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Danielle Holzapfel
Character Animator / Graphic Artist
dholzapfel@nysketch.com

SUMMARY:
- Creative Graphic Artist with over ten years experience in print and web design specializing in marketing and promotional work seeking a position in the animation industry.

EDUCATION:
Animation Mentor - Emeryville, California
- Diploma in Advances Studies in Character Animation, January 2010

New York University- New York, New York
- Master of Science in Digital Imaging and Design, May 2008
- Concentration in 3D Character Animation
- Member of of Digital Arts Network at New York University

Saint John's University - Jamaica, New York
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 1999
- Associate in Arts, May 1996

Continuing Education classes for Traditional Animation at Pratt Institute and The Center for Character Animation

WORK EXPERIENCE:
New York University - Office of Student Activities/CSALS - New York, New York
Graphic Designer Consultant‏, June 2010- Current & May 2009 - September 2009
Graphic Designer, January 2007 - September 2008
- Designs informational signage, forms and t-shirts for the student clubs and the Office of Student Activities office
- Updated the Office of Student Activities and the Budget Office Websites

Devils, Angels & Dating – Remote Work
Color Script, April 2010 – Current
- Creating color scripts for a non-profit team making a short animated film directed by Michael Cawood

United Staffing Systems/ NBC Universal - New York, New York
Graphic Designer, June 2009- Current
- Designs and prints informational signage for various departments
- Manages and organizes my projects to ensure all the deadlines are met

Saint John's University - Jamaica, New York
Adjunct Professor, August 2008 - December 2009
- Taught the Fundamentals of Media Graphics class which focused on color theory, typography, the principles and elements of design using Photoshop, Illustrator and In Design for a Macintosh print environment

Curious Pictures - New York, New York
Intern, August 2008 - October 2008
- The majority of my internship was spent working in the animation department on clean-up and fix animation for Little Spirit: Christmas in New York, a TV Christmas special that aired December 2008.
- Worked on an assortment of projects from a 2-D, 360-degree turning globe created in Photoshop to scanning in images for storyboards

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
Animation Mentor, Peer Buddy, Jan 04, 2010 - Present & Jan 05, 2009 - Apr 03, 2009

COMPUTER SKILLS:
Software:
Proficiency: Acrobat, Dreamweaver (HTML), Illustrator, In Design, Maya, Photoshop, Word
Working Knowledge: After Effects, Excel, Final Cut Pro, Flash, Power Point, Premiere, Quark Xpress
Hardware: Mac & PC

MEMBERSHIPS:
Association for Computing Machinery Siggraph