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Thank you for making it this far through the site. For prospective clients I have included a resume here to read through. There are links contained within the text to view any of my previous employers.
Jungle Pixel Studios is always on the look out for new exciting productions to be included in. Please email Pira to discuss your concepts and see what we can do together.
Media & Design history
_______________________________________2006 - 2007. Telemark Films - Documentary film production studio, Animator and Motion Graphics Designer.
A high end production job that was completed in nine months. Our studio in Connecticut (USA) completed two broadcast television documentaries while I was employed. One was titled 'The Real McCoy', a historical account of the rum-running trade and the character of William McCoy in the 1920's prohibition era of the US. This was a 90 min feature. I was responsible for all animation and graphics content used in this film.
The second film was about the Cod fishing industry regulations and the decline of fish stocks in the North Atlantic, this was a 60 min feature. Entitled; ‘Fisheries - A Cautionary Tale’. My role was to produce motoin graphics and to train interns in the process of design for animation.
1999 - 2009. Jungle Pixel Studios - Graphic Design studio, Owner/Operator/Designer.
This is an on-going project that I have established in the Cairns area, as a freelance design studio. My work has appeared in many local and National publications through out Australia (Newspapers, Magazines, Bill boards, Brochures, Posters, Corporate branding, etc). Primarily focused on print-based media. Specialising in logo design and colour work. Mac OSX private and group training facilitation.
Skilled in the use of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Indesign), Final Cut Pro, Dreamweaver, Flash, Director, Word.
2001 - 2004. CityLife & Backpacker Magazines - Magazine publishing & advertising, Head Designer.
Advertising design and all publishing requirements were performed. Full-production and content generation for monthly publications produced in Cairns. My duties were mostly freelance/contract based and interspersed over 3 years. Produced content material for a wide range of clients from Cairns and surrounding areas.
2004. Bolton Imprint - Print house, Head Designer.
Managed a head design position within the oldest print shop in Cairns. Dealt with many clients and briefs, as well as landing high-end clients through creative submissions. Prepared CMYK plates for delivery to an off-set press.
2003 - 2004. Peter Lik Publishing - Photography & Publishing, Head Designer & Photoshop-guru.
Used as the 'secret' photo retouching expert, within the Peter Lik group in Cairns. Daily jobs included, high end scanning and colour correction. Photo manipulations and liason with Fuji Lightjet and Pegasus Lambda Operators. Also created and retouched published books for the company. Personally edited and mastered over a hundred gallery prints. The galleries operate in Australia and the United States, with 150 core images used. Contirbuted to brand enhancement effectively lifting sales from $1M AU per a year to over $30M per year in prints.
2002 - 2003. Adpower - Advertising agency Cairns, Graphic Designer.
As part of a rapidly growing design agency, the most awarded in North Queensland, I was a designer for the team. My duties were mainly for print based news media, advertising sector. Many large clients, including Toyota, Stockland Australia, Daikyo, etc. Very demanding deadline oriented work was completed. We won numerous low-budget creative pitches and media awards of which I contributed toward.
1997 - 1998. Peter Jarver - Wildscape Photographics, Photo- retouching.
Mastered Photographs using Photoshop for high-end printed media. Professional masking, burning and dodging and colour correction work.
Qualifications
_______________________________________Bachelor of Communication Design, JCU, Townsville, 2001.
Certificate IV Business Management, TAFE, Cairns, 2005.
Certificate IV Training & Assessment, RediTeach, Cairns, 2009.
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