Dave Allison

Email	dave@hybridp.org
Portfolio	http://www.hybridp.org/dave/portfolio/

Qualifications
Degrees	Master of Science in Computer Animation with Merit Bachelor of Science with Second Class Honours (First Division) in Music Composition and Technology
Diplomas	BTEC National Diploma in Music Technology BTEC Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design
A Levels	Art and Design, and English.

Work History
October 1998 - Present	Hybrid Productions	Lead Creative
3D modelling, texturing, animation, and rendering. Designing environments, from draw concepts, to textured 3D models. Managing junior creatives. Graphic design, including graphics for digital and for print. Music composition, including the composition of over one hundred original pieces. Music production, including use of many digital audio workstations, sequencers, mixing desks, microphones, recording equipment, effects units, processors, synthesizers, and samplers. Video production, including camera work, video editing, and preparation of videos for the Web. Photography, including shooting with digital single lens reflex cameras and digital processing. Linux system administration with S.u.S.E. Linux, Linux Red Hat, Slackware Linux, and Mandrakelinux. This included building custom kernels, Apache, Bash, Sendmail, NFSD, FTPD, SSHD, and X-Windows. Web design, including HTML, image optimization, search engine optimisation, and XHTML. Online advertising, including copy writing, setting up profiles on Web sites, and running campaigns using Facebook and Last.fm. Computer building, including complete system builds from parts, such as central processing units, motherboards, graphics cards, memory chips, hard disk drives, and sound cards. Computer network engineering, including Ethernet, routers, switches, and hubs.
October 2009 - Present	Omnisentient	Lead Designer
3D modelling, texturing, animation, and rendering. Designing environments, from draw concepts, to textured 3D models. Designing characters, from draw concepts, to rigged, textured 3D models. Character animation, including key framing, motion capture, and facial animation. Designing vehicles, from draw concepts, to textured 3D models. Designing props, from draw concepts, to textured 3D models. Game design, including art direction, game design documents, engine specification documents, mapping, and prose writing. Management. Graphic design, including graphics for digital and for print. Linux system administration with S.u.S.E. Linux. This included Apache, Bash, FTPD, SSHD, and X-Windows. Web design, including HTML, image optimization, search engine optimisation, and XHTML. Computer building, including complete system builds from parts, such as central processing units, motherboards, graphics cards, memory chips, hard disk drives, and sound cards. Computer network engineering, including Ethernet, routers, and switches.
October 2009 - Present	igloo paowow	Web Designer
Web design, including consultancy, HTML, search engine optimisation, Apache, and S.u.S.E. Linux.
January 2011 - October 2012	Ramtac	Web Design and Development Manager
Management. Graphic design, including graphics for digital and for print. Linux system administration with S.u.S.E. Linux. This included Apache, Bash, Sendmail, FTPD, SSHD, Samba, MySQL Server, and X-Windows. Web design and development, including PHP, HTML, image optimization, search engine optimisation, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, Flash, and ActionScript. Online advertising, including copy writing, setting up profiles on Web sites, running campaigns using Google Adwords, and banner design. Pitching. Computer building, including complete system builds from parts, such as central processing units, motherboards, graphics cards, memory chips, hard disk drives, and sound cards.
April 2010 - June 2010	Design Portfolio	Modeller and Animator
3D modelling, animation, and rendering. Modelling characters, to create rigged, 3D models. Character animation with key framing.
June - July 2008	Whittard of Chelsea	Web Developer
Web development and design, including HTML, CSS, graphic design, image optimization, and JavaScript.
June - July 2006	INUF	System Administrator
Linux system administration with S.u.S.E. Linux. This included Apache, Bash, Sendmail, FTPD, SSHD, Samba, TCP/IP, S.u.S.E. Firewall, and YaST. Computer network engineering, including Ethernet, routers, and switches.
September - October 2002	INUF	System Administrator
Linux system administration with S.u.S.E. Linux. This included Apache, Bash, Sendmail, FTPD, SSHD, Samba, TCP/IP, S.u.S.E. Firewall, YaST, and X-Windows. Computer building, including complete system builds from parts, such as central processing units, motherboards, graphics cards, memory chips, hard disk drives, and sound cards. Computer network engineering, including Ethernet, routers, and switches. Windows installation and configuration.
November 1995 - August 2002	V Collective	Lead Creative
3D modelling, texturing, animation, and rendering. Designing environments, from draw concepts, to textured 3D models. Designing props, from draw concepts, to textured 3D models. Managing junior creatives. Graphic design, including graphics for digital and for print. Video production, including video editing and preparation of videos for the Web. Photography, including shooting and digital processing. Pitching. Linux system administration with S.u.S.E. Linux, Linux Red Hat, Slackware Linux, and Mandrakelinux. This included building custom kernels, Apache, Bash, Sendmail, NFSD, FTPD, SSHD, and X-Windows. Web design, including HTML, image optimization, JavaScript, and search engine optimisation. Computer building, including complete system builds from parts, such as central processing units, motherboards, graphics cards, memory chips, hard disk drives, and sound cards. Computer network engineering, including Ethernet, routers, switches, and hubs.
June 2001 - March 2002	ITV Digital	Web Designer
Web design, including HTML, graphic design, Flash, ActionScript, JavaScript, image optimization, and search engine optimisation. Built an interface for a set top box. This included HTML, graphic design, JavaScript and image optimization. Linux system administration with Slackware Linux. This included building custom kernels, Apache, Bash, FTPD, and X-Windows.
November 2001 - February 2002	The College of North East London	Designer
Built an Intranet site. This included HTML, graphic design, and image optimization.
October - December 2000	On Digital	Web Designer
Web design, including HTML and image optimization.
October 1999 - July 2000	The European Data Corporation	Designer
3D modelling, texturing, animation, and rendering. Multimedia production, including Director, animation, Lingo, and sound design. Linux system administration with Linux Red Hat, Slackware Linux, and Mandrakelinux. This included building custom kernels, Apache, Bash, FTPD, and X-Windows. Web design, including HTML, JavaScript, image optimization, and search engine optimisation.
November 1998 - November 1999	igloo	Web Designer
Web design, including HTML, graphic design, consultancy, JavaScript, image optimization, and search engine optimisation. Video production, including video editing and preparation of videos for the Web.
April 1996 - July 1999	Limitless	Designer
Graphic design. Web design, including HTML and search engine optimisation. Photograph processing, including scanning and image optimization.
February 1999	Dorling Kindersley Limited	Graphic Designer
Designed a book cover. This included use of Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and Freehand. Searched for and retrieved photographs from the photography archive.
December 1997	Swisscom	Designer
3D modelling, texturing, and rendering. Designing environments, from draw concepts, to textured 3D models. Designing props, from draw concepts, to textured 3D models. Graphic design. Interface design.
July 1997	LEP International	Web Designer
Web design, including HTML.
March 1997	J Sainsbury plc	Designer
Web design, including HTML, graphic design, and search engine optimisation. Photograph processing, including scanning and image optimization.
April - July 1996	Carsource	Graphic Designer
Photograph processing, including scanning and image optimization.
October 1995 - March 1996	SCI Magazine	Web Designer
Web design, including graphic design, HTML, and image optimization. 3D modelling, texturing, and rendering.

