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TONY BRUNO
tbruno@gmail.com | 763.464.1914
OVERVIEW
3D Artist, Technical Artist, Technical Writer, Videographer, and Technical Project Manager
PAST ROLES
- Technical Project Coordinator
- Technical Documentation Expert
- Technical Project Manager
- UNIX / Web Systems Engineer
- Owner / Operator, tonybruno3d.com
TOOLS / METHODS
- Newtek LightWave
- Autodesk Maya 2009
- Photoshop Premiere Pro
- After Effects
- Final Cut Pro
- Autodesk MudBox
- Unity Game Engine
- Blender 2.5x
- MS Office
EDUCATION
- University of North Dakota Bachelor of Arts – Honors and English, Cum Laude
- DAVE School Focus on 3D modeling, animation, and visual effects
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Express Scripts International
July 2009 – present
Technical Project Coordinator
- Improved coordination for multiple technical projects
- Scheduled assets for team of 16 system administrators
- Documented complex IT processes and procedures
- Crafted standard operating procedures
- Created Linux systems using Blade hardware and VMWare virtual machines
- Worked hand-in-hand with SAN administration team to expand EMC LUNs for production support systems
- Rated in top 20 percent of ESI employees in FY 2009
- Rated in top 10 percent of my division in ESI for FY 2009
tonybruno3d.com
October 2008 – Present
Owner, Operator, and Artist of Turnkey Animation Solutions Company
Provides:
- Architectural pre-visualization and animation
- Mobile device game modeling and animation
- Aviation industry modeling and animation
- Professional video services
- Commercial product imaging using 3D tools
- Technical training videos, marrying live action with Camtasia-captured footage
- Video editing services
Clients included, but are not limited to:
- Stanley Tools
- IBM
- Skymill Energy, Inc.
- Kaman Corporation
- General Mills
- Marimer, LLC
- Whoops! Design, Inc.
- Siemens, PTSD
- White Rabbit Vineyards
- Kubosphere, Inc.
Siemens, PTSD
Mar 2007 – Jun 2008
Technical Documentation Team Lead / Project Manager / -Contractor
- Team Lead for Technical Documentation Team
- Project Manager for document conversion and design document creation projects
- Saved division $750,000.00 of project funds through strategic planning of external resources
- Improved review and sign-off procedures, reducing document turn-around time by two weeks
- Designed workflow for major document conversion project effort
- Estimated and planned resources for project milestones
- Mentored team members on use of AIX operating system
- Developed documentation backup scripts for team use and storage integrity
- Researched and crafted detailed requirements document for major company projects
Target Corporation
Mar 2006 – Mar 2007
Logistical Technical Writer -Contractor
- Produced training and user documentation for nationwide product roll-out
- Created interactive employee training system to simulate hardware for new employees
- Photographed, 3D modeled and processed images for training documentation
- Conducted UI usability surveys for field tests, reducing load on technical personnel
- Wrote documentation and response plans for internal help desk team
- Developed automated monitoring scripts for system maintenance updates
- Rectified touch screen interface issues
- Mentored employees on use of product, both in the field and at the corporate level
- Awards: Team award for outstanding contribution
Videomaker Magazine
3/2006 – Present
National Magazine Writer
Technical and creative featured article writer for Videomaker magazine
With a circulation of over 65,000 per month, Videomaker is the #1 national consumer magazine for video enthusiasts
Hard Copy Resume Available Upon Request
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