Medical Device Training

Vuk Nikolic

******@*****.***

202-***-****

www.vuk3d.com

OBJECTIVE

To provide high-quality 3-D production within the scientific/technical fields as part of a team or

on a freelance basis

EDUCATION

Jun 2006 Oct 2007 The Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC), Chiron School for

Creative Technologies, Belgrade, Serbia

Earned certificates in: Maya Essentials, Maya 3-D Modeling, Maya Rendering (Sep

22, 2006) and Maya Dynamics (Oct 23, 2007)

Oct 1999 - Nov 2007 Masters of Science, General Biology, Pristina University - Univerzitet u

Pristini - Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

Well-versed in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, physiology, physics and geography

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Shading & Texturing mapping (color, bump, reflection, specular, displacement maps),

procedural textures, baking and tiling - Maya

Modeling - organic, architectural and industrial high- and low-polygonal modeling, surface

modeling Maya, Mudbox, Zbrush

Rendering photorealistic rendering, interior and exterior lighting and rendering - Maya,

Mental Ray, Renderman for Maya

Compositing/Editing still images and video - Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Final

Cut

Camera Matching Boujou

Dynamics particles, nCloth, hair - Maya, Real Flow

Animation and rigging - Maya

Other graphic skills - Cinema 4D, Vue, Illustrator

WORK HISTORY

Jan 2010 - present Freelance 3-D Artist

- How The States Got Their Shapes - History Channel

- Cohera - TissuGlu Surgical Adhesive medical device animation

Aug 2009 - Jan 2010 3-D Artist, Pixel Dust Studios, LLC, Bethesda, Maryland

Created animations for:

Moment of Impact, National Geographic Channel (Winner of Silver Telly Award)

2012: The Final Prophecy, National Geographic Channel

What Darwin Never Knew, NOVA PBS Channel

Alaska - Discovery Channel

Extreme Cave Diving, NOVA PBS Channel

Jun Nov 2008 3-D Instructor, The Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC), Chiron

School For Creative Technologies, Belgrade, Serbia

Developed intense exercises for students in polygonal modeling, shading and texturing

Nov 2007 Jun 2008 Assistant 3-D Instructor, The Autodesk Authorized Training Center

(ATC), Chiron School For Creative Technologies, Belgrade, Serbia

Taught compositing, dynamics, shading and texturing, polygonal modeling

Dec 2006 Jun 2007 Freelance 3-D Artist, struktura 9 marketing agency, Belgrade, Serbia

Mar 2001 Nov 2003 Interpreter, Northrup Grumman, U.S. base Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo,

Serbia

First post-war-hired Serbian-English interpreter

Translated for military and political VIPs as part of an international team

PROFESSIONAL

MEMBERSHIP

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, DC Siggraph, DC Digital Animation Group

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