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Hens Breet has been a digital designer since the early 1990s. Educated at the Utrecht School of the Arts (The Netherlands), with an emphasis on Image Media Technology, Hens was involved in the nascent interactive digital
art scene in Germany and The Netherlands. In 1994 he moved to New York City to pursue a career in motion graphics and interactive programming. Always determined to stay on top of
developments in this rapidly changing field, he has continued to hone his skills on a variety of digital video editing and effects systems, and from the beginning has been an active designer and developer on the World Wide Web.
His work has included numerous Web sites and interactive components for independent artists and startups and established companies alike, as well as television ad campaigns for leading US and international brands. With his international artistic background, unique design sensibilities, and attention to detail, Hens is an invaluable asset to your creative development team.
Hens has been developing for the World Wide Web since 1994, and is highly knowledgeable in all the relevant front-end technologies. This includes in-depth knowledge of HTML and XHTML and coding best practices, Cascading Style Sheets, Javascript and various Javascript frameworks. In addition, he is a master of Flash and Actionscript, and has a solid knowledge of PHP and MySQL. He has experience with various Content Managing Systems and authoring environments.
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Front End Web Developer
Publishers Clearing House, Port Washington, NY, 2004–present
Responsibilities: • coordinate transition of site/assets to table-less, all CSS, standards-compliant format
Responsibilities: • design and scripting of interactive promotional devices (Flash/Actionscript/Javascript)
Responsibilities: •
frontend-to-backend integration and data capture for online surveys
Responsibilities: • technical Q/A and troubleshooting of newsletters
and Internet promotions
Publishers Clearing House is one of America's best known direct-mail and marketing companies.
Senior Front End Developer
Nurun USA, Inc., New York City, 2003–2004
Responsibilities: • daily site
updates and maintenance
Responsibilities: • interaction
design and scripting
Responsibilities: •
frontend-backend integration and data capture
Responsibilities: • newsletters and Internet promotions
Responsibilities: • supervision of junior HTML coders
Clients included: L'Oréal Paris USA, Evian Water,
Dannon, Rémy Martin USA, Aer Lingus, Hadassah WZOA
Web Developer
ME.net, New York City, 2000-2001
Core Activities: • interaction
design
Core Activities: • advanced
client-side scripting
Core Activities: • HTML production
ME.net created an intregrated Java-based
contact management, calendaring and voice mail management system.
Multimedia Interaction Designer
Self-Employed, New York City, 1997–present
Core Activities: • graphic design
Core Activities: • interface
design
Core Activities: • database
design
Core Activities: • advanced
scripting
Core Activities: • HTML production
Core Activities: • cross-platform
delivery
Clients included: Sushi Samba, Ian Schrager Hotels,
McKinsey Quarterly, Beauty.com, Arthur Andersen Consulting,
Forever Enterprises, ElectroWerks Entertainment, Hedda Lettuce
Worldwide.
Motion Graphics / Visual Effects Artist
Nick Ericson Studio, New York City, 1997–2001
Core Activities: • matte creation
Core Activities: • rotoscoping
Core Activities: • rig removal
Core Activities: • compositing
Core Activities: • scripting/automation
Core Activities: • animation
Clients included: Chanel, Armani, Hugo
Boss, Calvin Klein, Harper's Bazaar, Victoria's Secret, The Sci
Fi Channel, Nabisco, AT&T, ABC.
Interactive Media Developer
Prodigy Internet Services, White Plains, New York, 1996
Responsibilities: Navigation concepts and implementation
of Web based shopping mall.
Interactive Designer and Media Lab Administrator
Editel
New York, New York City, 1994–1995
Responsibilities: • interface
design and implementation
Responsibilities: • graphic
design
Responsibilities: • broadcast
design
Responsibilities: • daily
maintenance of Macintosh-based graphics workstations
Pre-Press Processing and Interactive Design
Contemporary
Art Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1993-1994
Responsibilities: • scanning,
cleanup and compositing of photographic art for print
Responsibilities: • graphic
design and scripting for interactive presentations
New Media Installations and Performances with composer
Sabine Schäfer
Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Dresden, Berlin, Germany, 1992–1994
Responsibilities: • lighting
design
Responsibilities: • set design
Responsibilities: • construction
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Internship at Center
for Art and Media Technology (ZKM)
Karlsruhe, Germany, 1991–1992
Responsibilities: • library administration
Responsibilities: • artist
liaison
Responsibilities: • research
in advanced 3D technologies, including Virtual Reality technologies
Apprenticeship with Virtual Reality artist Jeffrey Shaw
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1991
Responsibilities: database manipulation
for use in 3D computer art installations
Study of Art and Media Technology at Utrecht School of The
Arts
Hilversum, The Netherlands, 1988–1992
Key focus: Interactive design and
graphics programming
Certificate in Painting and Illustration;
Utrecht School of The Arts
Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1987
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