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Carl B. Soto
OBJECTIVE:
Artist, designer, special effects EDUCATION
Ventura College
·4667 Telegraph Road
·Ventura, California 93001
·(805)642-3211
Courses: Theatrical Make-Up 1&2 ·Sculpture
1&2
Oxnard College
·4000 South Rose Avenue
·Oxnard, California 93033 ·(805)986-5800
Courses: Commercial Illustration
1&2
·Basic Drawing ·Certificate
in Graphic Art & Printing ·Auto
Body/Welding/Fabrication
·Video Production EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
January 2000-November 2003
· Perfectline ·
300 North Elevar
·Oxnard, CA 93030·1-800-423
5343 Duties:
Graphic artist on Macintosh computer
·graphic artwork for promotional items ·recreates
of artwork done on Illustrator 9
·Quark Xpress ·Photoshop
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customer service ·worked
semi automatic bottle machine
·designer of prototypes for company June’97-August”97
· S.T.A.R. Exploration Station
·1541˝ Westwood Blvd.
·Los Angeles CA 90024
·(310)445-1428 Duties:
Art Director in charge of designing a
children’s museum/zoo
·supervising workers
·painting faux finishes on sets
·set construction and fabrication
·set dressing December’96-May’97
· Icon
Authentic Replicas
· 10755
Sherman Way Unit 3
·Sun Valley CA 91352·(818)982-7101 Duties:
Fabrication & Design of replicas such
as Star Wars TIE fighters & X Wings ·
Jurassic Park Raptor Claw & Eggs·
Independence Day ships·
Prop building for Star Trek television shows such as Klingon Phasor·
Borg arms for Paramount Studio·
Silicon molds for prototypes·restoration
of Gremlin figures for Planet Hollywood¨casted
parts for all of the above
July’96·
Lanard Toys
·2011 Auto Center Drive #200
·Oxnard CA 93030
·( 805)278-0628
Duties: Painted Prototypes July’95-July’96
·P.S. Effects
·306 North Fulton Street ·Ojai
CA 93023
·(805)646-3341
Duties: Air brushed Waves for Ocean Spray Ad Campaign June’95-July’96
·Obscure Artifacts (Hibred, Beatle
Borg, God Speed)
·8217 Lankershim Blvd #31 ·North
Hollywood CA 91605
·(818)767-8836 Duties:
Sculpted pieces for creature Hibred
suit ·suit
experience ·sculpted
swollen feet Godspeed
·Cast pieces and ran foam for Beatle Borg
television show The Root of All Evil January
’95-June’95
·Totem Pictures To
the Ends of Time
·4640 Lankershim Blvd
·North Hollywood CA 91605 ·(818)762-0005 Duties:
Credited as Armorer in final credits
·Armor
builder and in charge of armor maintenance ·set
painter and decorator
·set construction
·prop assistant
·PA work Summer’89
·Vogue Signs
·721 Commercial Avenue
·Oxnard CA 93033
·(805)986-3730 Duties:
Made stencils for large Plexiglas
commercial signs ·laid
down vinyl lettering for business signs 1984-
Present
·Soto Designs
·130 North 5th Street
·Port Hueneme CA 93041 ·(805)986-9767 Duties:
original air brushed designs for clothing
and vehicles ·design
reproduction for graphic arts
·designing and painting wall murals ·original
designs and sculptures
·painting window art during the holiday season
·creating latex masks
·making silicone and stone molds
·working on small budget video productions
·haunted house producer and designer for local
non-profit school SPECIAL
SKILLS
Casting of urethanes ·miniature construction
·prototypes ·restoration ·airbrush and spray gun
painting
·camera ready artwork ·off-set printing presses
·typesetter ·silkscreen
·stripper of negatives
·sander
·commercial paper cutter
·PC or Macintosh friendly
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