ROB GARFINKEL | VISUAL ARTIST 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Shepherdstown, WV)

A/V Systems Customer Service Representative and Graphic/Photography Specialist

12/2015 – PRESENT

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• Work full-time assisting instructors with the operation and documentation of the audio/visual equipment and automation systems for campus-wide classroom training sessions; troubleshoot equipment; capture and adjust class training photos.
   

Piano Man Pictures (Memphis, TN – Remote Work)

Visual Effects Artist

04/2018 – 04/2021

 

• Work remotely part-time as Visual Effects Artist for the movie, Solus.

 

Self-Employed

Web Programmer/Designer/Maintenance

08/2016 – PRESENT

 

• Write Perl/HTML/CSS code, design interface, and maintain/add features for "My Media Collection," a media asset management website, available on GitHub.

 

Skindurance (Rockville, MD – Remote Work)

Graphic Designer

06/2014 – PRESENT

 

• Work on ad hoc basis in graphic design for various company needs; tasked with design of product logo and Drug Facts label for the Skindurance product.

 

Freelance and Short-Term Contracts

Visual Effects Artist/Compositor Positions

09/2013 – 12/2016

 

• [09/2016 – 12/2016]: Served as Remote Visual Effects Artist (rotoscoping and compositing) for the 2016 movie, Inhumanwich!, released December 15, 2016.

• [05/2014 – 06/2014]: Served as Freelance Visual Effects Compositor, assigned to digitally manipulate a sequence of shots to replace a wood desk with a computer model metal table for King's Gambit, yet to be publicly released.

• [01/2015]: Worked with Digital Vantage, stationed in Shanghai, China, as remote freelance Visual Effects Artist for Disney Shanghai Resort pitch.

• [07/2014]: Provided project assistance and animation as a Digital Artist for TriHard Studios in St. Petersburg, FL, on The Virtual Bible Project by Dr. Daniel Warner PhD.

• [03/2014 – 05/2014]: Worked with Worldwide FX in Shreveport, LA as Visual Effects Paint/Composition Artist, assigned to digitally manipulate a sequence of shots to insert green screen footage into a digital environment for The Expendables 3, released August 2014.

• [09/2013 – 12/2013]: Served as Visual Effects Rotoscope Artist, assigned to digitally rotoscope stereoscopic shot footage for use by other artists for their composition work for The Legend of Hercules, released January 2014.

• [07/2013 – 09/2013]: Served as Freelance Visual Effects Compositor; digitally manipulated several shots to satisfy the director's vision of elements recorded for Frank vs. God, released January 2018.

 

The DAVE School (Orlando, FL)

Teaching Assistant

06/2014 – 06/2015

 

• Assisted lead teacher with daily needs, providing troubleshooting or explanation of tools and software to students to fulfill assignment requirements during and outside of class.

• Served as Set Dresser for the movie Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, released July 2015.

 

Visual Aids Electronics (Naples, FL)

Audio/Visual Technician

04/2007 – 06/2012

 

• Managed setup, operation, and breakdown of A/V equipment, including front and rear projection screens, tripod screens, projectors, video cameras, video switchers, computers and their audio, microphones, audio boards, DVD players, televisions, lighting, and drapery, as required.

 

WSIU-TV (Carbondale, IL)

Master Control Operator

04/2006 – 12/2006

 

• Performed live switches between satellite and playback sources according to program logs

• Oversaw quality control and accuracy of programs on air, recorded programs for future internal use, provided notification of issues with equipment, and followed government regulations on transmissions.