
Character designer, computer tech, game advisor
Fayetteville, North Carolina Area

Character designer, computer tech, game advisor
Fayetteville, North Carolina Area
- Aspiring character designer and animator, trained in traditonal animation.
-Joined LinkedIn to connect with other character designers and animators working in the business.
-Run sketchblogs, "Soggy Grits", and "The Wicker Bones", where I post my latest artwork and build myself a better portfolio.
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamworks, Fireworks; Autodesk Sketchbook; HTML, Javascript, Actionscript, XML, CSS, PC repair, Mac User, Network repair, software/hardware installation, server maintainence, server management
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GME; Retail industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Selling and trading new and used video games to the masses; part-time.
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2003 — Present (5 years 8 months)
• Install and support education software (Renaissance, Scholastic, Passkey Learning)
• Help install/upgrade local-area networks; installed, programmed Cisco switches to expand school LANs.
• Build general purpose labs in schools; install computers with all required software for students and staff.
• Assist teachers in contacting technical support of software and hardware vendors.
• Utilized help desk functions using Remote desktop, netmeeting
• Computer repair; Hewlett Packard, Dell, IBM models
• Operating Systems support; Microsoft Windows XP, 98, 95
• Network support; Microsoft NT Server, Microsoft Server 2003
• Microsoft Office 2000, 2003 support
• Work with a team of network engineers and technicians to support the WAN and LANs of the school system
• Complete special assignments, projects, upgrades, and server migrations with network team.
(Entertainment industry)
October 2008 — November 2008 (2 months)
Freelance; Built an XML-driven video playlist for a small-business owner's website. Used Actionscript and XML to give the client the ability to add and remove video clips of his portfolio on his website at will. Project lasted a little over a month.
Certificate , Information Technology , 2009 — 2009
Successfully completed the Altiris Course: Notification Server Foundation NFS-A600.
Masters , Information Science , 2005 — 2007
All courses taken online.
Bacholar's of Science , Media Arts and Animation , 2000 — 2003
Diploma , 1996 — 2000
Fine art, digital art, animation, flash, design, storytelling, science, technology, history, literature