Sam Rotolo, Digital Artist

Resume:

Samuel (Sam) J. Rotolo

Conceptual Artist, Graphic Specialist, Desktop Publisher, IMP/IMS SME, WBS SME

Mr. Sam Rotolo brings over 35 years of desktop publishing and multimedia/graphic experience in the government and public venues. His broad experience and well-rounded background demonstrate his abilities to provide professionally designed and executed documents and graphics.

As a team member, Mr. Rotolo is often called upon to perform other tasks related to the project, including desktop publishing, portrait photography and touch up, schedule development (IMP/IMS) creation and editing, 3D geometry creation utilizing 3D Studio Max, 3D printing, 2D animation, and video production and post production. His robust and varied technical skills, attention to detail, and outstanding artistic creativity have been applied to numerous important, winning proposals.

Mr. Rotolo is well versed in video production workflow, including concept, script, lighting, shooting, animations, editing, color correction, and sound. He is a three time Telly Award winner.

Mr. Rotolo has performed program management tasks on government contracts and created and managed IMP/IMS schedules across many environments and applications.

 

He has extensive proposal graphic experience, having supported hundreds of competitive proposals serving as a conceptual designer, lead artist, and in supporting graphic artist capacities.

 

Mr. Rotolo's imaging capabilities are rounded out with 2D/3D animations and a working knowledge of video production workflow.

 

 

Clients Served

• AMP

• AT&T

• ATCC

• Avera

• Battelle

• Boeing

• Camber Corporation

• CNN

• Crathall

• Dow Kokam

• DRS Technologies

• Fincanteri

• GLS

• KPMG

• Kaiser Air

• L1 Communications

• Lockheed Martin

• ManTech

• McKellar

• MorphoTrust

• MTS

• n-D Physics

• Northrop Grumman

• Perkin Elmer

• Program Controls

• Smith Electric

• Smith Industries

• Sprint

• TASC

• Technology Associates

• United Technologies

• US Sprint

• WGL Energy Answers

 

U.S. Military Customers

• U.S. Air Force

• U.S. Army

• U.S. Army National Guard

• U.S. Marine Corps

• U.S. Navy

• U.S. Navy: NAVSEA

• U.S. Navy: SPAWAR

• USACE

• USJFCOM

 

Federal Government Customers

• DEA

• FAA

• FCC

• GSA

• NASA

• NIAID

• SSA

• U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

• U.S. Department of Energy (DoE)

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ)

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

• U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)

• USPS

 

State Government Customers

• State of AL

• State of GA

• State of TN

 

Commercial Customers

• Hines Urban Atlantic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Proposal Experience

 

IMP/IMS SME, Conceptual Artist

• Avera for a grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) (onsite and virtual support)

• L1 Communications for a grant application to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) (virtual support)

• Technology Associates for the Marine Corps Enterprise IT Services (MCEITS)

grant application to the U.S. Marine Corps

• AMP for a grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE)

• Program Controls for a proposal to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

 

IMP/IMS SME, WBS SME

• Dow Kokam for the Battery Technology grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE)

• US Sprint for the Federal Telecommunications System 2000 (FTS2000)

program to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

• AT&T for the Federal Telecommunications System 2000 (FTS2000) proposal to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

 

IMP/IMS SME

• United Technologies for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTAR) program to the U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM)

• Smith Industries for the Stores Management System (SMS) program to the

U.S. Navy

• Perkin Elmer for the Space Telescope program to NASA

 

Conceptual Artist, Graphic Specialist, Desktop Publisher

• Kaiser Air for the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS)

proposal to the U.S. Air Force

▪ Airborne, stand-off range, surveillance and target acquisition radar and command and control center

• DRS Technologies for the $25M Common Display Consoles IDIQ proposal to the U.S. Navy: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)

▪ Naval displays and control systems; plus logistics

 

Conceptual Artist, Graphic Specialist, Animator, Video Producer

• n-D Physics for numerous Video, Animation, and Presentation projects (onsite and virtual support)

Conceptual Artist, Graphic Specialist, Video Production

• Battelle for the M&O Brookhaven National Lab proposal to the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE)

Conceptual Artist, Graphic Specialist

• Fincanteri for the Costal Interceptor Vessel proposal to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (onsite and virtual support)

• MTS for the Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer proposal to the U.S. Marine Corps

• MTS for the Engagement Skills Trainer proposal to the U.S. Army

• MorphoTrust for the DLS proposal to the State of AL

• MorphoTrust for the DLS proposal to the State of TN

Conceptual Artist, Desktop Publisher, Senior Graphic Specialist

• DRS Technologies for the $500M Integrated Fixed Tower proposal to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

 

Conceptual Artist

• ManTech for the DATO proposal

Conceptual Artist, 3D Artist

• ATCC for the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Biological Resource Repository proposal to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) (onsite and virtual support)

Conceptual Artist

• GLS for the DLIGH II IDIQ proposal to the U.S. Army (virtual support)

• AT&T for the NS2020 (EIS) IDIQ proposal to the General Services Administration (GSA)

