Dean Hsieh

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Over ten years of experience in web and print production.
• Highly organized and skilled at working with people from different fields and backgrounds.
• A bright, hard-working individual with a wide knowledge base of technical and creative skills.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Web Designer • ResCare Premier • Austin, Texas 2007
• Created Flash web sites for one of the largest health care providers in the country.

Animator • Detour Film Production • Austin, Texas 2005 to 2006
• Created computer character animation for Warner Bros. Pictures’ feature-length film A Scanner Darkly, using proprietary rotoscope software and traditional illustration skills.

Webmaster and Production Manager • Children First America • Austin, Texas 2001 to 2004
• Created and maintained six web sites for one of the leading non-profit education organizations and its affiliates across the country.
• Supervised all print and web graphic materials related to Children First America and its affiliates.
• Coordinated information and production materials with other organizations and production firms.

Image Designer • Holt Rinehart Winston • Austin, Texas 1999 to 2001
• Generated complex digital graphics, hi-end pre-press computer production, and intranet site design for one of the largest textbook publishers in the nation.
• Implemented the acquisition of new software and hardware to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Coordinated among many departments to insure quality and timeliness of deadline-sensitive product.

Freelance Web Programmer • Eyephonic • Austin, Texas 1999 to 2000
• Programmed Flash presentations for web design company with clients such as Dell and Frog Designs.

Owner and Manager • A.M.Works • San Antonio, Texas 1996 to 1998
• Created comic magazines and graphic novels, including all creative and design work.
• Administrated finance and relations between international distributors and printers.
• Designed and maintained company web site.

SKILLS AND EDUCATION
• Hardware: experienced with both Mac OS and Windows OS.
• Software: extensive knowledge with Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Pagemaker, Quark Xpress, and also experienced with many other design/web related software.
• Programming: HTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, CGI, MySQL, JavaScript and JSP.
• Native fluency in Mandarin Chinese plus reading and writing skills in Japanese.
• B.A., Art and Japanese, The University of Texas at Austin, December 1996. National Merit Scholar.