Professional Experience 

Confidential, El Segundo, CA 
Freelance Artist/Animator June 2006 - Present 

• 3D modeling / animation and 2D compositing of special effect sequences for television and web broadcast productions including Directive 1052, Creature of Habit, Mortal Skin, Autumn Music.
• 3D modeling and animation for multi-media CD/DVD-ROMS (Southern California Edison).
• Motion graphics and show titles (Hip Hop Gaming League, Plan Sea TV, Celebrate the Sea).
• Corporate logo design , branding & animation (L.A. Blues, Jetstrip, Magica).
• Web page design, programming and online marketing (Bid Network Online, Flingo TV).
• Storyboarding (Burning Sands, Autumn Music).

Confidential, El Segundo CA 
Lead Artist/ Animator December 2002 – June 2006 

• 3D modeling/animation pre-production of functioning vehicles for Universal Pictures (2Fast 2Furious, xXx, Taxi), DARPA (Unmanned Vehicle Project) and Pixar (Cars).
• 3D design/animation of inventions created by company (10 patents awarded) including a pneumatically powered Great White shark submarine (CBS\' Mind of a Demon).
• 3D modeling / animation for television commercials and corporate video (Comp Cams, Eastwood).
• Non-linear editing, music and visual effects for the 13-part "Eddie Paul How to: Series".
• Script writing & research (Eddie Paul How to: Series).
• Package design, Graphic design of magazine advertising, books (How to Build a Fast and Furious Car).
• Web page design, programming and online marketing.

Confidential Aurora, CO 
Lead Artist / Junior Art Director September 2001 – July 2002 

• 3D modeling / animation of low-polygon characters (Quake 3 engine).
• 3D modeling / texturing of art assets for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
• 3D animation and editing of in-game cut sequences.
• Audio Design of sound effects and NPCs, composition of game musical scores.
• Make time-critical decisions about game design and art in Art Director\'s absence.
• Establish workflow pipelines for each art department.
• Act an interface between the writers, artists and programmers.
• Manage and delegate responsibility to 13 part-time student interns.
• Documentation
• Time cards

Confidential Denver, CO 
3D Artist / Multi-media Developer February 2000 – August 2001 

• 3D modeling and animation of human anatomy, medical procedures, and veterinary procedures
• 3D animation and compositing of background characters and wildlife mixed with live video.
• Director 7.0 programming & interface design for multi-media CD-ROMs
• Experience with web audio and video compression formats
• CD label and package design for client demos
• Storyboarding

Confidential Los Alamos, NM, 
Programmer / Graphic Artist October 1997 – February 2000 

• Interface design and programming

Confidential, Aurora, CO 
Test Engineering Technician / Quality Assurance March 1994 – October 1997

• Design & fabrication of test equipment compatible with Mac based custom test systems and PC based Fluke MDA systems for telecommunications manufacturing plant whose products include bank channel cards, common equipment and T1/E1 repeaters. All test systems include comprehensive data collection and failure analysis.
• Development of ISO 9001 quality procedures for calibrations and preventive maintenance of custom and stock equipment.
• Successful achievement in obtaining and maintaining ISO 9001 certification in daily operations.
• Using AutoCAD packages for development of circuit schematics and hardware.
• Construction and routing hardware upgrades for T1 Automated Test Systems.

Confidential, Lakewood, CO 
Electronics Technician September 1992 – March 1994

• Construction and component level trouble shooting of electronic cameras for the visually impaired.
• Computer troubleshooting and repair (PC)

Confidential, Las Cruces, NM 
Instructor / Audio Studio Technician January 1992 – May 1992 

• Created course syllabus and instructed two levels of Audio Recording and Engineering classes.
• Repair and maintain custom audio recording lab for University.
• Recorded and supervised recording of student projects, bands and radio media.

Confidential, Los Alamos, NM 
Intern Mechanical Technician / Programmer June 1991 – August 1991 

• Interfaced IBM-PC compatible hardware to a custom x-ray diffractometer using the FORTAN 77 programming language to allow existing C++, FORTRAN 77 and Cobol programs to talk to the device and one another for the Human Genome Project.

Education 

Associates & BA in Computer Animation 
Electrical Engineering / Computer Science 
High School 

Additional Skills / Keywords

Software 
3DS Max, Maya, Mental Ray, Lightwave, Cinema 4D, Messiah Studio, Adobe CS4 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dream Weaver, AfterFX, Premiere), Z-Brush, Rhino, Combustion, Houdini, Vue xStream, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Cubase, Cakewalk, Pro Tools, Sound Forge, Media Cleaner Pro. 

Programming 
HTML, PHP, CSS, MySQL, Java, Action Script 1-3, Lingo, Power Basic, Visual Basic, Fortran 

Team Skills 
Performed interviews, managed as many as 13 people in goal-oriented projects, time cards, resource management, authored ISO9001 documentation.