Tavio Castrillo - Designer / Animator / Creative Services
http://assault.sunshineofficial.com/
fresh@sunshineofficial.com

Summary
•Over six years experience as a graphic designer / illustrator / animator
•Over six years working for well-known publishers / developers of video games. Have provided creative services for Dreamcast, GameBoy Advance, GameCube, PC, Playstation 2, PSP and Xbox/360.
•Artist with experience of self-management, self-supervision, leadership and teamwork.

Objectives
•COMPUTER ARTIST / ANIMATOR or equivalent status.
•Challenging and diverse projects.
•Member of enthusiastic, collaborative and multi-disciplinary team.
•Stimulating, innovative and professional work environment.
•Opportunities for on-going professional education and promotion.

Key Technical Skills
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
•SKILLS: Art Direction, Conceptual Art, Graphic Design / Layout, Illustration, Level Design, Low-Bit Art Production, Motion Graphics, Shaders, Storyboarding, Texturing, 2D Traditional Cel Animation, 3D Lighting, 3D Modeling 

•Tools: Alias Maya, AGB Farlux, Animo, Adobe Distiller, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Streamline, Avid, Corel Draw / Paint, Debabilizer, DreamWeaver, Final Cut Pro, Painter, Macromedia Flash, Micro Video, ProTools, Quark X-Press, Sony Acid, Sony Sound Forge, VirtualDub

Work Experience
(2006) Artist for E.S. Games development team.
2D ART / ANIMATION
•CROSS PLATFORM GAME: Lead artist for Lazy Bones.

(2006) Freelance Creative Services for 2K Games – 575 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
•PACKAGING: Top Spin 2 Manual (Xbox 360)
•CONCEPT: Dungeon Siege 2 Gold Cover (PC), Dungeon Siege 2 Broken World Cover (PC)

(2006) Freelance Creative Services for Kurland & Associates P.C.
•FLASH: Web Ads

(2005) Freelance Creative Services for Take 2 Interactive – 575 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
GRAPHIC DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION
•PACKAGING: Classified: The Sentinel Crisis (Xbox), MotoCross Mania 3 (PS2 & Xbox)

(2005) Freelance Creative Services for 2K Games - 575 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
GRAPHIC DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION
•PACKAGING: Serious Sam 2 Demo Disc (PC)
•ILLUSTRATION: Serious Sam 2 Desctrukto Disc (Promotional Item), Shattered Union (PC & Xbox)

(2005) Freelance Creative Services for Global Star Software
•FLASH: Splat Magazine Renegade Paintball Web Ads

(2000 - 2004) Majesco Sales, Inc., 160 Raritan Center Pkwy Suite 1, Edison, NJ 08817
Artist / Animator / Creative Services
•Provided graphic design and illustration work for the marketing department including advertisements, game package designs, layouts, posters, promotional art, etc. in addition to working alongside in-house and outsourced development teams providing animation, art direction, conceptual art, in-game graphics, storyboards, textures / shaders for projects.

KEY POSITION SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
2D ART / ANIMATION
•ADVANCED GAMEBOY: A Boy & His Blob, Aerial Aces, BattleBots: Beyond the BattleBox, BattleBots: Design & Destroy, Caesar's Palace, F-14 Tomcat, M&M's Party Blast, Pitfall the
Mayan Adventure
•GAMECUBE: Black & Bruised, BloodRayne, Bomberman Jetters
•PC: Advent, Black 9
•PLAYSTATION 2: Black & Bruised, Black 9, BloodRayne, Soldier of Fortune, Star Trek: Elite Force
•XBOX: Advent, Black & Bruised, Black 9, BloodRayne, Ultra Bust a Move, Guilty Gear X2 #Reload 

CONCEPTUAL ART
•ADVANCED GAMEBOY: A Boy & His Blob, Aerial Aces, BattleBots: Beyond the BattleBox, BattleBots: Design & Destroy, Cartoon Network Speedway, M&M’s Party Blast
•NEXTGEN CONSOLES (GAMECUBE, PS2, XBOX, PC): A Boy & His Blob, Frat House

