Brik Nelson Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Client-facing role managing 3d approach on new and existing projects. This includes modeling/surfacing/lighting, coding in javascript to integrate our 3D assets with front-end/back-end code and factory integration, creating workflows, research into process improvements, creative problem-solving, and working with development teams across multiple departments including clients, PM's, UX, front-end, and back-end. Worked with and helped train new Project Managers with no experience in 3D, while training and leading a team of 3d artists across multiple projects and workflows, providing artistic and technical direction.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

CG Generalist at Pollinate.Modeler: Worked alongside a small 3D team with a team of developers, creating 3d assets for online product customization. Modeled products using physical reference and/or cad data/scan data. Optimized geometry for Web GL and online viewing. Hard-surface and organic modeling.Surfacing/Web GL Rendering:Baked custom maps using a variety of programs to achieve realistic surfaces within a Web GL environment. Shot, and tiled custom material textures. Set up javascript scenes, incorporating Physical Based Rendering.Cloth Simulation: Simulated realistic 3d sportswear and outerwear using Marvelous Designer, and CLO with 3D scanned mannequins.Photogrammetry: Took hundreds of images from our photographer and compiled them into a 3D point cloud, then mesh. Retopo'd scanned meshes and reprojected scanned texture onto a clean set of uvs. Incorporated a workflow using Wrap software to fit initial retopo'd geo to the scanned mesh for dozens of subsequent scanned assets with different colorways. This approach reduced time spent modeling/surfacing each asset and brought us in under budget for the project by about 150 hrs.I have worked with a variety of clients including Under Armour, Bauer Hockey, Asics, Timex, Benchmade, Leatherman, Levis, GK Elite, Leatherman, Eddie Bauer, and Logitech.