Senior Visual Design Artist
Skills
Specialty | Art Direction, Concept Art, 3d Lighting and Rendering, Texture Painting, Matte Painting, Graphic Design, Illustration, Compositing
Other | Modeling, Motion Design, Animation, Web Design
Software
Primary | Expert Production Experience | Autodesk XSI, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe After Effects, Adobe InDesign, Crazybump, HDR Shop, ATI Tools | Mental Ray, Vray and Beast Renderers
Secondary | Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine, Autodesk 3d Studio Max, ZBrush, Apple Shake, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Dreamweaver
Experience
Columbia College Chicago | September 2011 – Present | Adjunct Instructor
Character Visualization | Instructor | Create, Develop and Teach process for designing successful Characters
2D Art for Games | Instructor | Create, Develop and Teach process for developing art needed in the Gaming industry
Leviathan | March 2011 – Present | Freelance
ISAM: Amon Tobin | Animator/Compositor | 3d Animation in Maya for innovative 3D projection stage technology for live entertainment
Hoosier Lottery: Gold Rush | Storyboards/Concept Art/Lighting | Story and Concept Development for Steampunk driven Lottery commercial
Hollywood Casino | Lighting/Animation/Compositing | 3D Development for Hollywood Casino and Kansas City Speedway
Dodge | Compositing | Rendering and Compositing for Dodge Dart 3d Camera Projection presentation at 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Future Media Concepts | November 2010 – Present | Freelance
Advanced Photoshop | Instructor | Design and Teach Custom Class for Adobe Photoshop CS5
Advanced Illustrator | Instructor | Design and Teach Custom Class for Adobe Illustrator CS5
Vitamin Pictures | December 2010 – Present | Freelance
Freschetta: Simply Inspired | Matte Painter/Compositor | Mood Boards and Compositing for new Frozen Pizza Commercial
Star Wars: Clone Wars | Matte Painter/Compositor | Mood Boards and Compositing for Hasbro Light Saber Toy Commercial
Redakai | Storyboard Artist | Commercial Boards for Interactive Card Game
Florida’s Natural | Mood Board Artist | Commercial Boards for Orange Juice Commercial Spot
Robomodo | January 2008 – October 2010
Tony Hawk: Shred | Lead Concept Artist | Built and managed Concept Art Department, Art Direction, Level Design, developed Art Production Style Guides, Artist Training, Texturing, Lighting, Atmospherics
Tony Hawk: Ride | Lead Environment Artist | Responsible for look and feel of environments via Art Direction, Concept Art, Modeling, Texturing, Developed Lighting and Atmospherics tech, Environment Art team and asset management
Electronic Arts Chicago | March 2005 – November 2007
MarvelFighting Game (unreleased) | Lead Environment Artist | X-Video and Game Environments, Lighting, Compositing, Management of the Environment Art production team
Fight Night Round 3 | Environment Artist | Modeling, Texturing, ZBrush, Photogrammetry
The Gnomon Workshop | January 2002 – January 2005
Photoshop for Digital Production | DVD Training Instructor| Create, Develop, Record, Edit content for DVD and Online Artist Training
The Gnomon Workshop | Art Director | Website Design, DVD Package and UI Design, Motion Design for all DVD training products
Arc Worldwide | June – August 2004 | Freelance
Strongbow Cider | Designer/Animator | Visual Development, Animation, Compositing for Halloween Promotion
Sol Design FX | June – September 2004 | Freelance
Disneyland | Designer/Animator | 50th Anniversary Television Commercial | Visual Development, Animation, Compositing
Dell | Designer/Animator | 4th of July Television Commercial | Visual Development, Animation, Compositing
New Wave Entertainment | January – April 2004| Freelance
Disney Toon Channel Rebrand | Designer/Animator | Visual Development, Storyboards, Animation
HBO: Joe Q Public | Designer/Animator | Visual Development, Animation, Compositing
Reality Check Studios | May 2003 – May 2004
Harold and Kumar go to White Castle | Designer/Animator | Roto, Element Replacement, Cleanup, Compositing
50 First Dates | Designer/Animator | Motion Design for Commercial Movie Trailer spots
Jersey Girl | Designer/Animator | Roto, Element Replacement, Cleanup, Compositing
Terminator 3 Commercial Spots | Designer/Animator | 3D Production, Motion Design
Superbowl XXXVIII Stadium Open | Designer/Animator | Storyboards, Modeling, Lighting, Texturing, Animation, Compositing
X-Men 2 Commercials | Designer/Animator | 3D Particle Effects, Motion Design
San Diego Padres Interstitials | Designer/Animator | Design, Animation, Compositing
CBS Sports Center Rebrand | Designer/Animator | 3D Production, Design, Texturing
ESPN Sports Center Rebrand | Designer/Animator | 3D Production, Design, Texturing
U.S. FIRST| Designer/Animator | Visual Development | 3D Modeling, Animation, Compositing
Real-D 3D Stereoscopic Spots | Designer/Animator | 3D Modeling, Texturing, Motion Design
Gnomon School of Visual Effects | November 2002 – March 2004
Gnomon School | Art Director | Design and Management of Website, Advertising
High-End Magazine | Art Director| Editing, Print Design, Graphic Management
First Media Works | August 1999 – June 2001
Multiple Websites | Interactive Designer | Graphic Design and Interactive Animation for online websites and games for ABC, CBS, ESPN, Clear Channel radio affiliates, including Radio Disney, ESPN, KROQ New York and KLOS
NuFX | October 1993- July 1999
NBA LIVE 2000 | Artist | UI Design, Texture Maps, 3D Modeling
NBA LIVE ’99 | Artist | UI Design, Texture Maps, 3D Modeling
PGA TOUR ’98 | Artist | UI Design, Texturing, Roto, Modeling
NBA LIVE ’97 | Artist | UI Design, Sprite Animation
Lode Runner | Pixel Artist | Graphic Production, Sprite Animation
Brian A. Rice Inc | September 1991- September 1993
SHANGHAI II | Pixel Artist | Sprite Animation, Graphic Production
Young Indiana Jones | Pixel Artist | Background Design, Graphic Production
HOME ALONE | Pixel Artist | Background Design, Graphic Production
TAZ II: ESCAPE FROM MARS | Pixel Artist | Sprite Animation, Background Design, Graphic Production
Education:
Gnomon School of Visual Effects | Hollywood, California | October 2001 – May 2003
Enrolled in Full-time Certificate Program focusing on Visual Effects Production for Entertainment
College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn, Illinois | June 1991-1993
Focus on Education and Illustration
Various short-term training, workshops, tradeshows and conventions
Several awards and publications upon request
Personal Interests | Art, Architecture, Drawing, Painting, Design, Movies, Museums, Big Cities, Music, Food, Beer, Antiques, Tiki stuff, Robots, Comics &Graphic Novels, Anime & Manga, Competitive Volleyball
Publications | Books, Magazines and DVD’s
The Gnomon Workshop Interview
The Gnomon Workshop| Photoshop for Digital Production
Logo Lounge 2 | Logo Lounge 2
Logo Lounge 3 Logo Lounge 3
Logo Lounge Master Library 2 | Logo Lounge Master Library 2
Highend Magazine | Highend Magazine