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Henry J Dryovage
USA North America

Plymouth, Michigan 48170

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Career Objective:

To Develop computer graphics & animation in collaborative environment that allows me to see a project through its entire life from "Hello I have an idea."

To the finished product.

 

Experience:

 

Consultant, March 2003 and beyond

Freelance - Presentation Graphics Animation  - 3D animated graphics, web development. 3D computer generated rendering using MAYA. Hand-drawn illustrations, storyboarding, layout and animation.

imprint studio, Southfield MI “Avenger turntable” automotive rendering for aol.com
Heinanen Engineering web site re-design
Wolverine Propeller web site re-design

Adjunct Professor:

I teach a variety of Maya flavored courses as well as Photoshop and Aftereffects, graphics create and editing tools as they relate to animation and digital imaging.

College for Creative Studies, CCS – Detroit, MI

Henry Ford Community College, HFCC – Dearborn, MI

Wayne County Community College District, WCCCD – East Detroit, Belleville, MI

College for Creative Studies

  • Survey in Animation, Fall semesters 2004

  • Introduction to 3D Fall semester 2004

  • Introduction to 3D through the continuing Education Program 2004

  • Survey in Animation, Winter semesters 2004

Macomb Community College, MCC – Warren, MI

Henry Ford Community College, Fine Arts

  • Introduction to 3D Animation, Fall semesters 2004

Washtenaw Community College, WCC – Ann Arbor, MI

  • Texture Lighting for Animation

Lawrence Technological University

  • Web Design & Imaging, Fall 2001
    Introduction to 3D Animation, Winter 2002
    Web Design & Imaging, Winter 2002
    Web Design & Imaging, Fall 2002

Bowling Green State University, BGSU - Bowling Green, Ohio

Freelance 3D animation production - Illustration, Presentation Graphics, 3D visualization through the use of mental ray rendering, HDRI, Caustics, Global Illumination and hand drawings with pencil and pen. Character development and character animation.

Instructional Technology Multimedia Specialist, May 2000 – March 2003  

Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan

Instructional Technologist  - Providing consulting, training, skill building, design and support services to faculty and staff to use a wide range of Multimedia production software including the complete line of Adobe, Macromedia and Softimage 3D.

Coordinator of New Media  - Used Softimage 3d to produce animated opens for video, web site, Internet, CD-Rom, DVD, computer– based presentations and other forms of media.

 
Consultant; Freelance Animator, Graphic Artist, Certified Trainer
Technical Director, Storyboarding           January 1996 - Present

Softimage, Sales and Training, ProVideo Systems, Inc. Responsible for sales and training of Desktop Video Graphics, Animation software and hardware products, for Silicon Graphics and Windows NT workstations. Discuss needs and advise artist and animators to the best tools for the job. Advising to the interactive production and its specific needed process. Training the artist in the tools, and how to use the tools creatively in production.

 
Animator, Freelance Animator, January 1996 - January 1997.

Involved in the Softimage "Sumatra Project" to develop the next generation 32 animation machine.

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Multimedia Director, February 1995- February 1996.

Digital Magic . Toledo, Ohio
Assist management to develop a start-up interactive design company. The intent was to produce interactive multimedia graphics and animation content for productions. My responsibility was to establish and accomplish those goals jointly with management.
Animator, Freelance Animator, January 1994 - January 1995.

Freelance graphics design, multimedia consulting with various clients producing graphics animation and on-line interactive graphics interface design.

 
Animator, Consultant, July 1993 - January 1994

Aurora Systems, Garden City, Michigan
Worked for Aurora Systems of Santa Clara, California, a division of Chyron Corp. While at Aurora Systems, he marketed and implemented sales in the Detroit area Aurora's third-generation paint and animation system "Liberty" a 2-D Paint and Animation software package that runs on UNIX and the Silicon Graphics hardware platform. Worked from home, office and contact prospective clients, setting up demonstrations and selling software on location.

 
Animator, Animator, Tech Director, Storyboarding, 1986 - 1993

San Jose Computer Animation. San Jose, California
Designed graphics and animated special effects for broadcast television commercials, corporate identity logo's and presentation graphics for training video and product descriptions.

 
Animator, Demonstrator, 1985 - 1986

Cubicomp Corporation. San Jose, California
Assisted sales by operating a modeling and video graphics animation software system in a video broadcast production environment.

 
Animator, Animator, Storyboarding 1985 - 1986.

Boynton Film Studios. Berkley, California
Worked other animators to produce a 3 Dimensional flying logo animation. Created animations for agency commercials "Northern California Honda Dealers"

 
Animator, Market-Sales, Animator, Storyboarding 1984 -1985

Illusion Film Studios. San Francisco, California
Worked with a team of animators to show how the "World Beyond War" international teleconference was able to happen. Created animated open for KPIX, TV Channel 5 "Pacific Currents"

 
Animator, Design, Presentation Graphics, 1983 - 1985.

Graphic Reproduction. San Francisco, California
Develop and market the use of of computer graphics to agencies and architectural firms. The Discovery - it was a great tool and would work well for presentational purposes.
  1. Used 3D to fly around designs to sell concept to financial backers.
  2. Developed book cover design for computer software package design.
  3. Created Slide presentations using the color graphic capabilities.
  4.  
Animator, Grip, Animator, 1984 - 1985.

Boynton Film Studios. Berkley, California
Worked on a production team that re-created in miniature, the downtown San Francisco financial district and waterfront. The model was filmed at Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), and used to promote KRON, San Francisco channel 4.

 
Graphic Artist, Freelance, 1983 - 1984.

Bay Area Musician (BAM) Berkley, California
Assistant to the art director, worked as layout and paste-up artist occasional custom airbrush, pen and ink illustrations.

 
Graphic Artist, Freelance, 1983 - 1984.

Micro Times Magazine Berkley, California
A sister publication to BAM, the work was similar although the magazine formats are radically different. MTM is a computer buyers guide type magazine.

 
Graphic Artist, Art Director, 1982 - 1983.

Stock Show Magazine. Abilene, Texas
Designed advertising for the trade journal's sales team, obligations include all traditional pre-press duties; paste-up, photography, illustration, stat camera.

 

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Listed here are tools of the trade. My experience through the years with companies, at College and through independent and special independent projects.
Education:
  • Softimage | 3D Level II Certified trainer
  • Softimage | 3D Character Animation Essentials Course 3D - 410 Siggraph98
  • LandmarkEducation Leadership series, Advanced Forum Graduate, 1993.
  • Bachelor Fine Art, Eastern Michigan University Graduate 1982.
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