Creative Director 3D Animator

STUART LYNCH

https://www.behance.net/Project*Media

Creative Director Art Director 3D Generalist

Emeryville, CA ****@*************.*** 510-***-****

Professional Accomplishments

Featured artist for Adobe’s Project Aero marketing campaign and product launch @ AdobeMax.

AR artwork showcased at the “Festival of the Impossible” San Francisco AR/VR event.

Creative Director for the NFL Red Zone Opening Countdown.

Concept Designer behind the 106’ long “Video Wall” lobby at SalesForce Tower in San Francisco, CA.

Concept Designer for 130’ wide LED screen installation at the Dallas Cowboy’s AT&T Stadium.

Designed VR system for unreleased Google product, allowing designers to visualize content on a virtual target device.

Art Director and Lead Designer for SalesForce’s DreamForce conference show opener.

Art Director for OnLive CES conference opening segment.

Art direction and design for permanent digital installation at the San Francisco Public Utility Commission (SFPUC) lobby.

Architectural design and experiential work for upcoming Google I/O event.

3D motion graphics for Dolby Atmos displayed at theaters around the world.

Designed motion graphics and all 3D content for Apple Genius bars for multiple years in a row.

Delivered first of its kind VR experience for commercial real estate companies.

Extensive visualization for an upcoming VR based theme park.

Creative Director for numerous pharmaceutical-based projects.

Portfolio and Case Studies

www.project1media.com/stuartlynch_resume_full.pdf

www.project1media.com

www.behance.net/project1media

www.youtube.com/DiscoverVR

Specialty Areas

3D: Motion Graphics Visualization Environment Design Photorealism Virtual Reality (VR) Augmented Reality (AR) Digital Painting Rendering Lighting Texturing Modeling Particle VFX Simulation

2D: Color Grading Compositing Match Moving Editing

Software

Expert knowledge of and experience using a variety of creation, render, painting, and particle softwares, including:

-Creation: Cinema 4D; Zbrush; Unreal Engine; Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere, and Illustrator).

-Rendering: VRay; Corona; Octane; RedShift; Arnold.

-Painting: Substance Painter; Substance Designer; dDO; 3DCoat.

-Particles: X Particles; RealFlow; FumeFX.

Intermediate experience with Unity, Max, Maya, and Modo.

Beta Tester for Cinema 4D, Zbrush, VRay, Octane, and Adobe Aero.

Experience

Senior Designer Evil Eye Pictures September 2020 – January 2021

Virtual reality project for undisclosed end-client. Environment design, material design, lighting, realism and final deliverable content.

Art Director Intrepid April 2000 – August 2020

Lighting, material and asset design and rendering for the Intel Tiger Lake release video created on state-of-the-art LED wall technology. Managed contractors to meet stylistic guidelines and production deadlines.

Senior Designer Lucid Motors January 2000 – March 2020

Lighting, material design and rendering for the Lucid Air marketing campaign.

Consulting Creative Director Adobe August 2019 – November 2019

Returning to Adobe to assist with video campaign and marketing materials.

Animation, rendering, video production and editing.

Senior Designer GoPro April 2019 – June 2019

Lighting, material design and technical direction for GoPro 8 release.

Senior 3D Artist Adobe May 2018 – December 2018

Resident AR artist working on release of “Project Aero.” Featured artist in launch of video marketing campaign.

Senior Designer Google February 2018 – May 2018

Interdepartmental role, coordinating asset development between design and engineering departments focusing on UX, material design, and VR integration.

Director of Immersive Experiences LiquidHub April 2017 – February 2018

Medical animation VR Directing shoots Managing artists and client expectations.

Creative Director Viscira August 2016 – April 2017

Motion Graphics, VR, AR, Medical Animation, Art Direction.

Owner DarkSky Media August 2006 – July 2016

Developed all aspects of small business offering 3D design and consulting services, from lead generation, accounts payable/receivable, marketing and digital outreach, product development, and managing third-party contractors.

Clients: Abbott; Adobe; AOL Labs; Apple; BD; BGO; BMW; Bosch; Cadillac; CBS; Channel; Chevrolet; Cisco; Connected TV; Discovery Channel; Disney; Falcon; Genentech; GoArmy; Google; Google I/O; GSK; Guru Mastermind; IAB Mixx; InGenius; Intel; KMD Architects; Lucentis; Maxon; Motor Trend Magazine; New Relic; One57; OnLive; Pac-12; Panasonic; Pfizer; Rearden; Relegence; Salesforce; Smith & Nephew; Sony; Splunk; Spundae; SunPower; Symantec; Tesla; Tesla; The Madison Square Garden Company; The NFL Network; Volvo; Wheeler Dealers.

Studios: AKQA; Bonfire Labs; Brightsource; Brit + Co; Cake Studios; Creative Solider; Creative Technology SF; Dolby; Elastic Creative; Field Of Vision; First Person; Frameworks LA; Gordon Studios; Gun Shop; Launchpad Toys; LaundyTV.; Method House; MRM; Museffect; Obscura Digital; Odd Fellows; Russell Creative; Shape Security; Speck Design; Spiff:LA; Steamshow; Strategic Design; Swordfish; Tap Tap Tap (MacHeist); The Famous Group; The Other House; The Troupe; Umeric; Weird Pictures; Westernized Productions.

3D Animator Eveo April 2002 – August 2006

Senior designer for life sciences creative agency.

Education

Llandrillo College, Wales, UK September 1995 – June 1998

Design & Media, General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ Level 5, Associates Degree Equivalent)

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