Juan Carlos Silva

Gamification Designer, Social Media Strategist, Video Producer, Animator, Visual Storyteller, 3D

Artist, Writer.

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Summary

The first thing you should know about me is how passionate and invested I am in everything I do. I am that guy

that makes you listen intently, spark your curiosity and want to know more about whatever it is he is talking

about, because when I speak about my job or any of my passions, I do so with the same genuine excitement you

would see in a toddler's face when they arrive at the entrance to Disneyland.

Games, character development, storytelling and animation are some of my biggest passions, and I rely on them

to approach gamification from a unique, intrinsically fun and player-centred perspective, which allows me to

propose solutions that go well beyond points, badges and leaderboards and, that truly foster user engagement,

continued participation and community building between brands, organizations and their target audience.

I am a dynamic and highly creative individual, I am persevering, relentless and I believe in giving nothing less

than 110% in each of my efforts and inspiring others to do the same.

Now, I want to tell you why else you will want to work with me: I am results-driven, I think outside the box, I

draw inspiration from all kinds of fields and sources and as several of my previous colleagues have stated in

their recommendations, I am the machine behind the machine and the guy you want to have around at crunch

time.

# Skills: creativity, commitment to excellence, loyalty, integrity, strong work ethic, leadership, team player,

adaptability, critical thinking, problem solver, multitasking, effective written and verbal communication,

computer savvy, brainstorming, creative writing, sketching, concept art and development, game design,

animation, social media marketing.

# Language Proficiency: English, French, Spanish

# Send me an e-mail: acdmma@r.postjobfree.com

# Follow me on Twitter: @jcsilva_

# Contact me on Skype: juan-c.silva

# See my portfolio: http://juansilva.cgsociety.org/

# Visit my blog: http://gamificent.tumblr.com/

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Certifications

Moralities of Everyday Life

Yale University License NY9EEYM4FZ March 2014

How to Build Habit-Forming Products

Udemy February 2014 to March 2014

Designing Gamification - Level 2 (Expert)

Udemy December 2013 to January 2014

Designing Gamification - Level 1 (Basic)

Udemy December 2013 to December 2013

The Camera Never Lies

University of London License 3KNL4VFZ73 September 2013

Gamification

University of Pennsylvania May 2013

Experience

Student in Public Relations and Communications at Concordia University

January 2014 - Present (4 months)

Development Tester - Cinematics (Watch Dogs) at Ubisoft Montreal

January 2013 - October 2013 (10 months)

As a development tester on Watch Dogs, I was mainly dedicated to providing support for the Cinematics and

Scripted Events teams. My responsibilities included:

# Using JIRA to log in bugs regarding any issues related to animation, modelling, lighting and rendering

present in all cinematic sequences and scripted events in the game.

# Follow-up and verify the timely implementation of the corresponding fixes for each bug, during each

development milestone.

# Attend review meetings to remain informed of further developments and changes in the cinematics and

generate a written report to pass on that information to the other development cells.

# Serve as a point of contact between the team of functionality testers in Bucharest and the cinematics

development teams in Montreal.

# Proofread, edit, validate and assign to the corresponding developer each bug entered by the functionality

team.

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# Assist programmers in reproducing bugs in-game in order to assess the source of the issue.

# Generate in-game video captures of the all cinematics and scripted events on a weekly basis.

2 recommendations available upon request

Assistant Store Manager at ECCO Sko A/S

August 2012 - December 2012 (5 months)

As assistant manager of the ECCO store at Rockland, I worked together with the store's manager and regional

manager in an effort to maintain the budgeted sales objectives through the year, implement marketing

campaigns, set-up new window displays and provide staff training as well as assist in interviewing potential

new employees.

Brand Ambassador at ECCO Sko A/S

August 2011 - August 2012 (1 year 1 month)

As a brand ambassador for ECCO, it was my job to embody the company's culture of excellence and passion

for design and, convey these ideals to existing and new customers by means of educating them on the

features, advantages and benefits of purchasing ECCO shoes and accessories.

I made it my personal goal to ensure every customer received an outstanding, personalized and rewarding

shopping experience that would turn them into loyalists and advocates of the ECCO brand.

