Designer
JADE CONNOR March 18, 2020
OVERVIEW:
Accomplished Designer, Design Lead, Creative Director and Administrator. 7-year experience as Design Lead/Creative Director. 11 years broad experience as Designer, 3D Architectural Rendering Artist and Illustrator. Accomplished in Production Design (Film, Video, Ads), Content Design, Graphic Design, Branding, Logos, 3DS Max Architectural Renderings, Layouts, Web Design, Instructional Design, Technical Illustration, Live Events and Music Show designs. Increased design project completion by 500% during 7-year tenure as Design Lead and reduced production budget averages by 200% while designing an increasing number of award-winning intellectual properties. 3 Year experience in Interior Design & Decorating of Residential Homes in Aspen, CO and remotely (by 3D renderings off of floorplans and elevations).
EXPERIENCE:
?Accomplished in Branding, Graphic Art, Logo Design, Motion Graphics, Ad Design and Title Sequences.
?Organized and accustomed to getting projects done within budget and on schedule.
?Produced hundreds of designs, illustrations, storyboards and motion-graphics in 3DS Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Premier Pro.
?Successfully storyboarded and produced animatics (preliminary version of a film) for dozens of projects to previsualize them beforehand, gain Director approval and significantly improve execution (effectively reducing cost and time in production).
?Designed and color storyboarded Music and Award Shows in Photoshop & 3DS Max to convey Layout, Choreography, Lighting and Costume Designs.
?Pre-visualized complex mixed Live Action and Computer-Generated Film and Video scenes reducing production cost by 30% for these productions.
?Created final hi-resolution backdrop art for Films, Video Presentations, Live Events and Award Shows.
?Set the design direction for Films, Videos and Live Events, rendering the key shots personally and leading other artists in the detailed visual planning of such properties and events through Concept Art Renderings, Sets & Props Renderings, Storyboards and Previsualization Animatics.
?Designed Live Music shows for 6 years in collaboration with the Show Director, Musicians and Choreographers.
?Designed a high end corporate uniform line, got it produced by manufacturers in Italy and implemented in the US including individual tailoring for each corporate staff member to excellent client satisfaction and a greatly improved image for the corporation.
?Designed and Styled costumes and outfits for numerous executive Public Speaking Engagements, Live Events and Music Shows.
?Accomplished Stylist, dressing people for special events such as Black-tie Events, Gala Balls, Grand Openings, Award Shows and general Wardrobe Make-Overs.
?Accomplished Data Analyst (5-year experience in Business Performance Analysis and statistics including detailed graphic presentations of the data for executive briefing purposes.
?Accomplished Human Resources Executive (Recruitment and Training, 3-year experience)
SKILLS:
?Branding/Graphic Art/Logo design
?Computer Generated Architectural Visualization, Concept Art, Illustration, Storyboarding, Animation, 3DS max, V-Ray, Photoshop (Digital Painting and Compositing), Illustrator (Vector Art), and InDesign (Layout). Motion Graphics/Animation using 3DS Max, After Effects and Premier Pro
?Costume Design, Personal Shopping and Styling
?Live Music Show Design
?Digital and Traditional Painting, Watercolor, Hand-drawing
?Organizing
?Project Management
?Budget Management
?Process Efficiency Management
WORK EXPERIENCE:
?Interior Design & Decorating Company Owner (February 2019-Present)
?Independent Personal Stylist/Custom Menswear Clothier for J. Hilburn (April 2017-present)
?GEP � Design Lead, Date: March 2009 -January 2017
?GEP � Designer, Date: March 1998 - March 2009
?Data Analyst, Date: March 1992 - March 1998
?Human Resources (Recruiting & Training), Date: August 1988 � March 1992
EDUCATION
Art Institute of Chicago, IL � Non-Degree Courses: Fine Art, Watercolor, Life Drawing Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Los Angeles, CA � Production Design, Set Dressing, Costume Design, Non-Degree Art Institute of San Bernardino, CA � Concept Art, Character Design, Animation Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Los Angeles, CA � Visual Effects, Production Design, Concept Art, Non-Degree SIGGRAPH (Seminars and Workshops with top Industry Professionals) � Production Design, Art Direction, Non-Degree ComiCon (Seminars and Workshops with top Industry Professionals) � Concept Art, Character Design, Non-Degree West Chicago High, Illinois - High School Diploma MGI Germany - 3 years German Junior College equivalent with majors in German and English Literature. 3.7 GPA equivalent
Jade Connor
email: ------------ website: ------------
cell:------------address: 1202 Colorado Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
JADE CONNOR March 18, 2020
OVERVIEW:
Accomplished Designer, Design Lead, Creative Director and Administrator. 7-year experience as Design Lead/Creative Director. 11 years broad experience as Designer, 3D Architectural Rendering Artist and Illustrator. Accomplished in Production Design (Film, Video, Ads), Content Design, Graphic Design, Branding, Logos, 3DS Max Architectural Renderings, Layouts, Web Design, Instructional Design, Technical Illustration, Live Events and Music Show designs. Increased design project completion by 500% during 7-year tenure as Design Lead and reduced production budget averages by 200% while designing an increasing number of award-winning intellectual properties. 3 Year experience in Interior Design & Decorating of Residential Homes in Aspen, CO and remotely (by 3D renderings off of floorplans and elevations).
