Tommy Dalton

Current

• Owner | Multimedia Artist, RIA Developer, AS2&3/PHP/MySQL at Root Level Design (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Multimedia Artist | Audio Engineer at Applied Art & Technology
• Digital Artist / Animator at University of Oregon Brain Development Lab

Education

• University of Oregon

Recommended

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Connections

92 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• Tommy Dalton
• Naymz

Tommy Dalton’s Summary

Updated resume available in .pdf format:
http://www.rootleveldesign.com/_/docs/tdalton_resume.pdf

Tommy Dalton’s Specialties:

Flash design and development. Flash animation. Flash based applications with advanced audio integration.

Tommy Dalton’s Experience

• Owner | Multimedia Artist, RIA Developer, AS2&3/PHP/MySQL

  Root Level Design (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Online Media industry)

  June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

  Root Level Design and associates specialize in RIA (Rich Internet Applications) and provide custom multimedia components for web, broadcast, interactive, and removable media (CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/USB Peripheral Device, Win/Mac Cross Platform application) media projects. We specialize in advanced Flash/Flex design and development with AS2&3, online media/video delivery, PHP/MySQL development, Consultation, Optimization and Reporting, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and Mobile/Smart Phone development.

• Multimedia Artist | Audio Engineer

  Applied Art & Technology

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

  September 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 10 months)

  Responsibilities included post production video effects, 3d modeling, lighting and animation, audio engineering, music composition, sound design, foley, mix and master for television and radio spots. Adobe Flash design and development for web, kiosk and removable media applications. Technical illustration and animation. Interactive programming and interface design. motion graphics support for 3 high-definition AVID edit suites and interactive media department.

• Digital Artist / Animator

  University of Oregon Brain Development Lab

  (Animation industry)

  January 2005 — June 2005 (6 months)

  Contracted by the Psychology Department to develop hundreds of short animations designed to hold and direct the attention of children two to four years of age during a test centered around audio stimuli.

Tommy Dalton’s Education

• University of Oregon

  BS Multimedia Design / Digital Art , Multimedia Design and Computer Information Science , 2001 — 2005

  Cum Laude (GPA 3.9) and Dean’s List (2001 - 2005)
  Emphasis in Flash design, development with actionscript/.js/xml/.php., video production, and audio engineering

  Activities and Societies:

  2004 Mayor's Art Show, Eugene, Oregon. Tabl v2.0
  2003 School of Architecture and Allied Arts Gallery, University of Oregon. Tabl v1.0

Additional Information

Tommy Dalton’s Websites:

• Tommy Dalton
• Naymz

Tommy Dalton’s Interests:

Opportunities to collaborate with creative individuals. Making things. Making digital things. Composing | Sequencing | Recording (Percussionist 18 years). Snowboarding.

Tommy Dalton’s Groups:

Audio Engineering Society 1998 - present

•    ConnecTech Detroit
•    Audio Engineering Society
•    FWA
•    Rich Internet Applications (RIA)
•    Flash Developers & Designers
•    Flash Coders
•    Photo, Film and Television
•    Chicago Flash Users
•    TV Production Forum

Tommy Dalton’s Honors:

2009 [Ai Interactive Media], Site of the Week, rootleveldesign.com
2009 FaveUp, Featured Site, rootleveldesign.com
2008 Strange Fruits, Featured Site, rootleveldesign.com
2008 Serial Flasher, Site of the Day, rootleveldesign.com
Designfirms 2007-08 Web Award.
2007 Best of Class Addy Award, Original Soundtrack, “Create”, Greater Des Moines Partnership.
2007 Gold Addy Award, Animation and Special Effects, 07 ISU Women’s Basketball.
2006 Iowa Motion Picture Award, Best Audio Mix, “Idea”, Applied Art & Technology.

Tommy Dalton’s Contact Settings

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