GRAPHIC DESIGN / ILLUSTRATION
•LOGO DESIGN: Advent, Armored Assault, Black & Bruised, Black 9, Bomberman Jetters, Cartoon Network Speedway, GameBoy Advance Video Pak, Quad: Desert Fury, Ultra Bust a Move
•PACKAGING: GameBoy Advance Video Packaging for Nickelodeon Licenses (Fairly Odd Parents, Jimmy Neutron, SpongeBob Squarepants), Advent (PC, XBox), Battlebots (GameBoy Advance), Black & Bruised (GameCube, PlayStation 2), Black 9 (PC, PS2, XBox), BloodRayne (PC, PS2, XBox), Bomberman Jetters(Gamecube), Caesar's Palace (GameBoy Advance, Game Gear), Cartoon Network Speedway (GameBoy Advance), Iridion II (GameBoy Advance), Guilty Gear X2 # Reload (XBox), Q-bert (Dreamcast), Operation Armored Liberty (GameBoy Advance), Quad: Desert Fury, Rogue Spear (Dreamcast), Super BattleTank (Game Gear)

MOTION GRAPHICS
Majesco 2003 E3 Logo Animation
Black 9 (X-Box, PlayStation 2, PC) Logo Animation
Bomberman Jetters Intro (GameCube)
GameBoy Advance Video Infomercial - also displayed at Nintendo's GameCube kiosks at E3 2004
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload Majesco Logo Intro

PROMOTIONAL ART (Posters, Conventions, Magazine Ads, etc.)
Advent, Armored Assault, BattleBots, Black & Bruised, Black 9, BloodRayne, BlowOut, Drake, GameBoy Advance Video Pak, Iridion II, Quad: Desert Fury, Rainbow Six, Rogue Spear, Soldier of Fortune, Star Trek: Elite Force

MISC.
•Art direction for various projects
•Extensive large-scale project experience
•Team development experience
•Excellent visual acuity
•Completion of projects upon strict (dire) deadlines
•Strong leadership, interpersonal and motivational skills
•Technical and analytic problem solving
•Excellent verbal and written communication

Relevant Work Experience
2006 - Cuttin Class Dj School flyer design
2006 - City of Cumming Playhouse Posters/Play Bills
2005 - SDNYC branding and web site layout
2005 - Duke Entertainment logo / design work
2005 - NaS – “I Am Presented by Tone E Atlas” album cover
2004 - Freelance design work for Bowne Decision Quest
2004 - BangCrashBoom Comics logo design - bcbcomics.com
2003 - RLR Speakers logo design
2003 - Design of sunshineofficial.com
2003 - Gushmouth Chronicles CD Cover & Liner
2003 - Spark Magazine Feature -personnel work displayed in Spark Magazine, which highlights up and coming artists in the New York area
2002 - Riddlin' with Mr. Chitlin & Mr. Stubbs CD Cover & Liner
2001 - Off Da Wall CD Cover
98-00 - Featured animations and artwork in Savannah College of Art & Design galleries and shows
96 - Featured artwork in New Orleans Museum of Art
94-96 - Assistant teacher of art classes for first through fourth graders

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
•SKILLS: 2D / 3D Design & Animation, Audio Design / Production, Basic / C+ Programming, Interactive Media Production, Stop Motion Animation, Video / Film Production, Web Design•Tools: 3D Studio Max, Code Warrior, Director, Flint, Maya
ENVIRONMENTS: Linux, UNIX

Summary of Qualifications
(1997 - 2000) SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN (SCAD), SAVANNAH, GA
BACHELOR'S OF COMPUTER ART
•Computer Art Degree in 2D Computer Animation with a specific track of Traditional Animation w/ Minor in Art History
•Dean's List 97-00
•Scholarship all years attended

(1996 - 1997) UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS, NEW ORLEANS, LA
•Enrolled into a liberal arts program with a specific track in Fine Arts
•Full scholarship

Interests and Activities
•MUSIC:
I have an incredible passion for music. I am an avid record collector, producer, and DJ.

•JUNIOR PHYSICIST:
Conducting household experiments involving ion propulsion, Biefield-Brown Effect and electro-magnetic propulsion.

Links/Portfolio
Portfolio Site - http://assault.sunshineofficial.com/
Prints - http://docfr3sh.deviantart.com/store/

Tavio Castrillo - Designer / Animator / Creative Services
fresh@sunshineofficial.com
404.519.8782 • 8 Spoon Court •Alpharetta, GA 30022