NEVIN PONTIOUS

Vegabond
Photographer
USA, Australia, Central America
September 2009 - Present

BODE goods
Creative Director
Phoenix, AZ
June 2012 - Present
Industrial strength goods and wares. Tasks include branding and metal fabrication.

Deus ex Machina
Manual Labor
Venice, CA
February 2012
Blood, sweat, and tears went into the transformation of a flowershop on the corner of Venice Blvd and Lincoln Ave into the DEUS Emporium of Postmodern Activities. I was there to help. Metal stripping, jackhammering, and general building.

russell+hazel
Designer / Sales Assistant
Minneapolis, MN
September 2010 - January 2012
Design and development of office organizational products. Design duties include prototype building, website graphics, event planning and branding, and product merchandising in the retail environment. Flagship store duties included sales, customer service, stocking inventory, and packing and shipping orders.

USI Technology Services
Graphic Design Assistant
Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
February 2006 - May 2009
Arizona State University website updates, graphic solutions, web application testing and 360 virtual tour panoramic photography. Duties also included general IT diagnostics.

Ham in the Fridge
Graphic Design Intern
Minneapolis, MN
June 2008 - August 2008
Worked on interactive web game design and proposals. Created Flash animations for Target: Star Wars toy campaign. Web ideation for Carol.com. Web banners for Target Halloween campaign. Gained experience working with copywriters and flash developers.

ASU Skysong Innovation Center
Student Graphic Designer
Scottsdale AZ
December 2007 - January 2008
This positition was held to work on the project of designing a poster celebrating achievements of Arizona State University’s sustainable initiatives to hang in the ASU Skysong Innovation Center. Duties also included installation of the hanging hardware.

Recognition

2010 Best Long Distance - Kuranda Motorcycle Expo, Queensland Australia

2009 ASU Martin Luther King Jr design campaign winner

2008 Outstanding Third Year Student Performance Award
Visual Communication Design, Arizona State University

2008 Architecture 2030 Photo Contest Finalist

Extra Qualifications

My experience in the InnovationSpace program at Arizona State University gave me a working knowledge of product design, branding, and development. The program also taught extensively about biomimicry, the concept of applying strategies found in nature to solve complex design problems in a way that is conducive to life. This knowledge was applied in the design and development of a product used in the healthcare environment sponsored by Herman Miller. This experience of designing with a group of Industrial Designers, Engineers, and Business students gave me insight to working and meeting deadlines in a dynamic multidisciplinary team environment.

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