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navin prasad
san francisco, ca
415.370.5474
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Navin K Prasad
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Objective To continue to explore a career in the web or game development industry.
Education Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA
MFA in 3D Animation - Emphasis: Game Design
2004 to present
currently enrolled
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL
BS in Computer Science / Engineering
1998 to 2002
Downers Grove North High School
GPA 4.0 - National Merit Finalist
1994 to 1998
Qualifications Software
3D : Alias Maya 7.0
Programming : XHTML, CSS, MEL, C++, JavaScript
Macromedia : Flash, Dreamweaver
Adobe : Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere
Audio : Cakewalk Sonar, SoundForge, ProTools, Reason
Office : MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Adobe Acrobat
OS : MS Windows XP/NT, Mac OS X, Linux (Ubuntu)

Skills
Collaborative personality; a dedicated worker with experience in both technical and artistic areas. Comfortable with deadlines -- projects are consistently delivered on-time and on-budget. Very fast learner; eager to gain new skills in various areas.

Additional Experience
Narrative Fiction Writing
Concept Design, Storyboarding
Theater Writing, Production, Direction, Acting
Music Theory and Composition, Recording Techniques, Piano - 18 yrs
Conference Associate - Game Developers Conference 2006
Associate Editor - Advanced Media Network
Employment
History
StudioMoon Identity Design
Web Designer / Developer - 09/05 to present
- Designing web and graphic projects working directly with owner, clients
- Handling a variety of tasks, both creative and technical
- Working on several projects simultaneously

Allstate Insurance Company
Senior Customer Insurance Professional - 10/03 to 08/04
- Worked in frontline sales and customer service, dealing with literally hundreds of people a week
- Required quick thinking and unique solutions

University of Illinois Undergraduate Library – Dept. of Preservation
Web Designer - 12/02 to 05/03
- Created website from scratch using HTML and CSS
- Worked with several employees to develop design and information hierarchy
- Documented design and editing procedures for future employees

Illini Media Corporation
Writer / Editor - 03/01 to 12/02
- Headed video game reviews for The Buzz Entertainment Magazine
- Acted as Editor of the Cyber section, which reviewed new video games, software, etc.

Web Technologies Group, Inc.
Web Developer - 07/00 to 07/01
- Developed on multiple platforms using HTML, JavaScript, CSS, SQL, ASP, and Coldfusion
- Worked on various online course websites, developing navigation and quiz systems

Dale Carnegie Intnl. - Human Relations and Public Speaking Courses
Graduate Assistant - Summer ‘98 and ’99
- Originally a student, I was asked to return as an instructor
- Worked with faculty to teach students teamwork and public speaking skills


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