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Chris Stewart

Photo-Real Rendering & *D Pipeline Specialist Brooklyn, NY

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[LinkedIn] https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-stewart-9b5421169/ virtualbrooklyn.org [Demo Reel] https://youtu.be/HzwV14IcT9M

Professional Summary

Emmy Award–winning 3D graphics professional with 25+ years of experience in photo-real rendering, CAD asset optimization, and 3D pipelines. Expert in 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya, and Substance, with deep knowledge of V-Ray, Arnold, and Redshift. Skilled at building render-ready scenes, reusable lookdev libraries, and compositing passes, while ensuring geometry cleanliness, UV integrity, and meticulous file hygiene. Proven collaborator with producers, designers, and editorial teams to deliver on time, on spec, and at the highest quality.

Core Competencies

Photo-Real Rendering & Lookdev (3ds Max, C4D, V-Ray, Arnold, Redshift)

CAD Asset Conversion & Optimization (geometry cleanup, UV mapping)

Shader & Material Development (Substance Suite)

Render Workflows & Scene Assembly (lighting, cameras, compositing passes)

File Hygiene & Versioning for Motion/Editorial Handoffs

After Effects & Nuke (basic compositing, photo replacement)

Experience

CNBC – Englewood, NJ

Designer/Producer – Real-Time Graphics (AR/VR) 2018 – Present

Converted CAD and 3D assets into optimized, render-ready geometry with clean topology/UVs.

Created photo-real scenes with advanced shaders, materials, and lighting workflows.

Delivered labeled, version-controlled files for smooth editorial/motion handoffs.

Partnered with producers on render estimates, quality gates, and deadlines.

CBS Inside Edition – New York, NY

Virtual Set Designer 2014 – Present

Designed and delivered render-ready virtual sets with optimized lookdev templates.

Balanced creative and technical requirements in fast-paced broadcast workflows.

Freelance – Clients incl. Disney, IBM, Yahoo, GM, BET, PBS

3D Rendering & AR/VR Designer 2000 – Present

Delivered photo-real rendering pipelines for media and industrial projects.

Built reusable shader/material libraries to speed up production.

Awards

Emmy Award – Virtual Set Design & Production, CBS New York: “Times 100 People of the Century”

Technical Skills

3D & Rendering: 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Maya, Substance Suite, ZBrush, V-Ray, Arnold, Redshift

Compositing: After Effects, Nuke (basic)

Pipelines: Unreal Engine, Brainstorm, VizRT, Reality Capture

Programming: Python, C++

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

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