Resume

Steve Dexter
Website: www.stevendexter.com • Email: stephen.e.dexter@gmail.com • Cell: 805-364-2387
● EDUCATION
October 2008 – B.A.S. Animation/Visual Effects
Ex’Pression College for Digital Arts, Emeryville, CA.
● TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
COMPUTER PLATFORMS: PC, MAC
SOFTWARE: (Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After
Effects, Encore, Premiere, Dreamweaver), Maya , Nuke, Final Cut Pro, Motion
Builder, Match Mover Pro, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Silverfast, Flycapture SDK
HARDWARE: Audio mixer and light board operation.
Super 8, Video and still camera operation. Telecine. Film projectors.
● SKILLS
FILM/ TV/ TECHNICAL: Printing (labels, data sheets, catalogs, mailers, flyers,
print ads, event posters, etc.), web design, spreadsheet creation, photo retouch,
film restoration, compositing, 3D modeling (technical, organic, environmental),
match moving, motion capture, animation, rigging, DVD authoring, MEL
scripting, anolog and videography, projectionist
BUSINESS: Bookkeeping, front counter/point of sale, phone technical support,
employee supervision, store start-up logistics
● DESIGN AND FILM EXPERIENCE
Oct. 2010 – July 2011: 3D Animator at VQ Wind
3D animated pre-visualization of new product in development.
Sept. 2010 – July 2011: Graphic Designer at Aria Printing
Created flyers, posters and business cards using both vector and pixel
based software. Digital printing, Multi-up layouts, cutting and finishing.
Nov. 2009 – Mar. 2010: Dynamic Effects Animator for Joint Genome Institute
Following 2D storyboards and changes from the director, I provided 3D
animated shots for video using dynamic effects in Maya. Youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qchN5FX_QN0
Work seen at sec. 0:21 , 1:34 , and 1:52
● MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
June 2011 – Oct. 2016: Regional Manager at Silver and Gold Trade of Northern Ca.
Scouted locations, opened and established new stores, hired and supervised all employees,
oversaw shipping, customer relations, acted as bookkeeper and managed all other daily
operations ongoing at multiple locations.
● OTHER EMPLOYMENT
Dec. 2005 to July 2011: Elder care attendant - multiple clients
Handled all daily cooking, cleaning, hygiene, paperwork, organization,
transportation
May – Dec. 2008: Instructor for The Arc of San Francisco
Lived with and cared for a disabled man, provided basic domestic
services and behavioral monitoring while reporting to an off-site
manager.

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