Objective

To obtain a full time 3D Artist position creating models, textures and animations for games.

3D Animation Experience

CDIA, Waltham, MA

Mad Doc Software, Andover, MA

3D Artist, Contract Position 04.09.07 – 08.31.07

Worked on Empire Earth III, RTS
As part of the Building team, created LODs and damaged versions of buildings
Skinned, rigged and animated death, idle and production sequences
Designed and created building assets, including all modeling, textures and animations
Rendered all the building icons
Created new art for the interface
Fixed bugs and imported files directly into the game engine
Helped track down and document game bugs with the QA department

Turbine, Inc., Westwood, MA

3D Artist, Contract Position 11.20.06 - 02.02.07

Worked on Lord of the Rings Online, MMO
Created degrades for characters and monsters
Corrected skinning, textures, uv’s, physics objects, scenery and structure
Integrated assets directly into the game engine
Troubleshooted tech–art bugs and physics in collaboration with the QA department

3D Artist 08.06 – 09.06

Led the weapons and pickups teams to create a Wild West mod for Unreal Tournament 2004
Ensured timely completion of every milestone
Kept the team motivated and organized
Involved in designing, modeling, scripting, interface art, editing, bug-fixing and bringing all elements together to create final product

CDIA, Waltham, MA

3D Artist 12.05 – 01.06

Created a multimedia advertising piece, collaborating with the Visual Effects and Film teams
Handled design, modeling, lighting, texturing, and dynamics
Collaborated with the Visual Effects team to correctly compile 3D animations with live stage footage
Final commercial is used for CDIA advertisement

Manasian, Inc., Waltham, MA

3D Artist 10.06 –

AutoDesk Maya 8.5, AutoDesk 3D Studio Max, Mudbox, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Blender, UT 2004 Editor, HTML

The Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) at Boston University, Waltham, MA

Game Art and Design Certificate, September 2006

The Center for Digital Imaging Arts (CDIA) at Boston University, Waltham, MA

3D Animation Certificate, February 2006

Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA

Associates Degree in Computer Science, January 2001

Various Companies in MA

IT Consultant 03.03 – 04.04

Contract consulting jobs of various lengths and for multiple companies in MA, including Boston College and Butterball

Key3Media, Needham MA

Computer Analyst, Desktop Technician 09.00 – 12.02

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Computer Technician 09.99 – 08.00

Avid movie watcher, Science fiction/fantasy reader, plot examiner, World of Warcraft player, Warhammer 40,000 enthusiast