My name is Shane Seminole Mielke. I am currently working as Creative Director at 2Advanced Studios in Southern California, USA. I'm a Jack of all Trades and master of none. I specialize in Graphic Design, Flash Motion, ActionScript Development, Photography, After Effects, XHTML, CSS etc.... I design, animate and develop many of my projects on my own from start to finish (and everything in between). This is fun because I'm typically juggling 4 or 5 projects all in a different phases and with different requirements so things rarely get stale. I also do a few collaborative group projects. Those are also fun since I work with a very talented group of people who challenge and teach me new things every day.

I've been fortunate to work with a lot of really cool people and clients over the past 7 years. Some of those clients include: Activision, Adobe, Alpine, AOL, Behr Paints, Dakine, Electronic Arts, FCB, Ford Motor Company, Fox Sports, JWT, Lexus, Lucas Arts, Mazda USA, Motorola, MSN, Namco, Nintendo, O'Neill, Sony Picture Studios, Taylormade Golf, TeamOne, T-Mobile, Toyota, Warner Brothers and Y&R to name a few.

When not reclined in front of the computer, I enjoy spending time with my wife Jolene and daughters Tristen & Taylor, as well as natural bodybuilding, playing raquetball, coaching High School football, Falconry and the relentless pursuit of photography. In other words, I don't sleep much.

SPEAKING EVENTS
- Y-Design Conference - AIGA San Diego (2005)
- Orange County Art Institute (2005)
- Laguna College of Art & Design (2005)
- XD3 - AIGA San Diego (2004)
- Flash In The Can - 4 City Tour (2004)

BOOKS
- Best Web Practices (2008)
- Tres Logos (2006)
- Web Design: Best Portfolios (2005)
- Web Design: Flash Sites (2005)
- Stimmungen (2005)
- Websites 100% Loaded (2004)
- Taschen’s 1000 Favourite Websites (2004)
- New Masters of Flash (2004)

MAGAZINES
- .net
- Computer Arts
- STEP Inside Design
- Practical Web Projects
- UK WebDesigner
- Web Desginging
- Web Projects
- W.E.B.

INTERVIEWS
- .net Interview (2007)
- Web Designer Magazine - Colour (2007)
- Digital Abstracts (2007)
- FWA Interview v2 (2006)
- FWA Interview v1 ( 2002)
- Web Designer Magazine - Good & Bad Flash (2006)
- Practical Web Projects Magazine - Flash Interview (2005)
- Practical Web Projects Magazine - Dreamweaver Interview (2005)
- Webdesign Magazine Interview (2004)
- Ultrashock.com Interview (2003)
- Realvast.com Interview (2003)
- Howblue.com Interview (2003)
- 77Trouver.com Interview (2003)
- Innerdepths.net Interview (2003)
- Flashgfx.com (2002)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- AIGA - AIGA Los Angeles
- Beta Tester - Adobe Flash
- Beta Tester - Adobe FCS
- Moderator - Ultrashock.com
- Site of the Year Judge - Favourite Website Awards
- Contributor - WellVetted
- Contributor - Ventilate

NETWORKING (I generally only add people I know)
- Vobbo
- Facebook
- Flickr
- LinkedIn
- Computer Love
- MySpace
- Twitter

NAME: Shane Seminole Mielke
LIKES: Loyalty, Dedication, Hard work
DISLIKES: Arrogance, Dishonesty, People who blame others for their problems, Parents who are bad examples for their children.
HEROES: My Parents, Jim Hartigan, Michael Harris

FAVORITE MOVIES: (In no particular order)
DUNE, Vision Quest, Pumping Iron, Miracle, Rudy, Saving Private Ryan, Band of Brothers, Harry Potter Series, Star Wars Series, What Dreams May Come, The Chronicles of Riddick, National Lampoons Vacation, Goonies, Invincible, Good Will Hunting, The Departed, Peaceful Warrior and so many more....

FAVORITE QUOTES
"Every day is a Saturday.", "Don't be THAT guy.", "Everybody wants to be a gameday hero, but nobody wants to practice.", "Tow the line.", "IT DOESN'T TAKE A DAY TO BUILD A FREAKIN GAS TANK !!!!", "It's not about the 6 minutes. It's about what you do in those 6 minutes.", "Even the smallest person can make a difference in the world."

FAVORITE MUSIC
VAST, Marilyn Manson, Dead Can Dance, Jim Croce, Hatebreed, Death Cab for Cutie, Metallica, Pantera, Crowbar, Static-X, 80s and pretty much everything else.

FAMILY
My wife Jolene was a scholarship gymnast at Boise State University. After graduating college she put all of her hard work to good use by performing in Cirque du Soleil shows and competing in fitness competitions. She has also coached gymnastics on the collegiate level and is currently a gymnastics judge here in Southern California. She recently became a Registered Nurse. We met at one of my bodybuilding competitions and I cannot imagine my life if she had not found me thru a mutual friend of ours. Our daughter Tristen Holly Mielke was born in May 2005. My second daughter Taylor Shea Mielke was born in March 2008. They have brought more joy and happiness into both of our lives than we could have ever imagined possible.

