Scott Spinks

Animator/Character designer

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Spring Park, Minnesota, United States

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About me
Certified Blue Card Instructor, Certified EMS Instructor, Paramedic at North Memorial Health, Chief 5 at Long Lake Fire Department
Education
- Hennepin County Medical Center
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  Paramedic; NREMT-P Paramedicine
- Concordia University-St. Paul
  2007 - 2009
  BA Marketing Management & Innovation
  Magna Cum Laude
- Minnesota School of Business
  2000 - 2006
  Animation Illustration, Storytelling, Character Design
- Hennepin Technical College
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  Firefighter I, Firefighter II, HazMat, NREMT Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
- Hennepin Technical College
  1992 - 1995
  Photography design
Experience
- Oops! Animation
  Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
  Animator/Character designer
  Story concept artist, character designer, traditional and digital illustrator
- Minnesota School of Business
  May 2002 - Mar 2010
  Director of Financial Aid
  Financial aid director for campus of 900+ students.
- Scott Spinks: Children's Illustrator & Writer
  Mar 2006 - Nov 2016
  Illustrator
  I create illustrations for children's and young adult literature, including picture books, comic books and graphic novels. I am currently working on an animated series which will debut in June of 2017.
- Globe Education Network
  May 2010 - Oct 2011
  Application Specialist
  Software trainer
- Long Lake Volunteer Fire Department
  Sept 2010 - Jan 2024
  Fire Captain/EMT-Paramedic
  Firefighter, Fire Investigator I, NREMT, Event Coordinator and Training Assistant.
- Storybook Arts Incorporated
  Sept 2011 - Aug 2022
  Children's Illustrator
  Create illustrations for a variety of children's publications.
- Banfill Locke Center for the Arts
  Jun 2012 - Aug 2014
  Instructor
  Scott gave drawing classes for adults and children. Classes covered cartooning, character design, comic book art and visual storytelling.
- Long Lake Fire Department
  Sept 2013 - now
  Deputy Chief of Training & EMS, Chief 5, Paramedic
- Minnetonka Art Center
  Oct 2013 - Apr 2018
  Art Instructor
  Teaches art classes to kids and adults at the Minnetonka Art Center and at libraries in Hennepin and Carver Counties. Classes include comic arts, cartooning, character design and visual storytelling.
- Hennepin County Fire Investigation Team (HFIT)
  Jul 2015 - Oct 2018
  Team Lead
  Perform fire investigations and handle Team Lead duties for the Hennepin County Fire Investigation Team.
- PUNY
  Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
  Storyboard Revisionist
  Worked as a storyboard revisionist for an animated children's series (June, 2018).
- North Memorial Health
  Oct 2017 - now
  ALS care via ambulance, covering the northwest metro area of the Twin Cities, in Minnesota.
  - Paramedic
    Jan 2019 - now
  - Emergency Medical Technician
    Oct 2017 - Jan 2019
- Hennepin Healthcare
  Nov 2021 - now
  Emergency Medical Services Instructor
Licenses & Certifications
- Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic
  NREMT
  View certificate
- Certified EMS Instructor
  MN Department of Transportation
  Nov 2020
- Firefighter I & II
  NFPA
- Blue Card Instructor Certification
  International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)
  Feb 2024
  View certificate
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Instructor
  American Heart Association
Volunteer Experience
- Member
  Issued by Northland FOOLS
  Associated with Scott Spinks