Coroflot

Resume

SKILLS

High quality 3D modeling
Strong 3D texturing techniques
High level of expertise in animation

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

- 3D Modeling / Animation -
Softimage XSI (Expert)
3DS MAX (Advanced)

- 2D Animation / Compositing -
Adobe After Effects (Expert)
Adobe Premiere (Intermediate)

- Image Processing / Editing -
Adobe Photoshop (Expert)
CorelDraw (Expert)


WORK EXPERIENCE
Dr.Smith! Animation (production company) - BRAZIL
3D Computer Graphics Animator / Modeler (2001 - PRESENT)
Production Company - BRAZIL
• Produce computer graphics animations, flying logos, 3D character modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, animation, and compositing.
• Compose and edit 2D cartoon animation.
• Teamwork.

3D Computer Graphics Animator / Modeler (2000 - 2001)
RBS TV (television broadcasting company) - BRAZIL
• Directed and created computer animated TV openings, graphical screens for tv news articles, comparative graphs, virtual sets.
• Created TV shows logotypes, animations and all the graphical icons and screens needed for those programs.
• Teamwork.

Video Editor (1999 - 2000)
Take 1 Cinema e Vídeo (production company) - BRAZIL
• Edited a variety of tv comercials and corporate videos.
• Created and produced computer graphics openings, animated ilustrations and graphical screens for the corporate videos.
• Integrated tools of computer graphic animation with the video editing techniques.

Freelance Computer Graphics Animator (1998 - 1999) - BRAZIL
• Created and produced graphical screens, tv computer graphics comercials and animations for political campaigns, interactive multimedia, and a few web-pages.

Trainee Computer Graphics Animator (1997 - 1998)
TGD Computacao Grafica (production company) - BRAZIL
• Worked as animation director assistant: building and texturing 3d models, editing videos, scanning and manipulating images.


REMOTE JOB EXPERIENCE

3D Computer Graphics Animator / Modeler (2007 - PRESENT)
Salyris Studios - (multimedia design studio) - USA
• Produce computer graphics animations, flying logos, 3D character modeling, texturing, rigging, lighting, and animation.

Music Store Modeling Project (September 2007 - November 2007)
Company: Bluebrain Multimedia - CANADA
• Produced 3D models (low-poly) based on pictures of music instruments and electronics
• Produced the textures (from the photographs) and mapped them on the objects

XSI Robot Models Conversion Project (February 2007 - March 2007)
Company: Bluebrain Multimedia - CANADA
• Found the fastest and most efficient solution to convert 23 XSI Robot models (with animation and textures) to 3DS MAX
• Converted the models to 3DS MAX

EMB-312 Modeling Project (October 2006 - November 2006)
Company: Apex Flight Simulation Solutions - USA
• Produced a 3D model (low-poly) based on pictures of a real aircraft
• The model has movable parts and it was delivered in G-max format, to be used in a Microsoft Flight Simulator MOD

Grocery Store Modeling Project (August 2006 - September 2006)
Company: Bluebrain Multimedia - CANADA
• Produced 3D models (low-poly) based on pictures of grocery store furnitures, and objects
• Produced the textures (from the photographs) and mapped them on the objects

Lightwave House Clean Up Project (July 2006)
Company: Bluebrain Multimedia - CANADA
• From a Lightwave obj file, produced a clean and solid 3DS MAX version of a house

Clothing Modeling Project (May 2006 - July 2006)
Company: Bluebrain Multimedia - CANADA
• Produced 3D models (low-poly) based on pictures of the real clothes
• Produced the textures (from the photographs) and mapped them on the objects
• Produced clone variations of the clothes for scene fullfilment

3D Scenery Objects Modeling (November 2005 - January 2006)
Company: Jumping Bean Studios (computer games studio) - USA
• Made internet research to find reference pictures of the objects needed for the game.
• Worked close to the Artistic Director modeling complex objects (hi-poly) for the game (pre-rendered game).


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Introduction do 3D Computer Graphics at Santander Cultural (August 31st to September 3th - BRAZIL 2004) - 16 hours workshop.

• Realistic Lighting in 3DS MAX (2005)
Produced classes about Radiosity and Global Illumination rendering in 3DS MAX.


EDUCATION

Post-Graduated in Graphic Expression at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - Architecture Faculty, Brazil (June 2010)

Bachelor's degree in Social Communications with specialization in Advertising and Publicity at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - Social Communications Faculty, Brazil. (August of 1998)


SPECIALIZATION COURSES

Documental Photography - UFRGS
Digital Photography 2 - Camera Viajante
3D Studio MAX Level 2 - CADS (Autodesk Authorized Training Center)
Creativity in Graphic Design - Unisinos
Clay Sculpting and Stop-Motion Animation - Otto Desenhos Animados
Cartoon Animation - Workshop with Marcos Magalhaes
Softimage Advanced - Sisgraph (Softimage Authorized Training Center)
3D Studio MAX Level 1 - Autodesk Online Course
3D Studio - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - Architecture Department