Proficiencies   

Maya
Modeling
Texturing
Rigging
Animating
Lighting
V-Ray
Cloth sim
Particles
Mental Ray

After Effects
InDesign
Photoshop
PTGui
HDR LIght Studio
Animate
ZBrush

Mac OS X
Windows
Unix

English Native
German B1
 

Personal Traits

detail oriented
  technically focused
  multi-role teamplayer
  proven trouble-shooter

Work History:

Freelance Consultant   —    2020 - present
    Remote
         - Photo Retouching
         - Web Design
         - Page Layout
         - Data Analysis
         - Financial Technology Infrastructure

3D Lead Artist   —    2009 - 2020
    NUREG GmbH - Nuremberg, Germany
         - 3D modeling, animation, and pipeline development
         - Specializing primarily in Maya, ZBrush, After Effects and Photoshop
         - Automated production workflows using Python and JavaScript
         - Produced HTML5 animations for web

Product Retoucher   —    2008
    Color Technology Inc. - Portland, OR
        - Prepared imagery for use on NikeID
        - Created assets for user-customizable color schemes through online portal
        - Enabled customers to create stylish custom footwear for athletic teams and more

Web & PrePress Operator    —    2007
    Hero Image Arts – Portland, OR
        - Retouched and color corrected photos for publishing
        - Assembled page layouts for ads and magazines
        - Built and maintained heroimagearts.com
        - Proofing, Networking, and Server Administration

Technical Support — 2001 - 2003
    Dell Computer Corporation
        - Achieved 1st place in overall performance out of 700 technicians
        - Consistently ranked within Top 10%
        - ‘Circle of Excellence’ for 5 of 7 quarters

Education:

Media Arts & Animation - Bachelor of Applied Science   —   2007
  The Art Institute of Portland - Portland, OR

Graphics Design - Associate of Applied Science    —    2003
  College of Southern Idaho - Twin Falls, ID