EXPERIENCE:
?Accomplished in Branding, Graphic Art, Logo Design, Motion Graphics, Ad Design and Title Sequences.
?Organized and accustomed to getting projects done within budget and on schedule.
?Produced hundreds of designs, illustrations, storyboards and motion-graphics in 3DS Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects and Premier Pro.
?Successfully storyboarded and produced animatics (preliminary version of a film) for dozens of projects to previsualize them beforehand, gain Director approval and significantly improve execution (effectively reducing cost and time in production).
?Designed and color storyboarded Music and Award Shows in Photoshop & 3DS Max to convey Layout, Choreography, Lighting and Costume Designs.
?Pre-visualized complex mixed Live Action and Computer-Generated Film and Video scenes reducing production cost by 30% for these productions.
?Created final hi-resolution backdrop art for Films, Video Presentations, Live Events and Award Shows.
?Set the design direction for Films, Videos and Live Events, rendering the key shots personally and leading other artists in the detailed visual planning of such properties and events through Concept Art Renderings, Sets & Props Renderings, Storyboards and Previsualization Animatics.
?Designed Live Music shows for 6 years in collaboration with the Show Director, Musicians and Choreographers.
?Designed a high end corporate uniform line, got it produced by manufacturers in Italy and implemented in the US including individual tailoring for each corporate staff member to excellent client satisfaction and a greatly improved image for the corporation.
?Designed and Styled costumes and outfits for numerous executive Public Speaking Engagements, Live Events and Music Shows.
?Accomplished Stylist, dressing people for special events such as Black-tie Events, Gala Balls, Grand Openings, Award Shows and general Wardrobe Make-Overs.
?Accomplished Data Analyst (5-year experience in Business Performance Analysis and statistics including detailed graphic presentations of the data for executive briefing purposes.
?Accomplished Human Resources Executive (Recruitment and Training, 3-year experience)
SKILLS:
?Branding/Graphic Art/Logo design
?Computer Generated Architectural Visualization, Concept Art, Illustration, Storyboarding, Animation, 3DS max, V-Ray, Photoshop (Digital Painting and Compositing), Illustrator (Vector Art), and InDesign (Layout). Motion Graphics/Animation using 3DS Max, After Effects and Premier Pro
?Costume Design, Personal Shopping and Styling
?Live Music Show Design
?Digital and Traditional Painting, Watercolor, Hand-drawing
?Organizing
?Project Management
?Budget Management
?Process Efficiency Management
WORK EXPERIENCE:
?Interior Design & Decorating Company Owner (February 2019-Present)
?Independent Personal Stylist/Custom Menswear Clothier for J. Hilburn (April 2017-present)
?GEP � Design Lead, Date: March 2009 -January 2017
?GEP � Designer, Date: March 1998 - March 2009
?Data Analyst, Date: March 1992 - March 1998
?Human Resources (Recruiting & Training), Date: August 1988 � March 1992
EDUCATION
Art Institute of Chicago, IL � Non-Degree Courses: Fine Art, Watercolor, Life Drawing Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Los Angeles, CA � Production Design, Set Dressing, Costume Design, Non-Degree Art Institute of San Bernardino, CA � Concept Art, Character Design, Animation Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Los Angeles, CA � Visual Effects, Production Design, Concept Art, Non-Degree SIGGRAPH (Seminars and Workshops with top Industry Professionals) � Production Design, Art Direction, Non-Degree ComiCon (Seminars and Workshops with top Industry Professionals) � Concept Art, Character Design, Non-Degree West Chicago High, Illinois - High School Diploma MGI Germany - 3 years German Junior College equivalent with majors in German and English Literature. 3.7 GPA equivalent
Jade Connor
email: ------------ website: ------------
cell:------------address: 1202 Colorado Ave, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601