Tami Sloan Tsark
Employment

Leapfrog Enterprises
Producer - Interactive Children's Toys/Books
SuperLeapPad: Concept Design PreK Read/Write
Quantum Pad:4th & 5th Grade History, Time for Kids Sports
Dec '02 - Jun'03

Modeling/Talent
2002-present: Landrider Bicycles, Princeton Review,
Bay Area Models Guild (BAMG). Bob Gerbracht, Kim Frohsin, Randall Sexton, CA College of Arts (CCA), Pixar Studios, ILM, Acad. Art College, Art Institute

Photography 2001-'04- Thomas Heinser Studios: American Century Investments Print Campaign.
Elizabeth Opalenik, Eric Alan Pritchard. Markuz Wernli

Promo spokesmodel - Gatorade Propel Sportswater Campaign (Mega Prods),
BodyShop BodyButter (RPMeventswest). Schulberg MediaWorks: TemperPedic Mattress Campaign

415 Productions
Sr. Creative Producer
Project Lead for custom Web Sites & Intranets: SF Symphony.org, S.F. Symphony "Black & White Ball", S.F. Symphony Kids' WebSite. Special project for Fox Studios, Asera.com, Mediaring.com, ZD Palm Developer's Conference, Informix HR site: Creative strategy, client relations, project management, interface, and design.
May 99-Feb 01.

FCI Communications
Sr. Creative Web Producer
Creative direction, custom Web sites: Vadem (www.vadem.com),
Design Within Reach (www.dwr.com), Bio-Rad, Specialized Bikes' Picture Place.
Design management, implementation,  team supervision, project direction, "Needs Assessment," client & project management.
1998-99.

BLUE WATERS
Contract Designer, Creative Producer, Art Production. "Product Launch Stingers" using
Adobe AfterEffects, MM Fireworks, MM Freehand 8.0.
Clients: GoLive, Macromedia, LeSak. Spring 98. 

ZING Network, Inc. (aka StreamixCorp.)
Creative Producer, Flash artist,
Brand strategy.Template design, content upload and art direction. Create art for "interstitial" projects
Develop new "push" technology Web Content.  Oct 97-Feb 98.

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Animation Consultant: Planetarium Project for Evans & Sutherland. Nov-Dec 97.

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MORGAN INTERACTIVE
VP of Creative Development & Production
Creative direction, business development, hiring, staff manager.
Manage product line of educational CD-Rom titles. Develop proposal
3D-animated TV series for Porchlight Entertaiment,
McGraw-Hill Home Interactive,
Simon & Schuster, Fox Interactive.  
Jan-Sept 97.

LIVING BOOKS, (Broderbund/Random House) Sr. Producer Supervise creative production & development, interactive storybook CD-ROM titles: The Cat in the Hat, Stellaluna, Arthur's Reading Race, Sheila Rae,the Brave,Dr. Seuss titles

Budget, schedule, design and implement departmental processes. Negotiate & author contracts with programmers, independent contractors & external prod. services.
Client relations, recruit & hire talent producers, art directors,animators, graphic technicians, and third party developers. 
Apr 95-Jan 97.

KNOWLEDGE ADVENTURE
Producer -Project Haywired (code name)- 3D Adventure game. 6/94-12/94.
Line Producer - "Random House Kid's Encyclopedia"- Interactive educational CD-ROM. Fall '94.

BRC IMAGINATION ARTS
Animation Producer - Knott's Berry Farm "Mystery Lodge" Animated Holovision project, 1993.
Contract Producer -Create budgets & bids for Animated Installation Projects. 1994-96.

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KLASKY-CSUPO, Inc.
Post Production Coordinator : "The Simpsons" 1991-92
Prime time animated series for FOX -TV. 
Prepare cost sheets, assist Animation Directors
Direct Retakes, Coordinate Asian overseas studios, coordinate film retake elements.
Schedule D1 editing & telecine.

KLASKY-CSUPO
Associate Producer: "Rugrats" 1992-93
(3rd season of the animated Cable series for Nickelodeon)
Administrate Pre & Post Production
Audition & cast talent, prepare SAG contracts, break down scripts, schedule voice-over sessions,
supervise telecine, audio layback & on-line edit session, prepare and coordinate D2 tapes for foreign release.

KLASKY-CSUPO
Post Production Supervisor: "Rugrats" (2nd season), 1992.
Associate Producer: "Ahh, Real Monsters," animated Pilot for Nickelodeon, 1993.
Production Manager: "Rugrats"  (1st season) 1991.

KLASKY-CSUPO
Final animation checking & cel painting:
The Simpsons Nintendo commercial, Jan 91
The Simpsons Title sequence (2nd season), Oct 90
The Simpsons Butterfinger commercial, Sept 90.

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SOCIETY FOR ANIMATION STUDIES CONFERENCE
Program Director; 1st Annual Conference
Establish and implement procedural planning, 1989.

"UCLAVISION '90"
Assistant Festival Director
UCLA Film Festival Screenings, 1990.

MATTEL TOYS "See 'N Say Videophone" Interactive Toy
Production Manager - Supervised Animation unit, 1989.

BOB LEEBURG PRODUCTIONS
Assistant Director - Live-action Short film, "Misconceptions" 1988.

HEWLETT PACKARD, Co.
Producer/Director/Writer
Industrial training videos. Sonoma County division, 1986-87.

KFTY TELEVISION
Segment Producer - "California North"
Magazine format show for indep. TV station, 1986.
Videotape Editor - "Today's Real Estate Show," 1984.

REDWOOD EMPIRE ICE ARENA
Exec. Secretary and Employee supervisor 
Director for Promotional events, "Special events and programs,
"ice skating competitions" amateur ice shows, manage box office staff.
Junior Ice Skating Instructor - school physical education programs and toddler programs; 1981-87.

CHARLES M. SCHULZ PRODUCTIONS / UNITED MEDIA, Inc.
Professional Ice Skater & Costumed "SNOOPY"
Charles M. Schulz Productions - Santa Rosa, CA.
United Media, New York, NY and Milan, ITALY. 1981-87.

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SPECIAL SKILLS:
Artist
Literate in the French language.
Studies in piano, jazz dance.
Professional ice skater, costumed character performance.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Speaker for Alumnae Resources (San Francisco, CA)
Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) 
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS)
Society of Children Books Writers & Illustrators
American Film Institute (AFI)
UCLA Theatre, Film & TV Alumnae Association (UCLA-TFT)
Software Publishers' Assoc. (SPA)
Computer Game Developers Association (CBDC)
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Tsark_resume.doc