Resume: Ty Audronis
Birthdate: 06.08.1973
Phone: 415.503.8553
Address:  Box 1451, Pacifica, Ca 94044
Citizenship:  U.S. Natural Citizen
Emai: ty@audronis.com

Military Service:  Honorable Discharge U.S. Navy, highest rank held E-3(Airman), Letter of commendation for outstanding academic achievement

Security clearances held: Secret

Languages:  Fluent in English, with some exposure to French and Japanese languages.

Interests: Computer entertainment, public speaking, and learning new techniques in entertainment and computer related technology.

Summary:
Ty Audronis has over 15 years experience with audio / video, and stpecial effects.  After serving in the military and earning an honorable discharge, Ty attended CSU Chico as a special major in Computer Generated Special Effects and has since attained a high level of experience in all aspects of production.  Ty continues to work where skills can be attained, and his knowledge challenged.

Education:
Attended CSU Chico 1995-2000, Special Major: Computer Generated Special Effects.
Special Achievements:

• 1997, CSU Media Arts Festival:  Best Animation: “W”
• 4 years internship, Instructional Media Center, Assistant to Rick Vertolli (instructor for computer animation)
• 1995 Phi Rho Pi National Speech and Debate Championships: Bronze Medalist, Informative Speaking

Work History:
August, 2007 – Present:  California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California:

• August, 2007 – June, 2008: Web Developer, Marketing (http://www.calacademy.org)
• Lead Flash developer
• PHP developer
• Multimedia Specialist
• Special Achievement:
• Designed, and implemented “penguin cam” webcam section of the website.
• January, 2008 – Present: Supervising Editor, Science Visualization Studio / Morrison Planetarium
• Oversee video editing
• Design standards for video at Academy of Sciences
• Edit fulldome planetarium shows
• Oversee audio editing
• Special Achiements:
• Designed and oversaw the build-out of the editing and videography sections of the studio. 
• Created partnerships with high-end vendors for the Academy

2001-Present – Freelance writer, Videomaker Magazine:  Written articles, reviews, and subject of interviews for educational videos.

• Article Author
  • Teach high end tricks and principals of editing and compositing
  • Problem-solve to figure ways for less experienced editors and compositors to get high end looks with low end equipment and software
  • Reviews of new software and hardware products (written)
• Subject for interviews
  • Taught high end video techniques and tricks on camera for educational videos.

2000 – 2001 frog Design – San Francisco, CA – Design Technologist / Web Developer. Working closely with I2 in designing a web based application for industrial design collaboration.

• Bizwerk Front End Team – Core group for designing and implementing the front end design, functionality and user experience for the Bizwerk product.
• Worked closely with backend team using XMLC (a Java based dynamic content application).

1994 – Present: Owner / President, Audronis Media

• September, 2005 – February, 2006: Producer, “So You Want To Be A Star”
• Various Advertisements and private contracts
• MachineRadio.com: 2005-2006, top 10 “shoutcast” streamed radio station targeted at MMO gamers.

Avtone Management Consulting  1985 -2000- Computer graphics, Web design, QA.

Created wall size full color graphic poster flow charts for Applications and network maps.  These included actual digital images of equipment and computer generated 3D and 2D illustrations of processes in accurate detail down to the LMHosts names of the devices.  Graphics for Instruction Manuals  were both gray scale and full color some were composite digitized pictures with some illustrative graphics applied, and some were first time concept graphics originals.

Performed various functions as a consultant for commercial systems workstation and network operations.  The businesses varied, some examples are, advertising agency's financial, personnel, and communications applications as well as their media editing, composition, and production equipment on the same network with a secondary private network for production.  Professional offices, business and communications systems including Internet, and web page support.

·         QA technician for software product testing….. Testing of functionality and design for time management software.

·         Software Training…… Training on graphics software to assist design phases of software, manuals, web sites, etc.

Supplement, Hardware/Software Knowledge:

Computer Systems

• Silicon Graphics
• Macintosh
• Linux
• Windows
• Amiga

Programming Language Experience (occasional, as-required use only)

• Maya MEL script
• Atari Basic
• Atari Microsoft
• Visual Basic
• Java
• HTML / DHTML Scripting (vast experience)
• VRML Scripting (1.0 and 2.0)
• Javascript (expert)
• Actionscript(expert)
• Perl Script
• PHP (expert)
• ASP
• MySQL
• Informix

Web-Based Authoring Software

• Adobe CSx Master
• Homesite
• Cosmo Worlds
• Caligari Pioneer

3D Graphics Software

• Lightwave 3D 4.0 – current version
  • RealFlow
  • Vertillectric
  • Impact
  • Time Machine
  • Puppet Master
  • Vertisketch Digitizer
  • Particle Storm / Particle Storm Pro
  • Motion Designer
  • Morph Gizmo
  • Morph Mixer
  • Wobble
  • And most other plug-ins
• Maya 1.0 – current version
  • Artisan
  • Paint Effects
  • Cloth
  • RealFlow (Fluid Dynamics)
• Realflow

Compositing Software

• Adobe Aftereffects 3.5 – current version
• Alias|Wavefront Composer
• Maya Fusion 2.0
• Nuke
• Avid DS
• Shake

Video Editing Systems

• Avid Media Composer
• Media 100
• Adobe Premiere / Premiere Pro
• Final Cut Pro
• Speed Razor
• DPS Spark
• DPS Perception
• Newtek Toaster/Flyer - Amiga
• Newtek VT[2], [3], [4] - NT

2D Graphics Software

• Entire Macromedia Suite
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe PageMaker
• Metacreations Painter
• Metacreations Painter 3D
• Newtek Aura
• Dr. Halo II

DVD Authoring Software

• Adobe Encore
• All Sonic Products
• DVD Studio
  

Audio Editing / Recording Systems

• Cakewalk Pro Audio / Sonar
• Pro Tools (TDM, HD, LE, and M-Powered)
• Adobe Audition
• EMU/Ensoniq Paris
• Sound Forge
• Roland VS series digital track recorders
• Yamaha O2r
• Roland Synthesizers
• Yamaha Synthesizers
• Korg Synthesizers
• Kawai Keyboards
• Kurtzweil Synthesizers
• Yamaha O1v
• Mackie mixers
• Studio / live microphones
• Experience with 12 traditional instruments.