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Molecules Bio

Personal summary

I’m passionate, creative, punctual, motivated and friendly, very easy to get along with.   I’ve worked for a variety of companies with contrasting structures over the years and have become accustomed to having to learn new processes and workflows.   

 

I also possess the artistic and technical ability required to work closely with other professionals in their field of expertise.   Looking for an opportunity to work within a team or autonomously with diverse individuals with a passion for what they do.

  • MA Degree in Digital Special Effects and Animation

  • BSc Degree (Hons) Digital Design and Media Systems

  • Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) National Diploma in Media Studies

  • Possess valid Vehicle, Boat, and PWC license.  PADI Open Water and Advanced Scuba Diver.

  • Valid Positive Notice Blue Card for working with children and vulnerable people.

Key qualifications

Published Game Titles.

Work experience

Independent Contractor - March 2021 - Current (Casual)

Technical Directors Assistant - Feb 2020 - March 2021 (Contract)

LIQUID ANIMATION - Brisbane QLD

  • Assist the Technical Director across all Disney, Pixar, and other client’s projects.

  • Compile information that is given by the client and present it visually in wiki docs for the team, explaining the software and technical requirements required.  Examples are explaining scene hierarchy and structure requirements, export procedures and naming conventions, texture setup and memory allocations, and all those little details that need to be considered on major projects.

  • Assist company Directors and team in using new in-house software/plug-in with one-on-one tutoring.

  • Monitor asset completion within the project manager and Celoxis, reviewing that all technical requirements have been met.  Leaving feedback when required and assisting in problem-solving issues as they arise.

  • Set up and submit assets in Maya and Nuke to the render farm, monitoring them for potential issues that may arise, using a piece of software called deadline monitor.

  • The role has me helping in all areas, areas where I don’t always have the expertise, so having to climb the learning curve on many occasions is part of my job description. 

  • Reason for moving on - Contract ended.

Photographer/Digital Artist/Business Owner/Stay at Home Dad - July 2015 - Jan 2020 (Casual)

DARREN CHARLES PHOTOGRAPHY- Canberra ACT

  • Photographing client's wedding day. Liaising with clients on all aspects of events and timings.  Organizing and directing bridegroom and wedding parties and guests for portraits.

  • Collating and organizing through thousands of images. Skillfully editing each selected image to meet the client’s expectations.  Creating photo albums and keepsakes with various companies within my supply chain.  While taking care of company finances and budgets.

  • Development of company website and all graphic design elements.  Update and upkeep of the site.  Responsible for company marketing and sales. Using social media, printed press, and attending events to further grow the business.

  • Primary caregiver for my young daughter.

  • Reason for moving on - It was time.

 

Digital Artist - June 2010 - April 2015 [Full Time]

2K AUSTRALIA and 2K MARIN (USA), [Take Two Interactive T2] – Canberra ACT

  • Digital artist for next-generation titles on XBOX, PlayStation and PC.

  • Working as part of a professional and diverse team and autonomously on creating beautifully visual assets such as architectural modules, landscapes, vehicles, and any other assets required from prototype concept through to final polish.

  • Photographic research and image gathering. UV Unwrap, texture, specular, and normal map production for 3D game assets.  Database management, asset integration, and pipeline testing.

  • Reporting to lead artist and creative director of both Australian and American game studio sites.

  • Using professional software, Autodesk 3DS Max, Adobe Photoshop, and Unreal Engine.

  • Published titles, The Bureau XCOM Declassified, Bioshock Infinite, and Borderlands the Pre-Sequel.

  • Reason for leaving - studio closure.

 

Animator/Digital Artist - November 2003 - February 2009 [Full Time]

EA/PANDEMIC STUDIOS – Brisbane QLD

  • Character animator and digital artist for next-generation and old-generation platforms.

  • Asset development, texture, specular and normal maps production, polygon UV, and texture unwrap.  Database management and asset integration and testing.

