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Vincent J·F Ashton

734-992-7402
design@vashton.com

References, work samples, and personal information available upon request.

Skills

Creative branding, graphic design, typography, schematics, and illustration for optimal UX in web, advertising, print and product. Veteran presentation design, animation, videography, projection, and multimedia. Adobe professional services, especially InDesign, as well as full‑stack web, app, and email development. Also high‑value project management with guru level computing expertise and a passion for lists and spreadsheets.

Experience

Raytheon Intelligence & Space. 2016–2020

• Industrial / Interactive Graphic Artist
  Conceptualized, produced, animated, and manipulated complex interactive media used in training and courseware that enhanced and conveyed learning objectives for a variety of industries and deliveries including ePublishing, Web Based Training (WBT), Interactive Distance Learning (IDL), Virtual Classroom Training (VCT), and Instructor Led Training (ILT). Developed 2D/3D artwork, technical illustrations, schematics, manuals, digital painting, photo, video, and audio that was deployed for print, web, and mobile. Also helped localize programs for dozens of countries and languages, especially French and Spanish.
  
  
• Voice Over Artist
  Voiced projects and characters for multiple clients, including an entire curriculum of course narration, sometimes spending full days site‑reading in a professional studio and collaborating with audio engineers. Also performed minor edits and formatting to tracks and scripts.
  
  
• Project Management
  Collaborated with curriculum design team, internal and external clients, on content designs, workflows, budgets, and schedules with a high level of organization, documentation, and team communication in a fast paced environment. Multi‑tasked multiple media projects while developing conceptual and technical variables on new processes, automating courseware production, training groups of new contractors, incorporating external media into deliverables, and collaborating with international vendors.
  

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Vincent J·F Ashton, Designer & Technologist – Owner / Art Director. 2000–Present

Served the community with an assortment of graphic design services, including business advising, corporate identity, logos, business cards, letterheads, book and album covers, posters, fliers, projections, door hangers, postcards, signage, photo retouching, photo compositions, 2D/3D artwork, illustrations, and with a wide range of web design services, HTML, CSS, and site debugging.

• Student Entrepreneur
  Volunteered services in multimedia projection, graphics, and data entry starting in Junior High. Quickly began accruing income creating slideshows, presentations, animations, prints, and photo retouching, often working with instructors on ILTs for same‑day turnover. Known for professional demeanor, strong work ethic, critical thinking, and time management skills.

• Full Time Business
  Became personally self‑sufficient on freelancing web and graphic services in 2007, sourcing clients, setting deadlines, meeting with project stakeholders, budgeting, and billing.

Uproar Communications Ad Agency. 2008–2016

Made complete use of skill set under 2 titles and hundreds of roles, working on a small team for a diverse clientele, local and national, spanning nearly every medium and industry category. Web portfolio alone numbered sites in the thousands. Also provided prolific technical writing, systems analysis, secret shopping, and much more.

• Graphic Designer
  Purpose driven graphics, illustrations, branding, templates, copywriting, and UI/UX designs created for communications, pre‑press, booklets, manuals, annuals, mailers, packaging, web, mobile, social, video, kiosks, presentations, pitches, and reports. Automated publishing workflows. Trained interns on production and Adobe systems.
  
  
• Animator
  Expert level 2D animation, with some minor 3D artwork and character design, created for Flash, HTML5, YouTube, social platforms, and presentation video. Transformed art from sketch/storyboards to illustration to animation and final product, creating workflows with the creative department to expedite production. Also produced a large annual run of animated Christmas shorts for multiple clients.
  
  
• Voice Over Artist
  Provided narration, voice acting, and sound effects for animations, video, and presentations, as well as composing and editing music accompaniment.
  
  
• Inbound Marketing
  Grew and maintained a marketing database of over a quarter million contacts by devising, presenting, and implementing digital strategies and UX to create contacts and sales with ROI reports customized to each client. Developed emails and landing pages, with social APIs, designed to generate leads and accompany larger external campaigns.
  
  
• Design Tech Manager
  Created and managed a new department of technicians for the agency. Interviewed and trained new employees to handle technical development such as web content management, HTML/CSS/PHP coding, email marketing, video, social API, digital strategy, SEO, inbound marketing, analytics, reporting, infographics, web marketing audits, user studies, documentation, scripting, digital project management, file architecture, spec, templates, archiving, and general IT. Collaborated with clients, vendors, and contractors to fulfill web and app development contracts. Also managed network security and user administration.
  

RE/MAX Crossroads III. 2008

Created and maintained photo and marketing provisions in print and online. Scheduled and traveled to photoshoots with customers. Created VR tours using a 360 camera. Photoshopped enhancements in batches. Designed and maintained print compositions for fliers, signage, and publications. Implemented geo‑marketing with Google Maps, MLS, and other databases. Also circulated signs, as well as managed color copier production and geographic activity lists.

Online Solutions. 2007–2008

Marketed clients online through web design, cross browser debugging, PHP, HTML and CSS coding, meta optimization, UI and content design, animation, and website setup.

AutoZone. 2005–2006

Contributed to sales and customer satisfaction as a cashier and customer service representative, as well as stocking automotive parts.

Washtenaw Community College, Visual Arts. 2005–2007

Assisted students and teachers through training, demonstrations, and technical support in Adobe / Macromedia Creative Suite, QuarkXPress, web development, and minimal debugging in Flash ActionScript 3 and Autodesk Maya. Also print production and lab management.

Community

PineView Church Children’s Department. 1995–2019

Teacher, music DJ, sound engineer, performance artist, puppeteer, and janitor, creating educational and recreational environments designed to develop a compassionate outlook within students with supportive psychological and behavioral skills through a dynamic presentation of The Bible.

PineView Church Services Department. 2001–2020

Coordinated and premiered time‑sensitive multimedia, ran and serviced equipment, and pooled resources with other team members, volunteers, instructors, and departments as a technical producer, with extensive service in:

Education

2008:   Bachelors in Technology Management from EMU.
2006:   Associate in Graphic Design Technology from WCC.
2005:   Certificate in Graphic Design from WCC, Dean’s Honor Role.

Honors

2016:   Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contribution towards Children’s Ministry, PVC.
2007:  “Expanded Photo” awarded place in WCC permanent art collection.
2000:   Regional Finalist, Siemens‑Westinghouse Science and Technology Competition. “The Optimization of an Electric Vehicle.”

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