Customer Service Software

D avid W. Jackson

**** ******** *****

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810

Cell: 225-***-****

Email: *****.*******.******@*****.***

Online Portfolio: h ttp://www.starhelm.org

Goal

To find a position with a growing company, where I can use my skills and talents as a

d igital artist/3D modeller to produce digital assets and exciting dynamic content for the

v ideo game industry.

P rofessional Summa ry

Skilled and knowledgeable digital artist with significant experience using t raditional and

d igital media.

Self-motivated, innovative, adapts quickly to new solutions and works even better under

p ressure, meeting all challenging and mission critical deadlines. Strong communication

skills, both wri t ten and oral, and significant leadership ability. Ability to learn new

techniques a strongpoint and self-driven to expand critical areas of knowledge.

P rofessional Areas of Knowledge

Digital and t raditional 3D architecture modeling.

Photorealistic texturing and rendering.

Obsessed with precision and quality.

3D Modeling and Level Design.

M aya

Mental Ray

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe I llustrator

Adobe Flash

Adobe After-Effects

M icrosoft Word

M icrosoft Excel

Worldforge

QE / GTK Radiant

OSX

Windows 7

Education

Belaire H igh School August 1981 - June 1986

Participated in the Gifted and Talented Program. Received top honors in Drama

and Ar t.

L ouisiana State University August 1986 - June 1988

Pursued, but did not complete, a degree in Business Administration.

Louisiana State University August 2002 - August 2009

Pursued, but did not complete, a Bachelors of Fine Ar ts degree, with a concentration

i n Graphic Design.

Southeastern Louisiana University Summer 2009 -

A ugust 2011

Pursued and received a Bachelor of Ar ts, from the Department of Performing and

V isual Ar ts, with a concentration in New Media and Animation (Digital Ar t).

R elevant Experience

Self-Employed Graphic Design December 2002 -

P resent

Engaged in a number of small projects, from making tee-shir t logos to web page

banners and logos. Additionally, designed and maintained several low-key websites.

Goldtree Enterprises Lead P rogrammer January 1999 - December

2002

Designed and developed proof-of-concept demonstrations for commercial

entertainment software packages (games).

Continued development of software packages until final commercial release.

P rovided nominal support for released software packages.

Supervised and managed one senior and one junior programmer.

Significant T itles: The Sorceror Project (unshipped)(Lead Programmer).

Goldtree Enterprises P rogramming Consultant April 1996 -

J anuary 1999

Provided technical expertise to guide the development of commercial entertainment

software packages.

Optimized t r igonometric algorithms for 3D visualizations.

Provided playtesting and extensive feedback.

Significant T itles: Cylindrix (Consulting), Dead Reckoning (Consulting).

Computer Heaven Computer Technician April 1997 - April

1999

Directly involved in rapid problem resolution of customer service and computer

repair issues.

Built custom computers according to customer specifications.

D iagnosed and repaired a variety of computers, specializing in older computers with

obscure requirements.

Installed hardware and software, performed t roubleshooting and repaired problems

w ith a variety of operating systems, including Windows 95/98, Windows NT, Linux,

F reeBSD, and OS/2.

Computer City Computer Technician February 1996 -

A pril 1997

Performed on-demand upgrades and minor repairs of computers.

Acted as the interface between a larger pool of technicians and the public.

References available upon request.

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