FOOTBALL
I was fortunate enough to play football on the collegiate level at the University of California at Davis which now competes at the Division IAA level. We beat Stanford in 2005 and hold the current NCAA record of 38 consecutive winning seasons. After college I returned home and started coaching High School football. I've been coaching the Varsity & JV Offensive Line at my Alma Mater for over 15 years now. We've been ranked in the top 20 nationally several times, even winning state in 1996. I've been fortunate to coach some amazing athletes and individuals over the years. Some of the more notable are Carson Palmer (2002 Heisman Trophy Winner), Kris Farris (1998 Outland Trophy Winner), Brian Finneran (Walter Peyton award winner). It's my personal opinion that everyone should find some way of contributing to their local communities and especially the growth of young adults. In my free time I also try and donate my time to organizations like the Special Olympics of Southern California.

BODYBUILDING
After my collegiate football career ended, it seemed ridiculous to throw all of the hard work I'd put into the weight room to waste. With a lot of hard work and research I started competing. Many people in the design community are surprised by the fact that I'm also a bodybuilder (although I haven't competed in almost 10 years). I definitely don't fit the average designer mold. I'm a lifetime natural bodybuilder which means that I've never taken any sort of performance enhancing drugs. I've never even had a drink of alcohol or any type of drugs in my life. People usually ask if this is religious (I'm Christian) but it isn't. My father is an Alcoholic (now with 29 years of sobriety under his belt), and I grew up going to AA meetings and never wanting to follow in my father's footsteps in that regard. I guess the easiest classification is that I'm straight edge but am not so hardcore that I abstain from caffeine or judge others who aren't like me.

PHOTOGRAPHY
I picked up photography a few years ago because I was jealous of the talents of several of my friends. For over a year now I've been posting my favorite pics from my travels on my Photoblog at www.terraspirit.com. It's a work in progress and I know that I have a lot to learn. Thankfully it's something I can do for the rest of my life.

MY NAME
Every so often someone asks me about my middle name (Shane Seminole Mielke) and if I'm Native American. Actually my wife is of Native American descent but I'm a full blooded German American. My first and middle names were given to me by my father for specific reasons. The Seminole Indians call themselves the "Unconquered People". This is because they were the only tribe who did not sign a peace treaty with the United States government. My father in all of his wisdom wanted to instill in me this "never surrender" mentality. Those who know me personally know that I never give up on anything until it's done right. My first name comes from the movie Shane and I definitely feel a personal connection with the characteristics of that main character.

COUNTRIES VISITED
- Austria
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Liechtenstein
- Mexico
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City

FRIENDS (alphabetical)

INDUSTRY RESPECT (alphabetical)
- Der Bauer
- Fatoe
- Fantasy Interactive
- Hydro74
- ISO50
- Juxt Interactive
- Kurt Noble
- North Kingdom
- Red Interactive

The Awards listed below are not meant to prove anything other than success for the clients I have worked for and the great assets they've given me to work with. Some of the awards are very big while others are very small. Awards are nice but they do not mean much to me on a personal level or at least not like they used to in the early days. They're just websites afterall but I have a lot of fun making them.

AIGA - 365: AIGA Annual Design Competition
- T-Mobile Fave-O-Tron (2006 Outstanding Design)
- 2Advanced - Attractor (2006 Outstanding Design)

ADOBE/MACROMEDIA - Site Of The Day
- Motorola Studio Moto Microsite (May 2006)
- O’Neill (September 2005)
- Ford Fusion (September 2005)
- Ford Freestyle (January 2005)
- Ford Superduty (October 2004)
- Ford F150 (September 2003)

Applied Arts Design and Advertising Awards Annual
- Ford Mustang Microsite (2005 - Winner of Business Category)

Cannes Lions 51st Annual Advertising Festival
- Ford F-150 Microsite (2004 - Shortlist in Automotive Category)

CLIO - Awards in the Internet Advertising
- Ford F150 Microsite (2004 - shortlisted)

Cresta Awards
- Ford Mustang Microsite (2005 - Finalist - Online Interactive Media category)

Flash Forward
- Starfox Assault Microsite (2005 - Finalist in the 3D category - FF14)

Flash In The Can
- O'Neill (2006 - Finalist - Ecommerce)
- Metroid Prime Pinball DS Microsite (2006 - Finalist - Motion Graphics)
- Ford Mustang Microsite (2005 - Winner - video category)
- Ford F-150 Microsite (2004 - Winner - Flash Ad category)