• Crathall for the Crathall Medical Support proposal to the U.S. Army (virtual support)

• WGL Energy Answers for the Walter Reed Microgrid Project proposal to Hines Urban Atlantic (virtual support)

 

Graphic Specialist

• Northrop Grumman for the St. Elizabeth Campus proposal to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

• Smith Electric for numerous loan and grant applications to the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) (onsite and virtual support)

• Northrop Grumman IS for the DHS Information Security Compliance Program

proposal to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• Technology Associates for the Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Services (MCEITS) IDIQ proposal to the U.S. Marine Corps

• Northrop Grumman IT for an RFI response to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

▪ Next generation of handheld data acquisition device and software

• McKellar for the $80M Muscatatuck Urban Training Center IDIQ proposal to the U.S. Army National Guard

▪ Services and training

• Northrop Grumman IS for the $2.8B Information Technology Support Services Contract (ITSSC) IDIQ proposal to the Social Security Administration (SSA)

▪ Information technology software support services for programmatic, administrative, and management information systems

• TASC for the $7.3B Systems Engineering 2020 (SE 2020) IDIQ proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

▪ Research and system engineering for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)

• Northrop Grumman IT for the $1.5B Enterprise Technology Services (ETS)

proposal to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

• Northrop Grumman for the Georgia Technology Authority Information Technology Outsourcing (GAIT2010) proposal to the State of GA

▪ Outsourcing services for technology infrastructure and Managed Network Services (MNS)

Graphic Specialist

• ManTech for the $225M Advanced Technology Division Office proposal to the

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

• Northrop Grumman for the IT Next Gen proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• DRS Technologies for the Hermes IDIQ proposal to the U.S. Navy: Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR)

▪ Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR)

Videographer

• Camber Corporation for the CLS for the Army Grey Eagle proposal to the U.S. Army (onsite and virtual support)

 

Additional Professional Experience

• Conceptual Artist, IMP-IMS SME at Shipley Associates (2010–Present)

▪ Serve as conceptual artist and desktop publisher for the winning Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) proposal to the U.S. Air Force

▪ Serve as conceptual artist and desktop publisher for the winning Common Display Consoles proposal to the U.S. Navy

▪ Serve as conceptual artist for the NS2020 (EIS) proposal to the GSA

▪ Serve as conceptual artist for the Walter Reed Microgrid Project proposal to Hines Urban Atlantic

▪ Serve as conceptual artist for the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Biological Resource Repository proposal to NIAID

• Executive Producer at LightYear Studios, Leesburg, VA; Stanley, NC (1988– Present)

▪ Develop 150+ TV spots per year along with video productions and animations

▪ Develop numerous proposals to federal clients

▪ Produce NASA animations, Smithsonian Air and Space animation, architectural animations (photo simulations), and product simulations for commercial clients

• Project Manager at US Sprint, Vienna, VA (1988–1989)

▪ Create WBS for FTS2000 Program

▪ Develop schedules from WBS and SME Information for functional areas

▪ Create IMP/IMS and report to management daily

• Project Manager at AT&T/Boeing Computer Services, Vienna, VA (1987– 1988)

▪ Create WBS for FTS2000 Program

▪ Develop schedules from WBS and SME Information for functional areas

▪ Create IMP/IMS and report to management daily

• Software Engineer at Lear Siegler, Florum Park, NJ (1986–1987)

▪ Develop F-14, F-18, A-6, and Blackhawk Stores Management System (SMS)

▪ Develop programmer assembly language on SMS application

▪ Write test stubs (programs to test the programs)

▪ Develop schedules for program delivery including government reviews and response

 

• Project Manager at United Technologies, Stanford, CT (1986–1987)

▪ Develop WBS, BOM, IMP/IMS for two major component groups for the JSTARS program

▪ Manage the build of these two components in SKUNK WORKS environment

▪ Oversee components from manufacturer to receiving,

quality and testing, and assembly

• Schedule Developer at Perkin Elmer/NASA, Wilton, CT (1984–1985)

▪ Develop and maintain schedules utilizing automated tools

▪ Create schedules for all phases of the program

▪ Report to NASA twice daily on critical issue status

 

 

Education and Training

• Undergraduate studies: Computer Science, Bridgeport University

• Capital Projects, Vienna, VA: Primavera Training

• Virginia Tech Schools: MS Project Training

• Future Media Concepts: 3D Modeling and animation SW (3DS MAX)

• Adobe: Adobe Master Collection (entire Adobe graphics suite of software)

• Discrete Logic NYC: Edit and Effect (video editor and compositing software)

 

 

Technical Proficiencies

 

Expert-level Proficiency

 

• MS OFFICE

• Adobe Master Collection (current version CC2015)

• Monte Carlo

• 3ds Max

• Maya

• Softimage

• MotionBuilder

• Mudbox

• Sketchbook Pro

 

Proficiency

 

• MS Access

• AutoCad

 

Professional Associations

 

• Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)

• Screenwriter's Guild

• National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)