Dave Pearson

Digital Design teacher at Hillside High School
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States, US
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Spanish Limited working proficiency
  • Portuguese Elementary proficiency

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Credentials

  • Autodesk 3ds Max Certified User
    Certiport - A Pearson VUE Business
    Feb, 2022
    - Oct, 2024
  • Adobe Certified Professional in Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator
    Adobe
    Nov, 2021
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • Hillside High School
    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Digital Design teacher
      • Aug 2020 - Present

      Teach 2D & 3D Design and Animation to high school students. Courses taught: Digital Design & Animation (1 & 2), Technical Theatre, IB Computer Science -Instruct 2D design and animation: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate -Instruct 3D modeling and animation: Blender and 3DS Max -Teach the animation pipeline: writing, storyboards, layout -Teach Principles of Animation -Write, record, and edit instructional videos -Teach composition and shot selection -Demonstrate how to create and present creative work -Lead students through the development of character designs, color palettes -Member of Equity in Advanced Education committee -Receive continuing education in subject area -Lead students through iterative design process -Teach remote, hybrid, and in-person classes -Demonstrate drawing and sketching Show less

  • Hill Country Woodworks
    • Chapel Hill, NC
    • Partner, Designer, Builder
      • May 2016 - Apr 2020

      Design furniture for a small custom furniture company. - Designed furniture from concept drawings to final 3D models/renders - Created 3D models following technical specifications - Engineered and constructed furniture - Calculated project costs and met deadlines - Communicated with clients - Created marketing and promotional materials, managed company social media - Designed and coded company web site - Met with clients to determine project needs Design furniture for a small custom furniture company. - Designed furniture from concept drawings to final 3D models/renders - Created 3D models following technical specifications - Engineered and constructed furniture - Calculated project costs and met deadlines - Communicated with clients - Created marketing and promotional materials, managed company social media - Designed and coded company web site - Met with clients to determine project needs

  • Appalachian State University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Lecturer - Department of Applied Design
      • Jul 2014 - Jun 2016

      Taught a wide range of courses to undergraduate Industrial Design students Courses included: -Furniture design -Design Research & History -Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) -3D printing, lasercutting, CNC routing -Traditional and modern woodworking techniques -Welding and machining -Surface finishing (painting & textures) -Graphic Design -Visual Literacy/composition & color theory In addition to teaching, performed the following duties: - Member of Promotion & Branding committee for the Department of Applied Design - Provided career preparation services - Created a safe and supportive space for all students Show less

  • skram furniture co.
    • United States
    • Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Design Intern
      • Sep 2011 - Dec 2012

      - Learned and applied furniture fabrication techniques - Drafted 2D models of entire product line - Designed and built exhibition materials - Learned and applied furniture fabrication techniques - Drafted 2D models of entire product line - Designed and built exhibition materials

  • North Carolina State University
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Research Assistant
      • Mar 2011 - Aug 2011

      - Created GUI assets - Character modeling and rigging in 3DS Max for an interactive forensic analysis program - Met specifications and deadlines set by project lead - Created GUI assets - Character modeling and rigging in 3DS Max for an interactive forensic analysis program - Met specifications and deadlines set by project lead

Education

  • North Carolina State University
    Master's degree, Industrial Design
    2010 - 2013
  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte
    Graduate Certificate, Education
    2020 - 2021
  • UNC Chapel Hill
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology
    2006 - 2010
  • Chadron State College
    Bachelor's degree, Mathematics
    2019 -
  • Durham Technical Community College
    Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    2014 -
  • University of Minnesota
    Film/Cinema/Video Studies
    1998 - 2000

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