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ROB FITZSIMMONS
(541) 738-2733

SR. GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Talented digital and traditional artist with wide range of experience foreseeing problems and addressing them well before they become an issue. Over 17 years of computer graphics experience, working on Genigraphics workstations, PC, Mac and SGI platforms. Excellent communication skills. Self-starter known as a good team player.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

FREELANCE GRAPHIC DESIGNER. 1997-2006

Clients include:

Summit Information Systems 2002-2006

USER INTERFACE DESIGNER

  • UI mockups with Fireworks and Dreamweaver for web-based application
  • Large format panels for tradeshows with Freehand and Photoshop
  • Logo design with Freehand
  • 3D rendering with Radiance
Embossing Arts Company 2001-2002

GRAPHIC ARTIST

  • Color correction with Photoshop
  • Layout design with Quark Xpress
  • Web pages with Dreamweaver and Fireworks
  • Illustrations and package design with Freehand
Electric Power Research Institute 1995-2001

SENIOR COMPUTER GRAPHICS ILLUSTRATOR

  • 3D animations and Quicktime VR with Infini-D
  • Animation and Modeling with Hash Animation Master
  • Texture maps, retouch and photocomposites with Photoshop
  • Interactive CDs and Kiosks with Director, and Premiere
  • Websites with Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash
  • Illustrations with Freehand, Illustrator
  • Slides with Persuasion, Powerpoint
  • Large scale prints for trade shows with Live Picture
Panorama Productions 1988-1995

GRAPHIC ARTIST

  • 3D models and animations with Genigraphics, AT&T Topas, Infini-D, Macromodel, and Strata Studio Pro
  • 2D and 3D graphics for videos and multimedia
  • Optical slide dupes and composites
  • Illustrations
  • Storyboards

EDUCATION

Colorado State University

  • BFA - Concentration in Graphic Design

De Anza College

  • FTV 69 Principles of Animation (Character and Motion) - hand drawn animation
  • FTV 84A Intro to Maya
  • FTV 84B Intermediate Softimage
  • FTV 84C Advanced Softimage

Academy of Art College

  • Alias Modeling and Animation 1
  • Digital Production Studio
  • 2D animation with Pandemonium, Amazon Paint, Composer, nTitle

San Jose City College

  • Four semesters of figure drawing

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

ACM SIGGRAPH - Silicon Valley Chapter
CORE MEMBER -WEB DESIGNER

RELEVANT SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

  • 1989 - 1991 Genigraphics Infinity
  • 1991 - 2006 Photoshop
  • 1991 - 1992 AT&T Topas
  • 1992 - 2002 Specular / Metacreations Infini-D
  • 1992 - 2006 Powerpoint
  • 1993 - 2006 Macromedia Freehand
  • 1993 - 2002 Adobe Illustrator
  • 1994 - 1995 Strata Studio Pro
  • 1995 - 1995 Macromodel
  • 1996 - 1997 Alias v7, Amazon Paint, Ntitle, Pandemonium
  • 1996 - 2006 Dreamweaver, Fireworks
  • 1997 - 2006 Flash
  • 1998 - 1999 Electric Image
  • 1999 - 2006 Hash Animation Master
  • 2000 Softimage
  • 2001 Maya