Jacqueline Mason, Cmi Email & Phone Number

From concept to execution, successfully shipped numerous VR modules in the medical device space, participating as both an artist (3D modeling and rigging) and as a project lead.As an Organic Project Lead: -Establish cross-team workflows for organic art, rigging, and medtech teams to maximize production efficiency and ensure asset consistency-Partner with medtech team to define full scope of art assets and art functionality-Create planning and dependency charts to identify workload prioritization across organic art, hard surface art, rigging and medtech teams-Mentor and guide other artists throughout project development; ensure adherence to project requirements and timelines-Help drive team-building and team-training activities-Flag production risks and develop both pre-project and in-flight creative solutions to maintain project timelines and deliverables -Help evaluate and ensure anatomical accuracy of assetsAs an Organic Artist:-Create models in Zbrush/Maya based upon real-world and conceptual references and translate high-resolution sculpts into low-poly, real-time ready models -Generate high-fidelity textures and materials -Work within Unity engine to preview, iterate, optimize, and polish models to adhere to performance budgets and other run-time requirements-Work collaboratively with the Art Director, senior leadership, and other disciplines including Tech Art and Production to help set and maintain the quality standard across the team

Osso VR is a high-fidelity virtual reality surgical training platform specialized in orthopedic procedures. Our goals are to improve patient safety, decrease the cost of surgical training and increase the adoption of cutting-edge medical devices.Medical Illustrators:-Work with clients and subject matter experts to break down complex surgical techniques into well defined sections, steps, and interactions and define overall learning goals-Model instrumentation and anatomy and create associated textures and animations-Optimize geometry generated from CAD data for high-performance real-time use-Generate surgical training content utilizing Osso's custom scripting toolset within Unity

Collaborating with the content and development teams to create high-quality and efficacious virtual reality simulations for the healthcare space-Working with artists and developers to optimize assets, animations, and implementation within Unity-Assisting with the production of 2D and 3D content including models, textures, lighting, particle systems and illustrations-Contributing to vision and strategy and exploring solutions through storyboarding and prototyping -Ensuring anatomical and scientific accuracy of materials-Providing technical guidance to optimize the production pipeline

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Health Scholars provides leading-edge technology solutions through a data-supported open exchange between engineers, clinicians, and partners.-Designing 3D models, animations, illustrations, and interactive experiences to convey medical information to a variety of learners-Communicating concepts through storyboards, wireframes, mockups and prototypes-Collaborating with artists and developers to ensure anatomical and scientific accuracy of materials-Defining educational objectives and ensuring objectives are maintained throughout the product development process

Peoria, Illinois Area

Evanston, Illinois

Partnering with university faculty to create effective online courses-Identifying multimedia needs and developing courses in the Canvas LMS-Managing multiple projects and timelines-Building pedagogically-sound course content with UDL and UXD principles in mind

Cambridge, Massachusetts

-Developing age-appropriate Scratch tutorials and integrating them into the Clubhouse Village website-Collaborating with Clubhouse coordinators to discuss Scratch activities and other resources

Greater Boston Area

-Editorial contributions for "Making Stuff 2" weekly online quizzes-Conceptualizing and researching ideas for NOVA's "Gross Science" video shorts, NOVA Labs, and NOVA social media sites-Producing storyboards and graphical assets for NOVA's "Gross Science"

-Daily data collection and analysis of nerve endings in the rat stomach and esophagus -Develop schematics and technical illustrations of current research-Illustrations in three publications

-Lectured pre-pharmacy and biology students in anatomy and physiology concepts-Assisted in laboratory equipment set-up and guided students in laboratory procedures

Master Of Science (Ms), Biomedical Visualization

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Technology, Innovation And Education

Computer Graphics Technology (B.S.), Psychology And Biology Minors

Activities and Societies: Raising Awareness in International Medicine (RAIM)