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Xian Lee |
Updated: 10/14/09 |
| Graphic Designer with excellent Photoshop skills |
| Email |
xian.m.lee  gmail.com |
| Location |
New York City, NY |
| Interested In |
Full-Time, Part-Time, Freelance |
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| About |
SKILLS
Extensive experience in graphic design, art production, feature film post-production and digital gaming
Highly skilled in Adobe Photoshop; photo retouching, recomposing and enhancement of digital artwork
EXPERIENCE
Graphic Designer - 08/2005 – Present - High End Paper Product Company (Not Listed For Privacy) | New York, NY
Design high end paper products such as gift wrap, invitations, greeting cards, plates and napkins from original paintings, museum collection paintings and prints, botanical drawings and fabrics. Create a cohesive line of products from stationery and giftwrap to plates and napkins based on a single artwork. Create aesthetically balanced color and design compositions from digital art. Deconstruct, enhance and recolor digital art to complement a product’s layout and theme. Collaborate with design team. Research, recommend and facilitate software and hardware purchases to improve design team’s workflow and efficiency.
Digital Photo Retouch Artist - 08/2005 – 11/2005 - Macy’s.com | New York, NY
Digital restoration, color correction and enhancement of high resolution fashion photos using Photoshop in this demanding, high-turnover work environment.
Windows XP Jr Level System Administrator - 03/2003 – 02/2005 - Industrial Design Studio
Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA
Provided one-on-one software, hardware and network support for students, teachers and staff. Created and maintained student and instructor user accounts. Optimized and maintained functionality of lab CPUs, scanners and printers; responsible for setting up and printing 3-D ABS plastic prototype models using a Stratasys FDM 3000 as well as printing large-format inkjet prints using the Epson 9600 and Roland HiFi Jet
Computer Arts Lab Tech Supervisor - 08/2001 – 03/2003 - Computer Arts Mac Lab
Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA
Managed and scheduled a 24-person tech staff ( trained new staff, created projects for, assigned and supervised staff responsibilities, worked as the liaison between upper management and staff ); created the departmental handbook, instructional handouts and signage; created and maintained personnel databases
Digital Paint and Rotoscope Artist - 10/2000 – 08/2001 - Tippett Studio | Berkeley, CA
Created travel mattes for feature films Evolution and Cats and Dogs using Elastic Reality; managed and refined digital plates and clips using Photoshop and Amazon Paint; revised and re-revised travel mattes to work with other composited elements; communicated and worked side by side with other departments (compositors, technical directors, animators) to ensure compatability of files, attended showings of Dailies (which showed my travel mattes layered between special effects and original footage re-edited by the compositors)
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Sculpture
1991-1993 | Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA
Bachelor of Science in Painting and Printmaking; minor in Art History
1986-1990 | Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY
INTERESTS
Silver jewelry design and fabrication, painting, travel, cooking, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese
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| Program Proficiency |
| Expert: |
Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office |
| Skilled: |
InDesign, Quark |
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| Other Skills |
| Mac Troubleshooting/Setup |
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