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Justin M Rhoades


www.jmrhoades.com

OBJECTIVE

To create striking interactive experiences that communicate, educate and inspire while having the opportunity to further develop my creative skills.

KEY STRENGTHS
  • Versatile, concept-driven designer with a sharp eye for detail and typography
  • Exceptional web design skills with strong attention to user interaction
  • Experienced broadcast designer and animator
  • Tactful manager of creative teams, production processes and client relations
EXPERIENCE
  • Freelance

    2004–Present : Designer, Developer, Animator

    Provided a wide-range of services including interactive application development, identity creation, motion graphics, and web site design.

  • Cook Medical Inc.

    2005–2006 : Designer, Developer

    Developed a modular, touch-screen kiosk for sales team support during industry trade shows and conferences.

  • JET Programme

    2004–Present : Instructor

    Language educator in rural Japan promoting cross cultural understanding and internationalization. Developed original curriculum, conducted daily class and provided English language support to school faculty and community members.

  • Avenue, Inc.

    2004 : Designer

    Responsible for design concepts, production across a wide range of media and client relations. Managed freelancers and assisted in company branding.

  • Protokulture

    2003–2004 : Designer, Animator

    Motion graphics and animation designer for a range of clients including Budweiser, Kelloggs, Sears, and The Cartoon Network.

  • Angle Park

    2003 : Animator

    Freelance animator and effects specialist for the children’s television show The Bzots. Designed visual gags, crafted virtual sets and performed advanced compositing tasks.

  • Indiana University African-American Studies

    2002–2003 : Designer

    Lead video and interface designer for a National Endowment of the Humanities funded CD-ROM. Produced introductory and pedagogical videos.

  • Restaurant Confidential

    2002–2003 : Art Director, Designer

    Chief designer and art director for this monthly magazine. Responsible for identity creation, brand-building, page layouts, artwork and ad design.

  • Indiana University School of Fine Arts

    2001–2002: Designer, Developer

    Complete redesign of Indiana University’s School of Fine Arts web site. Organized faculty reviews, conducted usability studies, and managed team members.

EDUCATION
Indiana University

1997–2002 : Bloomington, Indiana

BA in Fine Arts with a focus on video art, digital media and interactive installations.

EXHIBITIONS
  • Guaranteed Transmission : 2002

    MIDI-triggered video installation.

  • Turntabalizm II : 2002

    Real-time video mixing in sync with live music performance.

  • CAVE Exhibition : 2001

    Immersive virtual reality exhibit.

  • Turntabalizm : 2001

    Live 16mm film and VHS video mixing for musical accompaniment.

SKILLS
  • Six years experience writing and maintaining code in Actionscript (1.0 and 2.0) XHTML, CSS, Javascript, XML, PHP and MySQL.
  • Five years experience designing and developing advanced Flash-based projects
  • Competent with developing and deploying projects using Ruby, Ruby on Rails and AJAX
  • Comfortable with office related software including Microsoft Office and both Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems