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WILLIAM "WIL" BRENDEL
COMIC AND CHARACTER ILLUSTRATOR/ GRAPHIC DESIGNER/ ANIMATOR

CONTACT INFORMATION
248.459.2535
Where There’s A Wil Productions – www.wheretheresawil.com
wheretheresawil@gmail.com

JOB OBJECTIVE
Seeking opprtunites to flex creative muscle in the comic book and animation industries

EXPERIENCE
Ronin Studios, www.ronin-studios.com
Illustrator, May 2009 – Present
Designing characters for and illustrating ongoing book “The Redeemers”

Fireball20XL, www.fireball20xl.com
Illustrator, May 2002 – Present
Illustrator for flagship graphic novel, “Chaos Diamonds 3”, and “Cowabunga!”

Community Voice, Holly, MI
Illustrator/Writer June 2003 - September 2005
Comic strip illustration and movie reviewer

EDUCATION
The Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Media Arts & Animation
September 2008

RECOGNITION/AWARDS
NinjaTurtles.com Art Contest winner, June 2008, The Vigil
Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg President’s List, Fall Quarter 2007
The Sonic Site Awards “Best Comic” winner, 2007, Chaos Diamonds 3 (series)

TECHNICAL SKILLS
PC/Mac, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Flash, Dreamweaver, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel

TRADITIONAL SKILLS
Pencil illustration, inking, colored pencil, acrylic paint, clay sculpting

COURSEWORK
Advanced Life Drawing, Storyboarding, Drawing and Characterization, Digital Audio/Video, 2D Animation, Advanced 3D Modeling, Character Modeling and Rigging, Advanced 3D Animation

EMPLOYMENT
Where There’s A Wil Productions, wheretheresawil.com
Webmaster/Writer/Illustrator, November 2003 – Present
Ongoing commission and freelance work

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Fenton, MI
Server Assistant, January 2009 – Present, Server, July 2009 – Present
Seating, promotional work, bussing, serving, food preparation

Rainforest Cafe Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL
Tour Guide, May 2006 - December 2008, Cashier, September 2007 - December 2008
Seating, organizational work, managing people, tracking restaurant income

Community Voice, Holly, MI
Layout Assistant/Cartoonist, June 2003 - September 2005
Arranging news articles, general office work, comic strip illustration