THEODORE J

THEODORE J. CALLOWAY II

Atlanta, Georgia

Cell: [404] 316-4057

Website: www.blacknexus.com

Email: theo@blacknexus.com

PROFILE

An artist specializing in print, website, broadcast and 3D modeling/animation. Over fourteen years experience, including several high-profile projects and industry recognition such as Broadcast Designers Awards (BDA) and other award nominations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

4/03 - Present FREELANCE, Atlanta, GA

Graphic Artist: A sampling of past and present clients include:

Olive Studio: A US marketing firm with three offices: Atlanta, Seattle and New York. Olive client: Lithonia Lighting.

· Creation and modification of 3D modeling of a building, setting and lighting products for Lithonia Lighting.

· 3D scene setup and image rendering of 3D modeling for a major, nationwide Lithonia Lighting marketing campaign.

· Client meetings to obtain maximum product satisfaction.

Morehouse College: A predominant, historical US educational institution.

· Conceptualization and creation of three recruiting/informational brochures for the Morehouse Computer Science Department, each brochure having a different theme, 3D imagery and layout.

African Methodist Episcopal 6^th District Headquarters: A predominant Christian denomination administration center responsible for the churches in Georgia.

· Conceptualization and creation of various print projects: brochures, Christmas cards, newsletters.

· Creation of Tshirt design and theme for October 2006 mission to South Africa.

· DVD creation of South Africa mission highlights, including motion graphics using After Effects and Lightwave.

Saint Philip A.M.E. Church: A 10,000 congregation A.M.E. Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

· Conceptualization and creation of a wide range of products:

o Highly-detailed program covers for monthly and annual church events.

o Branding/graphics for a multi-million dollar fund-raising campaign to build a Family Life and Administration Center.

o Creation of original stationary, envelopes, fund-raising commitment cards, visual graphics.

o Banners and billboard design for church promotion and the Family Life and Administration Center.

Great Taste Restaurant: A restaurant in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

· Execution of client’s design for business branding and marketing

· Design of the establishment’s primary (illuminated) sign.

Jamaican Nature products: An entrepreneurial business in Conyers, Georgia.

· Conceptualization and execution of logo and branding for marketing of Jamaican Nature product line: oils, soaps, perfumes and colognes.

Vision, Incorporated: A motivational speaking business.

· Conceptualization and creation of logo, branding and brochures.

8/98 -4/03 TELEVISION By DESIGN (TVbD), Atlanta, GA

3277 Roswell Road, Suite 714, Atlanta, GA 30305, 404-873-3277

Senior Computer Animation Artist/Graphic Artist

Create 3D and 2D design and animations for news station broadcast graphics in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Work produced on an SGI workstation running Wavefront's Advanced Visualizer version 4.1 and Mac G3's & G4's running Adobe graphics software applications.

8/92 - 11/97 THE WORKS (formally WICKERWORKS VIDEO PRODUCTIONS ), Englewood,CO

7 Inverness Drive, Englewood, CO, 80112, 303-741-3400

Senior Computer Animation Artist

Created sophisticated 3D animations, initially on an AMPEX Cubicomp (8/92-5/94), then on Unix-based SGI workstations running Wavefront's Advanced Visualizer and Xaos Tools. Also work in conjunction with a Quantel HAL artist to produce nationally recognized, BDA award-winning graphics packages.

SKILLS

GRAPHIC ART/3D

Over fourteen years professional experience as a Computer Modeler/Animator and Graphic Artist.

WEB DESIGN

Comprehension and execution of basic web-design. First website design: 1996 (The Works, Englewood, CO).

COMPUTERS

Experienced with: SGI Indy’s (basic Unix), MacG4's (Mac OS9 & 10), PC’s (Windows 98/ME/XP).

SOFTWARE (software owned by artist in bold)

3D: Wavefront 4.1, Lightwave 8

2D: Adobe products: After Effects 6.5, Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver MX

Microsoft Suite (minimal Excel, Powerpoint experience), WordPerfect

BUSINESS

General business operations: sales, display, cashier and management.

ACTING/TALENT

Experienced print, on-camera and voice-over Talent, represented by two predominant Georgia talent agencies: People Store and Houghton Talent. Acting resume available upon request.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

* Major graphic design projects, including: Olive Studios (representing Lithonia Lighting), Morehouse College, A.M.E. 6^th District HQ, Saint Philip A.M.E. Church, Great Taste Restaurant, Jamaican Nature products – 2003-present.

* Major on-camera and print work for clients such as CNN, TNT, BET, Cingular, Home Depot, Publix, Bank of America, Chick-Fil-A, O’Charley’s Restaurants, Cartoon Network, Weather Channel, US Army and more.

* Part of BDA award winning team for broadcast design: TVBD - 2002

* Personal animation (Works logo) nominated for BDA award - 1998

* Acceptance of an invitation to teach a course on Desktop Animation as a part-time instructor for Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado - 1998

* BDA Gold and Silver award co-winner for KMGH (Denver station) news image redesign--Terri Bassett: Art Director, HAL artist. Theodore Calloway, II, 3D Animation, Wavefront - 1997

* Worked with DATA (a turnkey media company, Denver, CO) to create nationally recognized animation simulations for Lockheed Martin's proposed next generation of reusable space shuttles. (Covered by CBS Evening News and various local Denver TV stations. Animations can still be seen on various science shows, ex. Discovery Channel, as of 2006) - 1996

* BDA bronze award for KWGN (Denver station) news image redesign. Terri Bassett: Art Director, HAL artist. Theodore Calloway, II, 3D Animation, Wavefront - 1995

* Animation (done as a novice) selected for Wavefront's Animation Demo Reel - 1994