Christopher Fernandez

Adjunct Professor @ Drexel University

About

Graphic Designer and Animator through a variety of current programs and technologies. Full time experience in a variety of consulting and full time roles. Including design, illustration, ActionScript and animation. Particular interest lay in collaborative design teams, animation, illustration, web development through XML and CSS and ActionScript. Specialties: Expert: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe ImageReady, Alias Maya, Alias Motionbuilder, Discreet 3d Studio Max Intermediate: XML, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Adobe After Effects, Corel Painter, CorelDraw, Discreet Combustion

Country

United States

City

Philadelphia

Industry

Marketing & Advertising

Skill

Usability Testing, Character Animation, Branding & Identity, User-centered Design, Corporate Identity, Graphic Design, Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Illustration, User Experience, Web Design, Animation, Adobe Creative Suite, XHTML, Information Architecture

Experience

Adjunct Professor

Drexel University

2010-3 - Present · 16 yrs 7 mos

Adjunct Professor for Drexel University's College of Media Art & Design teaching Fundamentals of Interactive Design (Photoshop & Illustrator).

SVP, Group Creative Director

Allen & Gerritsen

2024-10 - 2026-3 · 1 yr 6 mos

Philadelphia, PA

VP, Group Creative Director

Allen & Gerritsen

2019-7 - 2024-10 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Greater Philadelphia

VP, Creative Director

Allen & Gerritsen

2018-4 - 2019-7 · 1 yr 4 mos

Philadelphia, PA

Associate Creative Director

Brownstein Group

2011-11 - 2018-4 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Senior Designer

Piehead Productions

2010-3 - 2011-10 · 1 yr 8 mos

Philadelphia

Senior Interactive Designer

Lorel Marketing Group, A Brand Engagement Company

2008-8 - 2010-3 · 1 yr 8 mos

Full time position as the senior designer in a brand agency. Brought in to the company to help shape the direction of the interactive department. Helped turn around the delivery time through revamping the work flow and organization as well as adding new design & technical capabilities for the department. Heavy use of Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Web Designer

Radial Inc.

2007-12 - 2008-8 · 9 mos

Full time position as a designer in an agency environment. Dealing with numerous high profile clients (NBA, MLB, Dick’s Sporting, PBS, etc) on a daily basis. Primary responsibilities include site advertisement design and rotations, flash development and brand definition. Regularly act as an instructor during weekly internal ActionScript meetings. Turned around the Small Projects vertical through prompt delivery and increased quality. Heavy use of Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator.

Freelance Web Designer

Washington Wizards

2007-10 - 2007-11 · 2 mos

Freelance position to design Washington Wizards’ new interactive cheerleading page. Developed in Flash with interactive galleries, news, video and multimedia downloads.

Freelance Animator

Electric Kite

2007-8 - 2007-9 · 2 mos

Character design and animation using Flash, Photoshop and Illustrator for GSK ‘e-blast’ congratulatory e-mail. Received ahead of schedule and have been congratulated directly by members of the company. Continual work required for successive iterations.

Multimedia Designer

P&O Cruises

2006-10 - 2007-3 · 6 mos

Extended contract requiring autonomous decision making in a designer/developer role. Worked to combine Flash and HTML/CSS/JavaScript to an outstanding and professional site for their newest cruise ship, Ventura. . The Final project has been featured in best-selling UK creative art magazine, Computer Arts (issue 134).

Freelance Designer/Developer

Electric Kite

2006-6 - 2006-7 · 2 mos

Freelance position requiring competitive designing between multiple artists for the PBS kids show 'Good Night Sprouts'. The resulting designs were then chosen and combined with others to create the final product. Further work was done in illustration and animation on the site as well as minor Flash implementation and problem solving in a team environment.