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Javier Roca, Resumé

New York, NY 2002

career summary

15 years experience as a designer, graphic artist, author, lecturer, and consultant with a variety of corporations, publications, and universities including Viewpoint Corporation, MetaCreations Corporation, Apple computer (Spain), The Center for Knowledge and Communications at the University of Massachusetts, Instituto Europeo di Design Torino (Italy), Tracor Art School (Spain), La Universidad de Arquitectura de Madrid (Spain), MacWorld Magazine, Publish Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and MacUser (Spain)

Although my career focus is digital, I possess a fine-arts education and training from the University Complutense of Madrid and have exhibited numerous works, including large-scale digital art, watercolor, oil on canvas, and trompe lÕoeil. In addition, I have worked on a number of artistic projects with the University of Illinois and the University of Massachusetts that integrate digital imagery, three-dimensional computer graphics, and human Interaction.

From my experience and background, I bring a unique perspective to human-computer interaction with an emphasis on clean, elegant design, blending functionality with creative aesthetic sensibility.

exhibitions

2001. NY Digital Salon Selected Works. New York City
2000:The Eighth NY Digital Salon New York City
1999: SIGGRAPH 99 Art Gallery TechnOasis. Los Angeles,CA

1997: The Digital Hall of Fame. Stockholm, Gothenburgh, Milan and Tokyo

1996: The Third NY Digital Salon. New York City

1996: The Armory Show '96. Springfield, MA

1993: III Mostra de Ilustració. ADG FAD/ Illustrators Graphic Designers and Art Directors Association. Barcelona

1990: Second Annual Pixel Paint Art Competition. San Francisco

professional experience
( 2000-Present )

Viewpoint Corporation New York . NY
Director, Product Design.

Managed a team of designers, engineers, and producers responsible for providing custom applications using Viewpoint technology, a rich media platform that seamlessly integrates photo-realistic 3D, high-resolution 2D images, Macromedia¨ Flashª, audio, and other media formats into HTML. Developed user interface concepts and prototypes for multiple projects. Major achievements include:
• AOL 9.0 (Prescot) Developed comps and visual concepts for AOL Superbuddies, Instant Greetings, AOL Kids, AOL Teens, AOL Broadband, and AOL Alerts.
• AOL 8.0 (Spacely) Designed and prototyped a set of new, hip environments that enable an enhanced and personalized AOL experience.
• Microsoft Generated prototypes and concepts for TSP (Technical Support Professional Mapping), a front-end visualization solution that enables users to navigate the globe and locate cities that provide Microsoft technical support.
• Daimler Chrysler Developed concepts and led prototyping for a new, in-house web- based alpha prototype, ÒDealer Connect,Ó that allows dealers to visually navigate through a vehicle parts database and to create support manuals.
• Viewpoint Creative Innovator (Kraimer) Conceived of and oversaw the development of Creative Innovator, an ad creation and campaign management web application that enables the deployment of Viewpoint and Flash, for assembling and management of online advertisements.
• Viewpoint ZoomView ª Created Photoshop templates, a set of graphical user interfaces that makes it easy to navigate a ZoomView image using standard icons

( 2000-2001 )

Salus Media .Santa Barbara.CA
Creative Director

Managed the conceptualization and re-design of Salus Media ÒLifeStylesÓ, a suite of web-based content modules that deliver dynamic health and wellness programs via corporate intranet sites.
• Consulted with respected leaders in the healthcare, technology, and entertainment industries to assess health and wellness program needs.
• Developed and delivered beta applications for corporate clients including Enron and WebMD.

( 1998-2000 )

MetaCreations Corporation.Santa Barbara.CA
SeniorUser Interface Designer.

Responsible for workflow conceptualization, user interface design, prototype development, and successful launch of the following projects:
• MetaFlash Studio Improved usability and design of a 3D image editing software application designed for use with the Minolta 3D 1500 camera.
• Office Advantage Developed a unique user interface design for Office Advantage, a Microsoft Office plug-in that enhances Powerpoint and Excel capabilities.
• Dance Studio Designed and developed a user-friendly interface for Dance Studio, an entertainment application targeted to children and young adults.
• MetaCreations Painter, Carrara, and KPT Provided creative input and helped with development.

( 1992-1997 )

Specular International.Amherst.MA
Art & Design manager

Responsible for the design and creation of all visual collateral for Specular International, a software development company that developed 3D animation and graphic design tools for professionals and prosumers.
• Infini-D 4.0. Helped to develop the user interface for Infini-D, a professional 3D graphics application that integrated modeling, rendering, and animation for broadcast-quality output.
• 3D Web Workshop. Created over 1,000 2D and 3D graphic elements for 3D Web Workshop, an integrated studio package for Macintosh targeted at new web page designers that enabled designers to incorporate 3D imagery, animation, and colorful graphics into their websites.

