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Curriculum Vitae, William W. Scavone, M.A., C.M.I.

For more information or portfolio e-mail Bill.

Career Goal

Traditional and computer-assisted visualization, rendering, animation and interactive programs for the medical and biological fields. My primary interest is in producing illustrations that educate and help further the advancement of science and medicine.

Education/Certification

Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) (this is a link to my online CMI portfolio)
The Board of Certification of Medical Illustrators, Association of Medical Illustrators, 2001.

Master of Arts, Medical & Biological Illustration
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, May 1998.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cum Laude, General Fine Arts
Maryland Institute, College of Art, June 1993

Skills/Media

Digital
Photoshop, Illustrator, FreeHand, QuarkXPress, GoLive, PageMaker, Microsoft Office

Animation & 3D Modeling
Flash, AfterEffects, Lightwave, ElectricImage, FormZ

Traditional
Airbrush, Watercolor, Carbon Dust, Pen & Ink, Colored Pencil, Oil, Acrylic, Pastel

I am easily trained in new media and have also had experience in training others in medical illustration techniques.
I also thoroughly enjoy drawing the portrait, figure, and landscape.

Work Experience

May 2000 to present
Medical Illustrator & Interactive Media Designer
Interactive Media Laboratory, Department of Community & Family Medicine
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire

Illustration and visual design for interactive educational media. We have recently completed HIV Prevention Counseling: A Client-Centered Approach, a program to orient community-based HIV prevention counselors. I produced illustrations and interface elements for this program. Other duties include standard and interactive (Flash) animation, web design, and graphic design for packaging materials.

August 1998 to May 2000
Medical Illustrator, Med Art & Legal Graphics Co.
Akron, Ohio

Illustration and layout of demonstrative evidence exhibits for use in medical-legal litigation. Also produced short 2D and 3D computer animations for video and digital-video format demonstrative evidence. In an environment of rapid job turn-over and short deadlines, I have proven myself capable of producing a high volume of high-quality work quickly.

June 1997 to August 1997
Internship
Aquatic Pathobiology Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Conceived, storyboarded, and began production of a short 3D computer graphic animation to be used in a computer-based, interactive, multimedia program to educate middle and high school students about the processes of HIV infection, replication, and transfection.

January 1996 to February 1996
Internship
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, National Park Service
San Francisco, California

Created illustrations for a pamphlet and a wayside sign to inform the public about the threat of their unleashed dogs to the nesting habits of the Western Snowy Plover, a threatened species. Signs are posted along ten miles of Ocean Beach in San Francisco and the pamphlets are available to the public at NPS visitor centers. Also: organized slide collections and assisted with student tours and restoration of natural habitat.

August 1991 to July 1996
Shipping & Receiving Manager
Museum Shop, Baltimore Museum of Art
Baltimore, Maryland

Received and maintained inventory of the museum's bookstore/gift shop. Also packaged and shipped customer orders in a timely manner.

September 1990 to May 1993
Assistant Manager
Graphics Lab, Maryland Institute, College of Art
Baltimore, Maryland

Performed general maintainance of lab equipment, including black and white and color photocopiers, Apple Macintosh computers, and photostat camera. Installed software and ran diagnostic programs on the Macs. Also produced photostatic prints for the public and worked at the service desk.

Awards

2001
Will Shepard Award of Excellence: Educational Color
Association of Medical Illustrators Salon, Monterey, California, USA

1999
Popular Vote, Black & White Category
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators 31st Annual Juried Exhibit, Richland, Washington
(1 of 2 illustrations accepted & exhibited)

1998
Award of Excellence: Student Medical Tone
Association of Medical Illustrators Salon, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Certificate of Merit: Student Projection Media
Association of Medical Illustrators Salon, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1997
Award of Excellence, Student Editorial Illustration
Association of Medical Illustrators Salon, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Certificate of Merit, Student Medical Tone
Association of Medical Illustrators Salon, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Honors

Vesalian Research Grant, Vesalius Trust, 1998
William P. Didusch Scholarship, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1996-97 and 1997-98
Dean's List, The Maryland Institute, College of Art, 1989-1993
Eagle Scout, 1989

Professional Associations

Association of Medical Illustrators
Professional Member 1999-present
Student Member 1997-1998
Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
1999-present
Alliance for the Visual Arts 2002-present


Hardcopy portfolio samples, references, and academic transcripts available upon request.

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All artwork appearing on this site is ©1996-2003 William W. Scavone. All Rights Reserved.
To obtain permission for use, e-mail Bill.

Last Revision: January 2003.