Syzygy Art, Inc.

Production and Distribution of Signature Fine Art
Digital Video Entertainment · Print · Novelty

( siz · i · jee ) ~ three or more cosmic bodies in synchronous alignment.

RE: Career History | Cover Letter

Talent and Skill Highlights

    illustrator -- expertise in Photoshop;
    acquaintance with Illustrator and Fractal Painter

      illustration for fine-art prints and master photo-manipulation

      building texture maps for 3d models

      building graphics assets for web, dvd navigation and packaging

    digital media production artist -- experience in video and sound;
    final cut pro, soundtrack pro, ableton live, dvd pro, motion

      video editing mini and feature length storylines, building promotional ads and teasers

      scoring music and building soundtracks, including foley art

      building virtual and tangible delivery formats and packaging for art content

    graphic and web designer -- expertise in hand-written HTML;
    desktop publishing and web apps, self-teaching through content and commerce needs

    administrator and manager -- training and organizing graphics crews;
    improving procedures and processes for increasing production and quality

      planning strategies for meeting and beating deadlines

      developing standards guidelines and maintaining quality control procedures

      working acquaintance with QuickBooks ; corporation, payroll and tax routines


Employment Highlights

Syzygy Art, Inc. -- 1997 to present
President. Partner until 2009, seeking new Board of Directors.

    Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Entertainment:
    Including the production of three 3d-animation DVDs, fine-art prints and Cd-rom jpeg archives
    Pornotopia.com - the xxx site; ErosZona.com - the softcore site
    Winning 2 AVN Awards, Seeing top ratings at HotMovies.com and being featured on Playboy TV's, Sexcetera


RE: Career History p. 2 | Cover Letter

Employment Highlights, continued

Syzygy Art, Inc. -- 1997 to present

    Large-Scale Sculpture Commission Projects:
    Mall in Doubai; Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV; Mall in Tokyo; Ra's, the Luxor, Las Vegas, NV;
    Chronicles of Riddick: Vancouver, Canada

    Classified Ads:
    Medford, Oregon's Mail Tribune -- 1998, Select Temp Service

Kerri's Illustrations -- 1988 to 1997

    WorldNow.com -- 1997, Salt Lake City, UT; Digital Ads

    Barron's Educational Series, Inc. -- 1989 - 1996, Hauppauge, NY;
    35 book Get Ready, Get Set, Read Series

    Various free-lance commissions;
    Rushton International, Sarcos Entertainment Systems, Tri-State Realtors, Next Step

    Great Wave Software -- 1991 - 1993, Orem, UT;
    Daisy Quest and Daisy's Castle, Reading Skills Software

    On Track, Inc. -- 1989, Orem, UT; Alphabet Tails, Coloring Book

    Utah Valley State College -- 1989, Orem, UT;
    Instructor, Mac apps: Illustrator 1.0, MacDraw, SuperPaint...

WICAT Systems, Inc./Waterford Testing Center -- 1983 - 1988, Orem, UT;
Lead Digital Artist; managing, designing and illustrating assets for education and testing k - 12 software, air simulation prep and other projects

Young Adult Conservation Corp. -- 1981, Lindon, UT;
Routing, painting and vacuum technologies for park signage

Awards and Distinctions

    Best Animated Release -- 2007, AVN Video Awards;
    PornoMation 2, Zuma, Tales of a Sexual Gladiator

    Best Alternative Release -- 2006, AVN Video Awards;
    PornoMation, 3D Animation and Digital Fine Art by Sagemonn and Karynna

    Erotic Signature -- 2006, Juror;
    Pornotopia.com -- Archive Media Kit: pornotopia.com/mediakit.html


RE: Career History p. 3 | Cover Letter

Art by Kerri


Education

    BYU, Study Abroad: 1981 - 30 Day Emphasis on Art and Architecture
    UK, Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Segovia, Barcelona, Florence, Rome, Venice

    Brigham Young University: 1979 - 1981; 3 Years in Illustration and Commercial Art Program; Attended on Academic and Talent Scholarships; Tested out of Math Requirement; Enjoyed service at the BYU Art Conservatory, Manti Temple project

    DeRidder High School: 1979 - Graduated Salutatorian (3.95GPA) and with Honors; Emphasis on Science, Math and English ; Year Book , Leo Club , Advanced Art Classes; Active service to Religious Studies, Youth Leadership and Children's Education

    Military Daughter: Raised by Army Dentist from Captain to Full Colonel;
    Chicago, IL; San Jose, CA; Tokyo, Japan; San Antonio,TX; DeRidder, LA


References

Syzygy Art, Inc. -- 1997 to present

    Available upon Request.



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