Matthew Vicini Portfolio: http://www.mattvicini.com/3D

3D Artist

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Professional Interests

Multimedia Graphics and Design

- Self-motivated, innovative, aware and adapts to new graphical solutions while meeting deadlines.

- Combination of technical and artistic talent, utilizing 2D Adobe and 3D Autodesk applications.

- Creation of 3D assets used in a variety of openGL platforms including Second Life and Unity.

- Knowledge of next-generation game workflows utilizing Modeling and Texture painting skills.

Education

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI May 2009

- Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications Information Media Studies GPA of 3.4.

- Specialization in Digital Media Arts and Technology.

- Dean’s List Fall 2007, Fall 2009, Spring 2009.

- Honorable Mentions:

- Best Website Design TC240 Spring Semester, 2006.

- Best “Collage” Design TC240 Spring Semester, 2006.

- Membership and Activity:

- Sigma Phi Epsilon Michigan State University Fraternity, Pledge Class SP ’06.

Professional Experience

Michigan State University – Confucius Institute, College of Education May 2009 - Present

2D and 3D Graphic Artist – Work directly with clients and printers to produce 2D and 3D digital and print materials for marketing, product visualization, and web materials. Position requires utilizing standard CAD 3D design techniques, knowledge of MMOG environments and game engines, photo manipulation, 3D modeling and sculpting, screen capture, website design and development under numerous Content Management Systems using HTML/CSS, animation, vector graphics to create instructional design materials, brochures, marketing materials, web resources, presentations and product packaging.

http://www.experiencechinese.org/

TechSmith Corporation - Okemos, MI May 2008 - May 2009

2D and 3D Graphic Artist - Worked with the Instructional Design team with a library of graphics and Camtasia Studio to create instructional video tutorials, web graphics and interface design for international Japanese, Korean, French and German viewers. 3D models created for advertising and instruction. Worked with the Camtasia Quality Assurance team communicating and assessing bugs to Software Developers.

http://www.techsmith.com/

Michigan State University – Confucius Institute, College of Education November 2007 – May 2009

Second Life 3D Artist - Work collaboratively with clients to create print and digital graphical assets for MMOG platform Second Life. Position requires utilizing standard CAD 3D design techniques, knowledge of MMOG environments, photo manipulation, 3D modeling, screen capture, animation, vector graphics, HTML and CSS editing to create instructional design materials, brochures, marketing materials, web resources, presentations and product packaging.

http://www.experiencechinese.org/

Software Proficiencies

Familiar with Macintosh and Windows operating systems utilizing Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Flash, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, Autodesk Maya, Zbrush, HTML and CSS under Content Management Systems such as Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal, Final Cut Pro, various screen recording software including Camtasia Studio, Snagit, Jing, Screenflow and Computer Hardware Maintenance.