  • Reporting to lead artist and creative director of both Australian and American game studio sites.

  • Using professional software such as Softimage XSI and Adobe Photoshop.

  • Published titles include Destroy all Humans 1 & 2, Lord of the Rings Conquest, and Saboteur.

  • Reason for leaving - studio closure.

 

Digital Artist - June 2009 - June 2010 [Full Time]

ROCKSTAR NORTH, SCOTLAND [Take Two Interactive T2] - Edinburgh Scotland

  • Digital artist for next-generation titles on XBOX, PlayStation and PC.

  • Working as part of a team and autonomously on designing world environment layouts within an area of the game world.

  • Responsible for creating beautiful visual assets for architectural and landscape assignments.  Polygon mesh creation, UV unwrap, texture, specular, and normal map production.  Database management, asset integration, and pipeline testing.

  • Reporting to lead artist and creative director.

  • Using professional software, Autodesk 3DS Max and Adobe Photoshop.

  • Published title Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5)

  • Reason for leaving - transferred to sister studio in Canberra Australia.

 

Senior Animator/Post Production - September 1999 - September 2003 [Full Time]

Empire Interactive - Oxford England

  • Establishing animation style and schedule.

  • Setting up animation reference database.

  • Rigging and weighting of characters.

  • Post-production editor and compositor.

  • Reporting to the studio and creative director.

  • Using professional software, Softimage XSI Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, and Aftereffects.

  • Published titles include PipeMania2 and Ghost Master.

  • Reason for leaving - immigrated to Australia.

 

Animator/Artist - November 1998 - September 1999 [Full Time]

PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT - London England

  • Animator of the in-game lead character.

  • Created various in-game visual effects.

  • Reporting to lead animator and creative director.

  • Using professional software, Softimage 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Premier, Aftereffects, and Softimage Eddie.

  • Published title Disc World Noir.

  • Reason for leaving - studio closure.

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Manager/Graphic Artist/Trainer - July 1996 - September 1997 [Full Time]

INPUT OUTPUT CENTRES – Wimbledon England

  • Day-to-day running of computer training Centre inside Wimbledon Library.

  • Assisting in training clients in software packages like Photoshop, Word, and Excel.

  • Designer of web pages, posters, flyers, and logos.

  • Reason for leaving - got accepted to university.

TV Studio Operative - August 1994 - May 1995 (Internship)

EDUCATION COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE (ECC)- Manhattan Kansas USA

  • Carried out training in floor direction, studio camera operation, VTR operation, and shading operation for live and taped feeds via cable and satellite across America at this fully professional TV facility at Kansas State University.

Designer/Head Usher - August 1994 - May 1995 (Internship)

McCain AUDITORIUM, - Manhattan Kansas USA

Education

MA Digital Special Effects and Animation - 1997-1998

BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY, National Centre for Computer Animation NCCA, UK

  • Strong theoretical and technical underpinning for the principal areas of study on filmmaking techniques, green screen, MOCAP, CG FX

  • Graphic principles and animation

  • The fusion of art and technology, personal research, and applied digital effects theory and practice.

  • Practical approaches to compositing using Quantel Hal.

  • General understanding of 3D mathematics and C++ computer language.

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BSc (Hons) Degree in Digital Design and Media Systems. - 1993-1996

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, USA and UNIVERSITY of SUNDERLAND, UK

  • Binary and hex decimal codes. Data analysis and data structures.

  • Film and media systems and technologies. CD ROM production.

  • Film photography and darkroom development.

  • History of advertising and practical approaches to graphic design.

  • Television production, technical approaches to TV studio production, and the systems used.

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BTEC National Diploma in Media - 1991-1993

BROADWAY CENTRE, GATESHEAD COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, UK

  • Media in context, media images, media performance, working practices.

  • Media production, TV, film, and video production.

  • Writing for TV and film.

  • Marketing and the media.

  • Recording for tape and radio.

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