Coroflot

Resume

Fifteen years of professional 3D/2D experience modeling, rendering, animation and data transfer between various formats. Related experience in graphic and Web design, systems administration and integration.

--- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ---

{{ Freelance }}
Chicago: 1996 to present

Designed, surfaced and rendered products for Sporting Goods, Recreational, Toy, Educational, Power Tool, Heavy Machinery and Packaging industries. Modeled and rendered 3D elements for game CD-ROM. Delivered innovative advertising illustrations. Animated food packaging for online consumer research study, trade show eye candy, and corporate design proposals.

{{ CAD operator }}
Kaleidoscope Imaging, Chicago: 2007 to 2008

Modeling and rendering products for Sporting Goods, Recreational, Toy, Educational, Kitchen/Bath and Packaging industries. Animation on occasion.

{{ Application Engineer }}
Alias|Wavefront, Chicago office: 1999 to 2002

Product expert and demonstrator for Alias|Wavefront, benchmarking Studio design software for prospective customers and helping users solve problems. Taught certified and custom classes to individuals and companies.

{{ Industrial Designer }}
CNH, previously Case Corporation, Racine, Wisconsin: 1993 to 1999

Implemented digital technology in Case Corporation's Design Department. Created image presentations and modeled tooling surfaces. Educated designers and department head about digital design reviews and surfacing. Integrated designed surfaces into Engineering CAD process.

Trained three designers to proficiently model and render production ready designs concepts. Trained a 25 year veteran draftsman with no computer experience to draft technical drawings on a desktop computer.

Created departmental intranet web and ftp site. Administrated, networked, repaired Department's Unix, Windows, and Mac systems.

{{ Visualizer }}
CDI Computer Services, Madison Heights, Michigan: 1993

Modeled and animated automotive components for clients such as Ford, Chrysler, ASC, Ross Roy Advertising. Kept multimillion dollar automotive conversion contract on time by surfacing "impossible" shapes in two days. Single-handedly delivered three minute animated video from scratch in one month for half the expected cost.

--- EDUCATION ---

B.F.A. in Product Design, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan, 1992

Certified Alias|Wavefront Instructor.