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Grand Rapids, Mi, Us

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Teaching intro level 3D tools and techniques related to animation and games for college level students.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Senior 3D Generalist- Lighting, Rendering, VFX, Look Dev, Compositing Stills/Animation, Environments, and Modeling.- Technical photography of scenes and props for use in VFX.- Generating procedural content for 3D.- Communicating with clients regularly in meetings, work sessions, and over email regarding project statuses, hurdles, and solutions.- Creating high fidelity images and animation that elevate the client's brand image.- Creating automation to complete complex tasks faster.- Skills in 3ds Max, After Effects, Davinci Resolve, Tyflow, Blender, Metashape, Houdini, Unreal Engine 5, and the Substance suite.Technical Production- Researching, testing, and educating staff of news tools and procedures for use in the pipeline.- Coordination and supervision of resources needed to make VFX shoots run smoothly.- Lighting and rigging studio based on previz footage.- Filming and directing talent.- Camera setup and operation.- Onsite/studio texture, HDRI and prop photogrammetry capture for VFX.

Grand Rapids, Michigan

- Developed custom rigs and workflows for scanning and processing both small and large scale textiles.- lighting, rendering, composition and propping of environments and products with octane.- Produced procedural textures with substance suite to solve material problems that cannot be solved with other traditional methods.- Technical photography of physical samples or real locations to be used in CG applications.- Sit in with client meetings and work sessions.- 3D Modeling- Product Animation

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Modeling Hard and Soft body props and structures using real world scale• Modeling props and structures using primitive and detailed CAD data• Setting up lighting and color previews for clients• Taking client feedback from renders and making changes• Creating materials for real time and rendered assets• Creating procedural textures and maps in the substance suite to assist in material creation• Organizing documents from contractors for use in-house • Post production on renders • Rendering environments in Vray and Corona

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Utilizing internal management software• Material and tiling texture creation• Modeling from CAD data• Working in a corporate environment with 100+ employees• Working with internal plugins and file structures• Working with project management tools like Trello.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

Working with a small development team on the side we created a prototype mobile game centered around dice and battling opponents. In charge of creating thoughtful UI for 3 Different Modalities (Mobile, Tablet, Ziosk) and working with the game designer to form a strong and user friendly experience with the audience we targeted. Extensive A/B testing and usability reports were conducted to find issues with the experience and create a game that was fun to play and easy to pick up. Handled asset creation and asset management for the projects UI too.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

Lead a class of students in an AGILE work flow to create a Waterfall based project plan that multiple animation schools from around the country are slated to participate in.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

- Recreated organic and hard edge assets from concepts matching an art style - Unwrapped and textured assets in a development pipeline - Communicated with other team members to reach a deadline - Created hand painted textures - Worked with a large production team (20+) - Baked out special maps to help the texturing process

Sterling Heights, Michigan

- Packaged product.- General maintenance of foam and paper packing machines.- Conducting variance reports.- Restocking product.- Conducting inventory counts.- Customer returns- Knowledge of Accellos and handheld scanning computers.- Knowledge of FedEx and UPS shipping software.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Digital Animation And Game Design

Activities and Societies: -Peer Mentor Program -2013 Fall Game Jam -2014 Fall Game Jam -2014 Spring Game Jam - Critique Moderator.

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General Studies