Experience

• Engineer, Design II/Lead Animator/3D Modeler at Sparton Corporation - UNDERSEA WARFARE SOLUTIONS (Elbit Systems of America) · Full-time

  Deleon Springs, FL · On-site, US

  November 2018 - Present

  -Managing the Animation Department.
  
  -Planning and Scheduling Work instructions for the production floor.
  
  -Import Sparton's SolidWorks CAD models into Maya. Then rebuilding them with a perfect Topology replacement mesh, that can be used and maintained in MAYA, SAP 3D Visual Enterprise and UNITY.
  
  -Create new Models- Scene Props to Assist with Product or Concept Products that don't have a Drawing yet.
  
  -Reducing triangle counts, creating UV layout per model, creating textures and material for each.
  
  -Create Story Boards before Animating.
  
  -Setup Rigs, Set Driven keys, and controllers for moving product parts to be animated in Maya. (Not main job)
  
  -Animate product assembly steps in Maya to be used on the assembly line.
  
  -Animate product assembly steps in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author to be used on the assembly line.
  
  -Importing Maya Models plus Animations to Unity, setting up animations for use in WEBGL, UNITY PC Standalone Platform.
  
  -Organizing modular reference model system and naming conventions.
  
  -Updating and maintaining the internal website for animated Work Instructions.
  
  -Maintaining and Managing Agile processes within the animation department.
  
  -Product Proposals, Art and 3D model renderings and demos, Graphic Design material for marketing.
  
  -Product Trade show Videos and Product Animations, Art and 3D model Poster renderings .
  
  -Create GUI (Graphical user Interface) for managing Work Instruction animations for manufacturing line projects. Plus company manufacturing audits.
  
  -Mechanical Rigging/Animations
  
  -Wire/Cable interaction Rigging and Animation
  
  -Assembly line Animation/Paper Work Instructions
  
  -UI/UX Design (Content delivery tools for user interfaces, mainly the production warehouse)
  
  -Creating Animation videos for Marketing, specifically how our products work.

• Senior Artist at Raydon Corporation

  Port Orange

  June 1999 - October 2018

  Raydon Corporation is a global leader in innovative simulation products and solutions. Raydon is the top provider of convoy trainers to the United States Armed Services.
  
  www.raydon.com

  Qualifications:
  
  • 18 years of professional 3D modeling experience in the Simulation
  
  Industry. Creating moving models, props, weapons, architecture, and
  
  Terrains worlds.

  • 3 years professional experience 3D modeling, environmental props and terrain creation and texturing for the Unity3D engine. https://www.behance.net/gallery/51588549/Unity-3D-Graphic-Novel

  • 2 years professional experience 3D modeling, environmental props and terrain creation and texturing for the Unreal engine.

  • 18 years of experience texturing 3D Models, environmental props, terrain skins

  • Lifetime of Knowledge, skill development and schooling in Traditional Arts. Plus line drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Drafting and Photography.

  • 13 years of experience in Graphic Design ranging from a number of
  
  artistic and professional disciplines that focus on visual communication and
  
  presentation.

  • Lead on many projects during the 18 years at Raydon. Following
  
  agile best practices.