Michael Williams Resume

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F. Williams 2204 Dalhart Tr ail Michael F. Williams Phone: 214.491.8801 Email: [email protected] McKinney, Texas Creative Director 2015-Present • Revital U (Momentis International) - Plano, Texas Lead Design & Marketing Efforts to Transition the Company from Services-Based Direct Sales to Product-Based. • Established and maintained new company branding across all media platforms via multiple design disciplines. • Work closely with CEO, President and Marketing Director to brainstorm, design, produce and implement strategic marketing strategies via Brand Development, Logo Design, Video Production, Live Presentation, Live Streaming, Social Media Initiatives, Print Design, Product Packaging and Product Launches. Founder & CEO 2002-2015 • Nitpixel Creative - McKinney, Texas Created Long-Standing Business Relationships with a Diverse Fortune 500 Clientele. • Produced Strategically-Targeted, Integrated Communications Solutions at an Agency Level Quality. • Consistently Reduced Client Production Expenditures by 25-30% while Exceeding All Project Expectations. Vice President of Post-Production 2001-2002 Showcase Productions - Dallas, Texas Increased Department Productivity 60% by Streamlining Creative & Post-Production Processes. • Managed, Inspired & Developed a Creative-Staff of Video Editors, Graphic Artists and Audio Designers. • Re-wired, Maintained & Booked (4) AVID Symphony suites, (1) AVID DS Suite, (1) Smoke Suites. General Manager 1997-2001 • Intelecon Digital Studios – Dallas, Texas Built Internal Visual Production Department through Client Acquisition and Award-Winning Content Development. • Pioneered Stereoscopic 3D Processes Resulting In High-Profile Videos for Clients Such As: KISS, Coca-Cola & Alcon. • Established Creative Production Protocol for 3d Animation, Video Editing, Compositing and Archiving. Vice President 1993-1997 • Reel FX – Dallas, Texas Co-Founded and Created Agency Centric Boutique Post-Production Company. • Set up, integrated and Operated the First “Fire” Editing System in the South-West United States. • Transformed Creative Ideas into Finished TV Spots with many Top Advertising Agencies in the Dallas Metroplex. Owner 1990-1993 • Beyond Design – Houston, Texas Founded Graphic Design Company Focused on Advertising Agency Graphic Production for Video. • Developed Long-Lasting Rapport with Advertising Agencies throughout Houston Austin and Dallas. • Built the First Macintosh Based Video-Graphic Service Bureau with Non-Compressed Output to Beta-SP. Graphic Designer 1988-1990 • Texas Video & Post – Houston, Texas • Supported Post-Production Sessions by Designing Graphics on Dubner Paintbox and Chyron Systems. Education & Certifications • BFA 1987 - Radio, TV & Film Production, Sam Houston State University - Huntsville Texas. Minor in Commercial Art. • TWIC, HUET (Helicopter Underwater Evacuation Training), Safe Gulf, BP 6 in 1. Personal Interests: The Family Greenhouse, Sculpting, Painting, FX Make-Up, Krav Maga, Survival Training. Mastery in a Wide Range of Creative Tools: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, PremierPro, InDesign. AVID: 26 years experience of creative editing on Media Composer, Symphony, AVID DS. Discreet Logic: Flame, Fire, Smoke, Combustion. Camera Experience: Arri, Black Magic, Canon, Panosonic, Red, Sony. Creative Visionary and Tactical Leader: 29 Years of Proven Visual Expertise in Creative Media Design, Strategic Development and Deployment by implementing effective, compassionate leadership to inspire, mentor and encourage creative talent, exceeding client expectations by yielding result-driven integrated media campaigns on time and within budget.

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Michael F. Williams Phone: 214.491.8801 Email: [email protected]

McKinney, Texas

Creative Director 2015-Present • Revital U (Momentis International) - Plano, Texas Lead Design & Marketing Efforts to Transition the Company from Services-Based Direct Sales to Product-Based. • Established and maintained new company branding across all media platforms via multiple design disciplines. • Work closely with CEO, President and Marketing Director to brainstorm, design, produce and implement strategic marketing strategies via Brand Development, Logo Design, Video Production, Live Presentation, Live Streaming, Social Media Initiatives, Print Design, Product Packaging and Product Launches.

Founder & CEO 2002-2015 • Nitpixel Creative - McKinney, Texas Created Long-Standing Business Relationships with a Diverse Fortune 500 Clientele. • Produced Strategically-Targeted, Integrated Communications Solutions at an Agency Level Quality. • Consistently Reduced Client Production Expenditures by 25-30% while Exceeding All Project Expectations.

Vice President of Post-Production 2001-2002 • Showcase Productions - Dallas, Texas

Increased Department Productivity 60% by Streamlining Creative & Post-Production Processes. • Managed, Inspired & Developed a Creative-Staff of Video Editors, Graphic Artists and Audio Designers. • Re-wired, Maintained & Booked (4) AVID Symphony suites, (1) AVID DS Suite, (1) Smoke Suites.

