ALEX DATZUK

Artist & Designer

58 Nepaug Road
Burlington, Connecticut 06013
Phone: 860-507-6030
E-mail: info@datzuk.com

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Creative Director / Fine Art Instructor
August 2012 - Present
Art Life Culture | 06013, Burlington CT
WebSite: http://www.artlifeculture.com

In charge of all promotions through brand image directly relating to current fine art and design industry trends.

Photographer, Technician
July 2001 - February 2011
Mustang Motorcycle Products | 06786, Terryville CT
Type of business: Manufacturing, Wholesale, Retail
WebSite: http://www.maggroup.com
WebSite: http://www.mustangseats.com
WebSite: http://www.bikeressentials.com

Photographer responsibilities included creating images and illustrations for media distribution, catalog covers/content, and exclusively manufactured products. Daily producing, editing, and archiving photographs for more than 1400 items to be used in 3 full color annual publications, web sites, retail promotional materials, and trade show displays. Hands on set development, product layout, with the implementation and management of live models and location shoots. Other responsibilities: Product Development, Packaging, Layout, Web Design and Marketing Assistance.

Project Manager & Sr. Web Site Designer
February 2000 - September 2000
Donaldson Group | 06089, Weatogue CT
Type of business: Advertising and PR Services
WebSite: http://www.donaldson-group.com

Handled interdepartmental communications with a specific focus on print to digital conversion for delivery on the web.

Graphic Designer
October 1995 - January 2000
Decadence Studios | 06012, Plymouth CT
Type of business: Advertising and PR Services

Production Artist
September 1993 - May 1995
Farmington Displays Inc. | 06032, Farmington CT
Type of business: Advertising and Display Services
WebSite: http://www.fdi-group.com

Printmaker / Graphic Designer
1991-1993
Signatures LTD | 06704, Waterbury CT
Type of business: Textile, Sign, Print Production
WebSite: http://www.signatureslimited.com

EDUCATION

Professional Sculpture, Printmaking
January 1988 - October 1990
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts | Philadelphia PA
Sculpting Major, Printmaking Minor
WebSite: PAFA Alumni-Listings 1989

Visual Communications, Illustration
January 1987 - October 1988
Art Institute Of Philadelphia | Philadelphia PA
WebSite: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/philadelphia

SKILLS

Product, Location, & Studio Photography
Set Management and Direction
Sales & Marketing
Events & Tradeshow - Staffing, Operations, Design, Presentation
Graphic Arts - Layout & Design for Print & Digital Media
Art - Drawing & Illustration
Administration & Management
Post Production A/V - Final Cut, Avid, iMovie
Adobe CS - Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, & Photoshop expert
Gerber Scientific Products - Design and vinyl application for signage & fleet graphics
All aspects of silkscreen printing for textile, signage, & parts production
Clear understanding and implementation of UI and UX principles
Cross platform MAC & Windows

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS

Art Life Culture

A community based art group connecting artists, teachers, students, and patrons to form a network of creative services.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Grantee from Yale University. Received Fellowship Funding while working in conjunction with the Lewis Walpole Library. The task was to deliver a dynamic website that highlighted specific prints from Yale's historic documents collection. The work included handling, photographing and digitally archiving historic prints from the Lewis Walpole Museum.

Designer and Illustrator on The Boston Ballet's 1997 Spring advertising campaign.

Art restoration project for the Lincoln Monument. The work involved converting photographic information into graphic maps in order to document the decay of the murals adorning the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.

Production Artist and Designer for installations at The Bradley New England Air Museum, The Science Center, Mystic Marine Life Aquarium, and Mystic Seaport.

Commercial Art projects include
Illustration, Design, and Production on campaigns for:

Ducati, NEC, France Telecom, Prodigy Online, The USA Networks, Turner Broadcasting, Harman Consumer Group, the ESPN Networks, Uniroyal Chemical, Varta Batteries, International Paper, Mustang Motorcycle Products, Lego, Milton Bradley, Matell, The Pilot Pen Corporation, Bic, United Technologies, The Barns Group, Victorinox, and others.

INTERESTS

Art, Film, Movies, Music, Tennis, Racquetball, Skiing, Motorcycling, History, Travel, Disney, Ghost Towns and Lost Places, Hiking/, Backpacking, Photography

REFERENCES

Available upon request

*Not all referenced work from the resume is present in the portfolios as a large portion of work was preformed under an NDA, Third Party Contract, or other Confidentiality Agreement