EXPERIENCE
CONTRACTOR/INTERN, MEDIA DEVELOPER, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, BETHESDA, MD
FEBRUARY 2008 - PRESENT
    - Animated and composited images and graphs of intracellular activity for presentations, using software such as AfterEffects, Illustrator, &      Photoshop
     - Filmed and edited video conference footage for DVD and web, using Final Cut Pro, QuickTime Pro, and DVD Studio Pro
     - Created and edited PowerPoint Presentation graphics and layouts for slideshows used by researchers at world-wide conventions, such as      the Golgi Conference in Italy
    - Collaborated and communicated effectively with researchers and teammates to brainstorm ideas and produce slideshows for PowerPoint      Presentations

RETOUCHER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER, DAVIDMICHELE PHOTOGRAPHY, GARY LANDSMAN PHOTOGRAPHY, AND RENEEMICHELE PHOTOGRAPHY, BALTIMORE, MD
DECEMBER 2007 - PRESENT
    - Imported and organized raw and compressed image file formats for high volume, fast-paced, and deadline-oriented commercial and      wedding photography businesses using iView/Expression Media
    - Composited photographs for advertising clients by using retouching techniques in Photoshop to alter architecture, clothes, hair, and skin      while preserving texture within photos
    - Trained intern to digitally correct color and density, utilize alpha channels and blending layers, retouch, sharpen, and crop images
    - Designed creative and customized digital and matted high-end wedding albums for newly married couples using Photojunction
     and Photoshop

TEAM LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER, LIFETOUCH PHOTOGRAPHY, BALTIMORE, MD
AUGUST 2007 - DECEMBER 2007
   - Organized photo shoots to formally and informally photograph students in the Delmarva region for yearbooks and IDs
   - Managed team of photographers during photo shoots and solved technical problems on the spot
   - Promoted positive relationships with clients

JUDGE, CALVERT COUNTY 3D CONTEST, PRINCE FREDERICK, MD
MARCH 22, 2006
   - Analyzed animation projects for five different groups of contestants
   - Evaluated each project based on conceptual and technical criteria
   - Collaborated with team of judges to decide which group would advance to state competition

INTERN, 3D TEXTURE CREATOR, IMAGING RESEARCH CENTER, BALTIMORE, MD
FEBRUARY 2006 - MAY 2006
   - Proposed ideas to Director and Technical Director regarding texture patterns for Public Broadcasting Service documentary
   - Researched and gathered organic textures, such as tree barks, to manipulate in Photoshop
   - Created and tested quality of textures on 3D objects in Maya