( 1992-1995 )

Universidad de Arquitectura.Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. Madrid Spain
Director of Design in Computer Graphics

Planned and directed the curriculum for a two-year Computer Graphics program for students in Architecture and Urbanism studies. Served on the committee for the adjudication of all final projects required for obtaining a degree.

( 1992-1995 )

TRACOR Art School.Madrid. Spain
http://www.tracor.es

Professor of 2D and 3D Computer Graphics
Co-designer and supervisor of the 3D Graphics Program. Instructed graduate and undergraduate courses in digital art, 3-dimensional computer graphics, and animation. Consistently received exceptional evaluations from students and faculty.

( 1994 )

University of Massachusets Department of Computer Science.Amherst, MA
Teaching Assistant and Graphic Art Consultant

Supervised a student team responsible for the production of high-end 3D animation short film sponsored by Apple Computer at The Center for Knowledge Communication.

( 1994 )

Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid. Spain
Director Contemporary Art Workshop "New Tools: Towards Technological Art"

Directed a month-long Contemporary Art Workshop for thirty selected artists designed to introduce them to contemporary art and technology

graphic art & ilustration
( 1992-Present )

• Wall Street Journal July 25, 1996, "3D Sites Add Depth to the Web."
• MacUser Spain 1992 Ð 1997, Exclusive cover illustrator for the monthly publication
• Macworld Magazine July, 1999, Featured artist in the ÒCreate GraphicsÓ feature; January, 1997, Featured artist; August, 1996, Issue cover and full-page illustration for cover article
• Publish Magazine March, 1996, Issue cover and featured artist
• Back Office Magazine July, 1996, Issue cover
• Mac Art & Design Summer, 1996, Volume 4I, N. 16. Featured artist

education
(1980-1986 )

Universidad Complutense de Madrid.Madrid

Faculty of Fine Arts
Completed a course of study equivalent to a four-year American B.A. in Fine Arts and Design.

postgraduate traning

SIGGRAPH00, 99, 98, 97, 96, 95, 94 Courses: Art and Technology, Design, Real-Time Graphics forEntertainment, Fundamentals and an overview of Computer Graphics, Human Interaction, Perception and Visualization.
Silicon Graphics S.A. Madrid 1992 “Irix for Users.” Three day seminar.
Macworld San Francisco. San Francisco, CA 1992 “Images & Tools: Electronic Design.” Two day seminar.
Adolph Glasser, Inc.San Francisco, CA 1992 “Tools of Image Design”. One day seminar.
Center for Electronic Art. San Francisco, CA, 1992 “Advanced Photoshop”. One day workshop.
Radio Television Institute & Spanish Professional Design Association. Madrid 1985“Design” One day seminar.
Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid. Madrid, 1984 “Luis Gordillo.” One month painting workshop
Fundacion Cultural de la Mancha. Almagro, Spain, 1982 Sculpture and Painting. One month scholarship.

lectures and papers

Designing Interfaces; a Process [ID]3 . Torino, Italy 2003
The art of desining interfaces [ID]3 . Madrid 2002
Understanding Cyberspace by Means of Two Screens Primer Congreso Universidad y Macintosh. UNIMAC 94 . Madrid 1994
Interactive Visual and Sound Object Installation in a Virtual Environment IAKTA-International workshop. Osaka, Japan 1993
The World of Electronic Photography and Digital Imagery FOTO Profesional Magazine. Madrid 1993
Digital Painting Aula 93, Salón del Estudiante y la Oferta Educativa. Madrid 1993
Digital Image and Graphic Design 4 Jornadas sobre autoedición , multimedia y diseño gráfico por ordenador . Madrid 1993
Digital Photography: Tangled in the Web of Art Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid. Madrid 1993
The Future of Electronic Publishing Apple Computer. Madrid 1992
Render Apple Silicon Graphic and Computer Arts & Developments. Madrid 1992
Digital Image Seminar Ministerio de Asuntos Sociales el Instituto de la Juventud. Gijon, Spain 1992
Synthetic Images and Computer Graphics Escuela Experimental de Comunicación Gráfica . Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia . Madrid 1992
Creativity and Production 19 Jornadas Nacionales Técnicas de Artes Gráficas, Apple Computer. Madrid 1991
The Ideology of Digital Art Visual Magazine. Madrid 1991 Art and Computers La Esfera, Radio Nacional de España. Madrid 1991
First Computer Artistic Creativity International Seminar Fundación Germán Sanchez Ruipérez. Madrid 1990
Electronic Publishing and Creativity Autoedicion y Diseño Grafico de Apple. Madrid 1990