Erik Olsen

Current

• Interactive Designer at SellPoint, Inc.

Past

• Flash Designer at McClure Designs
• Stager // Designer at Nuture Source Designs
• Consultant / Designer at Harley Davidson

• Consultant / Illustrator at Kohls Department Stores

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Education

• Milwaukee Institude of Art & Design

Connections

71 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• FLASH Portfolio
• My Blog
• Illustration Portfolio

Erik Olsen’s Summary

I am a Flash Interactive Designer who enjoys working in ActionScript but I also enjoy using my illustrative design skills. If you are an enthusiast of flash or need someone to work on a flash project -- shoot me email and lets chat.

Erik Olsen’s Specialties:

Actionscript 2.0 (soon AS3.0), XML, Flash CS3, Flash 8 Professional, Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS, Painter 9, Adobe Audition 2.0, Audacity 2.0, Sony Acid 5.0, After Effects 7

Erik Olsen’s Experience

• Interactive Designer

  SellPoint, Inc.

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

  April 2008 — Present (7 months)

• Flash Designer

  McClure Designs

  (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Design industry)

  August 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 11 months)

  The creation of several RIA's to promote McClure Designs, Banner ads, developed a Zoom tool, Flowcharts, and Animations.

• Stager // Designer

  Nuture Source Designs

  (Media Production industry)

  2004 — 2005 (1 year)

• Consultant / Designer

  Harley Davidson

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

  April 2001 — September 2001 (6 months)

  Creation of 2001Dealer association catalog: flash banners, layouts and text edits, edited motorcycle photo files for inclusion the database, Illustrated stickers for Buell Motorcycles, Designed cover for Harley Parts Magazine.

• Consultant / Illustrator

  Kohls Department Stores

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

  February 2001 — April 2001 (3 months)

  Creation of several illustration motif designs used for various licensing products for the fall and winter women’s lines. Themes: Fall, Christmas,, Country Snowman, Country Folk Mice

Erik Olsen’s Education

• Milwaukee Institude of Art & Design

  BFA, Illustration, Film, Motion Design, Sculpture, 1994 — 2000

Additional Information

Erik Olsen’s Websites:

• FLASH Portfolio
• My Blog
• Illustration Portfolio

Erik Olsen’s Interests:

Sketching, Motorcycling, Sailing, Movies,Traveling

Erik Olsen’s Groups:

I am currently the president of the San Francisco Society of Illustrators.
Member of SCBWI.

•    MIAD Alumni Association

Erik Olsen’s Honors:

Scholarship 1994,1996,1997,1999

Erik Olsen’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
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• business deals
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