Gabriel Neila-Chapa / gneila(at)alien-digital.com
SUMMARY:
· 3 +years Photoshop (at ERA Europe and Dell)
· 4+ years Flash (at T-3, FaithHighway and ERA Europe); have worked with versions up to Adobe Flash CS4
· 3+ years Actionscript (at T-3, FaithHighway, ERA Europe, and Drumroll); has used Actionscript 2.0 and is familiar with Actionscript 3.0
· 3+ years XHTML 4.0 (at FaithHighway and ERA Europe)
· 2 years CSS (at FaithHighway and ERA Europe)
IDEA
As a goal oriented person, with a strong passion for creativity, I want always things to be simple and unique, always paying attention to the details that would set my designs apart from everything else.
WORK EXPERIENCE
JUL-2010 / PRESENT Drumroll (http://www.drumroll.com), USA
CONTRACT INTERACTIVE DEVELOPER: Designed, produced or developed several projects. Jobs included but not limited to static and Flash production of banners, development of flash players and intro animations, and redevelopment of certain assets.
OCT-2009 / JUN-2010 Dell (http://www.dell.com), USA
INTERACTIVE DESIGNER: The Interactive Designer team worked on updating the Dell consumer website images with the latest releases of their products including laptops, desktops, and electronics & accessories.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Designed banners, image buckets, tabs, and other static media for the Dell consumer website.
· Edited copy of existing banners and images to show the latest changes in products.
· Developed flash pieces to show the tech specs, describing details, and other information regarding the product.
· Internally revised my project design and copy to deliver error free jobs.
· Multitasked design projects as much as 3-5 per day.
· Developed technical documents to standardize creation process across the team.
JAN-2007 / FEB-2009 T-3 Marketing Solutions (http://www.t-3.com), USA
CREATIVE DEVELOPER: Part of a team that worked with art directors on the interactive group to help design and implement flash pieces, banner ads, and widgets for websites, using Adobe Flash and Actionscript 2.0 technology. T-3’s media involved clients like JCPenney, Dell, and Marriot.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Lead Flash Developer contact for the creation of banner ads, widgets, and sitelets for the JCPenney / AZ Jeans account.
· Maintained direct contact with Project Managers to foresee project schedules and optimize the time for creation and development of each project.
· Multitasked for as much as 6 projects at a time that involved the same deadline periods.
· Maintained storage of each project using Subversion technology in order to keep the latest versions safe at all times.
· Internally revised my projects as a way to deliver a complete and error free version of each job before sending to QA for final revision.
OCT-2006 / JAN-2007 FaithHighway (http://www.faithhighway.com), USA
WEB DESIGNER: Part of a graphics team that designed and customized websites for churches and ministries around the country. I worked on an xHTML environment utilizing Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash/Actionscript 2.0, and CSS.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Designed websites following a template previously selected by the client.
· Worked in direct communication with Account Executives to deliver precisely what the client required.
· Carefully selected and photo-manipulated stock images that would best fit the design that was being created.
· Created small flash pieces for the websites as to make them look more interactive and dynamic.
MAY-2006 / OCT-2006 ERA Europe (http://www.eraeurope.com), USA
WEB DEVELOPER: Part of a web graphics team that designed and developed websites for partner companies inside the ERA environment. During my time at ERA, I worked around a Cold Fusion environment and Eclipse Subversion.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Designed and developed websites following the ERA standards using xHTML, Photoshop and CSS.
· Built flash banners and sitelets for several websites in order to keep up with the latest technologies and deliver more interactive websites. (http://www.eraturksandcaicos.com)
· Built websites using full Adobe Flash technology. (http://www.eracarib.com)
· Maintained flash banners up-to-date.
· Designed, co-designed or co-developed the following websites using Adobe Flash or XHTML and CSS:
o http://www.eraeuropeic.com
o http://www.eraczechrepublic.com
o http://www.erabulgaria.com
o http://www.eraturksandcaicos.com
EDUCATION
AUG-2010 / PRESENT Full Sail University Online
AREA OF EXPERIENCE: Advanced SEO, Web Metrics and Strategic Analysis, Internet, Marketing Campaign Development
LEVEL: Masters
DEGREE: Internet Marketing
MAR-2005 / MAR-2006 Full Sail University
AREA OF EXPERIENCE: Motion Graphics, Flash Animation, Web and Print Graphics
LEVEL: Associate
DEGREE: Digital Arts and Design
GPA: 3.2
*Excellence award for Final Presentation
AUG-1999 / JUN-2004
Universidad de Monterrey (SACS accredited), México
AREA OF EXPERIENCE: Marketing, Administration, Process Reengineering, IT
LEVEL: Bachelor
DEGREE: Technology of Information
KNOWLEDGE
LANGUAGES
SPANISH: Native
ENGLISH: Written (100%), Spoken (100%).
PORTUGUESE: Written (50%), Spoken (50%).
INDUSTRY SKILLS
FAMILIARITY / EXPERIENCE
FILM / VIDEO
· Adobe AfterEffects
· Apple FinalCutPro
· Apple DVDStudioPro
SCRIPTING LANGUAGUES
· Web PHP
· DBSQL
2D / 3D GRAPHICS
· Adobe Illustrator
· Adobe InDesign
· 3DStudioMax
CURRENT KNOWLEDGE / USAGE
WEB / INTERACTIVE
· Adobe Flash
· Adobe Dreamweaver
SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE
· Subversion
· WordPress/CMS Software
SCRIPTING LANGUAGUES
· Web XHTML
· Web CSS
· ActionScript
2D / 3D GRAPHICS
· Adobe Fireworks
· Adobe Photoshop