TING-YU CHEN

7ingyu@gmail.com​ ★ (510) 936-1649 ★ ​http://7ingyu.weebly.com​ ★ ​http://linkedin.com/in/7ingyu

EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant at Frist Art Museum, Feb 2020 to March 2020 - Nashville, TN
★ Assisted with community outreach classes and photographed events
★ Created and executed art lesson plans
★ Streamlined office work through digitization
Art Instructor at Sips N Strokes, Jan 2020 to Mar 2020 - Nashville, TN
★ Created step-by-step instructions for teaching paintings
★ Taught adults and encouraged their artistic endeavors
Animator at Magnetic Dreams, Jan 2020 to Feb 2020 - Nashville, TN
★ Created 2D puppets in After Effects and animated 2D characters
Art Instructor at Art School of SF Bay, Jan 2017 to Jul 2017 / Oct 2019 to Nov 2019 - Bay Area, CA
★ Taught K-12 students foundational to advanced art in multiple mediums
★ Communicated with students and parents to optimize improvement
★ Added to repertoire of classes and workshops
Tabletop Instructor at Lord of the Light Art Studio & Gallery, Mar 2016 to Dec 2016 - San Jose, CA
★ Co-managed classrooms and supervised instructors
★ Kept inventory and requested supplies for the studio as necessary
Animator for “​End of the Vine​” Film Project, Spring 2014 - San Jose, CA
★ Created concepts and motion graphics for in-shot UI
★ Animated characters in Maya and added special effects
Animator & Lead Compositor for “​Jimmy Loves Juice​” Film Project, Fall 2013 – San Jose, CA
★ Solved compositing issues and added special effects
★ Drew pencil tests, then cleaned and converted animation into a vector format
Freelance Graphic Artist, 2010 to 2016 - California
★ AGM Group: Designed and set up commercial websites, created technical product drawings
★ International Fencing Academy: Updated their logo, designed t-shirts
★ Anime Expo: Illustrated commissions, designed merchandise, managed sales
★ Vitamate Inc: Animated an ad for a smartwatch app (​https://youtu.be/GgQEGhl49fs​)
Office Administrator & Artist at U Music Education Foundation, Sep 2008 to Mar 2016 - Fremont, CA
★ Started social media accounts and maintained them along with the school website
★ Designed proprietary ​promotional​ and educational materials
★ Wrote documentation on office procedures, translated documents, and trained new staff
★ Set up, supervised, and photographed ​events

SKILLS
Languages:​ English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, French, HTML, CSS, Python
Software: ​Adobe Creative Suite, Google Products, Autodesk Maya, Microsoft Office Suite, Mac OS, Windows
OS, Unix/Linux OS

EDUCATION
San Jose State University, Magna Cum Laude - Jun 2015
★ BFA Animation/Illustration: Design, Painting, Acting, 3D Modeling, Anatomy, 2D & 3D Animation
★ BA Japanese: Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 Certification, Calligraphy
★ Music Minor: Piano, Violin, Harp, Percussion, Music Theory, Sound Recording