John W. Allie: Resume

SUMMARY:
• Illustration major with a secondary concentration in Creative Writing
• High academic standing
• Extensive practical experience in illustration, particularly in computer graphics
• Skilled writer

EDUCATION:
• Pursuing Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration and the Concentration in Creative Writing at the
University of Connecticut, 2006-2010.
• Appeared on the Dean's List for the School of Fine Arts every semester of my career.
• Cumulative GPA of 3.863.
• Studied with award-winning writers Steve Almond, Naeem Murr, and Pegi Deitz Shea.

EXPERIENCE:
• Interned with practicing illustrators Barbara McClintock and David Johnson from 2009-2010.
• Extensive experience in multiple areas of computer graphics, including still renders and game art.
• Well-versed in the use of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and open-source
software including Blender, Linux, and the GIMP.
• Have designed and maintained multiple websites, including www.johnwallie.com and
www.gbgm-umc.org/willimantic
• Served as fiction editor and artist/designer for the Long River Review, 2010.
• Four years of experience in library work at the Mansfield Public Library.

ACTIVITIES:
• Extracurricular artwork including comics, illustrations, and photographs
• Extracurricular writing including short stories, novels, and essays
• Served on the Dean's Student Advisory Board, 2007-2008. (Appointment based on merit.)
• Member, BIOGames, a four-person video game production team
• Member, Association for Computing Machinery, UConn chapter
• Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars
• Moderator on BlenderArtists.org internet forum

HONORS AND AWARDS:
• The Raab Prize in Writing for Children, 2009
• The Edward R. and Frances Schreiber Collins Literary Prize, 2010
• The Gloriana Gill Art Award in Photography, 2010
• UConn School of Fine Arts Dean's Purchase Award, 2010

COURSES:
• ART 3210 – Topics in Illustration
• ART 3420 – Digital Photography
• ART 3999 – Independent Study in CGI Artwork
• ENGL 3703 – Fiction Workshop (taught by award-winning novelist Naeem Murr)
• ENGL 3692 – Writing Practicum in Small Magazines
• ISKM 215 – Introduction to UNIX and Linux

References and portfolio available upon request.