Martin Lindsey - www.martyblogs.com

mlindsey@martinlindsey.com
334/524-2227
www.martyblogs.com

I am a mechanical engineer by training transitioning to digital cinema focusing on animation. It's the artsy side, if you will, of the computer science profession. I have taken a few of the traditional core courses in computer science but I'm a more creative sort than traditional code junkie.

Some of that fundamental software engineering course work includes Java, Data Structures, Discrete Math and Algorithms, C++, Digital Logic Circuits, Artificial Intelligence and Principles of Programming Languages. My resume will begin to include creative packages such as MAYA and other standard animation and graphics applications.

I am also a budding social media specialist beginning to pick up on web site and blog analytics as well as pay per click technologies.

I look forward to speaking with owners and human resources managers of animation, design and graphic design firms and art galleries in Chicago for part time work and summer internships while at DePaul University. Please feel free to contact me via the phone number or email address above.

Martin Lindsey - www.martyblogs.com’s Specialties:

My interests lie in movie, documentary, commercial and marketing animation, as well as educational software applications.

I start DePaul's College of Computing and Digital Media masters program to specialize in animation, cinematography and the like in September of 2009.

My ultimate objective is to leverage eleven years of design engineering, manufacturing engineering and production experience to maximize my creative energies as I merge my technical and artistic inspirations.

Martin Lindsey - www.martyblogs.com’s Experience

Customer Service Agent

DePaul University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Work in the Admissions call center to and answer questions for potential freshman and transfer students. Transfer them to admissions counselors as needed to have more specific admission requirements questions answered. Provide information about the campus and the city.
Multimedia Assistant & Social Media Specialist

Chicago Urban League

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)

Working in the multimedia department to develop traffic for nextTV's Change You Can See web site and blog. Assisting in development of social medial strategy for nextTV:

Pull video clips from show segments via time stamp to provide
content to NextTV's www.changeyoucansee.org web site.

Writing Twitter tweets for @nextTV to update followers on
Chicago Urban League events.

Researching the implementation of Google Analytics to analyze
nextTV blog use.

Created nextTV Facebook group for viewers of the show and
commenters of the blog.

Write blog posts for nextTV blog site.
Graduate Student

DePaul University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )

I will enter DePaul's College of Computing and Digital Media in the fall quarter of 2009. Soliciting funding from various fellowship grant and resources.

Open to any relevant suggestions of agencies, grad funding organizations or foundations, and other sources might you recommend for me to pursue.
Blogger

MartyBLOGs

(Internet industry)

2007 — Present (2 years )

Personal blogsite encouraging readers not to be passive finger pointers but to take the initiative in their lives and become "actionists".
Speaker/Toastmaster

Talk of the Town and Bold Literary Speakers clubs

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

July 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)

Led Talk of the Town chapter of Toastmasters International as president July 2007 - June 2008. Ensured that club members accomplished their goals in improving their public speaking talents and leadership skills.

Also worked to ensure that the club retained its Distinguished Club status. In fact we became a President's Distinguished Club - the highest club recognition awarded by Toastmasters International - for the first time in our club's history under my leadership.

Previously served as Talk of the Town club's Secretary and Vice President of Education. Currently a member of the Bold Literary talkers club.
Student

Auburn University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

August 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 5 months)

Full time student working on a second bachelor's degree. I'm also a member of Toastmasters International and working on improving my communication and leadership skills before I re-enter the workforce. Taking a golf class this semester for the same reasons.
Personal Banker

Charter Bank

(Privately Held; Banking industry)

June 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 3 months)

Opened checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, IRA's and money markets for customers . Redeemed U.S. savings bonds, ordered checks and debit cards.

Customer services included assisting customers with creating online banking accounts, helping balance transactions, setting pin numbers for debit cards, documenting fraud transaction disputes and invasion of privacy issues.
Agent

AIG American General

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

2003 — 2005 (2 years )

Sold life insurance policies and health supplements including cancer policies and critical care policies.
Manufacturing Engineer

Briggs & Stratton

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; BGG; Consumer Goods industry)

January 1999 — April 2003 (4 years 4 months)

Designed and installed automated assembly machines to large engine assembly lines.

Reconfigured and retrofitted small engine assembly line to be able to produce the new model 20 large engine into production.

Lead project team in the same process to reconfigure a small engine assembly line to expand the production of the V-Twin model large engine.

Assorted other duties including ergonomic work station improvements for assembly line workers, troubleshooting machine faults, maintaining assembly machinery and conveyor systems.
Design Engineer, Manufacturing Engineer, Team Leader

General Electric

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GE; Financial Services industry)

January 1992 — October 1998 (6 years 10 months)

Design Engineer:
Designed electric range components for the radiant range appliances team. Included designing parts on 3-D graphics platform. Also performed thermal evaluation of parts before introducing them to production.

Manufacturing Engineer:
Performed time motion studies to rebalance electric range assembly line staffing and assembly work assignments for production increases and decreases.

Team Leader:
Team Leader on Radiant Range assembly line for a time and on self cleaning range line for a period. Responsible for staffing assembly personnel at the beginning of shift and ensuring production schedule was met each day.