Download:  Full Version  | Condensed Version Objective To obtain a position as a technical, effects or character artist in a creative and innovative company that pushes the limits of game development. Skills Low Poly and High Resolution Character Modeling, UV Mapping, Texturing, Character Rigging/Weighting, Scripting, Art Pipelines, Cinematics, Character Animation, Facial Animation, Lip Synch, Particle Effects, Rapid Prototyping, Animatics, User Interface, Web Design 3D Studio Max, Character Studio, Maya, Z-Brush, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, HTML, CSS, MEL Script, Perforce, Excel, Proprietary Tools Work Experience Over 12 years of experience in video game development and credited with 10 shipped titles. Experience with all aspects of game development, with primary focus on characters; from concepts, modeling and texturing to rigging, animation and R&D. Very strong technical art skills. Ability to understand features and limitations of a game engine and to easily learn, use and contribute to the development of proprietary tools. Contract Artist Dates employed: 11/2007 - present Clients: Edge of Reality Software used: Maya, Adobe Photoshop The Hulk (360, PS3, Wii, PS2)      Particle effects      Technical art      Performance optimization XL Games Dates employed: 11/2005 - 10/2007 Job Title: Technical Artist Developing for: PS3, PC Software used: Maya, Z-Brush, Mudbox, Adobe Photoshop, MEL Responsibilities:      Developing and debugging proprietary tools/pipelines      Rapid prototyping (modeling, particle effects, user interface)      Art production R&D (character modeling: high and low poly)      Documentation and instruction Contract Artist Dates employed: 04/2005 - 10/2005 Clients: Critical Mass Interactive, Edge of Reality Software used: 3D Studio Max, Adobe Photoshop Over the Hedge (PS2, XBOX, NGC)      Particle effects      Prop/breakable modeling and setup      Documentation Sword of Dracula (PS2, XBOX, NGC)      Character modeling, texturing Edge of Reality Dates employed: 02/2001 - 03/2005 Job Titles: Character Artist, Technical Artist, Effects Artist Developed for: PS2, XBOX, NGC Software used: 3D Studio Max, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Shark Tale (PS2, XBOX, NGC)      Particle effects      Assisted in creation of new particle editor Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (PS2, XBOX, NGC)      Modeling, texturing, animation      3D User interface design/implementation      Particle effects The Sims (PS2, XBOX, NGC)      Character modeling, texturing      Character rigging/weighting      Character R&D      2D User interface design/implementation Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (N64)      Texture conversion/processing Unshipped Titles       John Singleton's Fear & Respect (PS2, XBOX, NGC)           Character modeling/texturing           Character LODs           Character weighting       XFL (PS2)           3D User interface design/implementation           Automated Secondary Animation R&D       The Speed Project (PS2)           Cinematic animation           Rig creation Additional tasks      Created and maintained company website (www.edgeofreality.com) Acclaim Studios Austin/Iguana Entertainment Dates employed: 02/1995 - 07/2000 Job Titles: Lead Character Artist, Senior Artist, Lead Cinematics Artist Developed for: N64, Arcade Software used: Alias Power Animator, Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Animator Pro Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (N64)      Character modeling      Character rigging/weighting      Facial animation/lip-synch R&D      Cinematic animation      Cinematic creation      Rig creation Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (N64)      Character Design      Character modeling, texturing      Character rigging/weighting      Character Animation      Modeling/texturing R&D      Assisted in creating cinema editor      Cinematic creation      Rig creation      Documentation and instruction Batman Forever: Arcade (Arcade)      Character modeling, texturing      Character rigging/weighting      Character animation      2D sprite/palette manipulation Other Shipped Titles      Turok: Rage Wars (N64)           Character LODs      NFL Quarterback Club 2000 (N64)           Cinematic creation       Shadowman (N64)           Cinematic animation Education School of Communication Arts Minneapolis, MN   Certification in Advanced Animation       Programs learned: Softimage   Certification in Computer Art and Animation       Programs learned: 3D Studio, Photoshop, Painter, CorelDraw       Received Telly Award as Technical Director for "Roadkill: The Movie" North Community High School Minneapolis, MN   Art & Communication Magnet       Visual arts, fine arts, graphic design (References fusnished upon request)