David Hecker Email & Phone Number

Cape Town, WC, ZA

Working with and leading a dedicated team of talented artists and developers, making games that resonate with audiences and continue to push boundaries.

Banbury, Oxfordshire, GB

As the Chief Operating Officer at RenderHeads, I play a pivotal role in driving operational excellence and fostering a thriving working environment. Here's an overview of my key responsibilities:I'm committed to nurturing a friendly yet efficient workplace culture, from initial interviews to handling new staff staff onboarding. Employee safety and.

Banbury, Oxfordshire, GB

I am a passionate and results-driven Senior Producer with a proven track record in leading the creation of visually stunning and immersive interactive experiences for high-profile brands, museums, science centers and corporate clients. I am driven by a relentless pursuit of delivery, innovation, and impact.My skills encompass every stage of project.

Banbury, Oxfordshire, GB

Banbury, Oxfordshire, GB

Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

RetroEpic is dedicated team of independent developers based in South Africa. The team specialised in offering top quality development services to national and international clients for projects ranging from educational software to downloadable games on a variety of platforms.My main duties here included:Looking for new opportunities to create partnerships.

SG

I was tasked with setting up a new 2D pipeline in ToonBoom Harmony for a new show, Shutterbugs, for Big Jump Productions and Amberwood Entertainment.Provided additional ToonBoom training for new staff. This included animation and more technical technical Harmony training.Designed the pipeline, workflow and processes for all departments.Created new.

Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

I primarily looked after the Digital department at Sunrise, which involved games and web. My main focus was on the games side where I took the lead in various areas:Game Design- Develop initial concepts to pitch to clients- Develop existing concepts to make them more viable- Define game design documents and game specifications for developers- UX/UI and.

Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA

I ensured that the animation pipeline ran smoothly and also managed interactive media projects, working on various sports brands creating digital mascots and content for them.

I spent some time as freelance operator, working on animation, motion graphics and general design work. Some of this included commercials and the creation and art direction of real time and pre-rendered assets for games.

ZA

I was Senior Animation Director at Clockwork Zoo, responsible for the smooth running of the general animation pipeline while assisting the the Animation Directors and Lead Animators. I was involved in the storyboard, animatic and layout processes and with the help of the production staff took various productions through to completion. New shows always.

Full-time, part-time and individual instruction on Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Combustion.Product demonstrations and client presentations for Adobe and Autodesk products.Technical and installation support.Workflow support and on-site problem solving.I ran the full time programme in animation for three years. This involved a small class of first and.

Senior 3D ArtistConceptualised new bingo and casino brandsResearched new game play methodologies and recommended changes and implementations based on resultsManaged various on-line gaming brands from concept to implementation from a design point of viewManaged a team of designers for both 2D and 3D artworkImplemented assets in a custom game engine using.

Involved in various aspects of interactive media production, from animation to testing, including R&D and proofreading. Responsible for video editing and camera assistance as well.This was the early days of the interactive revolution. We made lots of interactive speaker support presentations, interactive CD-ROMS (including the MWeb Big Black Box and Yebo.

Production assistant to the video department, where my responsibilities included taking bookings for edit suites and camera equipment. I would also go out on shoots as a camera assistant when required and was the personal assistant to the Managing Director.

Johannesburg, Gauteng, ZA

Research stock footage items for use in local and international commercials from our internal library and those licensed from othersFulfil creative briefs from agenciesProvided ad-hoc technical support