1 recommendation available upon request

Localization Quality Assurance Tester at VMC

March 2010 - January 2011 (11 months)

As a localization tester I was responsible for bugging translation errors regarding spelling, grammar, syntax

and semantics, present in the Spanish audio voiceovers and on-screen text featured in next generation console

and PC games. Furthermore, my role required me to provide the most consistent and context-appropriate

translations for both Latin-American and European Spanish, as well as ensuring their proper implementation

in the games' databases.

In addition, the quality assurance pipeline also required me to test and bug any functionality, connection,

multiplayer, graphics and performance issues present in the games.

AAA Game Titles I worked on:

# Dead Space 2

# Disney's Epic Mickey

# Toy Story 3

# TRON: Evolution

# TRON Evolution Battle Grids

# Lord of Arcana

1 recommendation available upon request

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3D Graphic Artist at Color Creativo

January 2007 - September 2009 (2 years 9 months)

At Color Creativo, it was my job to meet with clients who wanted to make renovations on interior spaces

(both residential and commercial), and present them with a 3D model of what their new space would look

like, in order to obtain their approval before the renovation technicians could proceed to the physical

execution of the proposed design.

After meeting with each client, I would work together with the creative director in order to come up with the

most effective and aesthetic design solutions for each space. Finally, I would proceed to model, texture, light

and render the new version of the spaces in Maya, and in some cases create a walkthrough animation for

previewing purposes.

CG Artist - Maya Generalist at Icecube Creative Design

2006 - 2007 (1 year)

As a Maya Generalist at Icecube Creative Design, it was my job to create the concept art and final 3D

imagery for the company's advertising material, such as flyers and seasons greeting cards. In addition, I was

also responsible for modeling, lighting and rendering props and environments to be used in the production of

a promotional 3D-animated short film.

1 recommendation available upon request

3D Animation Instructor at Out of the Box Design & Training

2005 - 2006 (1 year)

At Out of The Box, I was hired to teach Maya and the principles of creating a 3D-animated production to a

small group of creative professionals. During the training, I covered object and character modeling, rigging

and animation, texturing, lighting, rendering and basic compositing in After Effects.

1 recommendation available upon request

Education

Concordia University

Diploma, Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, 2014 - 2015

University of Technology, Sydney

Master of Arts (MA), Animation, 2005 - 2006

Activities and Societies: I worked as student tutor in computer animation to my fellow students in the Master of

Animation program and, also tutored students from the Bachelor's in Digital Architecture, in both Photoshop

and the basics of computer animation.

3 recommendations available upon request

The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Media Arts and Animation, 2001 - 2004

Activities and Societies: Organizing social events and mixers for international students.

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Courses

Diploma, Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied

Communication

Concordia University

Effective Speaking

Social Media Marketing I

Techniques of Public Communication

Fundamentals of Public Relations

Languages

English (Native or bilingual proficiency)

French (Full professional proficiency)

Spanish (Native or bilingual proficiency)

Italian (Elementary proficiency)

Skills & Expertise

Animation

Computer Animation

Maya

Traditional Animation

After Effects

Character Animation

Photoshop

Graphic Design

3D Modeling

3D

Concept Design

Texturing

Illustration

Storyboarding

Graphics

Logo Design

Painting

Video Editing

Lighting

Character Design

Digital Painting

Abstract Paintings

Digital Compositing

Lighting and Rendering

Game Testing

Photo Retouching

Digital Photography

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Creative Writing

Poetry

Gamification

Video Games

Customer Engagement

Language Localization

Social Media Marketing

Communications

Quality Assurance

Interests

Film, VFX, Animation, Video Games, Gamification, Video Editing, Fashion, Photography, Advertising, Art,

Illustration, Literature, Poetry, Hiking, Traveling, Foreign Cultures and Languages, Philosophy, Psychology.

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Juan Carlos Silva

Gamification Designer, Social Media Strategist, Video Producer, Animator, Visual Storyteller, 3D

Artist, Writer.

acdmma@r.postjobfree.com

9 people have recommended Juan Carlos

"I worked with Juan when I was free-lancing as a director of the Cinematics for the game Watch Dogs. With

in-game cinematics it is impossible to judge your work unless you have someone who captures it from the

game. It is an essential tool and the only way to see if the lights are in the right place, if the clothes move

correctly, if the animation is done correctly and even just to see if the characters are in the right place in the

scene. Part of Juan's role was to go through the game every day, enter all the right cheat codes or play the

constantly changing missions in the correct order to trigger the cinematics, and then capture them. He was a

really hard worker, and always did his outmost to make sure we could see our work as soon as possible and

then go back and tweak and correct it. I have no problem recommending Juan and wish him all the best."

