Timothy David O'Brien

Art Direction

"Gangster Squad"
"Field of Vision"
"My Future Boyfriend"
"Christmas Cupid”
“The Vampire Diaries”
"
Zombieland”
"
My Fake Fiancé” 
Maher Ahmad
David Chapman
Mark Hofeling
Mark Hofeling
Garreth Stover
Maher Ahmad
Mark Hofeling
Warner Brothers
NBC
ABC Family
ABC Family
Warner Brothers
Columbia Pictures
ABC Family
Art Director
Art Director
Art Director
Art Director
Art Director - Season 1 (full run)
Assistant Art Director
Art Director
2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2009
2008

Set Design

“Wanderlust”
"Fast and Furious 5”
“The Blind Side”
“Drop Dead Diva”
"Meet the Browns” 
Aaron Osborne
Peter Wenham
Michael Corenblith
Vitoria Paul
Ina Mayhew
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
Warner Brothers
Lifetime Television
Tyler Perry Studios
Senior Set Designer
Senior Set Designer
Set Designer
Set Designer
Draftsman/Set Designer
2010
2010
2009
2008
2007
3D Modeling and Rendering - Tyler Perry Studios Grand Opening, CNN en Español, WSB-TV, The Cartoon Network Store,
“What’s Done in the Dark”, “Friends and Lovers”, “Meet the Browns”

Fabrication

"Van Wilder 3” - Independently contracted to create specialty props
“Robosapien” - Independently contracted to create specialty props
“House of Payne” - Independently contracted to create specialty props 
“One Missed Call” - Independently contracted to create specialty props
“Blue Collar TV” - Special Effects (Halloween episode)
“Dumb and Dumberer” - Specialty prop maker
“The Fighting Temptations” - Scenic carpenter/prop maker 
Paramount Home Ent.
Crystal Sky Pictures
Tyler Perry Studios
Warner Brothers
Warner Brothers
New Line Cinema
Paramount Pictures
2008
2008
2007
2006
2004
2004
2003
Miniatures/Models, Specialty Props, Gag Devices, Mechanical Effects - Cartoon Network’s Fried  Dynamite,
Birmingham ADDY Awards, Delta Airlines, The Georgia Lottery, Krystal, B.P., Chinet, McDonalds, Purolator, Bard Medical,
Atlanta Gas Light, The Alliance Theatre, 2005 CMT Music Awards 

Fulltime Permanent Employment

Technical Mechanic, Scenario Custom Scenery, 2002 - 2006
           Programming and operation of CNC machine, metal shop foreman, props, mechanical effects, gag devices,
           automation, and draftsman.

Assistant Technical Director, The Center for Puppetry Arts, 1999 - 2000

Computer Program Experience

AutoCAD, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel, CNC/Milling software, Vegas Video/Audio

Education

B.A. Theatre (with Design/Technical emphasis), University of South Carolina, 1998
MIG and TIG welding, oxyacetylene and plasma cutting,North Metro Technical Institute, 2000
Harry Donovan and Jay Glerum Rigging Seminars, 2000

Unique Skills

Parts design for rapid prototyping, CNC programming and operations, mechanical and special effects, props, rigging, design and fabrication of magic props/illusions, mold making/casting, pyrotechnics, MIG and TIG welding, traditional drafting and CAD, forklift and heavy equipment operation

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