Resume

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Objective:

Experience as a lighting artist that will help push my artistic eye and train my problem solving abilities.

Work Experience:

Technical Artist Apr ‘09-Jan ‘10
Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise (LITE)
Controlled the pipeline between digital content packages and real-time engines both structurally and through the construction of tools. Handled look development for select projects, both real-time and off-line rendered, through managing lighting and surfacing. Troubleshooted software issues and helped serve as a bridge between artists and software engineers.

IT Intern Jun ‘05-Aug ‘05 and Jun ‘08-Sept ‘08
United Forming, Inc.
Provided technical support, configured laptops for distribution to employees, and ran the help desk for the corporate office of a concrete construction company.

Student Tutor (Programming / Math) Jun ‘07-Mar ‘08
Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta
Assisted in the teaching of basic to intermediate programming techniques in C++, Python, and MEL. In addition to this, I provided extra help for students struggling with basic to advanced concepts in algebra.

Skills:

Digital Art-
Lighting, Shader Development, Texturing, UV Mapping, Rigging, Modeling, Compositing

Programming  / Scripting Languages-
C/C++/C#,  RenderMan Shading Language, GLSL, CGFx, ShaderLab, Java,  MEL, Python, HTML

Operating Systems-
Proficient with Windows and LINUX; Experience with OSX and UNIX

Software-
Maya, 3DsMax, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Nuke, Shake, Visual Studio, RenderMan Studio, MentalRay, Unity, Unreal Engine 3

Other Experience:

SIGGRAPH 2008 Student Volunteer Aug 2008
ACM/SIGGRAPH
Assisted in the monitoring of session rooms, aided conference registration, and provided information and assistance to conference attendees.

Founder/President May ‘07-Mar ‘08
SCAD-Atlanta Production Society
Led a student organization designed to promote teamwork through the production of group projects with the goal of creating films, animations, games, and other deliverables that will aid in the completion and promotion of student portfolios and work.

Education:

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA                           2005-2009
BFA in Interactive Design and Game Development
Minor: Technical Direction
Dean’s List

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX                                              2004-2005
Major: Computer Science