 Career
Objective:
To utilize my 19+ years of 3D animation
experience with the newest technologies in computer graphics to create effective
animations that simplify, teach,
and illustrate complex ideas, processes, procedures, events, mechanics, and
physics.
Qualifications:
* Strong
Passion for communicating through visual graphics
* 19+ years experience using 3D visualization and animation software including
Alias products
to Illustrate architecture, physics, motion dynamics, mechanical
devices, medical procedures, product visualizations, and natural phenomena
* Strategically
planned, scheduled and executed projects for multi-disciplinary teams
on time, and within budget.
* Knowledge
of many disciplines, industries, and materials
* Extensive
practical hands-on experience as owner and manager of small
businesses
* Met
clients face-to-face for presentations, listened to their needs, collaborated
with technical and medical experts, prepared proposals,
and worked as part
of multi-disciplinary teams.
* Started
a 3D animation department and grew it to four members and a network of
five machines.
* Designed and built websites; including ecommerce
Skills:
Technical
Skills:
extensive 3D CAD modeling and animation abilities
* excellent
observation and perception skills
* project
management
* high
proficiency with Mac, UNIX, Windows, Alias, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign,
Excel, Access, Word, CorelDRAW, Final Cut, Dreamweaver, and Flash
* physics,
mechanics, and ergonomics
* time,
budget, and space efficiency
* technical
writing
* website
design
* desktop
publishing
* film & video
production
* traditional model building with wood, plastic, metal, foam, plexiglass,
sewing, RTV rubber molds, and graphics
People Skills:
* excellent
communicator through 3D graphics, sketches, models, and the spoken and written
word
* excellent
listener
* great
liaison between technical and non-technical people
* team
player
* team leader, public speaking, and training experience
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Mindset:
* equal
balance of creative and analytical thinking
* think
out of context to solve
problems through innovation
* think
in 3D and 4D
* designer/engineer/innovator/artist
* enjoy
working in multi-disciplinary and cross functional teams
* knowledge
of many disciplines
while specializing in several
* love
creative and intellectual challenges
Work
Experience:
August 1997 - Current
Technical Animator
Creston Parker Digital Effects, Louisville, KY
In order to push my talents, abilities, and experiences to a new level,
I went on my own as a 3D animator. In this role I create digital animations
and still images for the legal, engineering, medical, architectural,
and advertising industries. The imagery is adaptable for film, video,
internet, and print media. My legal exhibit projects are of a wide range
including; medical procedures, physics, motion dynamics, mechanical devices,
product operation, architectural visualization, and timelines.
August
1991 - September 1997
Digital Effects Designer
Diamond Studios, Birmingham, AL
I arrived at Diamond Studios to start a CGI department. After being
an integral part of the company for six years, the CGI department grew
to
four members and a network of five machines, including three Silicon
Graphics Workstations running Alias software. My work at Diamond Studios
included 3D character animation, medical animations, virtual product
visualization, virtual environments, and the creation of effects to
be composited in post-production.
December 1989 - June
1991
Animator
Animotion Graphics Corporation, Birmingham, AL
Animating and designing state of the art interactive desktop multimedia
presentations and advertisements. These presentations were based
on 2 and 3 dimensional images created with Amiga and MS-DOS machines.
My responsibilities
also included planning and scheduling projects.
Education:
Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb, IL
June 1987 - May 1989
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Electronic Media
University of South
Florida, Tampa, FL
August 1984 - 1986 Studied Computer Technology and Cinematography
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