Computing Skills
Skill	Level	Years Experience	Skill	Level	Years Experience	Skill	Level	Years Experience
3ds Max	Expert	13	Infini-D	Competent	3	QuarkXPress	Competent	6
Access	Competent	10	JavaScript	Competent	11	RealServer	Competent	1
ActionScript	Competent	6	jQuery	Competent	2	Reason	Competent	6
After Effects	Competent	3	Logic	Expert	16	Samba	Competent	8
Apache	Expert	14	Lingo	Competent	13	Sendmail	Competent	14
Audition	Expert	12	Linux Redhat	Competent	2	Slackware Linux	Expert	8
BASIC	Competent	7	Mac OS	Expert	19	SoftImage	Competent	4
Bryce	Expert	13	Mandrakelinux	Competent	8	Solaris	Competent	4
CityEngine	Basic	1	MaxMSP	Expert	4	SQL	Expert	3
CorelDraw	Expert	15	Maya	Expert	5	sshd	Competent	11
CSS	Expert	4	Mental Ray	Competent	12	SunOS	Competent	12
Cubase	Expert	18	MojoWorld	Competent	7	S.u.S.E. Linux	Expert	12
Director	Expert	14	MotionBuilder	Competent	1	TCP/IP	Expert	16
Dreamweaver	Expert	3	MS-DOS	Expert	19	The GIMP	Expert	7
Flash	Competent	6	MySQL Server	Competent	3	TrueSpace	Competent	4
Finale	Expert	4	nfsd	Expert	9	UNIX	Expert	15
FreeBSD	Competent	9	Nuendo	Competent	1	Windows	Expert	21
Freehand	Competent	1	Photoshop	Expert	19	Wireshark	Competent	6
ftpd	Expert	14	PHP	Expert	3	Word	Expert	19
HomeSite	Expert	12	Poser	Competent	6	XML	Competent	2
HTML	Expert	17	PowerPoint	Competent	10	XSL	Competent	2
Illustrator	Competent	11	Premiere	Expert	13	XHTML	Expert	3
InDesign	Competent	5	Pro Tools	Competent	1	YaST	Expert	12

