Ryan Knudsen Email & Phone Number

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

-Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Animating 3D assets for Unity.-3D Modeling responsibilities include environments, characters, as well as props.-Level layout (fictional/notional or based on aerial photoscan data)-Also responsible for lighting and materials in levels to be light-baked for optimal performance within project limitations.-Working along side team management to deliver interactive media that effectively conveys information to users for training purposes.-Writing XML… Show more -Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Animating 3D assets for Unity.-3D Modeling responsibilities include environments, characters, as well as props.-Level layout (fictional/notional or based on aerial photoscan data)-Also responsible for lighting and materials in levels to be light-baked for optimal performance within project limitations.-Working along side team management to deliver interactive media that effectively conveys information to users for training purposes.-Writing XML and C# script to operate on top of existing custom C# framework. Show less

Santa Fe New Mexico P.O. Box 1663

-Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Animating 3D assets for Unity.-3D Modeling responsibilities include environments, characters, as well as props.-Also responsible for lighting and materials in levels to be light-baked for optimal performance within project limitations.-Working along side team management to deliver interactive media that effectively conveys information to users for training purposes.-Writing XML and C# script to operate on top of existing custom C# framework.

Los Alamos, Nm

I developed and maintained Joomla CMS based websites for the New Mexico Consortium and the NMC's subsidiary conference events.

The University Of New Mexico

Worked as one of two main art leads to develop assets for an Unreal Engine based, third-person, action strategy video game.Tasks included, but not limited to, Asset creation from concept, modeling, rigging, animation, and import of those assets into the unreal engine to create the final game asset.We focused heavily on modular design in order to create a system in which the player had the freedom to create robot NPC's based on the components they gathered throughout the game. In… Show more Worked as one of two main art leads to develop assets for an Unreal Engine based, third-person, action strategy video game.Tasks included, but not limited to, Asset creation from concept, modeling, rigging, animation, and import of those assets into the unreal engine to create the final game asset.We focused heavily on modular design in order to create a system in which the player had the freedom to create robot NPC's based on the components they gathered throughout the game. In Turn those assets then are displayed on the model in the game.Also worked to manage a team of dedicated artists to help conform all art assets into a unified theme.Alloy was released as a free (but donation strongly encouraged) pc title. All proceeds went to further the cause of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (http://jdrf.org/).The playable game can be downloaded from http://alloyvideogame.com/Bottom line: We came together as a team of (+/- 12) and shipped an Unreal Engine Multiplayer game in 9 months. Show less

Kirtland Afb Safety Center M.A.A.F.

Assisted in the investigation of air & ground vehicle mishaps on a global scale.My tasks ranged from creating training products for men and women of the air force to high profile incidents requiring concise digital reconstruction for presentation to official investigation boards.- Awarded Civilian of the Quarter Category II 2010.- Recognized by the Air Force Flight Standards Agency.- In addition, received the Coalition Force Combined Air and Space Operations coin in… Show more Assisted in the investigation of air & ground vehicle mishaps on a global scale.My tasks ranged from creating training products for men and women of the air force to high profile incidents requiring concise digital reconstruction for presentation to official investigation boards.- Awarded Civilian of the Quarter Category II 2010.- Recognized by the Air Force Flight Standards Agency.- In addition, received the Coalition Force Combined Air and Space Operations coin in recognition for assistance provided in the recreation of two high profile runway incursion mishaps. Show less