Valentina Miller Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, PA, US

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Teaches an introductory computer graphics course to graduate students of computer science in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Valentina Miller is the Production Lead at Night Kitchen Interactive with expertise in project management, animation, immersive media, videography, and interactive storytelling. She is enthusiastic about enriching spaces with playful and meaningful digital interactions. She oversees the lifecycle of digital projects from conceptualization to installation.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• I design and produce digital projects geared towards public learning and cultural centers.
• Conceptualize, storyboard, and create multimedia projects in Maya, Unity and the Adobe suite.
• Specialize in VR / AR production and CG modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, and rendering.
• Work with clients to develop creative media solutions that drive attendance, engagement and membership.
• Manage a team of animators and developers to produce interactive components in an agile development cycle.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• I work on prototypes for smartphone-based augmented reality applications, geared towards museums, galleries, and educational institutions.
• Design and produce all artistic prototype assets, ranging from UI elements to modeled, textured, and animated 3D augmentations.
• Create and implement Vuforia targets and other third party plug-ins into Unity.
• Track and manage test builds, datasets, bugs, and git branches with Trello and Google Sheets.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Designed and wrote the syllabus for Drexel's Immersive Media minor, a three-class curriculum centered on creating experiences for Augmented and Virtual Reality. Additionally, teach the following courses in Digital.
• Multimedia Timeline Design: A pre-production course that covers the animation pipeline from storyboards to the animatic stage.
• CGI 1: An introductory CG generalist course that gives a general overview of the animation pipeline, from modeling to rendering in Renderman.
• CGI II: A rendering-intensive course that covers detail-oriented surfacing, physically plausible shading, and rendering in V-Ray.
• Animation 1: A course that blends animation theory with production-driven homework designed to teach the twelve principles of animation.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• I create 2D and 3D animations, games, and mobile applications on a per-client basis.
• Animate videos and iOS games for clients including Penguin Publishing, Ricky Martin, Fantasmo Studios, Leadnomics, Aetna Health, and MOD Worldwide.
• Work closely with clients to develop creative solutions from thumbnails to final deliverables.
• Hire and manage teams of other animators for large projects on a short timeline.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Created motion graphics, video content, animations, and other media assets for several online brands.
• Designed, modeled, rigged and animated a 3D mascot character to promote an online auto insurance quote search platform.
• Created B2B and B2C animated content, motion graphics branding elements, and standalone graphics for five separate brands.
• Scripted, storyboarded and pitched video content treatments to product stakeholders.

Philadelphia, PA

• Digitally scanned and cataloged the fossils of Dreadnoughtus, a 70-million year old sauropod dinosaur
• Digitized the Dreadnoughtus holotype with a 3D laser scanner and assisted in the 3D printing of 1/10th scale models
• Created an articulated tail composite graphic that was published in Nature
• Supervised and trained other students in the operation of the 3D scanner
• Cleaned, mended and prepared broken fossils for scanning

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Co-developed an iPad game for the Drexel University Psychology Department that assists in the neurocognitive testing of children with autism
• Created all assets, animations, GUI elements, and branding in six weeks
• Gained an extensive knowledge of the Unity Game development engine and Apple iOS development
• Sharpened skills in digital design programs including Adobe Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Accrued project management experience for small-team game development

Master Of Science (Ms), Digital Media, 3.97

Activities and Societies: - Founding Vice President of Drexel University VR Club -Participant in Philadelphia Start-Up Leaders Bootcamp.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Animation And Visual Effects, 3.6

Activities and Societies: Secretary of Drexel University ACM SIGGRAPH Student Chapter

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