Shannon Thaller

0468 866 906

hey@shannonthaller.com

1976 Adelaide, South Australia

 

Employment:

 

2010-Current

Graphpak Australia - Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Textile Designer

(Screenprint, Sublimation, Embroidery, Pad Print and Heat Transfer)

 

V8 Supercars Championship: V8 Supercars and V8 Supercars Calendar Events and Retail

Santos Tour Down Under: Event Range

Finke Desert Race: Event Range

Mitsubishi Motors: Staff and Retail Range

Cricket Australia: Cricket Australia, Big Bash League, Glenn McGrath Foundation,  Touring Series and Retail

A-League: National Soccer Team Strips and Ranges – On,  Off Field and Retail

Socceroos (FFA): Retail

Promotional/Sports Wear and Accessories: National and Global for both Onshore and Offshore Production

 

Staggers Jeans – Freelance Graphic Designer/ Textile Designer

 

2009-2010

Freelance Graphic Designer/3D Modeler/Texture Artist/Web Designer/Textile Designer

Staggers Jeans – Freelance Graphic Designer/ Textile Designer

 

2006-2009

Krome Studios - 2D and 3D senior artist (Playstation/Xbox 360/Nintendo Wii/PSP)

Star Wars: Clone Wars: Republic Heroes 2009

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2008

Hellboy: The Science of Evil 2008

 

2000-2005

Ratbag Games - 2D and 3D senior artist (PC/Playstation/Xbox)

 

1999-2000

Graphpak Australia - Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Textile Designer

Sub-contracted (as above position)

-Oztrack Trading Co.

-Ace Embroidery

-Action Performance UK/USA

 

1997-1999

Involved in a 2 year development of Goodpsorts Holdings UK office based in London, which has resulted in the UK office carrying the role as head office (2 year full-time work permit approved for the United Kingdom). Goodsports Holdings International, Adelaide office, is closed due to the efficiency of the UK office. Goodsports Holdings UK merges with leading American NASCAR merchandiser, Action Performance.

Continued to support Action Performance UK art department, after the closure of the Adelaide office, under the employment of Adelaide based company Graphpak upon my return to Adelaide.

 

1996-1999

Goodsports Holdings International (GSi) - Graphic Designer/Illustrator/Textile Designer

Part of a specialised team of designers responsible for all artwork (screen print), design, advertising and promotional material for the company and motorsport licenses. Responsible for approval and development of print, embroidery and manufacturing techniques with European and Australian suppliers and manufacturers. Responsible for supplying design concepts to clients within a deadline set by the Formula One World Championship calendar.

 

1996

Brent Parks Design - Freelance Graphic Designer

Responsible for corporate logo design, identities and promotional layouts.

 

1996

Graphic 200, Mac and PC Bureau - Freelance Typesetter

Required to typeset customer jobs for press runouts and negotiate beneficial changes with the customer.

 

1995

Fontastic Design - Freelance Graphic Designer/Typesetter

Responsible for corporate logo design, identities and promotional layouts.

 

1994

Hunter Valley Mining Resources - Freelance Graphic Designer/Technical Illustrator

Responsible for page layout and design, complex technical illustrations, cartoon character generation and book cover designs for operation manuals.

 

Tertiary Training:

 

1993-1994

Advanced Credited Certificate in Design Arts - Torrens Valley Institute, South Australia. 

1993-1994

Introduction to Photographics - Croydon Institute, South Australia. 

1993-1994

Introduction to Product Design - Torrens Valley Institute, South Australia. 

1994-1996

Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design and Advertising - Croydon Institute, South Australia.

 

Achievements: 

Nominated to design and submit a garment range for the 1993 Australian Fashion Awards. 

Structured and Developed an Art/Design department in the UK which satisfies worldwide standards and demanding deadlines set by Formula One and Superbike licenses. 

2 Year full-time ‘Graphic Artist/ Illustrator’ work permit for the United Kingdom. 

Designed the interior and visual identity for GP inc. Formula One store inside Harrods, London. It was the first ever Formula One Merchandise store built within a department store.

 

Software Knowledge: 

PC - (CS,CS2,CS3) Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Freehand, Adobe InDesign, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Discreet 3D Studio max, Maya, ZBrush, Mudbox and Topogun.

Mac - Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.

 

Shannonthaller.com (online folio) designed and created myself.

 

Interests: 

Surfing, Wake/Skate/Snowboarding, 4x4 Adventures, Web Design, Motorsport, Camping/Outdoors, Fishing, Cricket, Volleyball, Photography, Travel, Fashion, Music, Socialising, Challenges, Landscaping and my Family.

 

Special Attributes:

Adventurous, Committed, Organised, Motivated, Trustworthy, Approachable and Reliable. Good sense of humour and the will to succeed both individually and within a team.

  

References:

 

Alistair Loudon - Graphpak Australia / General Manager

P 08 8268 2866

M 0402 437 732

F 08 8268 5822

E alistair@graphpak.com.au

http://www.graphpak.com.au/

  

Filip Kemp – Krome Studios Adelaide / Lead Artist

M 0433 749 203

E fkemp@tpg.com.au

 

Brendan Ridge – Staggers Jeans

P 08 8231 4104

E brendan@staggersjeans.com.au

http://www.staggersjeans.com.au