Kun Chang, Realization & Cinematics Director on Watch_Dogs, Ubisoft, managed Juan Carlos indirectly

at Ubisoft Montreal

"I met Juan on the development of Watch Dogs as we were both working on the Cinematics for the game.

Although we were on two different teams I was hearing echo of Juan's work even before I met him, I then

quickly understood why; Juan is very passionate about cinematics and is willing to work night and day for his

passion. On our project Juan's became a reference for any questions we had in regards of cinematics and

although he was extremely busy he was always willing to help. Juan is a very positive goal-oriented person.

He is a pleasure to work with and I would definitely work with him again!"

Karine Renaud, Production coordinator, Ubisoft Entertainment - Montreal, worked with Juan Carlos at

Ubisoft Montreal

"It was clear to me from the moment I interviewed Juan Carlos for the Brand Ambassador position at ECCO,

that he will be a great addition to our Team. A passionate and hard-working individual with a great creative

flare to visual merchandising. During his tenure with ECCO Juan improved everyday, learning all aspects of

store operations, which resulted in his promotion to Assistant Store Manager. A great Teammate, a leader by

example, Juan will be a definite asset in any organization."

Armand Bouyoukian, Store Manager, ECCO Sko A/S, managed Juan Carlos at ECCO Sko A/S

"Juan Carlos worked with me for quite some time as a Localization QA Tester. His knowledge of Languages,

context, content and consistency made his work one of the highest quality localization work I've seen in the

industry. He always delivered the best result at the shortest time possible, always, constant, always

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responsible and he always followed up with his work to ensure the highest standards all the way till the end.

For Spanish/English localization work he is one of the best."

Jonathan (Nathaniel) Villanueva, Localization Quality Assurance Lead and Project

Manager, VMC, managed Juan Carlos at 2011 VMC Game Labs

"Juan is very well organized, diligent in his work, easily reachable, and always on time. He is dedicated to

every task he is given. Juan is a hard-working self-starter who invariably understands exactly what a project

is all about from the outset, and how to get it done quickly and effectively. I highly recommend Juan for

employment. He is a team player and would make a great asset to any organization."

Natalija Fuksmane, was Juan Carlos's client

"Juan Carlos is a highly skilled and knowledgeable trainer in 3D applications. He is patient, kind and

lateral-thinking in his approaches to problem-solving and helping people understand how to achieve the

results they want. I have hired him on many occasions to train me personally and others. I wholeheartedly

recommend him as a 3D animation instructor or as a 3D animator and would be happy to provide additional

details if needed."

Annette Rays, was Juan Carlos's client

"I first met Juan in 2005 at the University of Technology Sydney in the Master of Animation program. Our

class/course was small and Juan and I quickly became friends. Juan was in the top of our class with his skills

and level of knowledge and he displayed a true talent and passion for 3D modeling, lighting and animation.

Later, this led me to contract him for some small projects. Through the years Juan has grown and developed

his aptitude. He is a genuine guy with integrity and uncompromising values. Moreover, he has a remarkable

stamina to work long hours and consistently shows his dedication to all projects he embarks upon. At project

crunch time, he is the guy you will want around. He is the machine behind the machine."

Lora Kinzli, Student, University of Technology, Sydney, studied with Juan Carlos at University of

Technology, Sydney

"Juan's work always fascinates me, by all means its got "wow" factor! I still remember, no matter what time

it is, he'll always be glued to his G5 & tablet creating world of wonders! Love it, and by all means he is a

great CGA & a responsible human being. Good luck always."

priyank joshi, Interior Designer, Smart Home Works, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, studied with Juan Carlos at

University of Technology, Sydney

"My experience with Carlos goes back to the days of two people still working inside the university computer

labs at 4 in the morning. Carlos had always been very dedicated, knowledgeable and very talented, producing

some of the best work in our year and earning himself the reputation amongst the other students as the guy to

go to for help. Carlos would frequently give his time and energy to assist other students and was very much

liked among us all. I would not hesitate to employ Carlos due to his professionalism and dedication to his

craft, and I look forward to the day when we can work together, as I know his lighting skills would

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compliment anything I would hand over to him."

Daniel Cohn, Student, UTS, studied with Juan Carlos at University of Technology, Sydney

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