David Wagner
Founder and Creative Director · dot Problems
ORANGE, CAIn My Own Words
Skilled at maximizing brand awareness using social media using Wordpress, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, deviantArt, Pinterest, Etsy, and Google+.
Work Experience
Founder and Creative Director
dot Problems2009 – Present
- Created www.dotproblems.com, a humor and satire site focusing on pop and geek culture. - Write and illustrate all content on site. - Provide public relations by organizing trade convention and art show attendance. This includes all pre-attendance media promotion. - Responsible for licensing and sale of artwork. - Regular contributor to Eat/Geek/Play a website devoted to nerd culture, food and games. - Frequent guest sketch artist at Nerdcore concerts. - Artist Alley exhibitor at WonderCon. - Special guest at the Long Beach Comic-Con/Long Beach Comic Expo. - Art gallery showings curated by Tiki Machine, LLC and A Little Known Shop. - Writer/Producer of the YouTube web series "ROOMIES" and the short film "Ante Up".
Production Coordinator
Ace Exhibits, Inc2015 – Present
- Preflight management- Efficiently edit and approve artwork in terms of dimensions and technical specifications for production. - Interfaced with clients to incorporate feedback. - Created and managed templates for new products in PrintNow’s web to print solution. - Troubleshoot customer submitted graphic design files. - Coordinate printing issues with lead seamstress and production. - Managed graphics design team consisting of employees and freelance team members
eLearning Manager
MaxKnowledge, Inc.2007 – 2013
- Responsible for the day-to-day management of the online business. - Provided organizational, sales, administrative and customer support. - Provided Quality Assurance by reviewing new course content for issues and adherence to company guidelines. - Designed advertisements and marketing materials for associate partners. - Oversaw production of printed collateral for partners. - Developed new technologies with VP of Technology to streamline support issues. These included a new support panel for rapid customer response and course completion management tools.
Art Director
Farheap Solutions2005 – 2007
- Provided art direction, mentorship, and coaching to direct reports on specific projects ensuring high quality design concepts. - Managed multiple internal and external project timelines with exceptional attention to detail and met tight deadlines. - Interacted regularly with creative partners and other agency departments as needed for completion of assigned projects. - Delivered conceptual development of projects, including brainstorms, comps, layouts, development and refinement of products’ look-and-feel. - Created unique corporate logos for a diverse array of companies. - Responsible for Quality Assurance of final printed materials.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Blizzard Entertainment2003 – 2004
- Created and executed project test strategy and test plans. - Collaborated with developers, product managers, operations, and other members of the team in testing requirements and release planning. - Designed, wrote, and executed integration, regression and system test plans and matrices for the application. - Managed product defects and their resolution. - Documented, communicated, and escalated defects discovered during the project life cycle, working directly with the developers and project managers to ensure appropriate follow-through to resolution.
Senior Artist
Cyber Warrior, Inc.1995 – 2002
- Created game art, including 3D low polygon modeling, mapping, animation; 2D character concepts for an MMORPG; and texture maps. Tools used included Photoshop and 3DS Max. - Worked with the project team by providing the original concepts and creative input through delivery.