Balvina Osegueda
Manassas VA
nina.duchessofdork@gmail.com

Areas of Expertise
• Character and object design.
• Graphic design.
• Animation.

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts/Media Arts and Animation (The Art Institute of Washingon;
Rosslyn VA, September. 2006)

Experience
Valador
560 Herndon Pkwy # 300
Herndon, VA 20170-5239
(703) 435-9155
August 2009 - Present
Graphic Artist
• Provided graphic design support for office art and banners using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

National Education Foundation
4926-C Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria, VA
(703) 823-9999
Commissioned for April 1-2, 2009
Graphic Artist
• Hand drew sketches of President Obama for an ad campaign.
• Illustrated President Obama using Adobe Illustrator, and then altered the colors as requested.

Windwalker
1355 Beverly Road, Suite 330, McLean ,VA
(703) 970-3500
November 2008 to March 2009
Graphic Artist
• Designed characters, objects, and backgrounds to be used in games.
• Helped with overall style of games for HUD (Housing and Urban
Development).
• Animated sequences in Flash CS3.
• Drew concept art using both Flash and Photoshop CS3.
• Collected and edited photos In Photoshop CS3 for use in various projects.

New Horizons
2010 Corporate Ridge, MC Lean, VA
(703) 749-4030
April 2008 to November 2008
Graphics Instructor
• Became profficient in the Adobe CS3 Creative Suite.
• Taught basic and advanced classes for the Adobe Creative Suite (CS3), MS
Word and PowerPoint (2003& 2007), and HTML at both company, and onsite
customer locations.

William H. Gordon Associates
4501 Daly Drive, Chantilly, VA
(703) 263-1900
May 2006 to April 2008
Graphic Artist/3d Modeler
• Modeled buildings and environments in 3D Vis, 3d Studio Max, and
Sketchup.
• Painted and used photos to create textures in Adobe Photoshop CS.
• Created business cards and stationary for associated company, The Vetcom
Group.
• Designed and created websites using both Flash Action Script programming
and HTML.

Patuxent Research Refuge
Washington DC, Feb. to March 2006
Animator
• Animated sequences in Flash.
• Organized audio selection.
• Assisted in DVD cover design.

Teens House of Style
Washington DC, Feb. 2005 to April 2005
Merchandise Designer
• Drew and designed logos for various merchandise.
• Created original sketches, working with the client to produce final designs.
• Did HTML work, including adding merchandise to the web site.

America Reads
Washington DC, March 2004 to July 2005
Tutor, Teacher's Aid
Key School, Arlington VA
• Read to students.
• Assisted the teacher in assignments and administering tests.
• Assisted in classroom preparations.
• Did various art projects to be used as teaching aids.
Patrick Henry Elementary School, Arlington VA
• Tutored bilingual students.
• Assisted in class instruction.

Suncoast
Springfield VA, December 2002 to August 2003
Sales Associate
• Performed sales and handled cash at a register
• Searched databases for products that clients asked for.
• Sold magazine subscriptions and store club memberships.