Ashley Guyot

Lead Designer & Project Manager at Alan Pacific Group

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Work Experience

Alan Pacific Group

Lead Designer & Project Manager

Creating and preparing designs for various projects to be cut on CNC router and plasma cutter machines (steel lettering and artwork for signs, large scale stencils, decorative clocks, wooden plaques for golf tournament scoreboards, etc.) using Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and SketchUp.

Creation of 2D illustrations (Photoshop) and 3D mock-ups (SketchUp) of in-house construction and marketing events.

Creation and management of in-house marketing materials such as brochures, logos, business cards, fliers, posters etc.

Acting as a liaison between the CEO of the company and other project managers.

Additional design related (and unrelated) tasks as necessary.
January 2011 - Present Los Angeles, California, United States

Alan Pacific Group

Graphic Designer & Executive Assistant

Created logos, brochures, business cards and other company related artwork and marketing materials using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

Produced a layout manual for equipment set-up and illustrated images for sports
instruction booklets

Created layouts and illustrations for a sports magazine and tips articles.

Completed various miscellaneous administrative tasks for the CEO as needed, such as paperwork, emails, phone calls, office work, resume reviews, etc.
May 2005 - March 2010 Los Angeles, California, United States

Inglewood Unified School District

After School Education and Safety (A.S.E.S) Instructor

Created lesson plans designed to be fun, engaging, and convey specific art skills.

Taught, supervised, and guided 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students through projects, including starting two revenue-generating class businesses.

Supplied and created materials as needed.

Assisted with homework and provided light tutoring.
January 2012 - June 2013 Inglewood, California, United States

The Sprocketeers

Character Designer

Created preliminary designs for three main characters and primary prop of an independent animated series.

Lent early visual direction to the style of the show.
July 2012 - April 2014 Los Angeles, California, United States

Education

Loyola Marymount University

Bachelor of Arts Animation, Minor Studio Arts

Cum Laude (2007)
LMU School of Film and Television (SFTV) Dean's List (2007)
SFTV Bill Cosby Award (2007)
Cosgrove Family Endowed Scholarship (2006-2007)
Sony Fellowship Program (2007-2008)
September 2003 - August 2007 Los Angeles, California, United States

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Character Design, Corel Painter , Digital Painting/Illustration, Life Drawing, Manga Studio, Scrivener, Sketchup, Some 2D/CG Animation, Some Graphic Design, Story Development,

Additional Experience

CUSTOMER SERVICE CASHIER
PEARL ARTS & CRAFTS SUPPLIES
May 2006 – February 2010

CHARACTER ILLUSTRATOR/CREATOR
HAIR EXTRAORDINAIRE
August 2008 – October 2008

ILLUSTRATOR
SHABSAI UVSITZKY
December 2007 – October 2008

PROJECT ASSISTANT/COMPOSITING
The Ezekiel Project
November 2007 – November 2007

ASSISTANT TO HEAD OF ANIMATION, Summer Creative Film Making Workshop
Loyola Marymount University
July 2007

LEAD ANIMATOR/DIRECTOR
PARABLE" (ANIMATED FILM)
August 2006 – May 2007 (10 months)

VISUAL EFFECTS INTERN
LATITUDE MEDIA CONTENT DESIGN
October 2006 – February 2007

CHARACTER DESIGNER/PRINCIPLE ARTIST
Hidad Studios
November 2004 – January 2007

STORYBOARD ARTIST
"King of Glory" Project, Tjae Entertainment
November 2006 – December 2006 (2 months)

CONCEPT ARTIST/CHARACTER DESIGNER
"SEMILLA" (Independent Animated Film)
November 2005 – September 2006

CHARACTER DESIGNER, FLASH ANIMATOR/ PROGRAMMER, "SHAMAN THE DRUM MASTER" (FLASH GAME)
Loyola Marymount University
February 2006 – May 2006

ART TEACHER (Seasonal Position)
St. Gerard Majella Elementary School
June 2006 – August 2006

ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR / MENTOR
Art Smart Mentorship Program
January 2005 – May 2005

IND. DIRECTOR
"Insert Title Here"
January 2005 – May 2005