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Christopher Villareal
4405 Centerville Drive  Colorado Springs, CO 80922  (719) 360-8294  capvillareal@gmail.com  www.artofchrisvillareal.com/
COMPUTER ANIMATOR, GRAPHIC DESIGNER & ARTIST
Life-time artist with passion for the visual arts, and a desire to gain professional experience in
the processes of animated character development, TV animated series, short films, and graphic
design. Possesses the knowledge of a variety of methods, techniques, and materials used in the
design, production, reproduction of visual projects to plan the technical details of, or produce,
aesthetically visual products in a timely manner. Great team player who is skilled in working
with various art mediums, and industry standard animation/graphic hardware/software platforms.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Operations & Administrative: Good grasp of principles basic office procedures, key-frame animation
processess, team dynamics, copyright, design principles, creative presentation, principles of art, portfolio
content creation, and methods of design
Computer Systems and Equipment: Comfortable with Mac OS and Windows based computers. Familiar
with graphics tablets, light boards, video cameras, motion capture software/hardware, and cintiq hardware
Tools & Software: Familiar with Maya, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Z-Brush, Nuke, SoftImage,
MotionBuilder, Houdini, and Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
EXPERIENCE:
Target – Colorado Springs, CO. 11/2015 - Current
Front Lane Operator
• Operates store cash registers, greets customers, assists in sales floor operations, and answers questions
about products, services and merchandise
• Demonstrates a high level of understanding of store standard operating procedures, security processes,
cash handling policies, current sales/promotions, and store products
• Key contributor to store achieving weekly sales quotas of company debit and credit card products
• Regularly receives positive customer feedback for excellent customer service
Full Sail University (Student Film: “Shopping”) – Winter Park, FL 03/2015
Storyboard Artist
• Planned visual aspects and thematic assistance through storytelling and artistic expression
• Delivered appealing, easy to follow, shot-to-shot storyboards for director and camera operator
Full Sail University (Student Film: “Saving Miles”) – Winter Park, FL 02/2015
Casting Director Assistant
• Assisted director in all aspects of pre-audition, audition, and post audition phases of project

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• Filtered, organized and produced notes in accordance with quality and usability of talent auditions
• Requested by name on director’s orders
RELEVANT VOLUNTEER WORK:
Filipino-American Association of Southern Colorado – Colorado Springs, CO 05/2012 - 06/2012
20th
Anniversary Commemorative Booklet Project
• Winner of Design Competition to lead organization’s 20th
anniversary celebratory booklet project
• Worked with team of civic volunteers to organize, design, and assemble booklet cover spread
• Provided graphic design with strong visual impact to facilitate promotion and remembrance of event
Colorado Springs Early Colleges – Colorado Springs, CO 2010 & 2011
High School Yearbook Production (School Years 2010 and 2011)
• Designed the school mascot “The Guardian,” currently used by the school in all correspondence
• Created digital assets and assisted in panel design for yearbook spreads
• Delivered artistic guidance and aided the production and sales of two consecutive yearbooks
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation June 2015
Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL
• Emphasis in Character Design and Animation
Associates of Science in Computer Technologies – Graphic Design June 2013
Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO
• Emphasis in Graphic Design and Print
HOBBIES:
• Creative writing; poems, and short stories (sci-fi and fantasy stories)
• Original character designing (sci-fi/fantasy in digital and traditional mediums, and large format)
• Photography (scenic, nature, people, and objects) using DSLR and mobile phone cameras
• Culinary Arts; Italian, health nutrition, Latin-American, Asian, etc
REFERENCES:
• Kelsey Warren • kwarrenproductions@gmail.com • 530-524-8973
• Avree Martinez • avreem@yahoo.com • 407-692-0083
• Ruby Ioapo • Home: 719-392-6081 • Cell: 719-321-6081
• Debbie Falco • ilviolino@live.com
• Additional references available upon request