Sean Canton

Current

• Media Producer at Leif’s Auto Collision Centers
• Creativity Consultant at Eight Eyes Creations

Past

• Director of Information Services at AngelVision Technologies
• Commercial Producer at OregonLive.com / Advance Internet
• Video Producer / Editor at Morse Media

• Lead Web Designer at Zebra Compliance Systems

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Education

• Humboldt State University
• Humboldt State University

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Media Production

Sean Canton’s Summary

I Make Solutions.

We all operate best in a state of flow. A place where hours slip away in a focused, productive manner. Minimizing information bottlenecks is the objective here, and this is where I help small to medium sized businesses utilize resources, optimize workflow and manage projects effectively.

I have worked for nearly a decade in safety training software development, educational settings, media companies and advertising agencies.

I am currently pursuing PMP certification.

Sean Canton’s Specialties:

Project Management, Budgeting, Planning, Script Writing, Storyboarding, Location Scouting, Videography, Field Audio Recording, Lighting, Editing, Sound Design, Front of House Engineer, Cover Art Design, Sound Reinforcement, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, InDesign, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Logic, Flash, Ruby On Rails, JavaScript, Flash Actionscript 3, PHP, MySQL, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, jQuery, YUI, FileMaker Pro, GIS, Cartography, Information Architecture, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interface Design

Sean Canton’s Experience

• Media Producer

  Leif’s Auto Collision Centers

  (Automotive industry)

  November 2008 — Present (9 months)

  At Leifs, I work in the Marketing Department to create media campaigns for online and offline audiences. We utilize radio, video, websites and good word of mouth to spread our message.

• Creativity Consultant

  Eight Eyes Creations

  (International Affairs industry)

  2004 — Present (5 years)

  I strive to add emotional, financial and aesthetic value for my clients.

• Director of Information Services

  AngelVision Technologies

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

  November 2007 — July 2008 (9 months)

  Assist, Plan and Execute CEO Michael Jingozian's Presidential Campaign. This involves setting up and maintaining MySpace, LinkedIn, YouTube, and FaceBook profiles among a myraid of other things. SEO / SEM, Video Editing, and Flash programming. Wrote business development plans for expansion into mobile, interactive, & information markets, and an outline for a system for internal documentation.

• Commercial Producer

  OregonLive.com / Advance Internet

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Internet industry)

  2007 — 2007 (less than a year)

  Make internet ads in high-volume production environment utilizing Photoshop and Flash. Manage sales person expectations. Learn proprietary system architecture.

• Video Producer / Editor

  Morse Media

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

  2005 — 2007 (2 years)

  A wonderful place to work, talented people and unlimited potential for learning. Client-facing role to plan, budget and manage video projects, including utilizing outside resources to meet deadlines. Hands on production experience, utilizing the Final Cut Studio and refining media workflows.

• Lead Web Designer

  Zebra Compliance Systems

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

  June 1999 — December 2000 (1 year 7 months)

  Served as lead designer for online safety education courses. We compiled and wrote OSHA compliant industrial safety courses, like Bloodborne Pathogens and Welding Safety. I worked with a team of three designers to create over 2000 pages of content, including interactive testing, a design template and animated video.

Sean Canton’s Education

• Humboldt State University

  Bachelors , Geography , 1998 — 2006

  I love learning about the world beyond our borders, and how different cultures perceive and think differently. There is not only one perspective to consider.

  Activities and Societies:

  Geography Society, Steel Drum Orchestra, Media Production Department, Courseware Development Center, Piano

• Humboldt State University

  Bachelors of Arts & Humanities , Journalism & Mass Communication (Broadcast) , 1998 — 2005

  I studied the media because I wanted to learn about their control the information and the discussion of society. I feel as though that education came at the right time, as the old paradigm of aggregated push media has been replaced by millions of individual pulls. Knowing the old way of thinking is critical to adapting to rapid changes in this industry.

  Activities and Societies:

  KRFH Radio, Photojournalism Teaching Assistant, Lumberjack Student Newspaper Photo Editor

Additional Information

Sean Canton’s Interests:

interactivity, information architecture, team work, Flash, storytelling, music, non-linearity, math, physics, writing, ideas, networking, organization, productivity, media management, leveraging the strength of community to change society

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