Design Project

Luis E. Nieves

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San Mateo, CA 94401

Phone: 650-***-**** (Mobile)

650-***-**** (Home)

E-mail: ****.*******.******@*******.***, **********@*********.***

www.lendesign.com/cgart

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly skilled 3D modeler (AutoDesk Maya). In-depth knowledge of lighting,

texturing and rendering with Mental Ray. Extensive experience in UV

mapping. Good understanding of normal and displacement maps in Z-Brush. Ten

years of experience in graphic design for brand and corporate identity,

advertising, product visualization, web and multimedia presentations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lightstream Animation Studios - Petaluma, California July 2010-

present

Technical Director

Lighting, shading, texturing and rendering for film

LenDesign - Bogota, Colombia 2004-2007

Web Site and Graphic Designer

Freelance work for brand and corporate identity, multimedia presentations

and web design. Examples of websites are www.compricell.com and

www.jorgeceledon.net

Imagen Urbana - Bogot , Colombia 2001-2004

Creative Director

Graphic design and advertising (Print and LED screens)

Matices Creativos y Promocionales - Bogota, Colombia 1999-2001

Graphic Designer

Design and product visualization supporting merchandising campaigns for

children entertainment (e.g., toys, puzzles, balloons, glow in the dark

figures)

Preprint Digital - Bogot , Colombia 1997-1999

Graphic Designer

Print design of identity, product catalogs, brochures, logos and business

cards.

SKILLS

. Advance knowledge of AutoDesk Maya and Mental Ray (emphasis on hard

surface modeling).

. Advance knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CS3-4, CorelDraw, Swish and Dream

weaver.

. Good understanding of Adobe After Effects, UV Layout, Z-Brush and

Bryce-3D.

. Capable of producing HDRI imagery and panoramic photography for image-

base lighting.

. Pc/Mac user.

. Fluent in Spanish (native).

EDUCATION

Associate of Arts, Animation and Visual Effects (emphasis in 3D-Modeling)

May 2010

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California

Overall GPA: 3.54/4.00

Computer Graphics Art Coursework: Computer Animation Production, 3D

Modeling and Animation 1, 3D Hard Surface Modeling, Creature Design and

Sculpt (Z-Brush), 3D Advance Animation, VFX-1 Principle of Digital

Compositing, 3D Character Design and Setup, Advance Texturing and Lighting.

Traditional Fine Arts Coursework: Analysis of Form, Figure Modeling,

Perspective, Photo Storyboarding, Figure Drawing.

AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

. Multimedia innovation award for "Bogota au Centre du Monde", a

collaborative project with Universidad Nacional, Alianza Francesa and

Tv5 French Network 2004

. Runner-up in 3D Hard Surface Modeling Category at the Academy of Art

University Spring Show 2009

. Winner in 3D Hard Surface Modeling Category at the Academy of Art

University Spring Show 2010

. Creator, Director, Producer, Character Designer and Modeler of 3D

short "The Bug Crew", a collaborative project at the Academy of Art

University

2010

. 3DTotal Excellence Award for "GT40 in Vegas"

(http://3dtotal.com/getgalleryitem.php?cat=scenes&id=4473,

http://lendesign.com/FordGT40/) 2010

Portfolio of samples: www.lendesign.com/cgart

References available upon request

Immigration Status: Permanent resident (green card holder)

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