Music and Audio Equipment Skills
Skill	Level	Years Experience	Skill	Level	Years Experience
Akai S2000	Competent	2	Fostex R8	Competent	2
Akai S2800	Competent	2	Kurzweil K2000	Competent	2
Akai S3000XL	Expert	2	Roland JD-800	Competent	1
Akai S3200	Expert	2	Roland Juno 60	Expert	18
Akai S950	Competent	2	Roland PG-800	Expert	16
Alesis ADAT	Competent	2	Roland S-50	Expert	14
Alesis Quadraverb	Competent	2	Roland S-760	Expert	2
Boss SE-70	Expert	13	Roland SH-101	Competent	1
Control Synthesis Deep Bass Nine	Expert	3	Roland Super JX-10	Expert	16
Emu Emax II	Competent	2	Soundcraft Spirit Studio CH24	Expert	12
Emu ESI-32	Competent	2	Yamaha O1V	Competent	3
Fostex D-5	Expert	11	Yamaha ProMix 01	Competent	1

Other Skills
Skill	Level	Years Experience	Skill	Level	Years Experience
Acting	Competent	28	Music Composition	Expert	21
Drawing	Competent	18	Music Production	Expert	19
Driving	Expert	18	Painting	Competent	15
Drumming	Competent	21	Photography	Competent	27

Interests

I compose and perform electronic music as part of a group. We record music in our home studios and release it on the Internet. We enjoy taking our equipment out to clubs and festivals, and playing live with original projected visuals. I also enjoy DJing and listening to many types of music. I create still images and animations on my computer systems and distribute them on the Internet. I enjoy cycling and swimming.

Work Examples
Modelling
Animation
Design
Art
Web sites	Dave Allison http://www.hybridp.org/dave/ Hybrid Productions http://www.hybridp.org/ Igloo http://www.hybridp.org/igloo/
Music	Artist Title Hydrogene Shiken (Shiyan mix) Exisonic Fifty Four Exisonic Forty Three Hydrogene Ogan One Way Street of New Thought Canyon Hydrogene Emit (Tardi mix) Hydrogene Xuanlude Exisonic Klin

Graphics, text, and HTML by Dave Allison. Last updated 25/10/2012