Fran Krause's Resume<title> <meta name="description" content="Animator Fran Krause's Resume."> </head> <body bgcolor="#ebfcc3" link="75bf08" alink="black" vlink="75bf08"> <LINK REL="SHORTCUT ICON" HREF="http://www.frankrause.com/favicon.ico"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://www.frankrause.com/franimation/wp-content/themes/franimation_theme/style.css"> <style type="text/css"> p { margin-left: 15px; line-height: 1.2em; } </style> <table border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td width="50"> </td> <td ,="" valign="top" width="220"> <font color="#000000" face="arial" size="1"> <br> <a href="http://www.frankrause.com"><img src="frankrause_1.gif" alt="Fran Krause" border="0"></a> <br><br><br> <i>FRAN KRAUSE</i><br> <A HREF="mailto:frankrause@gmail.com">frankrause at gmail.com</A><br> <br> <img src="line.gif" alt="line"> <br> <a href="http://www.frankrause.com/animation.html">Quicktime Animations</a><br> <a href="http://www.frankrause.com/franimation">News / Blog / Franimation</a><br> <a href="http://www.frankrause.com/sketchbook.html">Sketchbook</a><br> <a href="http://www.frankrause.com/resume.htm">Resume & Contact</a><br> <a href="http://www.frankrause.com/links.html">Links</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/frankrause"><img src=http://www.frankrause.com/arrow.gif border="0"> YouTube Animations</a><br> <br style="line-height: .5em" <img src="line.gif" alt="line"><br> <br> © 2007-2008<br> <img src="bottom.gif" alt="bottom"> </font></td> <td> <img src="resume.gif"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="600"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="4" valign="middle"> <p></p></td></tr></tbody><tbody> <tr><td valign="middle" width="21%"> <p> </p> <p> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="79%"> <br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="21%"> <p>EXPERIENCE</p></td> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="79%"> <p>9/2007 - Present <br> <u>Mercy College</u> New York, New York <br> <b>Professor</b> <br> Animation Instructor for the Computer Arts & Technology Department.<br> </p> <p>11/2007 - 7/2008 <br> <u>Augenblick Studios</u> Brooklyn, New York <br> <b>Character Designer</b> <br> Flash. <br> </p><p>9/2005 - 6/2008 <br> <u>Pratt University</u> Brooklyn, New York <br> <b>Animation Coordinator</b> <br> Curriculum planning and management of Traditional Animation. <br> </p><p>9/2003 - 6/2008 <br> <u>Pratt University</u> Brooklyn, New York <br> <b>Visiting Professor</b> <br> Professor of <u>4D</u> for the Freshman Foundation Department. <br> Professor of <u>Animation II</u> for the Media Arts Department. <br> </p><p>2/2007 - 9/2007 <br> <u>Cartoon Network Studios</u> New York, New York <br> <b>Creator, Writer and Director of animated pilot "The Upstate Four"</b> <br> Flash, Final Cut, After Effects <br> </p><p>12/2005 - 2/2007 <br> <u>Mechanism Digital</u> New York, New York <br> <b>Animator / Compositor / Designer</b> <br> After Effects, Maya, Photoshop. <br> </p><p>11/2004 - 11/2005 <br> <u>Curious Pictures</u> New York, New York <br> <b>Animator</b> <br> After Effects & Flash Animator for "Little Einstein" <br> </p><p>5/2004 - 12/2004 <br> <u>New York University</u> New York, New York <br> <b>Professor</b> <br> School of Continuing and Professional Studies<br> Center for Advance Digital Applications<br> Professor for <u>Motion Graphics Design</u>, <u>Maya</u>, and <u>After Effects</u>. <br> <br> 6/2003 - 2/2004<br> <u>So! Animation</u> New York, New York <br> <b>Animation Director</b> <br> Animated commercials, wrote storyboards, created Motion Graphics, and television shorts.