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ADNAN HODZIC
[[email protected]] [ www.adoportfolio.com]
SUMMARY
I am both a web developer and creative designer with more than 15 years of well-rounded experience. My skills include: HTML, CSS,
LAMP, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Uikit and jQuery. On the creative side, I am a designer, animator, and multimedia professional with
industry experience in creating top quality products for advertisement and education. I’m seeking to apply my current skill set to your
company and to expand my knowledge with new challenges.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Selected Contract & Freelance Work
Ongoing
Working in collaboration with a diverse set of clients, I consult, plan, design, and implement web and creative solutions that fit their
needs and tastes. I pride myself on clean, simple, and functional layouts that allow the core of a business to shine.
Product Animations, Inc.
• Created a proprietary web-based video interface application using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery and JSON.
• Planned, animated, rendered, and revised 2 full-length pharmaceutical movies (approximately 30 minutes of animation)
that describe the functional principles of a complex machine using Autodesk 3ds Max (complex rigging and particle
systems) and Adobe CC.
StarTek Lighting America
• Designed & developed website (starteklightingamerica.com) using CMS (Joomla), HTML, JavaScript, PHP and CSS.
• Ensured compatibility on major mobile platforms and responsive design.
Gaines International
• Designed & developed website (gainesintl.com) using CMS (WordPress), CSS, HTML.
Paper Aircraft Models
• Created & developed website (paperaircraftmodels.com) in CMS Joomla with plugins including client log-in, shopping cart,
and product database.
Product Animations, Inc., Chicago, IL
12/2008 – 06/2013
WEB DEVELOPER, 3D & GRAPHIC DESIGNER
• Designed, developed, and maintained the company website (productanimations.com) in several iterations from HTML, CSS,
PHP, and CMS Joomla. Also develop scripts in PHP and JavaScript to manage the database.
• Has thorough knowledge of various web programs and languages including Dreamweaver, Flash, ActionScript, HTML, CSS,
PHP and CMS Joomla.
• Integrated modern content management system and membership registration portal to better serve international client
base.
• Installed and maintained analytics software to track client traffic and demographics.
• Was the leader responsible for performing research, feasibility and migration of the company network environment to the
cloud to support remote content development, reducing IT operating expenses by over 60%.
• Implemented and maintained an upgrade of the company network environment including servers, software, computer
systems and rendering farm boosting content development productivity by 200%
• Created virtual training modules based on animations to create the signature software of the company (VRTrainTM). The
training modules were designed to facilitate an intuitive understanding of a complex process in an interactive 3D virtual
machine environment in order to educate, train, and certify machine operators.
• I was the sole creator of company’s second proprietary software (VRReferenceTM), a browser-based interactive flash
application. Integrated animated step-by-step procedures into an easy to use, interactive, user centered application. Using
the programing language action scripts, I coded the interactive portion of the application.
• Managed a team of movie developers in the creative and technical aspects for the production of over 50 projects for the
pharmaceutical and health service industries.
• Modeled complex pharmaceutical machines using Autodesk 3Ds Max. I created 3D models from photos, sketches, and
2D/3D CAD files to create photo-realistic representation and animations that detailed a particular standard operating
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procedure for many machines. Trained other employees in this process and was responsible for quality control of modeling
for the company.
Prepared realistic lighting and textures for industrial materials. I was the only employee responsible for this part of the
production process.
Used 3Ds Max to animate full-length scenes with multiple objects to represent a realistic environment. Used advanced
particle systems to create special visual effects.
In the post production process, used the Adobe CC to integrate titles and text, improve lighting and coloring, and apply
visual effects.
Head graphic designer responsible for the creative and technical aspects of company branding and company identity.
Designed and created a coherent visual company identity including the logo, color scheme and overall appearance. I
integrated the print and virtual appearance of the company to create a consistent and recognizable brand. Created all print
advertising including brochures and business cards.
Created Web ads, banners, and e-newsletters to drive attention to Web site to establish a virtual advertisement campaign.
The Wall Street Journal Office Network
03/2007 - 10/2008
WEB & SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
• Co-developed a vibrant, secure website (wsjoffice.com) using HTML and CSS with interactive features an SEO best practices
to optimize traffic, page views and the user experience.
• As head graphic designer, I worked in a team environment to plan and design designing all promotional, corporate identity,
and branding materials in multiple media outlets including print and Internet.
• Was responsible for the design and creation of full-length corporate brochures, sales material, mailing brochures, gift and
business cards incorporating 3D still images, photographs and text.
• Created newspaper ads for publications in outlets such as B to B, Other Advertising, and the Out-of-Home Video
Advertising Bureau.
• Extended corporate advertising to digital formats by designed banners and HTML promotional emails.
• Provided graphic support for the sales department and met all new design needs. Working with the sales team, I was able
to provide creative solutions to realize their vision and integrate it with the current corporate brand.
• Worked in a highly competitive industry to help develop one of The Wall Street Journal’s newest projects employing the
use of real-time advertising and news via state-of-the-art large format LCD screens in high-profile office lobbies and
elevators located in major cities across the United States.
• Created short length animated advertisement videos contracted by third party clients to run on the LCD display units. The
clients were diverse and included real estate and business advertising requiring a complex set of animation skills including
architectural renderings, photography, and image and text integration.
• Created the layout and framework for the LCD display system, including all graphics.
EDUCATION
The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Illinois
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Graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts in Computer Animation
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Completed two years of study towards a Master’s degree in Mathematics
University of Innsbruck, Austria
1997-2001
1993 to 1997
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Program languages and web development:
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HTML5, CSS3, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript, Action Script, MySQL, Apache Http Server, IIS, Joomla, WordPress
Sorenson Squeeze, FTPs, Microsoft Windows Server
Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office & Microsoft Visio
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Adobe CC (Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign, After Effects, Encore, Flash, Dreamweaver, Lightroom,
Fireworks)
Autodesk 3Ds Max (V-Ray, Mental Ray, Scanline), Lighting, Coloring, Rigging, Particle Flow and Materials
Vue xStream
Creative:
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Languages: Bosnian (fluent) and German (conversational)