General Manager 1997-2001 • Intelecon Digital Studios – Dallas, Texas

Built Internal Visual Production Department through Client Acquisition and Award-Winning Content Development. • Pioneered Stereoscopic 3D Processes Resulting In High-Profile Videos for Clients Such As: KISS, Coca-Cola & Alcon. • Established Creative Production Protocol for 3d Animation, Video Editing, Compositing and Archiving.

Vice President 1993-1997 • Reel FX – Dallas, Texas

Co-Founded and Created Agency Centric Boutique Post-Production Company. • Set up, integrated and Operated the First “Fire” Editing System in the South-West United States. • Transformed Creative Ideas into Finished TV Spots with many Top Advertising Agencies in the Dallas Metroplex.

Owner 1990-1993 • Beyond Design – Houston, Texas

Founded Graphic Design Company Focused on Advertising Agency Graphic Production for Video. • Developed Long-Lasting Rapport with Advertising Agencies throughout Houston Austin and Dallas. • Built the First Macintosh Based Video-Graphic Service Bureau with Non-Compressed Output to Beta-SP.

Graphic Designer 1988-1990 • Texas Video & Post – Houston, Texas • Supported Post-Production Sessions by Designing Graphics on Dubner Paintbox and Chyron Systems. Education & Certifications • BFA 1987 - Radio, TV & Film Production, Sam Houston State University - Huntsville Texas. Minor in Commercial Art. • TWIC, HUET (Helicopter Underwater Evacuation Training), Safe Gulf, BP 6 in 1. Personal Interests: The Family Greenhouse, Sculpting, Painting, FX Make-Up, Krav Maga, Survival Training.

Mastery in a Wide Range of Creative Tools: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, PremierPro, InDesign. AVID: 26 years experience of creative editing on Media Composer, Symphony, AVID DS. Discreet Logic: Flame, Fire, Smoke, Combustion. Camera Experience: Arri, Black Magic, Canon, Panosonic, Red, Sony.

Creative Visionary and Tactical Leader: 29 Years of Proven Visual Expertise in Creative Media Design, Strategic Development and Deployment by implementing effective, compassionate leadership to inspire, mentor and encourage creative talent, exceeding client expectations by yielding result-driven integrated media campaigns on time and within budget.

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AMERICAN EUROCOPTER: Fulfilled multiple roles as Creative Director, Producer, Director Shooter and Editor of dynamic aircraft capability videos, which helped position American Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) to secure a 3.2 billion dollar U.S. Army contract, making the Lakota UH-72a the most versatile aircraft in the Army’s arsenal. BNSF: Producer and Editor of a strategically designed video, which secured Burlington Northern an audience with G.M. at their Automotive Summit. After rolling out new customer service strategy and support initiatives, BNSF was able to secure a multi-year, multi-million dollar ground rail contract. BP: Creative Director, Producer, Director, Shooter and Editor of informative videos that documented the current water injection phase II upgrades for the Thunderhorse Off-Sore Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. This project included Off-Shore Travel to platforms and trips various secured ports for filming. Certifications: TWIC, HUET, Safe Gulf, BP 6 in 1. CINGULAR WIRELESS: Creative Director, Producer, Director, DP and Editor in the production of Digital Media, which opened the conference and entertained keynote speakers such as President George H. Bush and Jay Leno. Positioned Cingular Wireless as the premier wireless carrier at the WAVE conference in Las Vegas. COCA-COLA: Creative Director, Producer, Editor, Lead Compositing Artist and Technical Director in the production of 3D media for a traveling Stereoscopic 3D live music road show in Mexico City. EDS: Creative Director, Producer and Editor of original media, which was integrated into an environmental fabrication within a temporary theatrical structure that earned EDS “Best Of Show” at 2000 COMDEX. JC PENNEY CO.: Creative Director, Producer, Director, DP and Editor in the production of multiple strategic video initiatives, both domestic and abroad. Projects included digital backdrops for JCP Salon NAHA Competition in Las Vegas, CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) project filmed in Guatemala, Chairman’s Award videos for recognition and multiple training videos for Safety and Loss Prevention. KISS: Creative Director, Producer, Editor, Lead Compositing Artist and Technical Director in the production of Stereoscopic 3D media for KISS’s 1998 Psycho Circus Tour, which aired live on Mad TV from Dodger Stadium on Halloween. LOCKHEED MARTIN: Producer, Art Director, Lead Compositing Artist and Editor in the production of a flawless blend of CGI and reality, which played for President Bill Clinton and compelled him to approve the production of the F-22 Raptor. PARK PLACE MOTOR CARS: Creative Director, Producer, Director, DP and Editor in the production of entertaining, but informative orientation videos supporting Upper Management in the training and recruiting high quality team members. These efforts ultimately lead to their winning of the prestigious Malcom Baldrige Presidential award of excellence. Park Place Lexus is the first and only winner of this award in the automotive industry. TRITON ENERGY: Supported Investor Relations by creating dynamic video tools that effectively positioned the company for stock escalation, increased shareholder value and acquisition by Amaretto-Hess. These videos documented the development of the Ceiba Oil Fields of the coast of Equatorial Guinea in East Africa.

Career Highlights

Michael F. Williams Phone: 214.491.8801 Email: [email protected]

McKinney, Texas