Stephen A. Woodzell
1181 Waverly Place, Schenectady, NY 12308 • (518)852-7148 • steve.woodzell@gmail.com
Profile
Creative and intelligent artist, designer, and musician possessing strong technical skills and a well-developed artistic sense. Proficient with traditional media, having honed drawing skills since childhood. Has experience and training in a wide range of multimedia technology and ideas.

Objective
Obtain a creative position that will allow me to participate in compelling visual or multimedia projects and develop my own abilities as an artist.

Skills
• Skilled draftsman, adept with traditional media and techniques
• Proficient with numerous cutting-edge multimedia platforms as well as industry-standard software

Software knowledge:
Lightwave 7 & 8 - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe AfterEffects - Flash MX/Actionscript - Dreamweaver - HTML, CSS - Combustion - Max/MSP - Final Cut - DVD Studio Pro - Logic 6 - Propellerhead Reason - Wacom - Mac OS classic, 10.x

Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Maya, Zbrush 2, Windows 2000/XP


Experience
Yiannos K. Studio - Jan. 2006-present
• Designed, produced and maintained artist's website
• Designed graphic promotional material and organized files of specific marketting packets
• Maintained extensive catalog of digital photos of paintings
• Worked with printers and copiers to produce brochures, art prints, and hi-res scans
• Performed numerous administrative tasks

The Daily Gazette Newspapers - 2003-present
• Created half-page illustrations for featured opinion/editorial articles

Freelance web design - 2003-present
• Produced logos, headers, and other graphic elements
• Developed page layouts and navigation using HTML, CSS, and Flash

Zero Gravity, Inc. - 2005
• Designed a DVD menu, incorporating the Zero Gravity logo into an interface using 3D graphics and animation

Gena Christian & Associates/Jett Entertainment, LLC - 2005
• Collaborated with another artist to design a company logo and 6-page sponsorship proposal

Exxodus Entertainment Group, Inc. - 2002-2005
• Produced original music for commercial subsidiaries of Exxodus Entertainment Group
• Provided audio mastering and post-production for Exxodus subsidiary NuLogic Records

References available upon request.


Education
BFA in Computer Art, Syracuse University 2005, Magna Cum Laude

Course work included: 3D modeling/animation including a two-week 10-member team production, interactive and multimedia platforms, Actionscript, OpenGL, C++, UNIX, illustration, advanced drawing and visual composition, various traditional media studies including six weeks of painting and Renaissance history in Florence, Italy.

resumι updated April 2006