Resume
William D. Bethea
19010 Archwood St. #1, Reseda, Ca 91335
home 818-774-0358; cell 818-219-0042
willbetheapro1@pacbell.net
Animator/Designer with fine-art background, abundant imagination and proficiency with
Maya seeks to create immersive digital content. Available Immediately.
Software/skills:
Maya, 3DS Max, ZBrush
Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator,
After Effects,
Drawing, Painting, Storyboards, Sculpture
Recent Awards:
2006 CSU Channel Islands Art Exhibition:
-1st and 2nd Place Animation Awards
-2nd Place Video Award
Relevant Experience:
Freelance Design, Animation, Jan 2006 – Present
Performed various freelance digital projects such as character illustration,
animation.
Compositor, Intern, Captive Audience Productions, Summer 2005
Performed compositing tasks for the film The Exorcism of Emily Rose such as rotoscoping,
edge clean-up, patch animation, wire removal and dust busting.
Education:
B.A. in Art: computer animation - CSU, Channel Islands - Camarillo, CA
Major courses include:
3D Computer Animation, Traditional Animation, Digital Cinema
Motion Graphics and VFX, VFX Imaging and Compositing
3D Form, Design and Color, Life Drawing/Figure Study, Digital Photography
Previous Experience (1997 – 2002):
Senior Network Administrator, Voxeo
Built 150-user Windows 2000 network from the ground up, throughout exponential growth
of company's first year. Managed, hired and trained network/desktop support team.
Technical Lead, CTG Systems
Administered Windows NT and Linux network. Advised on technical and customer
satisfaction issues throughout development process.
Technical Supervisor, Entec Systems
Provided custom electronics for television game shows. Provided on-location production
technical support. Created graphical designs for product development.