1. INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
Freelance Editor / Artist / Designer Wheaton, IL 1999 +
Interact with clients to create visual solutions from concept through production and
final delivery. Communicate regularly the status and consistently meet deadlines.
Laura Orrico Public Relations LLC, Darien, IL Graphic Designer & Image Consultant
• Created logos, business cards and marketing materials.
Wellspring Alliance Church, Wheaton, IL Visual Arts Team, Multimedia Editor
• Assembled and rendered short videos to play during service.
Lowell Elementary School, Wheaton, IL Videographer/Editor
• Filmed and edited student interviews for a teacher retirement video.
VHL Productions, Schaumburg, IL Motion Graphic Designer
• Animated introduction/end credit motion graphics for an independent film.
Minooka Pharmacy, Ltd. Minooka, IL Producer/Motion Graphic Designer
• Created DVD featuring product photography and video for in-store display.
Alpha Rho Chi Architecture Fraternity, Champaign, IL Publicity Artist
• Illustrated promotional material (programs, flyers, posters and T-shirts) for events.
TRAINING AND
COURSEWORK
2017
GRAPHIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Oakbrook, IL
• SOLIDWORKS Essentials Training
2010 +
FUTURE MEDIA CONCEPTS,
Chicago
Certificates of Completion:
• Final Cut Pro X
• Advanced Adobe Illustrator
• Fundamentals of InDesign
• Advanced Adobe Photoshop -
Print/Photography
• Fundamentals of Web
Development
1997 +
COLLEGE OF DUPAGE, Glen Ellyn
(Continuing Education Courses)
• Adobe Illustrator for Mac
• English Composition
• 3D Printing & Scanning
• Desktop Publishing
• Market Your Art
EDUCATION
THE ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF ART
SCHAUMBURG 2003
BFA, Media Arts & Animation
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 1997
BFA, Painting
WORK EXPERIENCE
APARTMENTS.COM / COSTAR GROUP - Chicago, IL 2006 to 2016
Ad Developer / Photo & Video Editor
• Visually enhanced the video property tours by creatively assembling footage,
music, text, and graphics. Retouched and color-corrected photos in a production
environment.
• Individual performance ranking reached 30+ photo cases per hour, 5 over the
team average for 2013. Reached personal goal of #1 ranking in photo produc-
tion in May 2013.
• Recreated property logos and apartment floorplans ahead of schedule.
• Addressed recurring quality issues by co-leading an Image Stabilization training
session, resulting in reducing video editing turnaround 15% and significantly
improving quality.
• Presented weekly e-blasts to my department and contributed as a speaker at
casual team-building ‘Lunch-n-Learn’ gatherings covering industry trends,
software updates and other tips.
• Worked as a team to reduce onboarding costs by an estimated $150,000 by
cross-training and mentoring new hires on the revamped video product during
the ‘DC Metro Media Blitz’ campaign.
www.linkedin.com/in/douglockwood
dlockwood54@yahoo.com
630-889-1564
http://www.dlockwood54.com
1025 E. Illinois St. Wheaton, IL 60187
Skilled creative professional with a print and digital background and 10+ years
of experience in Video and Photo Editing, Print-production, and Small Business
Management. Successful in Visual Design, Communication and Presentation.
DOUG LOCKWOOD
2. VOLUNTEER WORK
2016 +
Junior Achievement USA, DuPage Classroom Teacher Volunteer
2005 +
Feed My Starving Children, Aurora Food Packing Volunteer
123D Design
3D Studio Max
Roxio Toast
Final Cut Pro X
Bridge/Camera RAW
Audition
Encore
After Effects
Premiere
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
SOLIDWORKS
ASPERA FTP
SALESFORCE CRM
MICROSOFT OFFICE
MAKERBOT DESKTOP
WACOM TABLETS
MAC OS , WINDOWS
TECHNICAL SKILLS
ADOBE
APPLE
AUTODESK
TECHNICAL SKILLS
ADOBE
APPLE
AUTODESK
Scoreboard Animator & Operator
Trade Show Exhibitor
Store Manager
Print Production Manager
WORK EXPERIENCE (cont.)
ERICKSON STUDIO 1997 to 2014
Print Production Manager (2003 to 2006) Woodridge, IL
• Digitally photographed, scanned and color-corrected original artwork.
• Operated and maintained multiple Epson large-format inkjet printers.
• Set up and monitored color proofing and high-volume print jobs.
Store Manager (1997 to 2003) Naperville, IL
• Creatively assisted individuals and corporate clients with custom framing
services and design solutions.
• Educated customers on the benefits of conservation materials resulting in
an 25-30% upsell of all sales.
• Led a team of 6-10 coworkers and coordinated progress via daily Order
Status Reporting.
• Worked closely with the owner to promote the business by creating and
subcontracting production of banners, signage, brochures, business
cards, direct mailers, advertisements, and artwork sell sheets.
Trade Show Exhibitor (1997 to 2014) Naperville/Woodridge/Lisle, IL
• Reduced business expenses by $10,000 yearly by traveling unassisted to
over 200 national art festivals and B2B trade shows exhibiting artwork.
• Assisted large crowds of customers and handled hundreds of sales trans-
actions per day. Maintained inventory and boosted sales 30-50% by
restocking or reconfiguring orders.
• Encouraged new sales by establishing a direct-mail database of past
customers and regularly incentivized them with discounts on future
purchases.
• Kept abreast of changing trends, techniques and topics in the retail art
market.
• Maintained e-commerce website with text and images.
UIUC ASSEMBLY HALL - Champaign, IL 1993 to 1997
Scoreboard Animator & Operator
• Captured the attention of 16,000 spectators by designing and program-
ming short animation‘bumpers’for NCAA sporting events.
• Coordinated with Network Analyst to re-purpose graphics for concerts
and trade shows.
UIUC ASSEMBLY HALL - Champaign, IL 1993 to 1997
ERICKSON STUDIO 1997 to 2014
