Stephen Harrell

Objectives:
To create exceptionally high quality visual design to attract customers and clients to desired products and services. This involves the use of traditional art as well as digital media to create web-based graphics and printed materials for use of promotional purposes.



Experience:

Dream Team Arts (Nashville, TN)
May 07 - Sept 08
Position: Art Director

At DTA I worked as a contractor (on-site) as the company's Art Director. Working closely with .NET programmers and an Actionscript developer, we created the social network tool known as GoYoDeo. I also created concepts/designs for all client's web and print work. An extensive amount of 3D modeling/animation was also required for various projects (many which were video related).

The Momentum Group (Brentwood, TN)
March 06 - May 07
Position: Art Director

Responsible for small design department to promote internal projects as well as third party client's needs. This included creating Flash animations for video and working with Chroma Keyed video. Print and web concepts/designs were created to market various customers from all over the country. This included web, brochures, large trade show designs, 3D Animation for video and Illustration work.

Digital Dog, Inc (Nashville, TN)
August 05 - Jan 06
Position: Art Director

Responsible for quality of design work and concepts for Digital Dog's clients
Project Management duties included contacting clients and maintaining deadlines according to production schedule
Produced high quality designs for websites and multimedia presentations for DVD/CD-ROM



AssureCo eSolutions (Jonesborough, TN)
Feb 04 - Oct 04
Position: Art Director

Responsible for all design work related to eSolutions’ web site and print materials
Created concept and final design for all of AssureCo and subsidiary’s websites and promotional media
Created booth display designs for trade shows to promote AssureCo products and websites



Apps Communications (Chicago, IL)
Jan 99 - Feb 04 / Jan 05 - Aug 05
Position: Art Director

Responsible for all design work related to Apps Communication’s extensive client base with hundreds of web sites
Designed all print media used for promotion of Apps Communication and products
Supervised small design team to maintain a consistent quality workflow



Tele-Optics / Intellithought (Kingsport, TN)
Jan 96 - Oct 98
Position: Senior Designer

Trained Eastman’s design department on use of new software packages and web design
Worked with design team to create local websites as well as internal projects for Eastman’s Intranet
Created high-polygonal models used in TV commercials with sister company: 3rd Dimension



Preferred Internet (Blountville, TN)
May 95 - Jun 98
Position: Webmaster

Acted as webmaster to help any online customer contacts
Created and maintained company website as well as small local websites
Assisted customer base with technical support



Career Highlights:

I’ve been involved with four different company start-ups utilizing web-design. In 1996 I was the first employee of Tele-Optic’s new technological department. This department was created to design web sites for local customers and internal projects needed at Eastman. As several programmers were hired in conjunction with a sister company (The Third Dimension) I helped create multiple internal and external products used for web-based applications. In 1998 I acted as a contractor for Tele-Optics by moving into Eastman’s internal Design department to train their designers and illustrators to use updated and recent software packages.

In 1998 I helped co-found the company Apps Communication with the owner (based in the Chicago area). I was assisted by a team of programmers and other designers in our development office located in Johnson City, TN. By 2002 Apps Communications was one of the largest web development companies in the area with a client base of more than 200 customers. I was responsible for the design process of all websites and print media used to promote the company.

In 2004 I helped launch AssureCo eSolutions. Our parent company (AssureCo) was responsible for creating multiple web-based products focused on business automation. I was responsible for all design work used for these websites and any promotional media used to advertise these services.

In 2006 I joined an extremely talented development team at a marketing firm called The Momentum Group in Brentwood TN (next door to Nashville). There I again assumed responsibility of the graphics department creating a mass array of print and web graphics to promote internal business as well as third party client's needs. In 2007 after The Momentum Group shut down, I followed the development team to downtown Nashville and helped launch "Dream Team Arts" as their Art Director.

As of 2008, my focus has moved to 3D Modeling and animation (particularly digital sculpture using ZBrush) with a possible career switch down the road into Digital Game creation. We shall see. ;)

Extensive knowledge using the following software packages:

Adobe Photoshop ver4/4.5/5/5.5/6/7/CS/CS2/CS3
Adobe Illustrator ver5/6/7/CS/CS2/CS3
Adobe Dreamweaver MX 2004/Studio 8/CS3
Adobe Flash Pro MX 2004/Studio 8/CS3
Macromedia Freehand MX
Macromedia HomeSite 5.5
Autodesk 3DS MAX 4/5/6/7/7.5/8/2008
Pixologic ZBrush 2.0/3.0/3.1

Strong traditional art background using the following media:

Pencils/Colored Pencils
Inks
Watercolors
Charcoals
Acrylic Based Paints
Professional Acrylic/Watercolor Based Airbrush
Oil/Linseed Oil Based Paints
Traditional Sculpture with Clay