Profile... lead designer's resume

Christopher B. Wilson
120 High Street Terryville, CT 06786
860/584-9027
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    "His Director work is top-notch, and we all know how good his animation is. No one in our group saw your full talents; you constantly impress me. I hope you find a career worthy of your work ethic and ability."

- Brett Stewart,
Chris' former Art Director at Microcast.net

Need some Creative? Look at CHRISTOPHER WILSON

New Media artist marries traditional art/animation skills with next-generation digital media software.

7+ years of experience in a variety of interactive venues using a multitude of design styles tailored to the needs of the individual client:

  • Children's interactive edutainment games
  • Corporate and small business website/intranet design
  • Sales and promotional CD-Rom presentations
  • Business Deliverables - PowerPoint and Word Templates, letterhead, business card, logos
  • History of adding value to any design team through talent, communication, and teamwork
  • Proven ability to lead a team of designers to create a unified look and feel throughout all phases of any given project

Chris is currently searching for challenging work with a company that takes its media seriously. Always looking for opportunities that will allow him to further enhance his design skills and continue to develop new skill-sets.


FREELANCE: For a comprehensive list of clients, see the portfolio section of this site.

Effective Technology Solutions - Terryville, CT
http://www.e-tech-solutions.net

PerformanceTracker.net - Terryville, CT
http://www.performancetracker.net

“I was originally hired by Effective Techology Solutions to work on Corporate ID pieces; logo, business cards, etc., but they liked my work so much that they hired me to come back and build their website, and the brochure website for their flagship application, Performance Tracker.
“My next assignment with them will include redesigning Performance Tracker’s interface in Flash MX.”

Girlfriends Greeting Cards - Prospect, CT
http://www.girlfriends-greeting-cards.com

“Girlfriends Greeting Cards hired me to take their artwork and lay it out for printing as greeting cards. After that, they came to me and asked me to build their e-commerce enabled website. As a small home-based business, they didn’t have a lot of start-up capital, and needed an inexpensive e-commerce solution. I implemented PayPal as their solution, which integrated smoothly and has no annual or monthly fees.”

Coprindm Corporation - Hanson, MA
http://www.coprindm.com

“Based on work that I had done in conjunction with ISO and Enfish, I was hired to create Coprindm’s corporate ID pieces and Powerpoint templates.
“Since then, I have also been hired to create prototypes of their application in Flash MX. I am currently on deck to create the actual applications once funding comes through.”

Remote DBA Plus - Avon, CT
http://www.remotedbaplus.com

“These guys are a start-up who are going up against the Big Boys. Their services include keeping the database systems of Fortune 10 companies up and running. With such responsibility, they need to look like they can handle it, so they turned to me.
“As the Freelance Art Director and the Project Lead on this website, I worked directly with the client to design and build this Flash / HTML / CSS based website with my team.
“I am also working on various corporate ID pieces such as business cards, letterhead, envelopes and mailing labels."

High Tech Squared - Norwalk, CT
http://www.high-tech2.com

“As is often the case, I was brought on to help create their corporate ID, and then to assist their website programmer with the art / design for this site. I also created several character sheets for a 3D mascot that has yet to be built.”

Cheshire Technology - New York, NY
http://www.cheshiretechnology.com

"Cheshire Technology originally used their website simply as an in-house tool for accessing their intra and extra nets, but have found that more and more it was taking on the role of a sales tool and client relations forum. Cheshire Technology has the ability and skillsets to maintain their own website, but wanted a professional artist to come in and pump up the graphics to a professional level. I used HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to produce the overall look, feel, and interactivity. I cannot be held responsible for any content in the main content area."  ;-)

Frozenmedia - Norwalk, CT
http://www.frozenmedia.com

"I previously served as the freelance art director at Frozenmedia. It was a contracted position that allowed me the freedom to grow my own business on the side. The site design was primarily mine."

Paul's Subaru - Wolcott, CT
http://www.pauls-subaru.com

When ex-racetrack mechanic Paul Johnson bought his own garage and auto body shop, he turned to me to build him a site that carried the feel of a Subaru professional without stealing Subaru's logo or artwork.

Riverview Thai Restaurant - Spokane, WA
http://www.riverviewthai.com

Working to increase the presence of the #1 Thai food restaurant in the Spokane area, I have created their web site, and art for their marquis sign, billboard advertisements, menu, letterhead, and business cards.

