About Me.
My name is Michael Peña, I'm 18 years old, a video editor, a teacher to some, and a self-taught Motion Designer most of all. I've been doing Motion Design for the last 4 years as well as creating content for YouTube.

I first got into Motion Design when I wanted an intro for my channel. Like many other small creators, I asked if people would make me an intro. I even asked some if they could do it for free. All of them either didn't respond, or say no. It was until then, I stumbled upon an Adobe After Effects tutorial. This tutorial showed me how to create an intro. Whether it was good or not I was amazed that I was able to create motion like that.

​With the skills I learned from that video, I started making motion graphics for some of my other YouTube pals at the time. I also experimented with solids, transitions, masks, dynamic keyframes, compositing, low poly, etc.
EDUCATION

Cypress Bay High School - H.S.D. Television Production
Ringling College of Art and Design - B.A. Motion Design**

**Currently enrolled
EXPERIENCE / SKILLS

Adobe After Effects CS6-CC
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5-CC*
Adobe Photoshop CS6-CC*
Adobe Illustrator CS6-CC
Adobe Audition CS6-CC
Image-Line FL Studio 12
MAXON Cinema 4D

*Denotes certification
AWARDS / RECOGNITION / CERTIFICATIONS

SkillsUSA States
Silver Medal - Audio/Radio Production

SkillsUSA Regionals (Region 5)
Silver Medal - Audio/Radio Production

Video Communication using Adobe Premiere Pro CC*
Certified on 3/21/2017

Video Communication using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6*
Certified on 12/15/2015

Video Communication using Adobe Premiere Pro CS5*
Certified on 06/05/2014

Visual Design using Adobe Photoshop CC*
Certified on 05/11/2017

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*All certifications are issued by Adobe and can be verified at this address:
https://www.youracclaim.com/users/alphaa
Due to privacy reasons; my resume is not available to view on this site. If you'd like a copy please email me using the contact form.