Trane DePriest’s Portfolio
The tabs below divide my body of work into six categories. I have had many experiences in the 20+ years I’ve been working in the media, broadcasting, promotions, marketing, and sales industry. Please feel free to browse my site to learn how my associates and I can be of help to you and your efforts.
My duties as a Director of Business Development included product and services development, identifying channel partner ecosystems, negotiating & managing business relationships, and identifying new opportunities for our company to capitalize on. I was also required to track media effectiveness and develop models to determine project paybacks.
Skills, Knowledge, Attributes & Relevant Work Experience
- Understanding the dynamics of customer acquisition in an Internet business
- Business modeling and working with clients
- Solid track record of developing successful relationships
- Confirmed and proven record of closing industry accounts
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As a Graphic Designer, I produced visual solutions to the communication needs of our clients, using a mix of creative skills and commercial awareness. This position showcases my imagination, awareness of current fashions in the visual arts, working knowledge of the latest computer packages and my understanding of material costs and time limits, all of which impact the end product or design.
Depending on the medium, styles were selected in conjunction with the client’s requirements. By providing quality visuals, the profit margins of the client would increase as potential customers become more informed or persuaded by the graphics.
Skills, Knowledge, Attributes & Relevant Work Experience
- Meeting clients to discuss their needs
- Thinking creatively to produce new ideas
- Using innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time, and client
- Multi-tasking: I always worked on more than one design brief at a time
- Using a wide range of media, including illustration, photography, and 3d models
- Keeping abreast of developments in IT, particularly design programs
- Working well in a team, with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, website designers and marketing specialists
- Working to tight deadlines
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NowX2
DownloadGoodwill
HomeLife
Comstocks
KidVentures
Capital Style
While serving as a Publishing Coordinator, I was responsible for the production of everything from magazines, newspapers and books, to annual reports, product catalogs, newsletters, journals and everything in between.
While creatively similar to the role of Graphic Designer, the Publishing Coordinator is equally project manager as designer. I relied on my foundation of pre-press and graphic design in modeling the pagination of tabloids, magazines, and many offset printing jobs.
Skills, Knowledge, Attributes & Relevant Work Experience
- Typography
- Computer Operations
- Multimedia and Online Publishing
- Digital Typesetting
- Page Design
- Jacket Composition
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Above, you’ll see an HTML5-friendly Flow Player containing some videos I’ve produced, written, shot, and edited over the years. I’ve certainly produced 10 times that many, but many were lost in the many format evolutions since I started producing.
I would produce video packages including format design, writing of scripts, preparation of storyboards, editing, lighting, sound dubbing, establishing audio levels, designing sets, camera operation and creation of special effects. I also would maintain and adjust a variety of production equipment, including video cameras, tape machines, microphones, television monitors, character generators, modulators and other accessories. I’ve also had to catalog spot storage and stock archives.
Skills, Knowledge, Attributes & Relevant Work Experience
- Organizing the location/set, props and equipment, accommodation and catering, crew hire and employment contracts
- Tallying the running costs
- Sorting out any issues or conflicts that may arise
The spots in the Youtube gallery below titled: Wings Over; Couch Fun, Lover’s Lane, and Subliminal were contracted to I’Amedia for on-set and on-location production. Their staff made a BTS (Behind The Scenes) video… it shows me at work directing the three shoots. I really thank Lorne and Josh for this.
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As a Web Application Developer or Web Designer I was responsible for supporting the company or client’s existing infrastructure as well as developing new technologies. I relied upon my written, interpersonal, and organization abilities. I’m used to working in fast paced environments and I know that flexibility is a necessity when teamed up with project managers, IT managers, and coders.
I am a self-taught “techno-vangelist.” Over the years, I’ve learned a number of programming languages (HTML, Perl, Javascript, Actionscript, PHP, and MySQL). Though I’m not certified in any of them, I have managed to apply them to creating many custom solutions. In 1999, I founded MEEDYA.com, a Web portal promising to provide creative media development and management to small and medium sized businesses. It’s foundational schema was based on IBM’s DB2 and Websphere technologies. Upon presenting the business model to IBM, MEEDYA was awarded a Premier Level Business Partnership.
Though MEEDYA was a casualty of the dot-com crash, it was a valuable learning experience. One lesson I’ve learned is to use Open Source technologies, as site licenses can become quite burdensome. Also, Sun Microsystem’s mantra; “The network is your computer” has become a reality with growing access to “The Cloud.”
Skills, Knowledge, Attributes & Relevant Work Experience
- Developed new Web applications through packaged and customized applications
- Created a company-wide Intranet, allowing data manipulation for each internal staff member
- Maintained and enhanced existing Web applications and internal systems integration
- Performed completed testing of Web application, engaging users as necessary
- Designed and implemented user-driven templates, databases and interfaces for ease of use
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I’ve spent thousands of hours playing video games and always knew it would pay off someday. I recognized early on in my career the impact that interactivity would have on the broader field of communications. Since technology is an integral part of the design, publishing, marketing and sales industries, it made sense that user engagement, metrics, even scoring mechanisms would soon play a larger role. I began studying game design and game theory in 1994, and started out with producing texture files and “skins” for first person shooters.
I learned the graphics and animation packages on-the-job, and created game characters and virtual environments by 1995. I participated in the “mod’ing” of the popular FPS Quake II engine into “Superheroes II.” I created skins with Photoshop, and using Milkshape 3D for modeling, rigging, and animating, created new mesh designs for characters and weapons.
I’ve also used Blender3D and Mixamo for modeling for use in the Torque 3D and Unity3D game engines. Examples of my work with these applications can be seen in my project; “Marooned.” The theme and all of it’s assets, game mechanics, scoring systems are of my design.
Skills, Knowledge, Attributes & Relevant Work Experience
- Drawn character sheets with articulation and motion notes
- Modeled high and low poly count mesh models
- Designed UV map textures
- Laid out level designs and defined spawn points
- Created player HUD (Heads up display) user interface
- Animated key framing movement cycles including; walking, running, crouching, jumping, and dying
- Illustrated 2D sprites for powerups, muzzle-flashes, and explosions
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| “Trane is a very knowledgeable person who is not afraid to learn new things. His work ethic is strong and his determination is a great asset for any company to have. When you want a project done correctly and on budget or under budget Trane is the person you want on that project.” |
“Trane has amazed us with his intuitive knowledge of the market and how he uses technology and creativity to achieve results. Trane understands BUSINESS from the perspective of an owner and is truly focused on returns on investment. Trane provides solutions that are unique and vibrant, which helps him stand out as a “go-to” guy for anything in a competitive marketing environment!” | “Trane is an innovative strategist, examining profitable trends and practices that help businesses use new technologies to expand their client base and increase sales. Even just a five-minute conversation with Trane could leave you with ideas and goals you never thought possible, sending you in a better direction for your business.” |
| Mike Ashcraft Programming Team Leader People To My Site |
Jim Hern Principal Jim Hern Productions |
Aaron Tweeton Promotions Producer KTVL-TV News 10 |
