C#, Python, Blender, Technical Artist, Animation tool designer

Michael Sturm

*******.*.*****@*****.*** 314-***-**** Creve Coeur, MO 63141

EDUCATION

University of Missouri Columbia May, 2025 Bachelors in Information Technology Columbia, MO Executive in Mizzou’s VR club.

WORK EXPERIENCE

AI Engineer Nov. 2024 – Current

Mizzou Facial Animation Blender Addon Columbia, MO Created addon that reads audio files and bakes it into facial animation data

Python, AI, Tool Creation

VR Research Developer Aug. 2023 – Mar. 2024

Mizzou Healthcare Nursing Sim Columbia, MO Designed and implemented a nursing training sim to accurately teach nursing practices, patient care, and medical procedures in Unity VR simulation.

C#, Legacy code, Development and Production

VR Research Developer Aug. 2023 – Aug. 2024

Mizzou Archaeology and Culture Sim Columbia, MO Graphics programming using Unity according to LiDAR cloth point cloud mapping of African dig site.

C#, HLSL, Graphics programming, Real Time rendering Creve Coeur Airport Aug 2019 – Aug 2021

Line Service Technician Creve Coeur MO Conducted aircraft marshaling and positioning, ensuring the safe arrival and departure of various aircraft types. Performed aircraft fueling operations, following established procedures and safety guidelines to guarantee the efficient and secure transfer of aviation fuel.

Provided exceptional customer service, addressing pilot and crew needs, and ensuring a positive experience during their time on the ground.

PROJECTS

Computer Graphics Python BPY Blender Mesh Trails

Realtime trails Addon

Animation tool CPU sided vertex shader

Computer Graphics Python BPY Blender Gojo Forcefield Power Scalable Forcefield Addon

Animation tool that shot objects towards a field and moved slower the closer it got HACKATHON EXPERIENCE

Stanford Immerse the Bay 2024 Team Lead for VR passthrough game Tiger Hacks December 2023 Color Quantization and Pixel Shader MIT Reality hack January 2024 Staff and volunteer

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Skills C#, AWS, Python, Cobol, Angular, JavaScript, React, SQL, MongoDB, Unity Programming Interests: Legacy codebases, Web development, Game development, Graphics programming

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