FWA - Favourite Website Awards
- FWA Hall of Fame (2Advanced - October 2007)
- Rapp Collins Worldwide (September 2007)
- Chevy Autobots (May 2007)
- FWA Interview v2 (January 2006)
- 2007 Lexus LS (October 2006)
- T-Mobile Fave-O-Tron (September 2006)
- Pixelranger - Best Portfolio Sites (August 2006)
- 2Advanced v5 (June 2006)
- Ford F150 - Best Car Websites (May 2005)
- Ford Mustang - Best Car Websites (May 2005)
- Game Boy micro (November 2005)
- O’Neill (August 2005)
- Ford Fusion (July 2005)
- Star Fox Assault (February 2005)
- Metroid Prime 2 (December 2004)
- Ford Mustang (November 2004)
- Ford Super Duty Sightings (September 2004)
- Team One (August 2004)
- Ford Focus Tutorial (June 2004)
- Exorcist, The Beginning (June 2004) (SOTM – June 2004)
- CIS Hollywood (February 2004)
- Dia Sin (November 2003)
- Ford F150 (September 2003) (SOTM – September 2003)
- 2Advanced v4 (July 2003)
- Vast (June 2003)
- Skyworks Solutions v1 (May 2003)
- Taig Khris (March 2003)
- FWA Interview (December 2002)
- XS-Engineering (October  2002)
- Pixelranger (June 2002)

Horizon Interactive Award
- O'Neill Website (2006 - Silver - Sales / Ecommerce Websites)
- Gameboy Micro Microsite (2006 - Bronze - Entertainment Websites)
- Ford Fusion Microsite (2006 - Bronze - Flash Websites)
- Ford Mustang (2005 - Silver - Consumer Information category)
- Metroid Prime 2 Echoes (2005 - Silver - Entertainment category)

HOW Magazine’s Interactive Design Awards
- O’Neill (2005 - Outstanding Design - Consumer Websites)

IAAA (International Automotive Advertising Awards - Interactive Media)
- Ford F150 Microsite (2003 - Silver award for Corporate Website)
- Ford F150 Microsite (2003 - Silver award for Computer Animation)
- Ford F150 Microsite (2003 - Bronze award for Microsite)

Marcom Creative Awards
- Ford Mustang Microsite (2005 - Platinum)
- Metroid Prime 2 Exchoes Microsite (2005 - Platinum)
- Ford Fusion Microsite (2005 - Gold)
- Oneill (2005 - Gold)

National Addy Awards Competition
- Metroid Prime 2 Echoes mini site (2005 - Selected for entry)
- Ford Super Duty Sightings microsite (2005 - Selected for entry)

New York Festivals International Interactive Design Competition
- Ford Mustang Microsite (2005 - Finalist)
- 2Advanced Studios v4 Prophecy (2004 - Finalist)
- Locks of Love (2004 - Finalist)

One Show Interactive Awards
- Ford F-150 Microsite (2004 - Finalist in Beyond the Banner)
- Ford F-150 Microsite (2004 - Finalist in Promotional Advertising)

Orange County Ad Awards - Interactive Media: Online Mini Sites Category
- Gameboy Micro Microsite (2006 - Silver)
- Metroid Prime 2 Echoes mini site (2005 - Silver)
- Ford Super Duty Sightings mini site (2005 - Silver)
- Ford Mustang Microsite (2005 - Technical Merit)

Photoblogs.org Hall of Fame
- Terraspirit (Oct, 28th 2006)

STEP Inside Design Magazine Best of Web Design 2006
- O’Neill (Advertising)

Summit Awards
- Gameboy Micro Microsite (2006 - Silver - Games/Games Related)
- O'Neill V.2 Website (2006 - Bronze - Retail)
- Metroid Prime 2 Echoes Microsite (2005 - Silver)
- 2Advanced Studios Prophecy v4 (2004 - Gold)
- Ford F-150 Microsite (2004 - Silver)

SXSW Interactive Web Awards
- Rapp Collins Worldwide   (2008 - Finalist)
- 2A v4 Prophecy  (2004 - Finalist)
- Ford F150 Microsite (2004 - Finalist)
- Taig Kris (2004 - Finalist)

ULTRASHOCK.COM Bombshock
- 2Advanced v5 (BS# 227)
- Metroid Prime 2 (BS# 191)
- Exorcist (BS# 175)
- CIS Hollywood (BS# 154)
- F150 (BS# 133)
- Taig Khris (BS# 109)
 
WebAward Competition
- Ford Mustang Microsite (2005 - Outstanding Website)
- Metroid Prime 2 Exchoes Microsite (2005 - Outstanding Website)
- Maxfli Black Max Microsite (2005 - Standards of Excellence)
- Ford Freestyle Microsite (2005 - Standard of Excellence - Automotive)
- Ford SuperDuty Microsite (2005 - Outstanding Website - Automotive)
- Ford Focus Microsite (2005 - Outstanding Website - Automotive)

Webby Awards
- O'Neill Website (2005 -Finalist - Retail)
- Gameboy Micro Microsite (2005 - Official Honoree - Games Related)
- Starfox Assault Microsite (2005 - Official Honoree - Games Related)
- Locks of Love (2005 - Nominated)
- Ford Mustang (2005 - Nominated)
- Ford Super Duty websites (2005 - Nominated)

Web Marketing Association’s Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards
- Metroid Prime 2 Echoes Microsite (2005 - Best Entertainment Microsite).
- Exorcist The Beginning (2004 - Best Movie Website)
- Locks of Love website (2004 - Outstanding Website)
- Ford 2005 Auto Show (2004 - Standard of Excellence)
- Ford Focus Microsite (2004 - Outstanding Website)

39th Annual Belding Awards
- Metroid Prime 2 Echoes Microsite (2005 - Finalist in the Interactive category)