Justin LaVigne

19 Newbury Court, Simsbury, CT 06070 

(860) 836-2553

bluedragonanimation19@gmail.com

 

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EDUCATION:

 

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Digital Media and Design, December 2018 

GPA: 3.6/4.0

Honors: Dean’s List, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015

        

 

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION:   

 

•    Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Cinema 4D,

3D-Coat, Blender, iMovie, ToonBoom Storyboard Pro, ToonBoom Harmony, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint

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•    Social Media: Vimeo, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram

 

•    Certification: Guy Gilchrist Cartoon Academy (2008) 

 

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCES: 

  

• Molina Healthcare, Long Beach, CA

Assoc. Instructional Designer - Media Specialist, August 2019 - present

Design and develop employee educational tools in the forms of animated instructional material, training courses, public service announcements, and other company-wide initiatives, such as COVID-19 protocols and strategic planning

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• UConn Athletics, Burton Family Football Complex, Storrs, CT

Assistant producer - Football Media and Marketing, March 2017 - January 2019

Design and illustrate humorous caricatures of future student athletes for the marketing and recruitment of these athletes while enhancing the social media presence of UConn Football

 

• UConn Athletics, Office of the Director of Athletic, Storrs, CT

Special Assignment Artist, December 2017 - January 2019

Design and illustrate cartoon images of the university mascot to tell stories of the UConn student experience

 

•    Bloomfield Animal Hospital, Bloomfield, CT 

Assistant music producer, June 2009 - Present 

Provide theme-appropriate bumper music to transition back to the talk show format on CBS Radio, WTIC News Talk 1080, Radio Talk Show, Pet Talk

 

•    California Pizza Kitchen, Westfarms Mall, Farmington, CT 

Advertisement Designer, June 2014 - 2016

Sketch designs for advertising seasonal products and specials

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INTERESTS:         

 

Hand and computer generated animation, illustrating, filmmaking, story writing, running, traveling, and music

 

 

 

AWARDS:    

 

•    Digital Media Scholarship, 

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Fall 2014 & Spring 2015

 

•    Best In Film Creation, 

Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT, May 2012

 

•    Most Artistic, 

Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT, November 2012