Highly creative and talented multimedia design specialist with 15+ years’ experience providing Graphic Information Technology and Information Services support, and 4+ years in the video game industry with shipped title – Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning and a working title – Shards Online; consistently engaged in continued professional development and research for best practices and emerging trends in graphic arts and desktop publishing; SharePoint intranet sites, external websites, self-disciplined and accountable with exceptional time management skills and commitment to deliver projects within scope and timeline.

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Currently, my team supports the U.S. Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) in Quantico, Virginia. I provide graphic support for the design and delivery of the Professional Military Education (PME) curriculum and the marketing of educational programs.

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

 

Davis Defense Group – Quantico, VA – October 2024 – Present

 

Graphic Designer

• Design graphics and visual materials that support instructional objectives and learner engagement.

• Collaborate with SMEs and Instructional Systems Designers to develop effective instructional graphics.

• Create graphics and multimedia products for MarineNet, Moodle, mobile applications, and other learning
  management systems.

• Design user-friendly graphical interfaces for web-based and mobile courseware.

• Produce and edit digital photography, video, audio, and other multimedia content.

• Capture, edit, and integrate visual media into online training products.

• Develop creative materials supporting CDET marketing and outreach initiatives.

• Coordinate imagery and video collection with Marine Corps Public Affairs and other government organizations.

• Research and obtain imagery from authorized government repositories and approved image databases.

• Participate in project planning meetings and provide graphic design expertise throughout course development.

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CACI International, Inc. – Reston, VA – February 2015 – September 2024

 

Multimedia/Visual Designer

• Maximize clients’ business and creative potentials by providing information and requirements gathering forum to determine and design innovative options.   

• Interpreted the company’s Marketing Strategy and developed marketing and advertising content in collaboration with
  senior writers.

• Deliver final product design within projected scope and timeline to ensure product meet the expectation of clients.

• Build visual and pictorial marketing collaterals with photographs of executives and internal and external corporate events for use in various marketing programs.

• Lead moderator and organizer for quarterly Leaders Webcast with the CEO.

• Perform photo editing and image manipulation/design and establish archiving system for tracking all creative production.

• Capture photography for company conventions, award events, and seminars.

• Take high-quality portrait photos for executive leadership, and employees.

• Design logos for internal company identities and maintain corporate branding.

• Develop high-end marketing materials in a variety of media including web banners, executive level presentations, interactive media, emails, print, video, animations and social media for internal and external announcements in
  corporate communications.

• Create graphics to support internal stakeholders such as: business development, human resources, facilities,
  security, etc.

 

Citadel Studios – Washington, DC – November 2013 – August 2015

 

Technical Artist      

• Videogame developer dedicated to building next-generation sandbox games, supported development of Shards Online which is scheduled to launch in 2017.

• Successful collaboration with principal artists and programmers leading to characteristically appealing designs and superior art pipelines for game features.

• Exported and integrated assets using Unity game engine.

• Modified 3D models and textures to ensure proper integration into the game.

 

 

NJVC, LLC. – Chantilly, VA – July 2010 – February 2015

 

Business Operations Analyst – Graphics

• Designed and produced creative deliverables for support across programs and corporate initiatives; led and mentored junior level graphic artists.

• Reviewed and analyzed data and compiled program milestones for 170+ annual projects.

• Developed comparative highlights/accomplishments data review of previous contracts.

• Guided architecture of first website; designed and maintained layout pages, graphics, and linkage to other sites.

• Designed and created high quality graphics for TV displays at customer locations.

• Built and managed SharePoint Library of current and archived project deliverables, and graphics to maximize government and contractor communication

• Researched and gathered information from a variety of data sources in key support of 60 Government deliverables.

 

Communications Specialist

• Conceptualized and developed complex graphics and illustrations.

• Adhered to branding and visual identities and ensured compliance in all internal and external documents.

• Collaborated with clients to discuss content, timelines, and other requirements.

• Maintained desktop publishing services to support corporate strategies, program deliverables, and trade shows.

• Compiled outlines, compliance matrices and schedules.

• Completed all deliverables within scope and stipulated timelines.

• Communicated production-related requirements and status to management as appropriate.

• Advanced learning and continued improvement activities in graphic arts and desktop publishing.

 

 

Mythic Entertainment, an EA Studio – Fairfax, VA – January 2008 – February 2010

 

Assistant Modeler

• Videogame developer of Multiplayer Online games, supported development of WarHammer Online: Age of Reckoning which launched in 2008.

• Created texture work, modeling fixes, and applied troubleshooting across projects.

• Ensured production of art assets in line with clients’ expectations and required schedule.

• Organized and managed high volume of character asset integration using HTML, XML and Perforce.

• Partnered with other team members to resolve implementation issues.

• Collaborated with tools team to design internal tools for player systems art department.

 

 

i6 LLC. – Kearneysville, West VA – February 2007 – January 2008

 

Graphics – Design and Prototyping

• Conceptualized, planned, designed, and produced wide range of specialized graphic and illustrative material and multimedia concepts.

• Collaborated with clients to ascertain needs and to develop graphic directions, concepts, and specifications for
  assigned projects.

• Created innovated holographic tickets for George Mason University and LPGA.

• Designed various collaborations with proprietary imaging algorithms, lenticular holograms and ultra-high speed data conversion tools with cutting edge printing techniques to produce tamperproof documents and defeat counterfeiters.

 

COMPETENCIES

 

• Languages ǀ English and Spanish.

• Requirements gathering.

• Proficiency Adobe Creative Suite CC:  design, desktop publishing, and image manipulation.

• Extensive experience with Low-Poly modeling in 3Ds Max.

• Proficient in skin weighting and rigging in Maya, 3Ds Max and Character Studio.

• Experienced in editing videos with Final Cut Pro, Premiere and After Effects.

• Gamebryo game engine ǀ Unity game engine.

• Proficient with MS Office Suite.

• Familiarity with photography.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

The Art Institute of Washington ǀ Arlington, VA ǀ BA, Fine Arts : Media Arts & Animation

Northern Virginia Community College ǀ Annandale, VA ǀ AS, Applied Art: Fine Arts

Gibbs College ǀ Vienna ǀ VA Diploma: Visual Communications