Digital_cv2004

RESUME 3D Artist/Modeler - Designer
[ PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY ]
Skilled, experienced and versatile 3D professional with nearly 20 years of combined experience using digital and traditional media. Worked as a staff artist and as an independent designer. Extensive background in the digital/traditional arts including character design, toy and product design, cutting edge medical animation and web based solutions. Self motivated, innovative, adapts quickly to new solutions and works well under pressure - meeting all challenging and mission critical deadlines. Obsessed with creative challenges beckoning 3d solutions. Seeks professional and freelance opportunities in 3D design. [ PROFESSIONAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE ]
• Digital and traditional 3D character and prop modeling • Photorealistic texturing & rendering • Digital and traditional pattern development • Human and “un-human” anatomical expert • Character modeling, maquettes & style guides • Mock ups • 2D Illus-tration & Design • Maya • Lightwave 3D • Electric Image Universe • Painter3D • Photoshop • Illustrator • QuarkXpress • InDesign • After Effects • Final Cut Express • MS Word/Office • Golive 6 • Red Hat Linux • MAC OSX 10.3, MAC OS 9.2.2 and Windows 2000/XP [ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS ]
• I, Robot - Modeled and developed the design of the NS5 robot under Patrick Tatopoulis using Maya and Lightwave 3D
• Star Wars Trilogy - Created the Star Wars Trilogy movie poster to represent the latter three films for Lucas Film.
• Digital Hero Award - Designed, developed and manufactured the Digital Hero for 3D Festival, Sweden.
• Merck Medicus - Conceptualized, designed and developed the Merck Medicus 3D icon.
• Terminator 2 - Created a motion controlled puppet of Arnold Schwarzeneggar in “T2” – the special effects received an
Academy Award
• Digital Hall of Fame - Distinguished member and recipient
• Merck - Listed as a “Merck Preferred Vendor” for 3D medical animation, 3D illustration and educational products
[ DIGITAL 3D WORK HISTORY ]
MEDICAL: Designed & manufactured medical 3D models, animations & visuals for Merck & Co, Inc., Abbot Labs,

Corbett Healthcare, National Comprehensive Cancer Network • CD4 Cell physician/patient model • Singulair physician/patient lung model • Crixivan medical poster • Medicus logo • Crixivan HIV mechanism of action booklet and slide series • HIV level of potency animation • Medicus intro animation• Promotional Medicus key chain • Promotional Medicus ergo computer mouse • CD4 Cell model box art GAME ANIMATICS & MODELS: Created and designed digital/traditional models for the Arcade and Game industry
• Vivendi Universal: 3D box art illustration for Dark Ages of Camelot, DAoC Gold Edition, Predator (2002 to 2004)• Blizzard Entertainment: Action figure character design, creation and manufacturing (1999 - 2002)• vTorque: Character modeling for MotoXXX, Lu Vampyr game animatics (2002 to 2004)• Atari Games: Character design and model construction for Primal Rage and Area 51 (1993 - 1995) 3D Misc: Various, recent digital modeling projects (2003 - 2004)
• Lightsport™ (product modeling) • Somerset Ent. (anatomical modeling for box art) • Master Replicas (product modeling) • Asylum (box art) • Mattel (Action figures and accessories) Relevant “Analog & Digital” 3D work history continued. [ FILM ACCOMPLISHMENTS - 1989/2004] Digital modeling, miniatures, puppets, make-up effects, design and fabrication
• A Day with Wilbur Robinson (in Production) • Curandero (in Production) • The Cave • I, Robot • Gnomeo & Juliet • The Addams Family • Area 51 • Army of Darkness • Batman Returns • Dark Warrior • Dinosaur City • Ernest Scared Stupid • Escape from LA • Exorcist III • Freakz • Gremlins 2 • Honey, I blew up the baby • Hall of Energy – Epcot Astronaut • Harley Davidson and Marlboro Man • Highlander 2 • Hook • Innocent Blood • Jurassic Park • Kick Boxer 2 • Leeds Point • Nemesis • Pet Semetary 2 • Primal Rage • Star Wars Trilogy – Movie poster • Terminator 2 • Ticks • True Lies • Warlock [ TV ACCOMPLISHMENTS - 1989/1996 ] Miniature puppet effects, make-up effects, design and fabrication
• Alice in Wonderland • Andersonville • …and the sea will tell • Attack of the 50 foot women • The Beast • Christmas at Target – Ginger Bread dancers commercial • Coast Soap “The Thinker” commercial • Danger Island • Deep Space 9 • Hunchback of Notre Dame • IT • John Lee Hooker video • Land of the Lost • MGM Grand International restaurants commercial • Monsters - Manikins of Horror • Playboy Centerfold video • Shake, Rattle & Roll • Tru – The play [ TOY ACCOMPLISHMENTS -1990/2003 ] Designed, developed and manufactured action figures, dolls & models
• Alien Resurrection • Battle Squads • Bela Lugosi doll • Bernie Wrightson’s Frankenstein • C3PO • Diablo 2 • The Flintstones • Classic Disney • Gargoyles • Godzilla • Hercules • The Jersey Devil • Judge Dredd • Jurassic Park Chaos • Major League Baseball • National Football League • NYFD 9/11 Memorial firefighter doll • Orcaphant • The Phantom • Planet of the Apes • Rocky and Bullwinkle • Samaritan doll • Savage Dragon • Schlitzie and Lionel • Shaft • Small Soldiers • Spawn • Street Sharks • Star Craft • Starship Troopers • Star Trek - Nemesis • Stryker • Violator • Visitor • Warcraft • Warcraft 3 [ WRITER / LECTURER ]
Topic range: Digital 3D modeling, 3D design & manufacturing • Featured speaker, Disney Feature Animation “One of our own series - (Burbank, CA - 2005)• Guest speaker on Maya character development at Cal Arts - 2005• Guest speaker, 3D Festival/LEAF (London - 2002) • Art of 3D computer animation and imaging book - (Contributing artist, 2002)• 2 day guest speaker/demo artist at Denver University, 2002• Guest speaker, panelist and demo artist at the 3D Festival (Denmark and Sweden - 1999/2001) • Guest speaker at Siggraph 2001, Newtek booth• Guest panelist at the 3D Expo 2000• 3D Demo artist at MacWorld - 2000 • Guest speaker at Art Center, 1999 • EFX Art and Design Magazine (Associate Editor - 1998/2002) • Mastering Pixels 3D book (Contributing writer, 2000) • Pixels 3D Power User Tutorials (Co-author, 2000)• Amazing Figure Modeler Magazine (Columnist, 1994/1996) [ EDUCATION ]
• B.F.A. Major: Illustration, Minor: Sculpture, Philadelphia University of the Arts, 1987 • Received “Exceptional calibre” (highest level) in Special Makeup Effects Artistry in the Motion Picture Industry, 1988 5134 Oakdale Ave . Woodland Hills, C A 91364 Tel. 818-887-2585 dan@solidimagear ts.com

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