Matt Olson - Illustration - Design - Web - Animation

AIM & Email: flexible_elf@yahoo.com - PH# 303-840-7703
Address Provided on Request

• Proficiency in:
  InDesign, Quark XPress, Illustrator,, Photoshop, Painter, Flash, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Alienbrain, 3dstudio Max, Z-Brush
• Quite Familiar with Mac and PC Platforms.
  
• Comfortable with deadlines and rigors of  print, video game, and apparel businesses.
  
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
  
• Able to illustrate at a professional level.
  
• Able to learn new programs easily with little instruction.

January 08 - Present
Applejack & Associates
(Wine & Spirits vendor in Wheat Ridge CO)
Title: Graphic Artist/Webmaster for Applejack.com
Description: I handle all in-store, print & web advertising for Applejack & Associates, including TV spots, web design and maintenance and creation of ads for publications for the Denver metro area.

October 2005 - July 2006, April 2008 - Present
Denver Newspaper Agency
(Publisher of the Denver Post & Rocky Mtn News. Based in Denver, CO.)
Title: Full-time Designer
Description: I create advertisements for various companies in Denver, Colorado and surrounding areas/suburbs. I also create in-house video and flash presentations for marketing, design websites using Flash internally and for clients, and I create spot Illustrations/clipart.

October 2003 - April 2004 / July 06 - January 08
Big Dog Sportswear
(Apparel company located in Santa Barbara, CA.)
Title: Full-time Graphic Artist/Illustrator
Description: I created humorous graphics and illustrations involving the corporate logo (The Big Dog) for graphic t-shirts, various other apparel and accessories. I also prepared files for final screen printing using PANTONE spot channels in Photoshop, Illustrator and Freehand.

Aug. 1997-Aug. 2002 & April 2004 - October 2005
The Greeley Daily Tribune
(Daily Newspaper based in Greeley, CO.)
Title: Full-time Graphic Artist
Description: I create advertisements for various companies in Greeley, CO. and surrounding areas. I also create clip art for advertisements and illustrations for some of the in-house editorial stories, designed logos, web ads and EPSd/PDFd ads for output to image setters.

September 2002 - September 2003
Papaya Studio
(Video Game Developer based in Irvine, CA.)
Title: Full-time 2d Concept Artist, 3d Modeler, Animator & Texture Artist.
Description: I designed and created characters and environments using Photoshop and 3d Studio Max for Playstation 2 games.

Education & Accolades:
+ Vocational Tech Certificate in the Graphic Arts Program at Aims Community College.
+ Gold Key Award - Colorado Institute of Art.
+ First Place - 1998 Best Ad Campaign (Daily - Class V) Colorado Press Association

Published In:
+ 8 Pages of January 2008 Heavy Metal Magazine.
+ 3 Issue Miniseries InterGALactic Comic Book for Bloodfire Studios.
+ 6 Issue Miniseries DNA HAcker Chronicles Comic Book for Bloodfire Studios.

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References Available on Request. Thank you for your time!