JAMES BERNARDINELLI
cell: (617) 459-8508 james@bigcastleproductions.com • www.bigcastleproductions.com

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interrelated Media, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston (2002). Graduated with Distinction.

WORK EXPERIENCE

School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Office Coordinator, Office of Career Development (August 2007-Present)
• Daily updating of SVA Online Job & Internship Board, performing quality assurance of registering employers and submitted job and internship postings
• Daily upkeep of Career Development's main email account
• Daily handling of incoming and outgoing mail
• Fielding phone calls from students, alumni, prospective students, employers, faculty and staff
• Updating of Career Development's intranet and internet Web sites
• Assisting in the correction of student and alumni resumes and cover letters
• Served as interim Internship Coordinator for 4 months until new coordinator was hired: assisted/counseled juniors and seniors in the Internship for Credit Program, made sure their required paperwork/journals were up-to-date and met expectations for credit
• Communicated with employers regarding SVA's Internship for Credit Program requirements
• Assisting in preparation/hosting of departmental events such as the annual Internship Fair, Freshman Orientation and Senior Portfolio Reviews
• Greeting/Counseling students, alumni, employers and prospective student walk-ins
• Handling all reciprocity requests
• Head of 2007 Alumni Employment Survey processing
• Updating of department's electronic and physical bulletin boards
• Upkeep and ordering of departmental supplies

Troma Team Video, Troma Entertainment, Inc., New York, NY
Art/Editorial Assistant (July 2006-November 2007)
DVD Production Manager/Art Director (November 2006-August 2007)
• Art/Editorial Assistant responsibilities: assisted Art Director with DVD box artwork design, print ad and flier design, other miscellaneous design/assisted DVD Production Manager with editing digital video for DVD bonus features and other Troma Team-related videos, created DVD menus
• DVD Production Manager responsibilities: compiled all DVD release materials, prepped films for DVD release format, DVD menu design, DVD authoring, digital video editing (Avid and Final Cut Pro), upkeep of archived Beta tapes, DVDs, miniDVs, and 35mm prints, upkeep of company's YouTube profile, basic Web design/maintenanc, edited documentary under the direction of Lloyd Kaufman for Yale University: Splendor & Wisdom: The Reverend William Sloane Coffin, Jr. and the Yale Class of 1968
• Art Director responsibilities: DVD box artwork design, print ad design, flier design, Web graphics, logo design, upkeep of company's printed catalog, upkeep of artwork database, collected images for international sales, acted as Art Director for Troma graphic novel Lloyd Kaufman presents: The Toxic Avenger and other Tromatic Tales, 2007 Devil's Due Publishing

Johnny Cupcakes Fashion, Boston, MA
Original Music/Sound Effects Composition/Recording (April 2006)
• Composed/recorded original music/sound effects tracks for a series of commercials for the Boston-based fashion designer

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Admissions Coordinator (August 2003-June 2006)
• Admissions Office Liaison for the Departments of Environmental Health/Society, Human Development & Health/Health Policy & Management/Health Care Management
• Coordinator for the Fall 2005 Prospective Student Information Sessions
• Performed data entry for prospective student applications to ready them for the Committee on Admissions & Degrees
• Fielded phone calls and emails from prospective students, faculty, staff
• Counseled students and applicants on various degree, departmental, and admissions requirements questions
• Created and logged admit/reject letters for yearly applicant pool
• Took part in the re-design of the 2006 paper application with the assistant director of admissions
• Represented the School in on and off campus graduate and professional career fairs
• Worked one on one with prospective students at the Office for Student Services and at School events such as open houses and college fairs

Open Library (www.openlibrary.org)
Original Music/Sound Effects Composition/Recording (May 2005)
• Composed/recorded original score for a PSA, as well as created the sound effects tracks for the animated PSA

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Assistant Computer Operator for DataCenter Operations Services Team (DOST) (May 2001-October 2002)
• Answered/fielded client phone calls, helped clients with questions/problems
• Logged data tapes, helped to maintain tape library
• Designed and tested DOST Operator’s Documentation web site
• Member of the Desktop Team, performed installs, upgrades and software troubleshooting on desktop Mac and Windows computers
• Printing and backup services for various departments, including Payroll and Admissions
• Courier services, delivered confidential documents, checks and data tapes to various departments, interacted with clients

Monkeyhouse Dance Theater Collective, Boston, MA
Sound Designer/Composer (2001-2003)
• Sound Designer/Editor for dance piece soundtracks
• Composer of original music
• Composed/recorded original music for summer 2001 national tour, as noted in the Boston Globe

Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Video Lab Monitor (September 2000-May 2001/September 2001-May 2002)
• Monitored Video Lab during evening hours
• Helped students with video-related questions/problems
• Started up/shut down equipment and watched over equipment

HONORS/AWARDS

• Youtube.Com Editor's Pick: May/July 2007 for the original cartoon shorts The Adventures of Horace & Albert and The New(est) Adventures of Stan & Marty
• Official Selection of the 2005 Tromadance Film Festival: For original cartoon short The Passion of the Kingdom Rebels (appears on The Best of Tromadance Volume 4 DVD)
• Massachusetts College of Art All School Show Award, 2001: for the original electronic music composition The Secret Life of Factory Man

HARDWARE PROFICIENCY

• Proficient in both Mac and Windows computer environments
• Proficient in digital and analog video shooting and editing as well as Super 8mm and 16mm film production and linear/non-linear editing
• Proficient in MIDI music environment, digital and analog studio and remote recording

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

• Proficient in Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, After Effects, DVD Studio Pro, Flash, Director, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Quark, Dreamweaver, HTML, Microsoft Office package, Toon Boom Animation Studio, Anime Studio Pro, Strata 3D Pro, Bryce, Protools, Sound Designer, Sound Edit 16, Reason, Metro, Digital Performer and Sample Cell, among others