HENRY ALFONZO / Resume
Designer/Illustrator
Highly creative and talented multimedia design specialist with 11+ 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.
WORK EXPERIENCE
CACI International, Inc. – Reston, VA – February 2015 – September 2024
Multimedia Graphic Designer
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Maximize clients’ business and creative potentials by providing information and requirements gathering forum to determine and design innovative options.
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Interpreted company’s Marketing Strategy and developed marketing and advertising content in collaboration with
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Deliver final product design within projected scope and timeline to ensure product meet the expectation of clients.
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Build visual and pictorial marketing collaterals with photographs of executives and internal and external corporate events for use in various marketing programs.
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Lead moderator and organizer for quarterly Leaders Webcast with the CEO.
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Perform photo editing and image manipulation/design and establish archiving system for tracking all creative production.
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Capture photography for company conventions, award events, and seminars.
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Take high-quality portrait photos for executive leadership, and employees.
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Design logos for internal company identities and maintain corporate branding.
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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
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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
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Videogame developer dedicated to building next-generation sandbox games, supported development of Shards Online which is scheduled to launch in 2017.
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Successful collaboration with principal artists and programmers leading to characteristically appealing designs and superior art pipelines for game features.
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Exported and integrated assets using Unity game engine.
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Modified 3D models and textures to ensure proper integration into game.
NJVC, LLC. – Chantilly, VA – July 2010 – February 2015
Business Operations Analyst – Graphics
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Designed and produced creative deliverables for support across programs and corporate initiatives; led and mentored junior level graphic artists.
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Reviewed and analyzed data and compiled program milestones for 170+ annual projects.
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Developed comparative highlights/accomplishments data review of previous contracts.
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Guided architecture of first website; designed and maintained layout pages, graphics, and linkage to other sites.
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Designed and created high quality graphics for TV displays at customer locations.
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Built and managed SharePoint Library of current and archived project deliverables, and graphics to maximize government and contractor communication
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Researched and gathered information from a variety of data sources in key support of 60 Government deliverables.
Communications Specialist
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Conceptualized and developed complex graphics and illustrations.
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Adhered to branding and visual identities and ensured compliance in all internal and external documents.
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Collaborated with clients to discuss content, timelines, and other requirements.
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Maintained desktop publishing services to support corporate strategies, program deliverables, and trade shows.
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Compiled outlines, compliance matrices and schedules.
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Completed all deliverables within scope and stipulated timelines.
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Communicated production-related requirements and status to management as appropriate.
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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
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Videogame developer of Multiplayer Online games, supported development of WarHammer Online: Age of Reckoning which launched in 2008.
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Created texture work, modeling fixes, and applied troubleshooting across projects.
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Ensured production of art assets in line with clients’ expectations and required schedule.
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Organized and managed high volume of character asset integration using HTML, XML and Perforce.
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Partnered with other team members to resolve implementation issues.
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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
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Conceptualized, planned, designed, and produced wide range of specialized graphic and illustrative material and multimedia concepts.
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Collaborated with clients to ascertain needs and to develop graphic directions, concepts, and specifications for
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Created innovated holographic tickets for George Mason University and LPGA.
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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
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Languages ǀ English and Spanish.
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Requirements gathering.
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Proficiency Adobe Creative Suite CC: design, desktop publishing, and image manipulation.
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Extensive experience with Low-Poly modeling in 3Ds Max.
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Proficient in skin weighting and rigging in Maya, 3Ds Max and Character Studio.
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Experienced in editing videos with Final Cut Pro, Premiere and After Effects.
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Gamebryo game engine ǀ Unity game engine.
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Proficient with MS Office Suite.
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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