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440 Lyon Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66044
Tel: 785.760.1692 Email: yvonnechannel@gmail.com
Position in a production facility utilizing my skills in multimedia development, particularly in the areas of 2D/3D animation, video editing, web development, and graphic design.
Computer Hardware
Silicon Graphics Indigo2Extreme, Macintosh, Windows, Quantel
Computer Software
Alias/Wavefront, Maya, Lightwave, Infini-D, QuarkXpress, Avid MediaComposer, edit*, Director, Premiere, Authorware, Paintbox, FireworksMX, Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, PhotoshopCS2, ImageReady, Illustrator, Painter, Debabilizer, ACID, SoundForge, ProTools LE, VISIO
Broadcast Equipment
JVC KY27B CCD Camera, Listec Teleprompter, BetaSP Decks, 16x16 Routing system, Minerva Compression Studio, Countryman, Sony, Shure Lavalier Mics, Mole Richardson, Arri, Chimera Lowell Lights, Mackie 24x8 Audio Mixer, Waveform/Vectorscope
Computer Languages
C programming, HTML, Actionscript, Authorware scripting, Cascading Style Sheets
2010 to Present
Larsen & Associates
Drafter
Duties Include: Drafting AutoCAD maps for environmentally contaminated sites. Design marketing tools that include updating website, creating brochures, flyers and posters for Geothermal drilling. Created social media network through Facebook and Twitter.
August 2009 - May 2010
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Multimedia Specialist
Duties Include: Working as a multimedia designer editing videos and graphics for computer based training for railroad employees. Creating 3D animations for marketing and computer interaction with training materials. Design a marketing strategy for the National Academy of Railroad Sciences to bring profitable revenue into the training facility.
May 2003 to Present
Freelance
Duties Include: Work closely with clients for project details, designing for print, multimedia presentations, video or website design. Software used for most projects include Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Final Cut. Website examples: www.lawrenceartwalk.org (for this one you must navigate to the Artists page of 2004), and www.channelsofhealing.com2004 to Present
Edge Enterprises
Multimedia Specialist
Duties Include: Create graphics and animations for CD Rom titles for education targeting children “at-risk” using Flash and Photoshop. Flash programming manipulation and 3D animations. Create graphics for print on CD label and tray cards. Video filming and editing for interactive CD Rom titles. Research products and companies for services and equipment purchases. Quality Assurance – A detail inspection on all projects before titles are sent to the government for grant review process..
2003 to 2004
AmerUs Annuity Group (contracted through MG Jordan)
Internal Auditor
Duties Include: Internal auditor for the implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404. Facilitate meetings with management, documenting the processes for each department. Identify the controls within the processes that help determine fraudulent activity.
1999 to 2003
Quality Research Inc. / SAIC
Senior Multi-media Developer
Duties Include: Create graphics for multimedia and internet, design graphical interfaces, and animations for Department of Defense. Programming short interactive pieces in FlashMX for the web. Changing HTML code for web projects. Create graphics for print, brochures, CD labels, tray cards, business cards, flyers, and posters. Create graphics for tradeshow booths. Editing video from US Military Departments. Facilitate meetings on interface design issues on all projects.
Assisted Manager with daily office tasks, purchase orders, contracts, research
of new projects. Quality Assurance - A detailed inspection on all projects..
Sound Engineer
Setting up audio production facility used for voice-over for CD Rom titles and streaming audio over the web. Record and edit audio for web training and CD Rom titles. Coordinate recording sessions and voice-over talent.
Research products and companies for services, obtain price quotes for projects, and process purchase requisitions. Communicate with print and reproduction companies.
2000 to 2005
University of Kansas
Duties Include: Computer Consultant for Professor Irene Grote at the Life Span Institute
Created graphics for publications on individualizing self-instruction for adults with disabilities. Created a website to show publications and findings for other professors to view online. Instructed students how to use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop for their tasks on research grant projects.
1999 to 2000
Plattform Advertising -- Freelance
Duties Include: Editing commercial spots for television.
1993 to 1999
Pitsco
3D/2D Animations
Duties Include: Background designs, create and animate characters, lighting of scene, modeling of proprietary objects. Concept illustrations, flick animations, low polygon modeling, storyboarding.
Video Production
Duties Include: Schedule video shoots, schedule actors, script preparation, lighting the set. Videographer, non-linear video editing, video compression (mpeg), teleprompter.
Graphic Design
Duties Include: Create graphics for video; create graphics for multimedia, graphic interface design.
Professional Experience
Supervision of Student Intern, Installation of Windows NT, Installation of proprietary and commercial software, Quality Assurance claim and troubleshooting, Research of new hardware and software, Maintenance on Windows NT, Windows 95, Mac, and Unix machines.
Pratt Institute, Master of Fine Arts Computer Graphics, Brooklyn, New York: 1993
Southwest Missouri State University, Bachelor of Arts, Art, Computer Graphics, Minor German
Springfield, Missouri: 1990
Certificate of Completion of Levels 2 and 3 of Alias/Wavefront PowerAnimator
Presented paper “Toon into Education” at ED-MEDIA ’98, Freiburg, Germany; 1998.
Telly Award (an international competition honoring non-network and non-broadcast video and film production), “Mad Scientist” animation, 1996.
Telly Award “Spaceport” animation, 1996.
Addy honorable mention, 1996.
Communicative Award of Distinction, (a national company honoring excellence in visual communication), 1995.
Animation accepted for Alias/Wavefront Demo reel, 1995.
Photograph published 1989 Annual Photographer’s Forum.
Regional
3 Addy Awards and 3 Citation awards from the Joplin Area Advertising Council; 1996.
2 Citation Awards from the Joplin Area Advertising Council; 1995.
3 Addy Awards from the Joplin Area Advertising Council; 1994.
“Judges Award” from the Joplin Area Advertising Council; 1994.
Volunteer time running video equipment at the KTWU Topeka Public Television Station. 1999 - present
Volunteer work with Safehouse Women’s Shelter of Kansas City. 2000 - 2003
Volunteer answering phones at KANU in Lawrence during fundraising drives. 2002 - present
Past member of the Technology Task Force, Pittsburg Public Schools. 1995 -1998
Past member of the Joplin Area Advertising Council. 1994 - 1998
Participant in The3Day 60 mile walk for Breast Cancer in Kansas City 2005 and 2006.
Participant in the Relay for Life 2006 - 2013
Committee member for local art show, Bizarre Bazaar 2006 - present
Committee member for 100 Good Women - 2015
Extensive travel in Europe Fluent in German
Sports Freelance consulting for web and print
Photography Stained glass
Painting Drawing
Ceramics