clients on designing and coding e-commerce sites, such as bigmelongear.com. I still do freelance work for them
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
December 2005 — March 2009 (3 years 4 months)
As a Full-time worker: In charge of creating concepts, designs, HD motion graphics, keying, compositing, motion tracking and particles for presentations, trade shows, broadcast media, web and multimedia. Also tasked with creating 3D stage/set renders for our productions and visual effects for our clients videos. Work with various clients such as (Philips, Canon, Wal-Mart, Sams' Club, Exxon, Sharp, etc). Took it upon myself to set up Final Cut Server, in order to streamline searching our stock image/video library. Took the lead in instructing our editors, graphic artists and management on new technologies and how they could be applied in our pipeline.
As a freelancer: In charge of creating concepts, designs and HD motion graphics for Philips annual trade show, consisting of 36 HD Screens running 8 different streams of product (in sync, off sync, chasers, etc.). Managed multiple projects. I still do freelance for them.
(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)
November 2006 — August 2008 (1 year 10 months)
Worked as a freelancer creating new show packages and supporting ongoing changes to current show packages. Work includes designing and animating bumpers, transitions, lower thirds, titles, credits, 3D modeling and animation, etc. for On-Air shows. I still do freelance work for them from time to time.
(Public Company; VIA; Entertainment industry)
November 2003 — June 2005 (1 year 8 months)
Worked as a freelancer creating web animated banner ads and motion graphics for on-air commercials and cool sign movie events. I still do freelance work for them
As a full-time employee did creative concept, design and created Nickelodeon brand, property, consumer and trade advertisements by translating Nickelodeon Marketing’s business goals into compelling and creative advertising (print, web, animation, banner ads, and enhanced CD-ROMs). Presented headlines and copy ideas for ads while identifying with kids, their issues/culture and mentality. Managed multiple projects and advised on correct usage of media based on their limitations. Researched and sourced new design elements to enhance the advertising team’s library as well as stayed current and seeked out new and innovative trends, technological and design styles.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Sports industry)
1996 — 2001 (5 years )
Optimized workflow, by implementing a network and file server setup, to centralize and speed up delivery of graphics to the Control. Created motion Graphics for 2000 World Series, Fox Sports Net’s “Hot Stove Report” opening graphics, Blue/Green Screen Keying and Rotoscoping of players for animated and still Head Shots. Created 2D/3D animation and video graphics (for: PEPSI, KEYSPAN, CHASE, DUNKIN’ DONUTS, REUTERS, MERCEDES-BENZ, etc.) for in-game presentation on Diamondvision. Created video templates, set design / functionality standards, and taught a staff of engineers how to use the Character Generator [Inscriber CG] and work as a team.
BS , Computer Science , 1992 — 1996