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Greater Chicago Area

● Created realistic, hand-keyed and motion-captured animation for Arcade Game titles: Jurassic Park Arcade, King Kong of Skull Island VR, Nerf Arcade, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Superbikes 3, Cruis’n Blast, Winter X Games Snocross, Super Alpine Racer, and upcoming titles, paying attention to detail, accuracy, entertainment value and budget● Researched available Motion Capture options, recommended and implemented our in-house mocap system ● Created MaxScripts for animation export,… Show more ● Created realistic, hand-keyed and motion-captured animation for Arcade Game titles: Jurassic Park Arcade, King Kong of Skull Island VR, Nerf Arcade, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Superbikes 3, Cruis’n Blast, Winter X Games Snocross, Super Alpine Racer, and upcoming titles, paying attention to detail, accuracy, entertainment value and budget● Researched available Motion Capture options, recommended and implemented our in-house mocap system ● Created MaxScripts for animation export, to reduce export errors and save time. Reduced saving 12 files to one menu operation, saving roughly 10 minutes per export, per animation● Animated in 3DS Max, Maya, and Motionbuilder● Created effects using in house particle effects tools● Designed and placed power-ups throughout levels● Collaborated with programmers and artists to solve technical and aesthetic problems● Voice Acting for arcade games, including Space Invaders Frenzy and Choppy Wood Show less

Greater Chicago Area

Created 3D Computer Animation, including:● Hand Key and Motion Capture projects● In-Game animations and Real-Time Cinematics● Human and Creature Animation● Mocap sequences with multiple characters● Console, PC, Arcade, and Serious Games projects

Greater Chicago Area

Management:● Promoted to Associate Chair within 2 years of full-time service: Taught as Adjunct Faculty Fall 2007, Accepted Full-time Faculty position Feb 2008, Became Associate Chair July 2010● Facilitated our department’s ACICS accreditation process, employing collaborative software and automating processes to increase departmental efficiency; institution earned longer-than-normal period of accreditation before our next scheduled review Art/Curriculum Design:● Art-Direction… Show more Management:● Promoted to Associate Chair within 2 years of full-time service: Taught as Adjunct Faculty Fall 2007, Accepted Full-time Faculty position Feb 2008, Became Associate Chair July 2010● Facilitated our department’s ACICS accreditation process, employing collaborative software and automating processes to increase departmental efficiency; institution earned longer-than-normal period of accreditation before our next scheduled review Art/Curriculum Design:● Art-Direction and management of a small team of artists for a mobile game for Microsoft. Critique and direction for multiple student projects.● Designed department’s entire Art curriculum; taught classes in 2d and 3d Art● To raise the quality of students’ art work, Added Life Drawing: Developed the plan, Campaigned for the Space, Funding, and Equipment, Ran the Workshop. Students work improved, showed improvements in Before and After samples in all areas of game art● Exceeded the ACICS-mandated placement rate, surpassing all other departments at TFMAA● Met with students to help them with a multitude of problems academic and non-academic, documenting formal Advising Meetings, improving the student experience and student retention.● Networked with group leaders to bring Autodesk User Group and CG Society events to TFMAA, negotiating for resources with the institution, creating additional learning and networking opportunities for students Show less

Greater Chicago Area

● Designed curriculum and taught classes in 2d and 3d Art within the Game Development department● Art-Directed student-staffed projects for outside clients, helping students learn-by-doing to create higher quality work and better looking presentation pieces for Flashpoint

Greater Chicago Area

● Animated real time characters using Motion Capture for Wrestlemania XXI (XBOX)● Worked with motion for 1, 2, and 3 person in-game moves● Created MELscripts to automate my most repeated tasks

● Animated and Rigged characters: Red Faction 2 (PS2) [FPS], Summoner 2 (PS2) [Action/RPG], and unreleased stealth action title● Setup, exported, and tested animations in game using custom tools and debug station

● Modeled, Textured, Lit, Rigged for Dynamics, and Keyed Animation for Objects: vehicular combat project● Animated characters, hand keyed and motion captured: outdoors, fighting and sports game demo projects

B.A., Self-Designed Liberal Arts Major Including Course Work In Animation, Film, Figure Drawing, Anatomy

Activities and Societies: Graphics lab TA (9th floor, Mac Quadras, Advertising/Design equip) Dean’s List, Semester GPA 4.0

Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Science Fiction Club president 2 Years of Liberal Arts including one semester at Regent’s College, London, UK.