E x p e r i e n c e
| 10/00-Now |
Nigel
Hendrickson Animation
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Freelance
Animation/Motion Graphics
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Operating officially under the banner of Nigel Hendrickson Animation,
I continue to work in the areas of motion graphics, 3D animation
and architectural previsualisation. Clients include, ABC, Toys'R'Us,
Buena Vista Television, Showtime, and MTV among others.
In
the mean time, I create independant short animations as a creative
outlet and to sharpen my skills.
| 07/99-10/00 |
PetPlanet.com
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Senior
Web Designer |
As designer on this small, but competitive pet portal site,
I am charged with various aspects of the design and development
pipeline. From preliminary design concepts, to meeting and reconciling
both design and marketing needs, to creating functional specifications,
to beta testing the final product.
At
the same time, I manage to satisfy a number of freelance clients
in the online, video production and presentation arenas.
| 11/94-05/98 |
Braincraft
Interactive Group NYC
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Partner/Art
& Animation Director |
As a partner in an innovative and prominent digital content
development firm, I influenced the day to day direction and
decision making involved in running an emerging company in a
rapidly growing industry. This involved researching and managing
the projects to satisfy the needs of such large scale clients
as AT&T Capital Corp., Compaq, Lucent Technologies, Astra Merck,
and Polygram Records. As art & animation director, I was also
responsible for the quality and visual integrity of the imagery
that was submitted to these clients. Whether the delivery medium
was floppy, CD-Rom, video or web-based.
| 09/93-11/94 |
JAZZ
Graphics, NYC
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Partner/Art
Director |
As partner in this 2-man operation, I pursued clients mostly
in digital print media. Specifically in the textile design and
publishing industries. My responsibilities included client and
vendor relations, project management, design and illustration
duties. All of which I shared about 50/50 with my partner.
| 06/93-09/93 |
BSA
Advertising
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Graphic
Designer/Illustrator |
I spent a summer here designing and executing recruitment
ads for major Fortune 500 corporations for placement in national
and local papers. I also produced graphics and layouts for pitch
presentations to said corporations.
| 01/86-06/93 |
Freelance
Designer/Illustrator |
During the first years after my graduation, I freelanced as
a graphic designer and illustator for a wide range of primarily
print oriented clients, including:
The Milford Bank
I created a series of "comic strip" style ads for local newspapers.
NYC Public Defender's Office
I created a full-size poster for display in public transit stations
and other public areas.
Rei Yoshimura International
Developed comps for corporate I.D. logotypes for primarily Japanese
corporations such as Mazda and the Bank of Japan.
Lifeguard Apparel
Created textile patterns and designs of original and liscenced
properties for T-shirts, shorts and other apparel.
Dragon Medical & Scientific , Inc.
Created full color airbrushed illustrations for pharmaceutical
brochures.
Design Associates, Inc.
Serving primarily the toy packaging industry, I was responsible
for quality control on all stages of production from rough comps
to camera ready mehanicals. Created package designs, mock-ups,
and four-color full page advertising for toy, gift and novelty
companies.
E x p e r t i s e
Knowledge of digital illustration, design, animation and web
techniques and software including:
| Electric
Image |
FormºZ |
After
Effects |
Adobe
Premiere |
Lightwave
3D |
Photoshop |
Image
Ready |
| Illustrator |
Freehand |
Director |
FireWorks |
QuarkXpress |
Debabelizer |
Fetch |
| DreamWeaver |
Painter |
Maya |
Poser |
Flash |
Strata
StudioPro |
BBedit |
...and others that may or may not be relevant.
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