With over 25 years of experience in media and web development, Simple Minds Studios searches out innovative solutions to complex challenges. Scot Muncaster's background spanning graphic design, audio engineering, video editing, motion graphics, 3D animation, and coding for a wealth of web technologies gives him a unique perspective for problem solving, which technologies to use, and how to communicate between teams and to clients.
App development in NextJS and AWS: UI/UX, modernization, optimization, code migration, database migration.
Responsible for developing business tools & processes, automation, quality assurance, as well as managing and training staff & contractors. Lead web development including: dynamic applications, interactive components, templates, IA, UI/UX, AV playback systems, animation systems, mapping systems; API development, communication between disparate systems, REST services; analytics, SEO. Supported media creation including: motion graphics, special FX, compositing, audio engineering, VO, 3D animation.
Served global Fortune 500 and government agencies across tech, biotech, education, finance, healthcare, law enforcement, public policy, and retail providing:
Website design/scripting, 3D animation, custom shopping cart design & scripting, product demos, AV encoding & streaming.
3D animation/modeling, dynamics, special FX, compositing, motion graphics.
3D animation/modeling, dynamics, special FX, compositing, motion graphics, tracking, DVD Authoring, Flash animation, logo design, AV encoding.
3D animation, compositing, special FX, rotoscoping, DVD Authoring, logo design, motion graphics, posters and video jackets.
Video editing, audio engineering, and motion graphics for the official 2003 promotional video.
Special FX, rotoscoping, compositing, and motion graphics for multiple music videos.
Responsible for the design and implementation of projects for broadcast and corporate clients, as well as managing and training staff. 3D animation/ modeling, dynamics, special FX, compositing, motion graphics, rotoscoping, DVD/CD-ROM authoring, website design/scripting, AV encoding.
3D animation, filming, editing, motion graphics, sound design, sound-track composition, and lab instruction for a graphic design class.
Worked closely with authors, editors, press reps, and staff as a project manager. Cover design, page layout, photo inserts, logo design, image editing.
Editing and motion graphics for a video of the 2000 Tech Awards.
Worked with in-house and freelance staff, as well as clients designing business cards, brochures, billboards, catalogues, logos and posters.
Designed graphics for books, posters and t-shirts. Designed 1998 logo for the U of I School of Music.
JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, JSON, WebGL, XML, PHP, Python, Swift, Objective-C, C#, VBA, MEL, ActionScript
React, Angular, Vue, Gatsby, Next.js, jQuery, SCORM, three.js, Node.js, .Net, Jira, BigPicture, Drupal, WordPress, Wix, Cornerstone, Saba, Tableau
Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Xcode, PowerBI, Maya, After Effects, Motion, Shake, Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Logic Pro, Flint/Flame, Avid DS, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, InDesign, Storyline, Rise, Lectora, Flash, Flash Builder, AIR
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