Email: danvpallotta@gmail.com
Coroflot Portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/dvpallotta
Turbosquid Products: http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Artists/DaMagnus
October 10, 2014
A video segment with my special effects work was selected from nearly 2000 submissions and included in the film.
Fallout: New Vegas
September, 2014
The Star Trek Assault Phaser, made as a mod for Fallout: New Vegas, was named File of the Month & currently has 207+ endorsements.
Sony Online Entertainment
August, 2014
Vulcan, my original design 3D-modeled greatsword, went live in the 3D fantasy MMORPG Everquest II. Available through the SOE Marketplace.
Graphic Designer, Alliance Office Solutions for Zenex International
April - July, 2014. Contract position.
Designed and corrected company labels and consulted with clients on artwork for their private labels. Designed and rebuilt artwork in Illustrator and Photoshop. Laid out label artwork in Quark XPress 10 and printed orders using a Quicklabel Vivo.
Graphic Designer, Golf Shop Central
August, 2012 - current client
Freelance 3D modeling and animation assignments, including their first TV commercial using CGI rather than props.
Video Technician, Adecco Staffing for Energizer Battery
March - June, 2012. 90 day contract
Filmed & edited product showcase videos using Adobe After Effects & Adobe Premiere. Set up lighting and sound, used teleprompter, performed data entry and archiving. Improved quality of Energizer's videos by requisitioning and utilizing Adobe After Effects and addressing issues with the chroma keying process and sound quality.
Graphic Designer, Ripcho Studio
February - May, 2011
Seasonal position designing and laying out yearbooks using InDesign and Photoshop. Collated and proofed yearbooks, entered correct tracking data. Printed proofs using CMYK digital laser printer. Excellent recommendation.
Webmaster, Light Sculpture Works/Ron Dewey Sculpture, Irina Koukanova
October 7, 2010 - Ron is a current client
Freelance website design & revamps for 2 separate clients: designed new pages, redesigned existing pages, added coding, navigation links & photos, updated resume. Assisted with design of marketing collateral. Website maintenance.
Macintosh Lab Supervisor, Cleveland State University
Spring Semester, 2008
Supervised CSU's Macintosh lab. Opened and closed lab, assisted students with graphics projects and software use, updated computers, procured supplies, maintained inventory of equipment and cleanliness of lab.
Internships
Graphic Design & Webmaster Intern, NEOCH & ArtHouse
Summer, 2009
Updated & maintained websites for both organizations. Designed web pages, added coding, links, photos, updated archives, & calendars. Laid out & printed billboards & brochures. Created & digitized inventory lists & Excel documents.
Software Expertise
Adobe Creative Suite 6 and previous (PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere, ImageReady, After Effects, Fireworks); Maya, Poser, Bryce, Blender, FrontPage, QuarkXPress, HTML, CSS, Microsoft Word, Access, Keynote, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel.
Technical Expertise
User of Mac OSX, Windows XP Professional, Windows 7. Skills include: Creative design, digital image preparation for presentation or print, website design, special effects, photography, film editing, typography, typesetting. Color copiers, digital cameras, digital printers, bindery equipment, & other production equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Art, Graphic Design, Cleveland State University, 2009
Graphic Design Certificate, Cleveland State University
Maya 3D Applications, Cuyahoga Community College, May, 2010
High School diploma, Olmsted Falls High School, 2005
Coroflot Portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/dvpallotta
Turbosquid Products: http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Artists/DaMagnus
Resume
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back UncutOctober 10, 2014
A video segment with my special effects work was selected from nearly 2000 submissions and included in the film.
Fallout: New Vegas
September, 2014
The Star Trek Assault Phaser, made as a mod for Fallout: New Vegas, was named File of the Month & currently has 207+ endorsements.
Sony Online Entertainment
August, 2014
Vulcan, my original design 3D-modeled greatsword, went live in the 3D fantasy MMORPG Everquest II. Available through the SOE Marketplace.
Graphic Designer, Alliance Office Solutions for Zenex International
April - July, 2014. Contract position.
Designed and corrected company labels and consulted with clients on artwork for their private labels. Designed and rebuilt artwork in Illustrator and Photoshop. Laid out label artwork in Quark XPress 10 and printed orders using a Quicklabel Vivo.
Graphic Designer, Golf Shop Central
August, 2012 - current client
Freelance 3D modeling and animation assignments, including their first TV commercial using CGI rather than props.
Video Technician, Adecco Staffing for Energizer Battery
March - June, 2012. 90 day contract
Filmed & edited product showcase videos using Adobe After Effects & Adobe Premiere. Set up lighting and sound, used teleprompter, performed data entry and archiving. Improved quality of Energizer's videos by requisitioning and utilizing Adobe After Effects and addressing issues with the chroma keying process and sound quality.
Graphic Designer, Ripcho Studio
February - May, 2011
Seasonal position designing and laying out yearbooks using InDesign and Photoshop. Collated and proofed yearbooks, entered correct tracking data. Printed proofs using CMYK digital laser printer. Excellent recommendation.
Webmaster, Light Sculpture Works/Ron Dewey Sculpture, Irina Koukanova
October 7, 2010 - Ron is a current client
Freelance website design & revamps for 2 separate clients: designed new pages, redesigned existing pages, added coding, navigation links & photos, updated resume. Assisted with design of marketing collateral. Website maintenance.
Macintosh Lab Supervisor, Cleveland State University
Spring Semester, 2008
Supervised CSU's Macintosh lab. Opened and closed lab, assisted students with graphics projects and software use, updated computers, procured supplies, maintained inventory of equipment and cleanliness of lab.
Internships
Graphic Design & Webmaster Intern, NEOCH & ArtHouse
Summer, 2009
Updated & maintained websites for both organizations. Designed web pages, added coding, links, photos, updated archives, & calendars. Laid out & printed billboards & brochures. Created & digitized inventory lists & Excel documents.
Software Expertise
Adobe Creative Suite 6 and previous (PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere, ImageReady, After Effects, Fireworks); Maya, Poser, Bryce, Blender, FrontPage, QuarkXPress, HTML, CSS, Microsoft Word, Access, Keynote, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel.
Technical Expertise
User of Mac OSX, Windows XP Professional, Windows 7. Skills include: Creative design, digital image preparation for presentation or print, website design, special effects, photography, film editing, typography, typesetting. Color copiers, digital cameras, digital printers, bindery equipment, & other production equipment.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Art, Graphic Design, Cleveland State University, 2009
Graphic Design Certificate, Cleveland State University
Maya 3D Applications, Cuyahoga Community College, May, 2010
High School diploma, Olmsted Falls High School, 2005