Roy
R. Sorenson
(Email me for Street Address)
Castro Valley, California
94546-5718 USA
Telephone: (Email me for Phone Numbers)
E-mail: roy@roysorenson.com
URL: http://www.RoySorenson.com
Objective: Pursuing a career in Computer
Graphics & 3D animation.
Current Employer
Bay Cities Auto Auction (1997 to Present)
2990 Auction Way
Hayward, California 94544-3115
Position: Transportation Supervisor, (Factory Department),for three years.
Worked as a driver the last few years while attending college.
Currently working as a Sales Coordinator for the Ford Motor Company "QUIC" cars (Internet sales).
Detail oriented, team manager, interpersonal skills.
Experience
Silicon Valley College (5/2001 to 12/2001)
41350 Christy Street
Fremont, California 94538-3115
Position: Teacher's Assistant in Web Design / Computer Graphics.
eScaleCars.com (2000 to 2001)
19088 Santa Maria Ave.
Castro Valley, California 94546-3115
Position: Cyber magazine editor
Responsible for on-line magazines editorial contents.
Plastic Fanatic Magazine
(6/86 to 3/98)
Founded and published magazine for over a decade. Responsible for all aspects
of the magazines
production, including (but not limited to):
* Photographer for events, features, new products, advertising, etc.
* Layout and paste-up for all 50 issues
* Recruiting and working with writers / columnists
* Advertising sales / Ad design and layout
* Tracking renewals and new subscribers
* Responsible for second class bulk mailing
* Managed financial responsibilities
(CLICK HERE to see a sample of the magazine)
Goodguys Goodtimes Gazette (1/94 to 1/98)
Actively involved with Goodguys organization for many years
Regular columnist for their national publication
Organized and ran West Coast model car contests at their events
Freelance Work (1/79 to Present)
Articles have appeared in magazines all over the world including the following
magazines: Scale Auto Enthusiast, Scale Wheels, Scale Modeler, Car Modeler,
Model Car Journal, FineScale Modeler, Family Life, Car Model Annual, Street
Rodder, Custom Rodder, Model Cars (Japan),
Great Scale Modeling, Daytona (Japan), Cars
(Australia), American Rodder, Popular Hot Rodding.
3D models have been used in broadcast TV commercials, and art work and photos
have appeared on TV shows like "Monster Garage".
Education
Academy of Arts College
San Francisco, California
Summer Scholarship Winner.
Silicon Valley College
Fremont, California
B/A in Computer Graphics / Design & Visualization
Graduated September 23rd, 2003.
(CLICK HERE to see a sample of my grades)
Skills: Lightwave 3D, 3D Studio MAX, Cinema
4D, Director, Premiere, After Effects, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Word, PowerPoint,
Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, html, Quark Express, and Adobe InDesign.
Portfolio available for viewing in person, or I can provide
an extensive portfolio on CD.