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About Bruce

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Skills

I am proficient in all Adobe products, especially After Effects, Illustrator, and Photoshop as I have used them on a daily basis for almost 20 years. I have also Zaxwerks Invigorator and most recently Cinema 4D experience if it is 3D work you are looking for. I pride myself on my ability to offer creative as well as cost effective solutions to any situation that may arise. My passion is only hampered by my need to occasionally sleep… and make comic books. I have been writing, drawing and selling my original comics in local shops and at numerous conventions since 1996.

Employment History

Reynolds & Reynolds 2014-Present
Script writing, footage collection, motion design production and editing of several car product related commercials in addition to concept, design and illustration to assist in the production of numerous internal facing as well as client assisting videos and animations.

ABC22 & FOX45 for Sinclair Broadcast Group 2001-2014
Design, illustration, copy-writing and editing on all on-air promotional spots as well as all printed materials and web elements for the Dayton television market. I personally oversaw our transition from a NBC affiliate to an ABC, the switch from SD to HD and the relocation from Dayton to Miamisburg pertaining to graphics, animation and design. Many of the spots I produced have been used on a national level for all Sinclair Broadcast Stations.

Mandalay Sports Entertainment (freelance) 2011-Present
Various motion graphics, including LED boards as well outfield animations for many of Mandlay’s minor league baseball teams.

Mediazeus (freelance) 2013-Present
Design, illustration and animation for a wide variety of clients ranging from medical field specialists, direct sales, self help to non-profit charities.

BRC Marketing 2000-2001
Production work (both hands-on and digital) for a variety of clients such as Reynolds and Reynolds, Lexus Nexus, Ford, Double Tree, National Cash Register and Huntington Bank.

The Concept Company (freelance) 2000
Illustrations for The United States Postal Service newsletter & Farmer’s and Merchants Bank point of sale standees.

Marketing Solutions (freelance) 1999
Vacation fill-in for their lead graphic designer. Technical illustrations for assembly line ergonomic guides. Design and layout of safety procedures in factory conditions.

Trader Publishing 1998-2000
Day-to-day ads for Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania publications involving copywriting, photo manipulation (touchups, etc.) and general ad design. I also managed the weekend back-up procedures across all servers as well as printing plate output.

Education

School of Advertising Art 1997-1998
Focus on illustration (both traditional and digital), prepress, print and web design.

Miami Valley Career Technology Center 1994-1996
Classes in design, photography and printing.

Reel for 2013

Other Work

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References are available upon request.