Resume
Education
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (UWSP)
Bachelor of Fine Arts
2100 Main Street
Stevens Point WI, 54481-3897
Phone: (715) 346-0123
Major: Two Dimensional Art
Major: Graphic Design
Minor: Philosophy
Honors: 2004, 2006
North High School (NHS)
1042 School Avenue
Sheboygan, WI 53083-4053
Phone: (920) 459-3600
Studies: Art and Graphic Design
Experience
Freelance Artist, Graphic designer, and Writer
1565 Water St.
Apt 4
Stevens Point WI, 54481
Phone: (920) 287-8136
Email: arcandio@gmail.com
Dates: February 2005 to Present
Clients:
LeBouton Photography: (920) 782-4894
Dan Holland’s Poem du Jour
Amy’s Wedding Flowers
Stevens Point Youth Action Committee
Oubliette
CastleOubliette.com
Class of 2003, Art and Design Senior Show
Gamers Anonymous of Stevens Point
Integrated Communications LTD.
Internship
IC2, 58 Lamb’s Conduit Street
London WC1N 3LW, UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7430 1222
Email: greg.horton@ic-ltd.net
Dates: June 6, 2006 to July 29, 2006
Graphic designer, photoshop technician and network engineer.
Menards Sheboygan
4309 County Trunk J
Sheboygan WI, 53083
Phone: (920) 451-3125
Dates: 2002
Sales floor and stocking in hardware department.
Activities
- Senior Exhibition at the Carlsten Art Gallery
- "Identify Yourself" Digital Paintings and Sculpture, self
installed, 2008
- Solo Exhibition in the Schnieder Student Gallery
- “Joe Bush: Digital Forays” Digital paintings in Adobe Photoshop,
self installed, 2007
- Solo Exhibition in the Noel Mezzanine Gallery
- “Joe Bush: Legends and Journeys” Oil on canvas and board,
self installed, 2007
- DeviantArt.com
- Gallery and Member 2005-present
- Arcandio.com Gaming Website and Blog
- Administrator and Webmaster 2004-present
- Gamers Anonymous of Stevens Point (GASP)
- Webmaster 2007-2008
- Webmaster 2006-2007
- President 2005-2006
- Vice President 2004-2005
- American Institute of Graphic Artists
- Member 2007, Volunteer software instructor
- Society of Artists for Sculpture
- Member 2007
- Student Art League
- Member 2007, Visiting Artist Committee, resident graphic designer
- Grant for Digital Art Exploration
- Awarded $500 grant for instructional lectures on concept art and digital
painting in 2007
- PointCon Gaming Convention
- Staff and LARP Master ST 2007
- Staff and Management 2006
- Convention Supervisor and LARP Master ST 2005
- Staff and Management 2004
- International Graphic Designer’s Association
- Member 2006-present
- Study Abroad London Internship
- Worked at Integrated Communications LTD in 2006
Skills
Graphic Design and Art
- Analyze requests
- Generate solutions
- Synthesize key ideas
- Build a conceptual framework
- Design within boundaries of project
- Meet deadlines
Technical
- Photoshop/Paintshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign/QuarkXpress
- Painter by Corel
- Word/WordPerfect
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Mac/PC
- HTML and CSS proficient
- Hardware installation
Leadership
- Captivate a group
- Activate a group
- Create a structure for group work
- Coordinate subgroups and individuals
- Generate plans to accomplish goals
Gaming
- Intuitive sense of game balance
- Dramatic and entertaining Game Master style
- Able to slip into any role
- Meta separated inherently from in-character
- More than a decade of experience
- Rapidly understand mechanics
- Create new mechanics
- Deep storytelling ability
Contact
Current
740 Vincent Ct. Apartment #203
Stevens Point WI, 54481
Phone: (920) 287-8136
Email: arcandio@gmail.com
Web: www.arcandio.com/resume
and www.arcandio.deviantart.com
Permanent
N6962 Riverwoods Drive
Sheboygan WI, 53083
Phone: (920) 694-1455