Matthew H. Sharack sharackula.com/portfolio 4114 Franklin Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 • Mobile: (310) 916-6597 • [email protected] Sharackula April 2011 – Present Freelance Artist/Illustrator . PSYOP: Environment concept designs for pitch materials. DreamWorks TV: Environment concept designs for not yet announced television show . DreamWorks TV: Prop design for upcoming Puss in Boots television series . Nick Digital: Designed Title Font, Title Card and pitch materials for Welcome to the Wayne . Talenthouse.com: Winner of contest to create artwork for international DJ’s new record . Bandit Hideout: Created artwork for snowboard company show booth and catalogues for SIA 2013 DreamWorks Animation SKG January 2014 - February 2015 Story and Editorial Coordinator, Trolls . Managing the Editorial crew to produce scripted and storyboarded Executive Screenings and Preview every 3- 4 months . Teamed with Directors, Writers and Producers regarding story and editorial needs such as transcriptions, scheduling and extensive note taking . Ensuring all scratch and production dialogue is recorded and logged . Facilitated workflow and scheduling between coordinators and production assistants DreamWorks Animation SKG January 2005 – April 2011 Art Coordinator, Puss in Boots August 2008 – April 2011 . Managed set-up of review meetings for Director and other production management . Took notes for all daily status meetings with Artists, in addition to Director and CEO meetings . Organized all Artist folders and artwork according to character and location . Assisted Production Designer, Art Director and all Artists as needed . Researched art reference for film . Created sequence breakdowns, asset lists and surfacing call out sheets . Assisted Art Production Supervisor in keeping calendar updated as production needs changed Story and Script Coordinator, Monsters vs. Aliens July 2006 – August 2008 . Managed all notes and edits to script to ensure script was always current . Transcribed Storyboard Artist pitches . Ensured all scratch and production dialogue was recorded . Took notes for all Director/CEO meetings . Worked with Editorial Coordinator to ensure collaboration between Editorial and Story departments . Helped Production Manager maintain current schedule with Artist deadlines Story and Editorial Production Assistant, Shrek the Third January 2005 – June 2006 . Supported Story Artists, Story staff and Editorial staff . Ensured Sequence Flip Books were up-to-date . Assisted Director and Producer in cross-site meetings Nickelodeon January 2002 – June 2003 Assistant Digital Artist, Dora the Explorer . Assisted Artists in creation of Story Flip Book for Dora the Explorer Research Department . Scanned Artist drawings and Painted backgrounds for Story Flip Book EDUCATION New York University, New York, NY; Bachelor of Fine Arts, Film & Television; May 2002 COMPUTER SKILLS Photoshop, Maya (beginner), Illustrator (beginner), and Linux. Advanced skills in most major Macintosh and PC software .