PO Box 247, Church Hill, MD 21623 • messinalorraine (at) gmail (dot) com
Messina L. Smith
Experience
Thomas Associates Inc. Stevensville, MD 2003 – Present
Lead Graphic Designer
- Designs and develops interactive Computer Based Training Modules for the USMC
- Edits video and audio for use in PowerPoint, Lectora, and internet use
- Creates animations for multiple projects
- Photographs equipment, manipulates and prepares digital photos, creates line drawings and adds/edits callouts for USMC, USN, and USA technical manuals
- Responsible for project status reports, project tracking and conducting quality assurance checks
- Photographed, edited, and drew over 5,000 photos and graphics for USMC publications
- Creates graphics and animations for U.S. Navy Damage Control Website
- Developedcomputer drawing and painting of the emblem / patch distributed at the U.S. Navy Damage Control / Firefighting Working Group Conference
- Created posters, displays, and signs for different government agencies
- Developed company wide graphics standards
- Trained new employees in company standards
School of Visual Arts New York, NY 2008 – 2011
Animation Department Office Assistant
- Responsible for shutting down and locking up studio at night
- Trains and helps under classmen with animation related issues
- Catalogs and organizes supplies in animation studio
- Signs out / in equipment to students and teachers
BUNKO Studios New York, NY 2008 – 2010
Animator, Digital Ink and Painter
- Hired as free-lancer after interning for one year
- In-betweened and Animated scenes for Jim Henson project using Adobe Flash
- Photoshop used to ink and paint animated scenes
- Trouble-shot problems with video
US Army South Korea, Pentagon 2000 – 2003
Multi-media Illustrator
- Created posters, displays, and signs for different government agencies
- Handled printing and mounting of projects, maintained equipment, trained new personnel
- Developed 9/11 memorials for Pentagon
- Responsible for battalion graphics requests including quarterly training slides, schematics, award coins, retirement gifts, ceremony pamphlets
Education
2007 – 2011 School of Visual Arts New York, NY
BFA - Animation
- Graduated with honors
- Awarded multiple thesis grants senior year
2004 – 2007 Chesapeake College Wye Mills, MD
AA - Liberal Arts and Sciences
Skills
- Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Flash (Animation capacity), Trivantis Lectora, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
- Trained in Maya 3D, ProTools, Toon Boom, Final Cut, Adobe Premiere, Visio
- Proficient on both PC and Mac platforms
Clearance
- Secret
References
- Available on request
