CV

CV

CASEY A. CRUZ

 

 

 

ART & DESIGN SKILLS

Graphic Design | Digital Illustration

Web Design | Photo Editing

CSS | HTML

3D Modeling | Painting

Drawing  | Printmaking

 

SOFTWARE

Adobe Creative Cloud
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign

Autodesk Maya

Clip Studio Software

Clip Studio Paint

Procreate

Microsoft Office
Word
Powerpoint
Excel

Google Apps
Docs
Slides
Sheets

Website Builders

WordPress
Wix
DotCMS

Operating Systems
Mac
Windows

PUBLICATIONS

Trinity: Vampire- The Prologue (2023)

 

 

 

EDUCATION

William Paterson University of New Jersey

Honor’s College

Bachelor’s of Fine Arts- Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking-  Graduation 05/23

3.9 GPA

 

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Senior Thesis Project- William Paterson University of New Jersey, Wayne, NJ (06/22 – 05/23)

Composing a comic book publication

• Pencilling, inking, and coloring illustrations

Juxtaposing text and images to convey a narrative

•Utilizing Clip Studio Paint, Adobe InDesign, and After Effects

Freelance Design Projects- Studio, Paterson, NJ (07/22 – Present)

Communicating with clients about elements of the design

•Crafting logos and packaging materials using Clip Studio and Adobe Illustrator

•Combining aspects of typography, color theory, and principles of design in products

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

William Paterson University (08/21- 05/23) – Wayne, NJ

Working in a team setting both remotely and on-site

•Utilizing CSS, JS, and HTML to create user-friendly webpage information and graphics

•Communicating with clients to troubleshoot web errors and update departmental information

 

EXHIBITIONS


•”Horses and Hounds” at ArtLab Gallery in Mendham, NJ (2023)

•”HERE IT IS” at Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ (2023)

•”Mystical and Magical Art Exhibit” at Boneyard Boutique in Boonton, NJ (2023)

•”Hangups II” Smush Gallery in Jersey City, NJ (2023)

•”Born to Be Wild” Arts on Main Gallery in Rockaway, NJ (2023)

•”Portraits of Humanity” Arts on Main Gallery in Rockaway, NJ (2023) 

•Curated a student art exhibition titiled “Now They See Us” (2022)

•MoCCA Fest participant on behalf of William Paterson University (2022, 2023)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• William Paterson University Creative Excellence in Digital Art and Design Award (2023)

•Howard Leighton Endowed Scholarship Recipient (2022)

•SpaceTime 2021 Students’ Competition for the ACM SIGGRAPH conference selection (2021)

SkillsUSA New Jersey State T-Shirt Design Gold Medalist (2017)

GROUP AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Levitate Creative Services Asphalt Mural Project (08/23)- Dover, NJ
 Largest asphalt mural in the state of New Jersey as of 2023