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Software Expertise: 3ds Max, Unity 3d, MonoDevelop and Visual Studio (C# and Java), Zbrush, Photoshop, Premiere, Autodesk Backburner, Protools, Microsoft Excel and Access, Google Sketchup, Unreal 4 and 5. Additional software: Subversion, SourceTree, Torque, Blender, Maya, DevTrack (Activision), 3d Coat, After Effects, MotionBuilder, Cubase.Advanced understanding of hardware performance concerning CPU and GPU resources within 3d engines (e.g. poly count, draw calls, texture bandwidth, cpu overhead).10+ years experience 3d modeling. (Primarily 3ds Max and Zbrush)- Low/high poly organic 3d models (correct muscle and bone anatomy in fictional beings and humans) - Low/high poly hard and soft surface environmental art (i.e. mechanical engines, trees, man made sctructures)- high resolution renders (static images and video)- also proficient in rigging, unwrapping, and animating (biped and custom rigs)10+ years experience creating textures (Primarily Zbrush and Photoshop). -High and low resolution-Diffuse, normal, specular, and deformation maps.-Advanced knowledge of UVW mapping (unwrap primarily with 3ds Max).-baking textures from high poly, hand drawn textures, photo realistic textures10+ years experience in Unity 3d. - Virtual Reality integration (custom UI creation )- Lighting (Deferred, Vertex, and Forward), understanding of performance limitations- Scripting with Java and C# (creating GUIs, touchscreen support, reducing draw calls in scenes through script, adjusting stereoscopic components in script for user comfort, animating graphics through script, coroutines to handle object movement, nested loops for sorting large arrays of objects and materials, etc)- Shaders (modifying and writing new)- Animation (Mechanim and Legacy)8+ years experience with Extended Reality technology (AR, VR, MR). - Hardware Integration- Design and develop UI- Programming for tolerable control and visual representation- Stereoscopic renders from 3ds Max- Performance optimization12+ years in management roles.- Timbers management- Activision Senior Supervisor- Aerosim graphics and IRAD lead- L3Harris Graphics Team Manager- Northrop Grumman Corporation Immersive Systems Lead- L3Harris GFX Guild LeadBachelor's of Science in Computer SciencesGnomon Certified in Digital ProductionAutodesk 3ds Max certifiedUnity Certified Developer

Listed skills include Texturing, Character Animation, Animation, Game Development, and 43 others.

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  Brown College

  Bachelor Of Computer Science