Curriculum Vitae
of SEAN HOTTOIS M.F.A.
Education- - --- -Graduate
2005-------- -----Master of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas
Undergraduate
2001-------- -----Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design
2001-------- -----Bachelor of Science, Interior Design
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Teaching Experience
2008 - present--- Assistant Professor, Communication Arts & Graphic Design
SCHOOL of CREATIVE ARTS (SOCA)
UNIVERSITY of SAINT FRANCIS, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.A.
Duties: Teach undergraduate and graduate classes; provide individual & class wide design critiques; develop and implement lectures and projects; re view student work; assign grades; develop the web design concentration and curriculum for computer art & graphic design majors; write and submit rationale for web design concentration to NASAD; community wide service; university wide committee service; departmental committee service; internship supervision; senior project supervision; SOCA web site graphics supervision; advise; provide highschool workshops; recruit; provide depart mental tours; assist the Communication Arts and Graphic Design Program Director. The undergraduate and graduate courses include:
Graphic Design, Desktop Publishing, Computer Graphics,
Internship (supervisor), Internet Design & Publication, Interactive, Multimedia Presentation, Interactive Internet, Advanced Internet, Advanced Web and Multimedia, Senior Project (supervisor).
2006 - 2008-- ---Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
ZAYED UNIVERSITY, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Duties: reviewed student work; provided individual and class wide design critiques; developed and implemented lectures and projects; assigned grades; served on university and department committees, supervised student internships taught classes including:
Basic Graphic Design, Graphic Design 1, Graphic Design 2, Graphic Design 3, Design for the Web, Production Design, Basic Web Design, and Promotional Web Design.
2003 - 2005-- ---Graduate Teaching Assistant
DEPARTMENT OF ART, COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY, Hays, Kansas, U.S.A.
Duties: implemented lectures, projects; assigned grades; gave departmental tours for prospective students; provided technical assistance to professor of art history; photographed gallery exhibitions for archive; designed mail invitation for Kansas Artist Postcard Series; designed menu, tickets and mail invitations for ‘03 FHSU Madrigal Feast; designed mail invitation for English Print Series; developed QuickTime Pro Six workshop; taught classes including:
Photoshop for photographic majors, art history for non-art majors, and art appreciation.
Research & Creative Interests
Web Design, Physical Interactive Art, Typography, Traditional Black & White Photography, Developing an Exhibition Record, Motion Graphics.
Academic Service
University of Saint Francis
2011 - present
Artist Panel, Member
Artlink, Fort Wayne
Campus Technology Committee, Member and SOCA Liaison
University wide
USF Scholarship Sandbox Presentation - The Arduino & Interactive Art
University wide
Annual SOCA Bowl-A-Rama, Co-Chair
School of Creative Arts
Annual SOCA Halloween Bash, Co-Chair
School of Creative Arts
Graduate School Informational Panel, Panelist
School of Creative Arts
High school Workshop - Computer Graphics
School of Creative Arts
SOCA Web Site, Director
School of Creative Arts
2010 - 2011
Artist Panel, Member
Artlink, Fort Wayne
Artlink Visual Art (AVA) Awards Committee, Member and Web Designer
Artlink, Fort Wayne
Regional Competition - Graphic Design, Test Developer & Supervisor
Skills USA, Fort Wayne
Student Contest Supervisor - Artlink Membership Brochure Design
Artlink, Fort Wayne & School of Creative Arts
Student Contest Supervisor - Fire House 7 Logo/Badge Design
Fort Wayne Fire Dept. - House 7 & School of Creative Arts
Campus Technology Committee, Member and SOCA Liaison
University wide
Honors Council, Chair
University wide
Annual SOCA Halloween Bash, Co-Chair
School of Creative Arts
E-mail task force, Designer, Technical Supervisor
School of Creative Arts
Graduate School Informational Panel, Panelist
School of Creative Arts
High school Workshop - Computer Graphics
School of Creative Arts
SOCA Web Site, Director
School of Creative Arts
2009 - 2010
Artist Panel, Member
Artlink, Fort Wayne
Artlink Visual Art (AVA) Awards Committee, Member and Web Designer
Artlink, Fort Wayne
Regional Competition - Graphic Design, Test Developer & Supervisor
Skills USA, Fort Wayne
Supervised Student Design Competition of 3-2-1 Enterprises llc logo
3-2-1 Enterprises llc, Lanesville, IN & School of Creative Arts
Campus Technology Committee, Member and SOCA Liaison
University wide
Honors Council, Secretary
University wide
Annual SOCA Halloween Bash, Co-Coordinator
School of Creative Arts
Faculty Search Committee - Animation/Computer Art
School of Creative Arts
Faculty Search Committee - Ceramics
School of Creative Arts
Graduate School Informational Panel, Panelist
School of Creative Arts
High school Workshop - Computer Graphics
School of Creative Arts
SOCA Web Site, Director
School of Creative Arts
Supervised Student Design Competition of Art League logo
School of Creative Arts
2008 - 2009
Regional Competition - Graphic Design, Test Developer & Supervisor
Skills USA, Fort Wayne
Habitat for Humanity, Build Member
University wide - "USF Lets Build a House" Campaign
Graduate School Informational Panel, Panelist
School of Creative Arts
High school Workshop - Computer Graphics
School of Creative Arts
Supervised Student Design Competition of f/8 Photo Club T-shirts
School of Creative Arts
Web Committee Chair, Site-map Designer
School of Creative Arts
Zayed University
2007 - 2008--- --Member, Campus Planning Focus Group
University wide
Proctored C.E.P.A. Exam
University wide
Provided title and conceptual theme for Academic Festival
University wide
Supervisor, student redesign of ELITE, Department of Education annual magazine
Department of Education
Assistant, Capstone Events
Department of Art & Design
Curator, student exhibition for Huda Kanoo Creativity Award
Department of Art & Design
Organized design students for external design contests
Department of Art & Design
Web Developer, Web Supervisor, first departmental intranet web site
Department of Art & Design
2006 - 2007--- --Assisted Faculty In Research & Presentations
Department of Art & Design
Member, Curriculum Development Committee
Department of Art & Design
Member, Masters Program Development Committee
Department of Art & Design
Member, International Search Committee - Graphic Design
Department of Art & Design
Photographer, faculty and student work for documentation
Department of Art & Design
2006----------- --Organizer, student design contest for Researching ELT Contexts TESOL Arabia
Department of Education - Midrai, Sellami, Jendli (editors)
Assisted in promotion of faculty shows
Department of Art & Design
Supervisor, field trips to production facility
Department of Art & Design
Fort Hays State University
2005------------ -Graphic Designer, Invitations, English Print Series, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art,
Department of Art
2004------------ -Assistant Curator, Kansas Postcard Series, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art,
Department of Art
Graphic Designer, Invitations, Kansas Postcard Series, Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art,
Department of Art
2003------------ -Graphic Designer, All printed materials, FHSU Madrigal Feast,
Department of Art
Professional Experience / Service - non-academic
2010 - present- - Webmaster
AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION OF FORT WAYNE, Fort Wayne, IN
Duties: Maintain & update current site, design & implement ‘web blasts’ - visual e-mail.
