Resume

Kyle Stephens
6821 N. Smith St. Portland OR, 97203
StephensKM@gmail.com 971.266.3757 Kyle on LinkedIn

Summary of Qualifications Proficiencies	Dedicated individual seeking a full-time position in a professional animation environment. Well-trained in all forms of animation such as stop motion, traditional, and CG. Versatile at working in large groups or independently, and look forward to improving my skill sets to the production level. Stop Motion Animation, Traditional and Vector-Based 2D Animation, Dragonframe, Adobe After Effects, Flash, Photoshop, Premiere, Media Encoder, Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Toon Boom Animate, Stop Motion Pro
Work Experience
	Freelance Multi-Media Designer  10.2009- Animation, Video Editing, Motion Graphics, Graphic Design Portland, OR -2D Animation for Appraisal.com, Creative Energy, MSHA -Stop Motion Animation for Planet 55 Studios, MSHA -Video Editing or Eric John Kaiser, Creative Energy, Planet 55 Studios, MSHA -Motion Graphics for Creative Energy, HTP Studios  -Graphic Design for Thorne Lounge, OuterBanks.net, TRI Tech Guy
	Creative Energy                                                                 11.2012- Contract Animator Johnson City, TN Animated front and backend tags for Texas Pete TV and PriceLess IGA commercials.
	Mountain States Health Alliance	8.2009-
	Editor/Animator, Contract Worker
	Johnson City, TN
	Direct and animate commercials for Communications & Marketing Department Visual effects and editing for live-action commercials and in-office videos Proficiencies: Adobe After Effects, Flash, Photoshop, Premiere, Media Encoder, Final Cut Pro, Compressor, Toon Boom Animate
Achievements	"McDonough: A Steampunk Stop Motion Musical"
	Writer, Director, Animator, Composer Delta Film Award - Best Animation (Festival of Fantastic Films '09, Manchester) Best Original Music (Aniwow '09, Beijing) Juror's Choice Award (ASU Short Film and Video Festival '10, Arizona) 1st Place - 3D Animation (Kinematifest '10, Missouri) Best in Show (Kinematifest '10, Missouri) Official Selection for the 2010 SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival "Starr The Pig" Animation for Mountain States Foundation Writer, Director, Animator, Composer, Voice-Artist Marcom International Gold Recipient, 2012 Tennessee Society for Healthcare Publications and Marketing PRISM Award, 2012
	Stop Motion Society - SCAD
	Co-Founder Vice President
Education	Bachelor's of Arts - Animation	5.2009
	Savannah College of Art and Design
	Foundation Studies in traditional art and illustration Stop Motion, Traditional and CG animation Deans List Graduated Cum Laude
References	Available upon request