Contact Info

sean( at )dirkmaximus.com

Education

  • Rochester Institute of Technology

    Rochester, NY

    BFA, New Media Design & Imaging
    November 2005

    Recipient of RIT School of Design Stern Scholorship 2004/05

    GPA 3.87

Skills

  • Illustration

  • Graphic Design

    • Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

  • Web Development

    • Flash ActionScript 2 & 3
    • Compliant HTML & CSS
    • Javascript & JQuery
    • PHP & MySQL

Experience

  • Kodak

    Interaction Design Contractor/Vendor

    March 2010-Present

    Main duties consist of creating functional interface prototypes for both user testing and assisting the design process. Prototypes of handheld devices and desktop software utilize both touch and traditional button controls. Duties also include interface design, documentation, and graphics production.

  • Mark Russell and Associates /
    Eric Mower and Associates

    Interface Developer

    April 2006 - Feb 2010 (MRA bought by EMA May 2008)

    Consisted of a range of duties spanning front-end HTML scripting and Flash development to back-end PHP and MySQL programming

    Highlights include:

    • Development of dynamic content driven sites which allowed for translations for multiple languages to be viewed.
    • Creation of interactive, animated Flash sites as well as libraries of ActionScript code utilizing class-based programming.
    • Quick work turnaround to keep on top of numerous projects with tight schedules.
    • Creation of HTML email generation programs which automatically created all necessary assets including images containing dynamic text. Assets were bundled together in a directory, and all user input was saved in a database for future use and modifications. These programs greatly reduced the number of hours needed to complete each email as well as increased content consistency and accuracy.

  • George Eastman House

    Freelance Flash site design/development

    Summer - Winter 2005

    Update, redesign and program improvements for each section of the Eastman Kids Flash website that I helped build as a student project. Original project contributions included character illustrations and development of flash games. Freelance duties included meeting with contacts at the George Eastman House and creating mock-up designs for approval.

  • RIT Department of Communication

    Freelance Graphic Design

    Summer 2005

    Consisted of several graphic design and illustration projects. These included logotypes for the department and individual programs, a graduate program poster, tiger mascot illustration, and t-shirt design.

  • RIT University Publications

    Website maintenence/Graphic Design

    Fall 2004 - Spring 2005

    Initial duties consisted of updating the Graduate and Undergraduate Bulletin websites for 2004/05 and archiving project files.

    Subsequent projects included illustrations for University Magazine and RIT program PR design.