To obtain full time employment in the games industry which will allow me to utilize my learned skills as well as give me the opportunity to grow and challenge myself as an artist.

3d Artist, June 2001, April 2003

Realm Interactive LLC, Mesa, Arizona

Responsibilities included:

• Producing low polygon characters and creatures for use in real-time settings
• Level design and troubleshooting ranging from making sure tile sets worked properly to building complete levels
• UVW unwrapped the majority of my models to help out team texture artists
• Closely followed concepts of various artists including comic book artist Joe "MAD!" Madureira
• Used in-house tools to export media into game-specific formats and specifications
• Technical support consisting of building and maintaining various computer systems

Hardware/Software Editor, May 1999 to present

Tweak3D On-line magazine, Bakersfield, California

• Wrote articles analyzing various hardware and software products
• Participated in technical support group via e-mail
• Wrote guides on improving software performance for various computer configurations
• Assisted in design and construction of several web page components including graphics

I'm always looking to learn new skills as well as further my existing skill set in order to be as helpful as possible on a project.

Relevant skills include:

• Expert knowledge of 3D studio max and character studio, including low polygonal modeling, UVW mapping and custom rigs for animation
• Intermediate knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, primarily used for creating game textures
• Intermediate knowledge of Epic's Unreal Engine, including importing custom content, level building and basic scripting knowledge.
• Working knowledge of iD's Quake engines
• Working knowledge of Maya including it's modeling and animation systems

Bachelor of Computer Digital Animation and Multimedia, August 2000

University of Advancing Computer Technology, Phoenix, Arizona

Courses taken included:

• 3D Studio Max animation and lighting principles and design
• Lightwave modeling and design
• Maya modeling and animation principles
• Life drawing
• Various Adobe products including Photoshop, Premiere, PageMaker and Illustrator

• Building and tweaking computer systems
• Developing 3rd party artwork for established games and applications
• Outdoor sports, Traveling

E-MAIL superjamesk@hotmail.com