Resume of Sean Novak

Technical Artist

 

Organizations

SIGGRAPH Professional and Student Chapters Committee (PSCC)  

• 2008:  Executive Director - SCOOP (onsite conference video production)
• 2006 - 2007:  Associate Producer - SCOOP
• 2006 - 2009:  Chapters Webmaster 

 

 Fort Lauderdale SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter  

• 2007 - 2009:  Chair 
• 2004 - 2009: Webmaster

Presentations 

 

• May 2008: Florida Linux Users Group: Blender 
• July 2007: Fort Lauderdale SIGGRAPH Chapter : Blender

 Professional Experience

2008 - 2009
Cineworks Digital Studios - Technical Artist / Colorist

 Responsibilities:

• Design, programming, and content population of the corporate website. (PHP, mySql, Flash)
• Online Marketing, SEO, and blogging
• Print marketing and design
• Color grading on Davinci 2K and Scratch systems
• Online Conform and Digital Intermediates on Scratch system
• Internal accounting software concept, design, and programming.  

 

1998 - 2008
sNovak Corporation - Freelance Animation, Visualization, and Programming

Title: Technical Artist

Responsibilities:

• Flash interface and program development
• 3d Animation, Modeling, Rigging, Texturing, Lighting, and Rendering
• Internet Programming (PHP, Actionscript)
• Database Programming (MySQL)
• Graphic Design

2008 

FAU Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions (CUES) - Research Visualization 

2007

FAU Center for Ocean Engineering (COE) - Research Visualization

2006 - 2007 

Florida Center for Electronic Communication - Florida Atlantic University

Title: Computer Specialist
Responsibilities:
• Maintain 50 cross-platform lab computers. (Linux, OSX, Windows)
• Research new 3d, graphics, and interactive software
• Maintain and develop the Center's website
• Research and maintain the Center's render farm (Dr Queue)

6/2004 - 8/2004 
AWE Games 

Title:Intern Artist / Assistant Programmer 
Responsibilities:
• Interface design and scripting
• 2d character and prop design
• Level design and event scripting

2002 - 2003 
Global Entertainment Television 

Title: Artist
Responsibilities:
• Graphic Design
• Video editing
• Website Development and Maintenance
• Advertising and Promotions
• Network Administrator

 Education

2000 - May 2008
Florida Atlantic University
Master of Fine Arts (MFA) - Computer Art in Animation - Graduated May 3rd 2008 - 4.0 GPA
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) - Computer Art in Animation

1997 - 2000
Broward Community College
Associates of Arts - concentration in Graphic Design

Affiliations

Chapters Webmaster, SIGGRAPH Professional and Student Chapters Committee
Chairman and Webmaster – Fort Lauderdale SIGGRAPH Chapter
Pioneer Member - SIGGRAPH
Member - ACM