Education: Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design and Masters of Business Administration, International Business
Experience: More than 25 Years
EXPERIENCE
03/2006-03/2013
General Dynamics-Force Protection Inc.
Supervisor and Manager of Illustrators/Illustrator IV
- Solidworks: Modeling down to the Provisioned Level for Vehicles and Output to Composer
- Composer: Making a Lightweight Model out of a Vehicle Assembly and Generating Drawings
- IsoDraw: Customizing and Editing Drawings of Vehicle Assemblies
- AutoCAD: Cleaning Vehicle Schematics for Publications
08/2003-10/2005
Gerber, Janaskie, Severs Architects
3-D, 2-D Graphics and IT Management
I created Architectural Renderings and Graphics for Marketing, Client and City approval.
- 3D Studio Max: Rendering the Models for Architecture with Lighting and Textures
- AutoCAD: Modeling off of the Floor Plan
- Sketchup: Taking existing model and Creating a Perspective Sketch of Architectur
- Photoshop: Painting the Sketch to look like Watercolor
11/2001 05/2003
Life Cycle Engineering, Charleston SC
Draftsman, Graphics for Training, Web Designer
I work in AutoCAD as a draftsman for Engineering applications and maintained Web Graphics and Design.
- AutoCAD: MEP Drafting
- Photoshop: Creating Art for Webpages
- 3D Studio Max: Creating 3D images for Training and Web Apps
- Adiobe Illustrator: Creating Art for Training and Web Apps
5/1999 - 11/2001
Engineering Associates, Charleston, SC
AutoCAD, Draftsman
Drafting HVAC, Electrical, and Plumbing for Facilities Design
- AutoCAD: MEP Drafting
2/1999 - 5/1999
Coastal Communications Network Inc., Charleston, SC
Draftsman
Drafting Broadband Routing areas for Broadband Cable Providers.
- AutoCAD: Drafting Broadband Routing
1981 - 1999
Motion Picture Industry, Los Angeles, CA
Art Director/Scenic Artist/Set Decorator
I worked on various Movies as an Art Director/Scenic Artist/Set Decorator/Set Dresser. Managing film crews for the building and decorating of Movie Sets. I painted faux finishes, murals, and sets for the Film Industry. I was also in charge of acquiring furnishings and decorations for movie sets. I was in charge of making sure that the sets were decorated and painted within strict deadlines. Popular Movies Include: "North & South", "Raising Arizona", "Dumb & Dumber", and "Ace Ventura; When Nature Calls" to name a few. I have worked on a total of 40 films.
EDUCATION
10/2009-Graduated
Salem International University
Masters of Business Administration, International Business
Attended 12/2003
Trident Technical College, SC-Charleston
I take Continuing Education Courses. I have taken Flash 5 classes, Web Design, and AutoCAD classes
12/1992-Graduated
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA-Pasadena,
Bachelor of Science Degree ; Industrial Design
I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Design. I specialized in Architectural Design, but my education was broad and included strong graphics training. Environmental Design is Design which includes product design to designing environments that we interact with (Architectural Design, Theme Park Design, etc.,), it is very broad and requires strong graphics skills to communicate concepts.