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Software Experience
Maya: 5 years of experience – Photorealistic rendering with Mental Ray, dynamics, lighting, texturing, and essential modeling skills
RealFlow: 3 years of experience – Realistic fluid simulations, accurage high resolution meshes
Nuke: 6 months of experience – Switched from shake (1 year of experience) as primary node based compositing package
Vue: 9 months of experience – Created environment backgrounds for integration with 3D scenes
Boujou: Completed matchmoves that integrate fluid simulations with live action plates
Houdini: Currently training in this software
Other software: Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, DVD Studio Pro, Linux, Windows, OS X
Work Experience
Ringside Creative; Detroit, Michigan (Summer 2008 Internship)
- 3D Artist: Create render passes for use on a renderfarm, generalist 3D work for senior artists
- Telecine Operator: Scanned 50,000 ft of 35mm film on a Spirit at 2k resolution (4,700 ft per hr avg)
- Engineering work: fix / upgrade infrastructure to keep production on schedule
Digital Media Club; Savannah, GA (2008 – 2010)
- President: Organize meetings, manage officers, relevant visual effects training
- Publicity: Design posters for events and meetings, advertise events using analytics
SCAD Inter Club Council (ICC); Savannah, GA (2008 – 2010)
- ICC Speaker: Work in the office of student involvement, plan meetings, manage ICC website, offer blog training
Bigfoot DJs; Michigan (Summer 2009)
- Assisted DJs at wedding receptions
WDHS Video; Dearborn, Michigan (2005 – 2007)
- Station Manager: Senior staff member responsible for organizing the rest of the student staff
Education
Savannah College of Art and Design (2007 – 2011)
- Major program of study: Visual Effects
- Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts
- GPA: 3.85
Maya Master Classes (2006); Siggraph – Boston, Massachusetts
Awards
Visual Effects work featured on SCAD’s website.
3 Best of Show Awards (Detroit Area Film and Television) (2006 – 2007)