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Chester, United Kingdom

Located in both London and the historic Roman city of Chester, V1 are arguably the UK’s - if not the world's - most prestigious bespoke Arch Viz interior design studio:- With emphasis towards the Prime and Super Prime luxury residential markets, V1 works span both domestically, and, across multiple international markets, throughout both hemispheres.

Wordwide

Making a deliberate choice to become unemployed, and having never travelled before, I set off on what became -in total- a 2 year hiatus from full time employment. Embarking upon a road-trip (with an underlying focus to teach my self how to shoot with a DSLR and an interest in architecture) across continental Europe; through the Greater Caucus's, Central Asia and across Siberia - reaching Vladivostok in July 2018.Leaving for France and arriving in Denmark's northern port; Hirtshals sometime during late August 2016, I continued across Scandinavia, and arrived in St Petersburg shortly thereafter. Spending 3 months living in Russia I continued my travels south through former Yugoslavia (via the Baltic's and the majority of continental Europe). Having crossed central Asia and Siberia by car, in July 2018 I reached Vladivostok on the shore of the Pacific Ocean. Amassing a collection of over 16,000 photos over the 2 years and a thorough understanding of DSLR photography and the ability to shoot full manual.This trip shattered my experiences and opened my perspectives to how different people and cultures live around the world.Driving in a 2002 Ford Fiesta the entire way, my thread regarding my travels to date remains one of the most viewed threads on the UK Ford Fiesta Owners club forum (view-able below)

Colchester, United Kingdom

Based in Colchester, Essex; Think BDW are the UK's largest residential property marketing agency. Focusing on house type development in the domestic market.I continued to manage all stages of a project's development, specializing in production of stills for residential exterior architecture. Over the years, gaining additional experience in residential interior stills, learning workflows for animation projects and adapting visualisations to become interactive through the use of VR.

Colchester, United Kingdom

CGEye Ltd are a small Essex based studio, providing CGIs for the domestic residential property development markets. I managed all stages of a project's development, working primarily in production of stills for residential exterior architecture. Additionally working on:- interior and exterior animation projects, interior still production and creating bespoke residential furniture.

York, United Kingdom

AY-PE is a leading Post Production, animation and Visual Effects studio based in York, UKWhilst in Higher Education I interned at Ay-Pe as a 3D artist. Here I advanced my knowledge in VRay and Studio Max, including techniques involving rigging and animation. More importantly I learnt about production and post production pipelines and gained invaluable VFX industry experience.Using the following software:• Autodesk 3DS Max• Adobe PhotoshopWith additional introductions in the following packages and plugins;• Fume FX plugin• Autodesk Combustion• Frischluft's DOF pluginI worked on a variety of live projects - the largest of which was a reconstruction of a Welsh mine which was featured in a documentary for the BBC.

York, United Kingdom

DWA Architects are a Yorkshire based architectural firm primarily specialising in residential care home developments.During this time I worked on several live projects, amended 2D floor plans and built 3D models.I was taught how to interpret CAD files and height data which I then used to create accurate 3D models which were rendered and submitted to clients to aid the planning processes.I learned a great deal working directly in the architectural industry and gained valuable experience working in an architects practice.It was during this position I knew I wanted to be in the Arch Viz and re-entered Higher Education the following year to pursue this interest.Software used includes:• Google Sketchup• Autodesk AutoCAD

York, England, United Kingdom

From school through to 2006, I worked at Odeon Cinemas progressing part time into full time.During this period we saw some iconic releases such as Harry Potter and of course not to forget the amazing Jessica Alba's Into The Blue.Sadly employment came to an end when Odeon York closed its doors for ever, but in the final 2 years I was able to manage all areas of the cinemas day to day running, (minus projector specialisation) these skills included but not limited to:• Opening shifts; these shifts included the responsibility of setting up daily stock for the start of day before the doors opened.• Closing shifts; these shifts included the responsibility of not only cashing up the daily till and operating the end of day takings computer finance software, but also the responsibility (often sole responsibility) of closing the building and checking for fire hazards and ensuring fire exits were secured.• Everything in between; being fully trained in all areas from ticket sales and food sales, stock management and stock checking, cleaning a screen to ensure it was fit for the next viewing.Importantly, the above included being trained in various disciplines such as fire safety, basic medical training and CPR training and food hygiene standards.

Foundation 2 Year Degree, Creative Digital Communication, Distinction

Foundation Degree; Creative Digital Communication After several years of employment in retail I decided to re-enter education fusing my.

Higher National Diploma, Graphic Design

Higher National Diploma; Graphic Design; Learning the basics across various art mediums, from traditional paints to digital work. Along.