1. ALEX RAY
(910) 207-2910 WWW.ALEXRAYDESIGN.COM ALEXRAYDESIGN@GMAIL.COM
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in New Media
University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville NC 2009 - 2014
AWARDS
Best In Show for 2D Animation - Juried by Nicole Johnson April 2013
Excellence in Creativity - Presented by Lei Han December 2014
DIGITAL APPLICATION EXPERIENCE
5+ years experience in Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Final Cut, Logic Pro, Microsoft Office
2+ years experience in Maya, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign
1+ years experience in Nuke, NukeX
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
DELTA Resources PEO Littoral Combat Ships Public Affairs Intern (Public Affairs) June - August 2015
• Reviewed and rated past and present news articles to help gauge public opinion on Littoral Combat
Ships
• Collaborated with the LCS front office to redesign existing graphics
Virtual Lincoln Project (Compositing and Post Production) May 2013 - Ongoing
• Modified the color spectrum of the layers on 3D models and scenes to look more photo-real in Nuke
• Performed green screen tests and solved for a 3D camera
• Discussed the project biweekly with the team and presented progress updates
• Received distinction from USA Today, CNN, Smithsonian magazine, ABC World News, and several
other media outlets for the team’s research on this project
UNC Asheville Marketing and Communications Department (Video Editing/Graphic Design) September 2013 - 2014
• Edited promotional videos to bring awareness of the campus and the brand
• Integrated new footage and previously recorded footage to create a new vision used in social media
sites and promotional banners
• Helped shoot and edit In Your Own Words videos, which included an interview with a student who
attends UNC Asheville
• Created graphics for the News Center and kept true to the UNC Asheville’s brand identity
America By Bike (www.americabybike.com) May 2014
• Self-guided the creative process that included daily writing, photography, and videography
• Conceptualized cross country bicycle trip and associated website, logo, and other assets to raise
awareness to colon cancer
• Edited video for weekly updates and posted them to social media sites
• Raised more than $2,500 for Colon Cancer Alliance to help fund colon cancer research
Juxtaposition (Film/Video Editing/Projection Mapping) January 2014
• Visualized a video project from start to finish that included storyboarding, filming, and editing
• Recruited and worked with a fellow student to produce this video
• Edited the video to match the tempo of the music that was applied
Try Something New For 30 Days (Motion Graphics/Video Editing) March 2013
• Conceptualized a clean and persuasive motion graphics piece
• Created digital assets and designed the visual theme to match the story
• Received Best in Show award in the New Media Student Show for this piece