Heather Williamee

Hwilliamee@gmail.com

469.386.4921
 

SKILLS

HELPDESK/IT

●      Windows 8.1, OS X Yosemite, Ubuntu

●      Beginner Python and Java

●      Intermediate HTML5 and CSS

BOOKEEPING/ACCOUNTING

●      Lightning fast hotkey usage

●      Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Powerpoint)

●      Quickbooks, A/P and A/R

CREATIVE/MARKETING/ANIMATION/MOTION GRAPHICS

●      Adobe Creative Suite CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Flash, InDesign, Premier Pro)

●      Vinyl Plotter, CNC Laser Cutter, 3D Printer, CNC Embroidery Machine, and Large Format Inkjet Printer Operator

●      Animation and Motion Graphics (Flash/Vector, Hand drawn traditional, Stop-Motion)

●      Kickstarter Marketing and Social Media

●      Concept Design

●      Knowledge of film and lighting equipment

●      Traditional art fabricator

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
CardsDirect-GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Design, Layout, and Plate Edit Set-up for Thermography, Foil, and Digital Print

2014

Dallas Makerspace-PANEL LECTURER/ON-RETAINER INSTRUCTOR

2014

Created and taught an animation curriculum of 4-hour lectures locally and at convention panels

Moon Animate Make-up-FLASH/PHOTOSHOP/AFTER EFFECTS/EVENT COORDINATOR

Spring 2014

Collaborated with a crowd-sourced international team of 250+ animators

YouTube views exceeded one million within four days of launch

Sole-coordinator of the Dallas Theater launch, reaching 200,000+ local fans with social media marketing and the support of two major Dallas non-profit organizations (DMS and Animefest Org)

Fleishman-Hillard Marketing-ANIMATION/AFTER EFFECTS SPECIALIST

2013-2014

Completed a commercial for USAA from storyboard to completion

Jacob Zaborowski Animation (Manhattan, NY)-ANIMATION/DIGITAL COLORIST

2013

Adrian Blaze Photography-LOGO DESIGN/MOTION GRAPHICS

2013

Andrea Phillips (Long Island, NY)-KICKSTARTER CONSULTENT/ILLUSTRATOR

2013

 

Laser Lace Letters-KICKSTARTER CONSULTENT/ILLUSTRATOR

2013

Magic Productions-AFTER EFFECTS SPECIALIST

2012

Freelance Motionographer on an Android Handset Training Video

Bob Lilly Marketing-PROMOTIONS ILLUSTRATOR

Oct-Dec 2012

Provided character re-designs and final vector imaging

Larry Schwarz and His Band (CARTOON NETWORK)-2D FLASH ANIMATION
Spring 2012

2D Animation, Photography Re-touch, Video Editing, Batch-file pipeline, On-set Film Aide, Graphic Design, Illustration, Urban Courier

 

Yetkin Telesystems-PATENT ILLUSTRATOR

Feb. 2012-Present

Worked with company owner and inventor Oguz Yetkin to complete vector, hand sketched, and 3D modeled patent illustrations

Swagger Films (Houston, TX) -MOTION GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Dec. 2011

 

Cornerstone Staffing-FINANCIAL, ACCOUNTING, CLERICAL, TECH SUPPOURT

Oct. 2010-Dec 2011

filing; preparing mail-outs; scanning documents; following up with clients via phone, e-mail and fax; making copies; data input; accounting; designing meeting proposals; and composing spreadsheets

 

Savannah College of Art and Design-SOUND AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST

2007-2008

Promoted after three months to equipment specialist, coordinating appointments for check-outs, check-ins and taking inventories of cameras, lighting and audio equipment

MCM Signs by Design, LLC.-GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Feb 2006-Nov 2006

Worked as a graphic designer using a strict organizing system of dating; arranged the owner's finances using Microsoft Excel; printed signs, magazines, business cards using complex printers, digital vinyl cutting machines and other office equipment; and branded companies and products using my own designs

 

OTHER BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (old or brief work)

Receptionist- City of Allen, Epsilon, Advanced-Online

Help Desk/Mobile set-up/Credit Check- Walmart, T-mobile

Food Service/Catering/Delivery- i Fratelli Pizza and Wine Bar, Denton Tea Room, Ferra’s Italian

Ristaurante

HONORS AND AWARDS

●      Winner of a Gold Award for Animated Short at the 2009 Scaddy Award Film Festival (a film

festival honoring excellence in Advertising Design)

●      Broadcast design work was exhibited at the 2009 Inspire Symposium

●      Received the highest possible art/scholastic scholarship awarded by the school, given to only

the top 12% of applicants

EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation, Minor in Broadcast Design

Northlake/Richland College (DCCCD)

Enrolled towards an associates in Computer Science

VOLUNTEER WORK
Dallas Makerspace 2012-2013-ROBOTICS/ENGINEERING NON-PROFIT

The Weirdery 2012-CRAFTING COLLECTIVE

Art.Love.Magic-Dallas 2011-LIVE PERFORMANCE/VISUAL FINE ART NON-PROFIT
A-Fest Art Show 2011-ANIME/ANIMATION