Quality Assurance Engineer
Resume:
ryan fedyk Portfolio: http://www.ryanfedyk.com/*d
**-** **** ** *** D3 Email: ****@*********.***
Astoria, NY 11106
summary
A dynamic senior 3d artist who expertly manages projects and is dedicated
to creating compelling visuals for high profile clients. A diverse range
of skills from over 4 years experience in the 3d / motion graphics industry
and an additional 7 years in software development. Proven ability to meet
deadlines and work under pressure. Exceptional communication skills
extensive experience interfacing with clients. A Masters Degree in
Philosophy of 2d / 3d Motion Graphics.
Experience
08/09 - Now Director of Animation
Kid3d - New York, New York
Conceptualize all 2d and 3d animated areas of the Kid3d
website. Manage freelance animators. Create budgets and
schedules for final deliverables. Work closely with the web
development team to ensure a standard of quality.
08/09 - Now Adjunct Professor
Mercy College - New York, New York
Create and deliver curriculum for advanced lighting, texturing
and rendering classes. Deliver class lectures and mentor the
students individually.
5/09 - Now Freelance 3d Artist - New York City, New York
Working both independently with personal clients and working in
design houses
1st Ave Machine - Sony Xplode (print ad) - Modeling and Rendering
Lone Wolf Tribe - Hobo Grunt Cycle (play) on stage video - Directed and
animated
Invisible Films - Man Who Could Fly (short film) - VFX, 3d sky, compositing
Adolescent - Nickelodeon Bumpers - Animation, compositing
9/08 - 05/09 Senior Designer
Vizrt Creative Services - New York City, New York
Created motion graphics for high profile clients such as CNN, Bloomberg and
CBC. Used Maya, After Effects as well as Vizrt's proprietary software.
Communicated directly with clients to realize a graphics brand
suitable for their station. Scheduled and managed resources.
6/07 - 6/08 3d Artist / Rigging TD / Motion Graphics Designer
Axis Animation (freelance) - Glasgow, Scotland
Developed animation rigs for characters on high profile projects using
Maya. Reconstructed models to ensure proper animation deformation.
Textured objects for game cut scenes. Worked with various project
managers to meet clients' needs
8/05 - 6/06 3d Artist
3plains - Tacoma, Washington
Animated and rendered 3d visualization using 3ds Max 8.0 and
Vray
Modeled and textured low poly characters and objects for real
time interactive training
ryan fedyk Portfolio: http://www.ryanfedyk.com/3d
31-50 33rd St Apt D3 Email: ****@*********.***
Astoria, NY 11106
experience - cont'd
10/03 - 2/05 Quality Assurance Engineer
Vulcan - Seattle, Washington
Lead tester on several projects. Worked directly with the
development engineers as well as the technical writers to develop
testing strategies while keeping the end users experience in mind
7/03 - 10/03 Quality Assurance Engineer
Microsoft (contracting through Volt) - Seattle, Washington
Designed test cases and manually tested the MSN Entertainment
website. Executed and scripted automation. Reviewed and critiqued
the off-site support groups work providing feedback
pertaining to their customer interaction.
10/02 - 6/03 User Experience Tester
Sproqit Technologies - Kirkland, Washington
Manually tested software running on Windows XP/2000/98/CE and
Palm. Tested client/server software from a user perspective focusing
on usability and sensibility of the UI.
Developed tools to automate testing on Palm devices using Perl.
8/99 - 10/02 Software Test Engineer
Ansyr Technology - Bellevue, Washington
Tested and resolved many code issues with a PDF editor on
Windows CE/XP/2000/98 and Palm Devices. Designed test scenarios and
isolated bugs. Designed the interface as well as features and
functions for new products.
education
9/06 - 6/08 Masters of Philosophy in 2d/3d Motion Graphics
Glasgow School of Art - Glasgow, Scotland
Created Feasibility Study, a large scale research project
resulting in a practical piece of animation. Developed and
refined a range of technical skills using Maya, After Effects,
Premiere, Zbrush, and Photoshop. Focused heavily on process and
preproduction, developing proposals and research documents.
Graduated with Merits.
10/05 Certificate Program in Advanced Modeling Techniques for Maya
Bellevue Community College - Bellevue, Washington
'00 - '02 Associate of Applied Arts in Multimedia and Web Design
Art Institute of Seattle - Seattle, Washington
Focused on modeling and animating using 3ds Max 6.5. Worked
extensively with real time 3d web games using Macromedia
Director. Work with scripting in ASP, Actionscript 2.0 and CSS.
Presidents List with a 3.8 GPA.
ryan fedyk Portfolio: http://www.ryanfedyk.com/3d
31-50 33rd St Apt D3 Email: ****@*********.***
Astoria, NY 11106
skills software
Project Management Maya 2009
Scheduling Mental Ray
High and Low Poly Modeling Zbrush 3.0
Texture Painting 3ds Max 8.0
Unwrapping UV's Vray
Advanced Lighting After Effects
Rendering Combustion
Rigging Macromedia Flash
Compositing Adobe Photoshop
video editing Adobe Premiere
awards and screenings
Anyone (3d short film) Screened on LocalPointTV Comcast Channel 205 in
Washington DC
Vimeo staff pick of the day
Feasibility Study (short Flexiff Experimental Film Festival, Sydney Australia
animation) Short Soup, Sydney Australia
Canary Wharf Film Festival, London England
Portobello Film Festival, London England
Sefton Short Film Festival, Liverpool England
Vimeo staff pick of the day
GSA Degree show
DDS Animation Premiere, Glasgow, Scotland
references
Debbie Ross Email: ******.****@*************.***
Producer Suite 225, Pentagon Business Centre, 36 Washington
Axis Animation Street
Glasgow G3 8AZ, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0-141-***-****
Tim Gray Email: *.****@***.**.**
Professor House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park,10 Dumbreck
Glasgow School of Art Rd
Glasgow, G45 5BW United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0-141-***-****
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