Jay

Professional Profile
Design professional experienced in 2-D and 3-D design, photography, and animated graphics. Creative and organized designer with strong interpersonal skills, marketing experience, and a keen ability to multitask.
Proficiencies and Related Skills
§ Problem-solving, strong customer relationship skills, able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment,
and detail-oriented
§ Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects, Audition, Premiere
§ Corel Painter, Autodesk 3ds max, Maya, Z-Brush, XSI Softimage, Magpie Pro, Toonboom, HTML, CSS
§ Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) in Windows and Mac OS X Systems
§ Social networking (Facebook, Twitter, Blogspot, flickr, linkedin)
Experience
Siggraph Asia, Wan Chai, Hong Kong December 2011
Student Volunteer
§ General admissions
§ Guarded sessions, checked entrance badges
§ Helped with interviews from Cg Society with Microsoft & Dreamworks

Element X Creative, Dallas, Texas August 2010 – Present
Freelance Animator
§ Animating and posing character rigs
§ Created introduction for Blue Rhino commercial
§ Animated 2D icons for Western Union commercial

Tucker Roofing Systems, Rowlett, Texas November 2009 – Present
Freelance Graphic Designer
§ Designed company logo/billboard

Jay Villa Photography, Dallas, Texas August 2009 – Present
Owner/Freelance Photographer
§ Personal and commercial photo shoots
§ Photo editing

University of Dallas, Dallas, Texas May 2011 – July 2011
Graphic Designer
§ Designed billboards, logos, brochures, postcards
§ Managed files for printing

Indigenous Film Works April 2010 – March 2011
Marketing Intern
§ Marketing/promotional work for upcoming independent summer films

Siggraph Asia, Yokohama, Japan December 2009
Student Volunteer
§ General admissions
§ Guarded sessions, checked entrance badges

Education
The Art Institute of Dallas, Dallas, Texas June 2010
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts and Animation
§ Merit Scholarship, 2010
§ Dean’s List, 2008