Joel A. Hoekstra 3026 Menke Circle Omaha, NE 68134

Education:

Minnesota State University Moorhead
Bachelor of Fine Arts, December 22, 1995 -Cum Laude
Major: Pictorial Illustration
Overall GPA: 3.55

Additional Courses: Animation in Cinema, Beginning Filmmaking.

Work Experience:

Leo A Daly, Omaha, NE (04/02-present)
Architectural Rendering, Pictorial Illustration.

American Amusements International, Omaha, NE (09/96-06/2000)
Graphic Design Coordinator in charge of: Computer Game Illustration, Website Design, Desktop Publishing

Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, IA (06/96-06/96)
Taught drawing workshops for various age groups at community museum.

Plaid World Software, Saint Cloud, MN (01/94-06/94)
Designed opening level and various creatures for computer game, Death From Above, for Macintosh format.

Print World, Ocheyedan, IA (05/89-09/90)
Screen printing and graphic design work.

Software Experience:

Operating Systems: Macintosh OS (7, 8, 9) Windows (95, 98, 2000, NT, XP)

3-D Sofware: SketchUp, Piranesi, Artlantis, 3-D Studio Viz, 3-D Studio Max, Poser, Bryce, Canoma, Ray Dream Designer, Detailer, Corel CAD, Visual Reality

2-D Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Freehand, Corel Draw, Corel Paint, Painter, Gryphon Morph

Desktop Publishing: Adobe Pagemaker, Acrobat Exchange, PowerPoint, WordPerfect, Clarisworks, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Media Shout

Website Design: Knowledge of HTML, Javascript, Adobe GoLive, Frontpage 98, Claris Homepage, Arachnophilia

Honors:

1990 Keith M. Merrick Graphic Art Scholarship - Recipient
1990 MSU Foundation Art Scholarship - Recipient
1990 National Honors Society - Elected Member
2003 Leo A Daly - Architectural Illustrators Team Award
2004 Leo A Daly - Office Improvement Team Award