</p> <p>9/2003 - 12/2003 <br> <u>Mercy College</u> White Plains, New York <br> <b>Professor</b> <br> Professor of <u>Sequence, Time + Space</u> for the Computer Arts & Technology Department. </p> <p>1/2002 - Present <br> <u>Animation Cowboys</u> New York, New York <br> <b>Animation Director</b> <br> Animated commercials, public service announcements, multimedia presentations, and television segments for Saturday Night Live. Developed a second animated series for The Cartoon Network.</p> <p>8/2000 - 10/2002 <br> <u>Animation Cowboys</u> Providence, Rhode Island <br> <b>Animation Director</b> <br> Managed all facets of production for pilot episode of "Utica Cartoon" for Cartoon Network. Served as writer, animator, editor, producer, voice actor, sound recorder, musician, and camera operator.</p> <p>7/1999 - 6/2000 <br> <u>Nickelodeon Animation Studios</u> New York, New York <br> <b>Animator</b> <br> Animated preschool series "Blue's Clues," using After Effects, Media 100, and Photoshop.</p> <p>7/1996 - 8/1997 <br> <u>Animotion</u> Syracuse, New York <br> <b>Animator</b> <br> Produced commercial spots, computer-composited animation, and video games. <br> <br> <br> <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="21%"> <p>EDUCATION</p></td> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="79%"> <p>12/1995 - 6/1999 <br> <u>Rhode Island School of Design</u> Providence, Rhode Island <br> <b>Teaching Assistant</b> <br> Assisted in college courses in animation, computer animation, puppet animation, Photoshop, and graphic design. </p> <p>6/1999 <u>Rhode Island School of Design</u> Providence, Rhode Island <br> <b>Bachelor's Degree</b> <br> BFA from the Department of Film, Animation & Video</p> <p>6/1995 <br> <u>Munson Williams Proctor Institute</u> Utica, New York <br> <b>High School Bridge Program</b> <br> Foundation Studies in Art<br> <br> <br> <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="21%"> <p>SKILLS</p></td> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="79%"> <p>After Effects, Maya, XSI, Flash, Photoshop, Avid, Premier, Film Editing, HTML, Quicken, Excel, Cakewalk, Media 100, CTP Cartoon Television Program, Take 2<br> <br> <br> </p></td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="21%"> <p>AWARDS AND HONORS</p></td> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="79%"> <p>Independent film, "Mister Smile" has been featured in more than thirty festivals and has received the following awards:<br> <b>Silver Hugo Award</b>, Chicago International Film Festival <br> <b>First Prize Undergraduate Film</b>, Ottawa Student Animation Festival <br> <b>Silver Spire Award</b>, San Francisco International Film Festival<br> <b>First Prize Animation</b>, USA Film Festival <br> <b>First Prize Animation</b>, Atlanta Film and Video Festival <br> <b>Honorable Mention</b> Student category, ASIFA-East Animation Awards <br> <b>Finalist</b>, Student Academy Awards <br></p> <p>Independent film, "Box Factory" has has received the <br> <b>Excellence in Writing/Humor</b>, ASIFA-East Animation Awards <br></p> <p>Independent film, "Moonraker" has has received the <br> <b>Excellence in Soundtrack</b>, ASIFA-East Animation Awards <br></p> <p>Independent film, "Robot Dance Party" has has received the <br> <b>Excellence in Soundtrack</b>, ASIFA-East Animation Awards <br></p> <p>Animated Pilot, "Upstate Four" has has received the <br> <b>Excellence in Animation</b>, ASIFA-East Animation Awards <br></p> <br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr><td valign="top" width="21%"> <p>REFERENCES</p></td> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="79%"> <p><b>References available on request.</b><br><br><br></p></td> </tr> <tr><td valign="middle" width="21%"> </td> <td colspan="3" valign="middle" width="79%"> <font color="#000000" face="arial" size="2"> </font><p><font color="#000000" face="arial" size="2"> <b><a href="http://www.frankrause.com">HOME</a></b></font></p></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>