Sci/ Art - Hendersonville, NC
http://www.KaliszInColor.com

World Class color expert, Katherine Kalisz needed a series of technical illustrations on the science and relationships of color and light for her book Understanding Your Color: A Guide to Personal Color Analysis. Based on the quality of the illustrations supplied, she chose to have me also do the book cover and has asked me to look at redesigning her web site.

BerkshireHiking.com - Danbury, CT
http://www.berkshirehiking.com

With the tight budget of a startup, the owner of Berkshire Hiking, a site detailing the many outdoor wonders of New England, needed a quick, very inexpensive makeover for his site. He needed it to be versatile, and easy to implement without my involvement past the initial design.

First Strategy Group - Rocky Mount, NC
http://www.firststrategygroup.com

When the CEO of ISO Health Care Group decided to leave the company he started many years ago and start on his new dreams, he dragged my colleagues and I kicking and screaming to work on the corporate identity pieces, powerpoint templates, and website designs for his new venture.

e-City Productions - Kirkland, WA
When this web and multimedia production company needed a fresh new flash opening for v.2 of their web site, they turned to aithene MULTIMEDIA.

Say Design - Vancouver, WA
As part of a team, designed a sales presentation in Macromedia's Flash for use in tradeshow demonstrations and one-on-one sales pitches for Telegyr, Inc.

ISO Health Care Group - Westport, CT
When the CEO of ISO needed high quality corporate presentations developed to help him sell a multi-million dollar concept to prospective investors, he turned to my associates and me for the job. Using a mix of Flash and HTML, he had four separate presentations at his fingertips that he could present seamlessly and alter the order of to suit his audience.

Actual Depth Technologies - Hamilton, NZ
http://www.actualdepth.com
You won't find my work on this client's web site. Last January, with only a week to go before the trade show, Actual Depth Technologies received their multimedia show piece that had been in production for over a month, and they hated it. Harried, desperate, and rushed, they turned to me to produce a top notch Director presentation that utilizes the unique properties of their Deep Video multi-plane Kiosk display. It was shown to very high executives at Disney, Apple, Microsoft, Compaq, USAF and in other prestigious circles world-wide.

EMPLOYMENT: (to see work from the following companies, click here)

Microcast, Inc. - Danbury, CT - Dead and Gone
As one of the resident Multimedia Artist / Animators, I set the design standards for the fully functional mini- web sites used by the player of the world's largest streaming media company (before it closed). I also contributed work to the corporate web site and intranet.

Funnybone Interactive - Canton, CT
As a senior Animator / Artist, I produced character animation and design, background art, and interface development for various Children's Educational Software titles and online shockwave games. Among the various imprints I created media for are, JumpStart, Fisher Price, Knowledge Adventure, and Blaster.

TRAINING:

Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art - 2 year program oriented towards principles and application of Classic and 3-D animation

South Puget Sound Community College - Drafting and Auto-CAD oriented program, with highlights in Programming Logic and MS DOS

Theocratic Ministry School - Ongoing public speaking program focused on the teaching of bible principles and their application to everyday life.

Army Basic Training - Eight week course focusing on fitness, self- discipline, teamwork, and creative thinking.

REFERENCES:

Brett Stewart - Art Director - 203/592-0234
Microcast, Inc. - 33 Turner Rd. - Danbury, CT 06810

Bob Ostrom - Art Director - 860/693-6808
Funnybone Interactive - 23 Dyer Ave. - Collinsville, CT 06022

Robert Probst - Internet Applications Developer - 973/515-0080
Alpine Business Systems - 2004 Appleton Way - Whippany, NJ 07981

Claude Noiseux - Regional Sales Manager - 860/583-1462
Technic Inc. - 233 Mt. View Ave. - Bristol, CT 06010

SKILLSETS:

Computer Media:

  • Photoshop
  • Freehand
  • Illustrator
  • Flash (ActionScript)
  • Director
  • Premiere
  • After Effects
  • Sound Edit

Character Animation:

  • Traditional Animation

Web Page Design:

  • Image Ready
  • Dreamweaver
  • Go Live

Color Rendering:

  • Paints
  • Airbrush
  • Markers

Draftsmanship:

  • Storyboarding
  • Character and Prop design

3D Modeling / CAD:

  • Studio Pro
  • Infini D

Alternate Versions:

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