Mike Munoz                   
Motion Graphics   
Northern Virginia 20191
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email:   mike@mikemunozlive.com

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Job Experience

•  National Geographic ExplorerSelling your body for parts”                
A 3D animated sequence of various body parts that can be used in other human bodies.
Shown on
MSNBC.
•  
National Park ServiceWater Canal”,
A 3D animated demonstration of a Cargo Boat moving down water levels through canal routes.
•  
Discovery Channel  “Inside America’s Lottery Winners
Opening for Reality Show. (After Effects/Maya)
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American Red Cross
3D animated sequence of body, neck checks, pulse. (Maya)
•  
Horatio Alger Association
Five years of making the opening presentations for the Horatio Alger Awards in Washington DC.
•  
National Geographic SocietyDinosaurs on Earth
Animated video for National Geographic Society.  (ink & paint/clean-ups/in-betweens)
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Sprint International
30: sec animated cartoon for commercial spot. (ink & paint/clean ups/in-betweens)
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Long fence and Homes
30: sec animated cartoon spot for “Long fence and Homes” commercial.
(ink & paint/clean ups/in-betweens using AXA software)
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Lockheed Martin
Didplayed communications from ground to satellite animation. (Maya/After Effects/ParticleIllusion)
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Chucky Ibay  
Designed/executed/printed posters for renowned pianist Chucky Ibay when he performed at
Carnegie Hall NYC.  (Photoshop/Illustrator)
•  
Comcast  Pilot for Comcast. “High School Sports Report”  
(After Effects Rotoscoping)
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TVMD                
Animated opening sequence using (Maya/Composer).
•  
Chesapeake Knife and Tool        
3D Animated commercial spot using (Maya/Combustion)
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Henninger Video  ‘Animated Piggy Bank’  
3D Animated Piggy Bank for a Television spot using Maya.
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ASCRS   
Designer and supervisor of graphic animations.
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APhA (American Pharmacists headquarters Association)
3D Animation showing the new building that’s being built on the Mall in DC by 2009
Signature Communications (Edgar Allan Poe animation)
1080i After Effects /Green Screen shot for display in new museum set to open in Pennsylvania

Awards:       
  
   
• 2002 The Communicator Awards - Crystal Award of excellence 3D Graphics
          “Low Light and Darkness”    
       
   • 2002 Cine Golden Eagle Competition, Golden Eagle Award-Video production
          “Low Light and Darkness”

   • 1999 Cine Golden Eagle Competition, Golden Eagle Award - Instructional Video
          “Fundamental of Marksmanship”

   • 1999 Defense Visual Information -First place- General Instructional Video
          “The Fundamentals of Marksmanship”

   • 1999 Worldfest International Film Festival -Silver Award-“ Against the Odds"


Software:   
       
        
Maya                                       After Effects                                Combustion
        Photoshop                                Illustrator                               Particle Illusion
        Sorenson Sqeeze                     Cleaner XL                                Adobe Encore
        Adobe Premiere Pro                 Acid Pro 4.0                           Yahoo Site Builder
        


Executed daily operations:

   • Design, storyboard and animation.

   • Studied illustrations and photographs of material, product, and service.

   • Was instrumental in ideas for graphic animations for clients/prospects.

   • Conducted research in order to select suitable illustrative material for the job.
                                 

       

Dates Employed:

   2007- Present                Motion Graphics             Freelance
                                                                               DC/MD/VA

   2006 - 2007                   Motion Graphics             Freelance
                                                                               New York, NY

   10/2004 - 4/2006          Motion Graphics             IMGHD Studios
                                                                               Reston, VA

   1/1993- 10/2004           Motion Graphics             Miguel's Studios
                                                                               Reston, VA