EDUCATION

BA in Printmaking and Mixed Media, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, Georgia 1988 - 1993
Animation and Photography, Creative Circus, Atlanta, Georgia 1998 - 1999
Presidential Art Scholarship, Dade Community College, Miami, Florida 1987

SKILLS

COMPUTER: Macintosh/PC: Adobe Photoshop 7, Illustrator 9, QuarkXPress 4.1 & Flash MX
PHOTOGRAPHY: Studio lighting, photo retouching, basic darkroom handling, scanning

WORK EXPERIENCE

CONTOUR PHOTOS/MEDIAVAST 2.2004- PRESENT
Senior Image Retoucher
· Retouch current and vintage celebrity and fashion photography for a professional photo agency
· Meet time requirements and deadlines
· Upload images to the site

CONTRACT PROFESSIONAL - Refer to Recent Freelance Work 9.2002-2003
Graphic Design
· Responsible for creative concept and design for brochures, identity and logos
· Expert in photographic high end retouching and color image management
· Outstanding achievement in client satisfaction and creative collaboration

CNN INTERACTIVE 2.2000-6.2001
Multi-media Graphic Artist
· Management and production of high level graphic elements for specific departments-
World, Health, Education, Travel, Entertainment, and other Turner Properties
· Expert design of logos, animations, headline graphics and technical illustrations
· Accountable for creating over 1000 illustrations and graphic elements for CNN properties
· Responsible for breaking news graphics and time sensitive materials

JAIRATIONS, LLC 1999
Production Assistant
· Storyboard artist for feature film project, Kasha and the Zulu King
· Responsible for compositing animatics in Adobe Premiere to create movie files
· Maintenance and archiving of storyboard artwork

METEOR - High Level Professional Photo Lab 8.1997-11.1998
Image Handler
· Mounting photographic imagery to exhibit materials
· Retouching photographs

FREELANCE WORK

H.S.PHOTO PROCESSING, Inc. 9.2002-11.2002 & 8.2003-11.2003
Photo Retoucher
· Retouch and rebuild over 1000 images for a professional photo lab
· Met time requirements and deadlines every hour
· Generate job files and populate images with Kodak Professional Digital Print Production Software

CLARITY DESIGN, Inc. 7.2003
Illustrator/Designer
Design and illustrate a candy bag for Groovy Tie Dye Pops

ATLANTA ALLIANCE on DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 12.2002 & 4.2003
Graphic Artist
· Assisted in the of design the 2003 calendar and Annual
· Responsible for scanning and retouching photographs
· Designed 28 different covers for all board members
· Rebuild logos for annual

CARTOON NETWORK 10.2001 & 2.2003
Assistant Animator
· Responsible for Clean-up and inking of Powerpuff Girls for Kid Cuisine TV dinners commercial -2003
· Built shadow mats to animation the shadows for character for a Cartoon Network Commercial-2001

COX INTERACTIVE MEDIA 8.2001
Animator
· Design and built 20 different ScreenMate Animations for the Rich's Kids site
· Storyboard, draw and layout out characters
· Build animated giffs

ATOMOTON - Game Design Company 6.2001
Illustrator/Designer
· Design and illustrate gaming cards

DESIGNEFX STUDIOS 6.1999-9.1999
Assistant Animator
· Assisting senior animators in traditional cell animation projects
· Breakdown, in-betweening, clean-up, storyboarding and inking for studio

EDUCATIONAL WORK/INSTRUCTOR
Circle B Press: Conducted printmaking workshops and demonstrations at private studio. 1996
New Visions: Conducted workshops for children with learning disabilities. 1996
Science & Technology Museum of Atlanta: Taught papermaking techniques. 1995

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Dear Human Resources,

I am writing to express my interest in applying for the position as an Illustrator or a Graphic Artist. My current objective is to work within the entertainment industry in both graphics and Design. I have been actively involved in commercial film and information graphics, and my formal education has been in Fine Arts as my enclosed resume will clarify.
My previous production experience includes designing and creating on-line graphics for CNN.com's newsroom, production assistance positions at Cartoon Network and other post-production studios. I am confident in my abilities as a designer/illustrator and my proficiency in software such as Adobe Photoshop and other industry standards. I believe that my experience and interest in the graphic industry would be a valuable asset to your company in any department available.
I would appreciate any correspondence regarding employment or freelance work within your company and would welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss matters further. Thank you in advance and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Michael Kavanaugh
Cel-646-283-6930

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