RESUME

MICHAL M. BORTMAN

Mobile: 305 490 3863

PROFILE: An independent, motivated, and quality-driven person, who efficiently creates animated material of all sorts for any occasion. Can work well in a collaborative environment and has a skill for adapting quickly while animating. Displays professionalism and works well with others. A well organized, dependable person who takes pride in her work.

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Artist

2019 - Present

Digital Artist

Aventura, FL

Create mock ups based on orders that are received

Design flyers, social media posts, and logos to help promote business

Edit images via color correction/background extension/resize

CBLC Wholesale

2023 - 2025

Digital Artist

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Design mock ups based on orders that are received
Custom designed styles to be printed or embroidered on garment
Edit images via color correction/background extension/resize

Chabad of Weston

2021 - 2022

Office Administrator

Weston, FL

Coordinate special events with planners and city officials

Design banners and emails to help promote events

Issued monthly statements, keep customers files updated with current invoices, bills and contact information

Premium Apparel & Mia Belle Girls

2020

Graphic Designer

Hallandale, FL

Design banners for Amazon and its sister company's main website and Facebook

Design and edit patterns to be on products

Edit videos and images via color correction/background extension/resize for both Premium Apparel and its sister company, Mia Belle Girls

Uploaded and edit images on Shopify for Premium's sister company, Mia Belle Girls

Catalogs.com

2017-2019

Production Designer

Hollywood, FL

Designed campaign emails and social media promotion for various clients.

Coded campaign emails to link out to client site and catalog.

Photoshop products onto models as well as covers for client catalog.

Merchandised products for client catalogs.

Quality checked client catalog before sent out for approval.

Trust Field Services

2016

Data Entry Specialist

Hallandale, FL

Supervised map coordination throughout the East coast.

Refined and organized various work documentations.

Prepared assignments through the week for various workers.

BIG IDEA

June - August 2015

Counselor and Workshop Instructor

Meir Shefya, Israel

Fed, entertained, and supervised over several groups of children ranging from ages six and thirteen.

Instructed a 3D Modeling and 3D Animation course for two months for kids ages eight through seventeen.

Maintained over the workshop's equipment.

Collaborated with other instructors over course material.

Watched over 3D Printing projects.

DAVE School Productions

2013-2014

Digital Artist - "Falling For Love" , "Hot Krust Panini Commercial", "One World Doll Commercial", "BMWi8 Commercial"

Orlando, FL

Modeled and textured various assets.

Animated the camera path and several characters.

Composited multi-pass renders to create final shots.

MoonRift Entertainment

2014-2017

3D Modeler and Animator

Denver, CO

Modeled and textured playable character.

Rigged and animated playable character.

Gave input on character design.

Quality Assistant and Designer

2012

Supervision, Web Design, and Tester

Ramat Ha-Khayal, Israel

Supervised the quality of Xbox Kinect games by play testing for bugs and glitches.

Assisted animators and programmers with quality of games.

Designed and modified company website.

Short Films and Story Board

2009-Present

Writing, Directing, Editing, Animating

Miami and Sarasota, FL

Conceived, drawn, colored, and animated 2 four minute animated shorts and

3 one minute storyboards.

Organized the timing and pace of each animation.

Collaborated with other animators and artists with editing for said animations.

Edited a series of photographed shots to music for an exhibition at a planetarium.

Volunteer

2006-2013

Creative Assistant, Organizer, Entertainer, and Decorator

Miami, Orlando, and Sarasota, FL; Tel Aviv, Israel

Decorated around the holidays at a retirement home.

Performed musical number on the guitar for the residents at a retirement home.

Assisted in making scarves with the ill children at a hospital.

Provided cheerful company to both elderly people and sick children.

Painted murals on the wall at the local zoo.

Organized and packed meals for Passover for families unable to afford food.

Organized props and equipment in a Sound Stage.

SKILLS

Computer Fluency - Autodesk Maya, Blender, Unreal Development Kit, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Zbrush Tool.

Writing, Painting, and Traditional Drawing.

Fluent in Hebrew and English.

RECOGNITION

CENFLO Film Festival 2015

Cosmix Exhibition 2010/11

Judaica Award 2009

National Art Honor Society 2009

EDUCATION

Ringling College of Art and Design; Fall 2009 -2011

Digital Animation and Visual Effects School; Spring 2013-2014