3D Content Developer
Product Animations Chicago, Illinois
December 2010 to October 2011
- 3D model building and
animation of mechanical devices for training
purposes.
Adjunct Instructor
ITT Technical Institute Mount Prospect, Illinois
March 2009 to May 2009
- Beginning Autodesk 3D Studio
model building, materials, and rendering.
3D Animator/Illustrator
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Chicago, Illinois
September 2008 to December 2008
- Rendering architectural
projects and technical support of other 2D and 3D
graphic artists in the Chicago office.
- My short time with S.O.M.
was due to budget cutting and mass layoffs by the
firm at the end of the year.
3D Animator/Illustrator
Land Vision St. Charles, Illinois
November 2004 to June 2008
- Modeling and rendering
various architectural structures and large scale
land development projects. Site and reference
photography.
Adjunct Instructor
Moraine Valley College Palos Hills, Illinois
Jan 2006 to March 2006
- Beginning Autodesk 3D Studio
Viz.
Adjunct Multimedia
Instructor
Westwood College O'Hare Campus, Illinois
May 2005 to October 2005
- Beginning, intermediate, and
advanced 3D Studio Max & Character Studio
Adjunct Multimedia
Instructor
ITT Technical Institute Matteson, Illinois
December 2003 to March 2004
- 3D Studio Max & Character
Studio
3D Animator/Illustrator
Trialgraphix Chicago, Illinois
November 2002 to August 2003
- Modeling and animating
patent and legal animations. Software installation
and computer configuration. Short video productions.
3D Animator/Illustrator
Graphic Dimensions Lake Bluff, Illinois
June 1999 to November 2002
- Modeling and animating
architectural and product animations. Software
installation and computer repair.
Short video/audio productions.
Software training.
3D Game Artist/Designer
Midway Games Chicago, Illinois
June 1997 to June 1999
- Design and modeling of high
resolution fantasy structures and vehicles.
Conversion of high detail models to ‘game ready’ low
resolution models and texture maps.
3D Animator/Illustrator
Graphic Dimensions (Visual Realism Group) Lake Bluff,
Illinois
November 1994 to May 1997
- Modeling and animating
architectural and product animations. Software
installation and computer repair.
Short video/audio productions.
Software training.
3D Animator/Illustrator
Teledec International Oak Brook, Illinois
October 1993 to October 1994
- Modeling and animating
flying logos and technical animations. Desktop
publishing and 2D still graphics
EDUCATION
School Of Communication Arts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 1991 to July 1991
- 2D & 3D art and animation course.
- Topas, Tips, Rio, Photostyler, Adobe
Illustrator, 3D Studio DOS Release 1 software
packages.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia College
Chicago, Illinois
February 1986 to June 1989
- Graphic Arts and Computer Graphics
- Wavefront Explorer, Crystal 3D, Lumena,
CubiComp, Director, Anaimate 3D, Aldus Pagemaker,
BASIC & PASCAL programming, IBM System 36 Mainframe
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Triton College River Grove, Illinois
August 1984 to December 1985
- CAD/CAM Drafting
- Burroughs Mainframe, Computervision 3D Solid
Modeling CAD system, Baush & Lomb ProDucer CAD
system, Vector graphics programming