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Bangor, Maine Area

- Assisted in bringing the project from Alpha into Early Access- Completed multiple production rigs- Ported animation from original rig onto a new rig using PyMEL- Designed, created and maintained MekTek's Maya tool sets, focusing on FBX and animation

Freelance

- Completed rigs to be used by in-game adversaries- Used scripting knowledge to speed production of rigs- Used a mixture of hair dynamics and traditional control systems to rig

Bangor, Maine Area

- Modeled several environments using topographical maps- Modeled, rigged and animated objects to optimize rendering at different resolutions- Modeled and imported 3d assets from software packages into Autodesk Maya 2014- Fixed topology to optimize for ideal rigging, animation and rendering- Created video presentations to the U.S. Department of Energy to obtain additional funding- Assisted in writing grants using knowledge of Game Design and 3d development- Created lesson… Show more - Modeled several environments using topographical maps- Modeled, rigged and animated objects to optimize rendering at different resolutions- Modeled and imported 3d assets from software packages into Autodesk Maya 2014- Fixed topology to optimize for ideal rigging, animation and rendering- Created video presentations to the U.S. Department of Energy to obtain additional funding- Assisted in writing grants using knowledge of Game Design and 3d development- Created lesson plans on game development for High Touch's technology summer camp Show less

- Completed over a dozen freelance rigging projects- Assets include a mixture of fish, bipeds, insects, props- Mediums include games, simulation, film shorts, and 3d printing

Freelance

- Completed 1 character rig

- Sized and scaled previous models for engineering simulation purposes- Created a 3d pipeline for work and future use for the Univeristy of Maine- Worked closely with supervisors to create a video simulation to show investors

- Setup an animation rig for 2 characters- Created a specialized rig for a prop as an add-on to a character- Created UV maps for 2 characters

Working under the Rigging Supervisor to make great rigs for a short film.

- Created a character rig based on the specifications outlined by the director- Attached blend shapes to the rig for facial animation- Created a stretchy system for the spine, neck, legs and arms to assist the animator in pushing poses

- Critiqued scripted rigs for a NDA project to make the end character rig more animator friendly- Mentored rigging students to help them learn the rigging process and complete their own character rig- Worked on projects to keep up to date with current Character Rigging techniques