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Resume

ANDREW CHRISTOPHER PAPPAS

Illustrator and Concept Artist

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EDUCATION:

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Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, May 2018

Master of Fine Arts in illustration

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 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, April, 2014

Bachelor of Arts in studio arts with Japanese language minor

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

-Pi Engineering, Aliquippa PA, December 2019- March 2021

Graphic Designer and Engineering Assistant

  • Design and maintain website

  • Design signs, product manuals, business cards etc.

  • Wired PLC machines

  • Keep office and workshop clean and in order

-American 1985 LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2019- Present

Freelance Illustrator and Commission Artist

  • Design Characters and Illustrations for clients

  • Design Trading Card Layouts

  • Edit Art work to be printed

  • Make Animate Gifs

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-Modern Glass, Hopewell, PA, June 2019- Present

Digital Printer Manager

  • Manage state of the art printing machines that prints images directly onto drinking glasses

  • Inspect products for quality

  • set up and preform minor maintenance on printer machines

  • Track orders and ready them for shipment

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-Forms + Surfaces, Alison Park, PA, April 2019- June 2019

Screen Printer

  • Screen Print images and text for hotel signs

  • Assemble signage

  • Prepare orders for shipping

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-Barnes and Noble, Pittsburgh, PA, November 2018- April 2019

Part Time Book Seller

  • Help customers with purchases and finding the books they need

  • Stock store and make sure everything is tidy

  • Design signs for promotions and events

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-Freelance Illustration, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2018- Present

Freelance Illustrator

  • Design characters and creatures for independent projects and clients,

  • Draw scientific illustrations for Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh of Natural History

  • Paint commissioned portraiture and landscapes for clients

  • Wed design for chefdonnaathome.com  

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-VPA School of Fine Arts, Illustration Department, Syracuse NY, August 2016- May 2018

Teacher’s Assistant for History of Illustration and History of Comic Books

  • Take and keep track of attendance

  • Hold review sessions

  • Grade tests and research papers and keep records

  • Teach lessons

  • Critique student works

 

-Talent Agency Summer Program, VPA School of Fine Arts, Syracuse, NY, July 2016- August 2018

Digital Illustration Instructor

  • Teach digital illustration skills such as photo editing, digital painting, and .gif animation to high school students.

 

-VPA School of Fine Arts, Illustration Department, Syracuse, NY, March 2016- August 2016

Print Room Monitor I.A.

  • Managed and Cleaned printer room

  • Ran maintenance on printers, copiers, and other electronic equipment

  • Managed keys to all rooms within the illustration department.

 

-Carnegie Museum of Art and Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2013- September 2013

Illustration Intern

  • Draw accurate snail shell and slug scientific illustrations for a Western Pennsylvania mollusk catalog

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ART AWARDS:

  • 3rd place winner of Collective works of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrator Art Show, September 2019 

  • 3rd place winner of Norsemythology.com’s Winter Art Contest, December 2017

  • Dean’s Choice Award, University of Pittsburgh Senior Art Show, April 2014

  • Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Studies Award, April 2014

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

  • CCD teacher at Our Lady of Fatima, September 2019- Present  

  • High school level digital art at Syracuse University, July 2016- August 2018

  • College level art history at Syracuse University, September 2016- May 2018

 

ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS:

  • Bit Bridge

  • Pittsburgh Game Makers

  • Chair of Events Board of Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators

  • Sewickley Artist Guild

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CREATIVE SOFTWARE PROFICIENCIES:

  • Adobe Bridge

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Adobe Lightroom

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Asepite

  • Clip Art Studio

  • Maya (basic knowledge)

  • Processing

  • Procreate

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ART TECHNIQUE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

  • Acrylic painting

  • Animation

  • Digital collage

  • Digital painting

  • Etching

  • Figure drawing

  • Figurine/ maquette modeling

  • Gouache painting

  • Mold making

  • Mono-printing

  • Oil painting

  • Photo editing

  • Photo shoot management

  • Pixel art and animation

  • Plaster and plastic casting

  • Screen printing

  • Sumi-e

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OTHER SOFTWARE PORFICIENCES:

  • Adobe Acrobat

  • Basecamp 2

  • Discord

  • Google Docs

  • Google Drive

  • Google Sheets

  • Microsoft Excel

  • Microsoft Power Point

  • Microsoft Word

  • One Drive

  • Skype

  • Wix.com site editor

  • WordPress.com Gutenberg site editor

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