Resumé

brad@artisticimposter.com
http://www.artisticimposter.com

Brad Washburn

Work Experience


Sep 2006 – Current
LearnKey, Inc.
Salt Lake City & Cedar City, Utah

Post-Production Manager (Oct 2011 – Current)

  • Coordinating with Production, Sales, and Marketing to assign deadlines to projects
  • Maintaining post-production deadlines on projects
  • Managing and coordinating a team of Graphic Designers, Technical Writers, and Quality Control Specialists during the post-production process.

Creative Director (Oct 2010 – Oct 2011)

  • Designing and implementing the creative look of projects
  • Working with Instructional Design Manager to develop high quality video and graphical content
  • Creating promotional videos for release on YouTube and the LearnKey Web site

Instructional Design Assistant / Design Team Liaison (April 2010 – Oct 2010)

  • Working with Instructional Design Manager and Creative Director during the filming process to identify content types
  • Communicating and maintaining creative flow of content between Video Production and Flash Production
  • Editing and keying raw video using Adobe After Effects
  • Implementing high quality graphical content into finished projects

Design Team Lead (May 2007 – April 2010)

  • Managing, coordinating, and motivating two teams of graphic designers
  • Ensuring that deadlines for project stages and completion are met
  • Maintaining consistency of files created for each project
  • Providing initial quality control of files created by the graphic design teams

Graphic Designer / Flash Developer (Sep 2006 – May 2007)

  • Designing backgrounds and animation for various Flash projects
  • Editing photographs and creating graphics for use in Flash
  • Creating interactive files using Flash and ActionScript 2.0

Nov 2009 – Jan 2010
Actorswebmaster
Cedar City, Utah

Freelance Web Developer

  • Created Flash content for www.loopdeloop.net
  • Wrote XHTML and CSS for www.sinceritybathandbody.com
  • Wrote JavaScript for www.davidaarnold.com
  • Wrote JavaScript for www.workingbug.com
  • Wrote XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript for www.poojakumar.com
  • Created Flash content for www.designbyheidi.com

Sep 2007 – May 2008
Centurium Consulting Group
Cedar City, Utah

Graphic Designer / Web Developer

  • Meeting with clients to discuss advertising ideas
  • Designing and creating advertisements, promotional materials, and Web sites for clients
  • Receiving and implementing client feedback
  • Maintaining and updating the Centurium Consulting Group Web site

May 2003 – Aug 2006
Hurst Ace Hardware
Cedar City, Utah

Paint Manager (Jun 2004 – Aug 2006)

  • Managing and scheduling myself and two other employees
  • Placing Paint Department orders
  • Mixing paint for customers

Hardware Associate (May 2003 – Jun 2004)

  • Helping and giving advice to customers
  • Straightening and restocking shelves

Education


Aug 2003 – May 2008
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, Utah
  • B.S. in Information Systems – Graphic Arts emphasis
  • Received an award for Outstanding Information Systems Student for 2007-2008
Jan 2008 – Feb 2008
LearnKey, Inc.
Cedar City, Utah
  • Completed Flash 8 Professional training
  • Completed HTML Fundamentals training
  • Completed HTML for Developers training
  • Completed Increasing Employee Productivity training
  • Completed JavaScript for Developers training
  • Completed XML Essentials training
1997 – 1999 / Spring 2002
Snow College
Ephraim, Utah
  • Took several Advanced Placement and Concurrent Enrollment classes while in high school
  • Transferred to Southern Utah University
1995 – 1999
North Sanpete High School
Mt. Pleasant, Utah
  • High School Diploma
  • Awarded a scholarship for Sterling Scholar in Speech and Drama
  • Awarded an academic scholarship from Snow College
  • Lettered twice in Drama
  • Served as Secretary of the Drama Club
  • Served as Treasurer of the Technology Students Association (TSA)
  • Held leading roles in most of the school plays and productions
  • Competed every year in regional and state drama competitions

Experience, Interests, and Activities


  • Experience with Adobe Acrobat, After Effects, Dreamweaver, GoLive, Fireworks, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop
  • Experience with Apple Final Cut Pro and Soundtrack Pro
  • Experience with Autodesk 3ds Max, Google SketchUp, Blender, and POV-Ray
  • Experience with Microsoft Office 2010 and earlier versions, and OpenOffice
  • Experience with XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and Wiki software
  • Some experience with ActionScript 2.0, XML, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL
  • Experience with Search Engine Optimization and Social Marketing
  • Experience working in Windows, Mac OS X, and Ubuntu Linux environments
  • Some experience with Sony XDCAM HD Camcorders
  • Experience managing and directing groups of people on multiple projects
  • Experience maintaining tight deadlines on multiple projects

Freelance and Personal Projects
  • Wrote, designed, and published Windows to the Soul, a book of original poetry
  • Designed two computer typefaces, AI Toon KBW and AI Circular KBW
  • Authored three Flash basics video tutorials for LearnKey
  • Contracted with Actorswebmaster to create XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Flash content for several Web sites (See above)
  • Helped design and implement www.cedarcitypastrypub.com
  • Helped design and implement www.twjoneshay.com
  • Designed promotional flyers for Southern Utah Recycling Coalition

References


  • Available on request

Abridged Resumé (PDF)