Dynamic, Alluring and Elegant Web Design Solutions

Celeste Masinter

www.celeste.masinter.net


OBJECTIVE:
To provide dynamic, alluring, and elegant design solutions for web
ventures and interactive media, combined with professional service.



EDUCATION:
-M..F.A., Interactive Media and Game Design, Savannah College of Art
and Design, Savannah. (August, 2005)
-B.F.A., Fine Arts, with a double minor in Animation and East Asian
Languages and Cultures, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
(2003)


EXPERIENCE:
Teaching Assistant for AEF/SSS Web Design Seminars, Savannah, 2005.
Teaching Assistant for Game Level and Environment Design Class,
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, 2005.
Clerk, The Great Exchange Bookstore, San Antonio, 2002 and 2004.
Office Assistant, USC Technology Licensing Office, Los Angeles.
1998-2002.


TECHNICAL SKILLS:

·Photoshop CS
·Paint Shop Pro 10
·Dreamweaver MX
·Director MX
·Flash MX 2004
·After Effects
·Design Pro
·3D Studio Max
·Blender
·Unreal Engine
·FRAPS
·Protools
·Blitz Basic



PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Web page design skills in Dreamweaver and Flash.
Teaching and troubleshooting html and css.
Lingo Scripting for simple online games.
Game level research, design and layout.
Low poly 3D modeling, texturing, and particle effects.
Character rigging and animation.
Illustration, conceptual art work, and hand-drawn animation.
Creative writing for large-scale projects.
Team leadership, experience as film director.


AWARDS AND GRANTS:

SCAD Graduate Fellowship, 2003-2005.
Magna Cum Laude, University of Southern California, 2003.
Bridging Scholarship For Study Abroad in Japan. 2003.
Friends of Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship. 2002-03, 2001-02 and 1998-99.
Yvonne Kramer Scholarship. 2000-01, and 1999-00.
Kyrenda Alison art scholarship. 1998.
Who's Who Among American High School Students. 1997.
Scholastic Writing Awards, Silver Award for Short Short Story. 1996.
National Endowment for the Humanities, Conversation Essay Contest
Finalist. 1996.