Resume

Max Huchthausen

703 E. Providencia Ave. Suite 203,
Burbank, CA 91501
818.519.0900
max@maxhdesign.com

SKILLS

Programs: (Macintosh and PC) – InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Quark, Flash, Dreamweaver, Expression Blend, Madcap Flare

Creativity: Conceptualization, Expression, Visual Story Telling

Passions: Design, Draw, Paint, Sculpt, Play Piano and Drums

WORK EXPERIENCE

User Experience Designer
Diskeeper Corporation – 2008-present
Designed new functionality for Diskeeper products
Created Icons for all new products
Produced Help programs and technical documentation for new products

Production Manager & Art Director
Core Media Group, Inc. 2005-2008
Produced effectively and efficiently
Developed marketing campaigns
Improved efficiency and facilitated deadlines to be met
Illustrated promotional graphics
Upgraded newspaper cover logo designs

Freelance Illustration/Conceptual Design
Sensory Overload Music 2006
Promotional card of $750 bill for trade-show use

Silver Shamrock Labs 2005-Current
previously Evolution Effects Studio Inc.
Promotional Package
Logo Design
Business Card Design
Developed promotional postcard
Produced promotional DVD menus and slide-show

“Red Tide Rising” pre-production
with Silver Shamrock Labs
Produced voodoo staff concept illustration

“Seven Shadows” pre-production
with Silver Shamrock Labs
Created main demon concept illustrations

“The Champ and The Brute” pre-production
with Silver Shamrock Labs
Developed Concept Illustrations

Graphic Designer & Illustrator
Tobia Enterprises, MountainViews Newspaper, 2004-2005
Illustrated promotional graphics
Created front cover illustration
Collaborated with art director to create engaging cover art
Produced Illustration for coloring contest promotional pages
Generated weekly Real Estate section
Communicated effectively with clients
Built valuable client relationships
Developed successful advertisement campaigns
Prepared layout for print
Effectively managed deadlines

Operations Supervisor
United Parcel Service 1998-2001
Supervised up to twenty employees
Increased productivity of employees with motivation
Hired and coached new employees
Promoted success and pride in work
Exceeded production standards
Reduced employee turnover

EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science in Multi-Media Design, Mt. Sierra College, 2005
Figure-drawing Workshop, William Stout’s Studio, 2002-Present