2009 - 2010- - - -Web Designer and Webmaster - pro bono
FORT WAYNE SCCA WEB, Fort Wayne, IN
Duties: Designed, developed, implement, and maintained the 2010 re-design of club website.
2009--- - -- -- ---Web Design Consultant - pro bono
SPANICUS, Fort Wayne, IN
Duties: Provide professional research support and supervision to in house web designers.
Freelance Web Designer
ARTLINK GALLERY, Fort Wayne, IN
Duties: Designed, developed, and implemented current web site.
2008--- ---- ---- -Freelance Designer
MERRY-GO-ROUND PLAYHOUSE, Auburn, NY
Duties: Design and execute interior posters.
2000 - 2003- - - -Graphic Designer / Marketing Coordinator
GENLYTE THOMAS GROUP LLC, Louisville, KY
Duties: designed and supervised production, publication, and national distribution of print advertisements, short run product catalogs for Business-to-business markets, hang tags, CD-ROM catalogs, invitations, and point-of-purchase displays; updated biannual national catalog including supplemental CD-ROM catalog; provided instructional services pertaining to design software.
1996 - 2003 --- -Production Assistant
FOX 41 WDRB TV, Louisville, KY - part-time
Duties: generated ‘over shoulder’ graphics, operated studio cameras; maintained studio lighting; distributed news scripts, trouble-shot camera and monitor operation failures; stage managed University of Louisville football, basketball, and volleyball TV productions; installed and extracted equipment for remote sporting events.
2002------ - -- ---Graphic Designer
DERBY DINNER PLAYHOUSE, Jeffersonville, IN
Duties: Designed student rush ticket fliers, and children’s place mats.
2001--- ---- - ----Graphic Designer
LOUISVILLE.COM, Louisville, KY
Duties: Designed web banners, web ads, and link animations.
Exhibitions
2011-- ------ - ---The Great Munny Showcase, (open)
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
Sharpie Show, (open)
Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
Grand Opening at the Auer Center for Arts and Culture, (invited)
Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
Alumni - Faculty Exhibition, (invited)
Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Annual Members Show, (invited)
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
2010-- ------ - ---Alumni - Faculty Exhibition (invited)
Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Garrett Museum Invitational
Garrett Museum of Art, Garrett, IN
Regional University Exhibition (open)
Artlink, Fort Wayne, IN
Three Rivers Fort Wayne Invitational
Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
2009-- ----- - ----Alumni - Faculty Exhibition (invited)
Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
2008-- ------- - --Alumni - Faculty Exhibition (invited)
Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
2006----- ----- - -North American Graduate Art Survey, (juried)
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
2005---- -- - -----Russell Original Art Review, (juried)
Professional Juried Exhibition, Russell, KS
Transmuted Perception M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (solo)
Hays Arts Council, Hays, KS
Awards
2012---- ---- - ---Best singular art piece:
Fort Wayne Reader, 2011 Round up, Fort Wayne, IN
2005---- ---- - ---2nd Place & Honorable Mention
Russell Original Art Review, Russell, KS
Award of Excellence
Photographer’s Forum Magazine 25th Annual College Contest
1998--- ---- - ----Dean’s List
University of Louisville
Publications
2005------ ---- --Photographer’s Forum Featured Finalist, 25th Annual College Contest
2002---- ------ --Home Lighting & Accessories Thomas Lighting catalog introduction
Conference Attendance
2010----- ----- --AIGA Response_Ability Toledo, OH
2009----- ----- --iDMAa digital media regional meeting Ball State Campus, Muncie, IN
Professional Affiliations
Member, AIGA
Member, American Advertising Federation
Member, Artlink Fort Wayne
Member, Louisville Graphic Design Association
Software---- - ---Adobe CS5: Acrobat, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Flash Catalyst, Illustrator, InDesign, & Photoshop
Apple: Pages, QuickTimePro7
Microsoft: PowerPoint, Word
Quark XPress
Joomla: v1.5 & 1.6
Platforms----- - -Macintosh and Windows