Michael J.
Objective: Full time position
Crawford
(571) 277 5341
michael.crawford@
michaelcrawfordportfolio.com Professional Expertise
Portfolio : Proficient at 3d modeling as well as 2d design and desktop publishing.
michaelcrawfordportfolio.com Experienced in Maya Unlimited.
Experienced in Photoshop, have used it extensively from the age of 11
Experienced in Multimedia Content Authorizing.
Over 5 years experience using Linux.
Over 9 years diagnosing and repairing computers.
CompTIA A+ Certified Professional
Operating Systems
Windows 3.1, 3.11wfw, 95, 95osr2, 98, 98se, 98me, NT4, 2000 Pro, 2000
Server, 2000 Adv Server, 2003 Server, XP Pro, XP Home.
Mac OS 10.3-10.5
Linux; Redhat 4.1-9, Suse Linux 6-8, Mandrake, Gentoo Debian, Slackware,
Familiar (for SA1100 handhelds).
Applications
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop (very proficient)
Adobe Illustrator
Quark X Press
Adobe Acrobat
Apple Shake
Apple Final Cut Studio 2, including Motion 3
Maya Unlimited, Blender
Modeling, texturing, lighting, character animation, scene optimization,
and scene troubleshooting.
Can use either Mental Ray or Maya Renderer to get optimal results.
Mel driven animation, expressions, complex shader networks, faked
global illumination, efficient modeling in NURBS. Sub-d Surfaces
and meshes. Image based lighting, accurate displacements created
from differences meshes.
Proficient at post processing (prefer node based, such as Shake).
Programming
Some C/C++
Some mel scripting
Some unix shell scripting (bash, perl)
Network Administration
Samba Server Administration
Apache Server Administration
NFS Server Administration
Streaming Media Server Administration
General Network Administration
Audio & Video
In depth knowledge of audio & video compression technologies including but
not limited to MPEG4 and its variants such as DIVX, XVID, 3IVX, and
reference standard MP4 for portable devices. Advanced techniques such as
manual bitrate curve adjustment.
Work History
2003-2004, IT Specialist, Sytex, Manassas, Va. USG Contractor
Performed number of IT management services for company at its Manassas,
Va. Site including establishing company’s IT network, recommending
software for specific tasks, and maintaining system. Departed company to
complete BA at George Mason University.
2002-2003, ECPI College of Technology, Dulles, Va., Helpdesk Support
Assisted in the administration, maintenance and troubleshooting of the 150
computer network at the Dulles ECPI campus. Duties included building and
repairing PCs; building, configuring and maintaining Linux based servers,
imaging hard-drives and cabling.
2001, Volunteer, SPIRASI, Refugee Center, Dublin, Ireland
In a volunteer capacity, rebuilt more than 50 computers for education use for
incoming refugees. Networked all of the computers and set up several
servers for different instructor uses.
Education
2005-2007 George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
BA Arts and Technology
2002-2003 ECPI College of Technology, Manassas, Virginia
Associates Degree in IT/Programming
2001 Dorset College, Dublin, Ireland
Visual Basic & COBOL Programming
References
References are available on request.