Technical Artist Resume Orlando, FL - Hire IT People

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain position in graphics development where I can effectively use my experience and academic knowledge of computer graphics development and team player skills

SUMMARY:

A detail oriented 3D graphics engineer with a bonus of -
Ten years of programming experience deploying creative solutions generating 3D/2D content in C/C++, C#, MEL, Python, Unity, Matlab image processing
Project management experience coordinating remote teams to execute asset creation and pipeline development
Experience in designing, developing, deploying and testing mobile game applications with cross platform integration
Contributed developing application activity analytics solutions
Strong knowledge of 3D math, shaders, vector algebra, physics and mechanics
Highly proficient in writing automation scripts in all areas of graphics development
MS in computer graphics and motion technology
Virtual reality technology enthusiast
Worked very closely with 3D artists, game programmers, game developers, QA testers and creative directors for titles Tiger Woods Golf - Mobile, NFL Showdown, Billiards
Independently researched image processing techniques and developed creative solutions for texturing, UV mapping, texture baking and lighting
Excellent communication skills, strong leadership qualities and team player skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Technical Artist

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Responsibilities:

Worked closely with creative leads to prototype new concepts in gaming
Wrote tools and scripts necessary for art implementation and optimization
Developed solutions to various production problems relating to the creation and implementation of art assets within budget as agreed upon with tech leads
Built automation tools in Unity and Maya to expedite development
Created CG shaders to be implemented in Unity
Engineered UI flow and implementation

Technical Artist

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Responsibilities:

Project Manager

Confidential, Bloomfield, CT

Responsibilities:

Served as single Point of contact from Cognizant Interactive to interface with Creative Communication team, project stakeholders and offshore team and facilitate the complete production process
Anchored the review/feedback sessions with Art Directors and assign tasks to the offshore team
Provided production support to on-site project managers for creative asset delivery

3D Content Developer

Confidential, hicago, IL

Responsibilities:

Designed and developed asset creation and management scripts in MEL and Python
Supervised artists on technical standards and provided technical support to Unity game developers, technical artists and server integration engineers
Managed 3D content creation outsource module and engineered customized production requirements through automation
Researched and developed automation techniques in Matlab image processing toolbox

Research Assistant

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

Assisted PhD researchers in image processing for medical domain
Visualized several hundred lung nodules scan using Matlab and provided solutions to project them in 3D
Developed testing automations to yield data from the scans
Performed various mathematical operations to elaborate visualizations

Intern - MEA programmer

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

Anaria is a MMORPG title. Worked with 3D modelers, technical artists and game developers to establish rendering pipeline
Worked with Multiverse game engine to explore VFX creation using physics and 3D math
Tested game levels, game states, UI elements and communication engine
Researched with the team to establish scope of the project and identified issues

Intern - Rendering Pipeline Technician

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Confidential is a render farm servicing animation studios
Assisted in developing SPARX, a remote render utility to run seamlessly on various platforms. Automated various steps involved in building cross platform functionality
Recommended logical solutions to improve accuracy, reduce process time and reduce human touch. Tested the implementations
Transported code to improve cross platform compatibility and engineered communication links

Intern - assistant TD

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Developed scripts (MEL/MaxScript) to improve production pipeline
Provided technical support to modelers, animators and texture artists
Independently worked on rendering pipeline and assisted shader writers to develop shader library