Tim Samoff

Current

• Interaction, Graphics & Front-End Web Designer at Self-Employed

Past

• Multimedia Developer at EMBARQ
• Marketing Manager at Hensley Technologies
• Multimedia Instructor at Moorpark College

• Producer at Sound Source Interactive

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Education

• California Institute of the Arts
• Moorpark College
• Westlake High School

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Industry

Design

Websites

• My Portfolio

Tim Samoff’s Summary

Interaction/UX/UI designer. Front-end web designer. Graphic designer. Integrator. Open source advocate. Thinker. User-centered, creative, innovative -- and frickin' hilarious -- team player who designs award winning media and knows how to get things done.

Want more? Video editing, cinematography, motion graphics, Flash, photography, music composition & sound design...

Portfolio reel:

http://vimeo.com/2495274

Tim Samoff’s Specialties:

Interaction, UX, UI, Adobe Creative Suite, Print design, Photography, (X)HTML & CSS, AJAX frameworks, Flash animation, motion design, software development processes, project management, agile methodologies, game production, technical documentation, Web & desktop app design concepts, open source, copyright & Creative Commons, filmmaking, videography, Apple FCP Suite, audio engineering, music composition, sound design, fine art, animation, Microsoft Office Suite

Tim Samoff’s Experience

• Interaction, Graphics & Front-End Web Designer

  Self-Employed

  (Design industry)

  1988 — Present (21 years )

  Know the principles, theory, and implementation of best practices (typography, layout, accessibility, etc.) as well as the current methods of creation and deployment. Began designing for web in 1993. Expert in (X)HTML, CSS, and standards compliance. Have installed/modified most current Content Management Systems and blogging applications. Can work with many AJAX frameworks.

• Multimedia Developer

  EMBARQ

  (Public Company; EQ; Telecommunications industry)

  January 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 11 months)

  Turnkey video/audio/Flash/graphics/web producer for internal training organization at EMBARQ – an organization of approximately 150 people, serving over 15,000 employees.
  
  * Completed over thirty short videos, capturing various work-related ethical dynamics.
  * Produced OSHA-approved training videos based on subjects including aerial lift trucks, working with electricity, working in confined spaces, and more.
  * Created Flash-based training courses and interactions outlining products & services, company ethics, employee diversity, and new employee orientation.
  * Instigated & implemented an organization-wide social network including podcasts, blogs, and document sharing.
  * Conceived & managed the company's media library.
  * Designed & directed the installation of a large-scale corporate art piece.
  * Led discussion sessions on creativity, innovation, and new media.
  * Documented and roadmapped a new Brand identity for the training organization.
  * Consulted nearly every organization within the company (as well as some outside vendors) on various multimedia-oriented issues.
  * Submitted two user-facing technologies for patent.

• Marketing Manager

  Hensley Technologies

  (Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

  August 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 5 months)

  * Created the company's brand identity. Designed & implemented their web/eCommerce presence, which contained thousands of products from a variety of different manufacturers. The web sales garnered much acclaim from the electronics industry and went on to be a major avenue of sales for the company.
  * Managed the company's product database and handled all marketing-related collateral, consisting of online and print advertising.

• Multimedia Instructor

  Moorpark College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1998 — 2000 (2 years )

  * Taught classes on a variety of subjects, including the history of multimedia, Flash, Photoshop, and other digital media design applications. Each semester ended with team-created prototypes for websites and other multimedia-oriented projects. The teams were required to present their ideas in front of a panel of industry professionals, who would then judge and critique the students' work based on a list of real-world criteria.

• Producer

  Sound Source Interactive

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1992 — 1999 (7 years )

  * Managed teams and worked independently on over 40 software titles ranging from screen savers and desktop customization utilities to interactive CD-ROMs for children and full-fledged console games – mostly based on major Hollywood titles.
  * Liaised with Hollywood studios to acquire media, talent, and approvals.
  * Collaborated with programmers to assure that interpretation from concept to final version was maintained.
  * Researched hardware and software options, middleware technologies, and Q/A processes for the creation of user interfaces and fulfillment of user experience and end-user requirements.
  * Led several Q/A cycles for various game titles that received acclaim and helped to launch the popularity of “Edutainment.”

Tim Samoff’s Education

• California Institute of the Arts

  BFA , Filmmaking / Experimental Animation , 1999 — 2001

• Moorpark College

  AA , Liberal Arts , 1990 — 1993

• Westlake High School

Additional Information

Tim Samoff’s Websites:

• My Portfolio

Tim Samoff’s Interests:

technology, research, open source philosophies and agile methodologies, art, music, reading, writing, UI, usability and UX issues

Tim Samoff’s Groups:

•    Interaction Design Association
•    UX Professionals
•    CalArts Alumni Association
•    [VFX_AG] - The Visual Effects Artists Group
•    Game Developers
•    Film and Television Professionals
•    Social Media Today
•    ProVideo Coalition
•    User Experience
•    Broadcast Design & Motion Graphics
•    Tweeple
•    Kansas City Arts Community
•    maemo.org
•    Graphic Design Professional Group
•    Forum Nokia
•    The Freelance Exchange of KC
•    Friend of Emergent Village
•    Web 2.0 for Higher Education
•    Qt by Nokia
•    OPEN WORLD FORUM Community
•    Social Game Developers
•    maemo daemons

Tim Samoff’s Honors:

2009: Patent submission: “A System and Method for Generating Flash-Based Educational Training”
2009: Maemo Community Council member (2nd term)
2008: Blog featured in “The Web Designer's Idea Book,” by Patrick McNeil
2008: Community-elected Maemo Community Council member (inaugural council)
2008: Patent submission: “System & Method for Reducing Employee Training Time and Distributing Corporate and Job Information to Employees”
2006: Interviewed on SignIndustry.com about corporate art installation
2006: Interviewed in THE ADVOCATE, as a vocal blogger
2005: Blog mentioned in NEW YORK TIMES
2002: CREATIVE REGRESSION: A FRICTIONAL PROLEPSIS won “KC Metro Best
Experimental Film,” KC Filmmakers Jubilee Film Festival
1997: Family PC, Family Software Recommended for “Dragonheart Creativity Center”
1997: Educational Press Association Award, Excellence in Educational Software for “The Land Before Time MovieBook”
1997: Newsweek Editors Choice Award for “The Land Before Time MovieBook”

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