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Shane Duncan

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Professional Experience:

****- ******* **-*****/********-CG Generalist Monkey Wrench Studio, Inc. - Glen Ellyn, IL

• Manage a team of contract artists for several video game projects that included Arcade and PC market.

• Oversee entire creative process for 3D, web and video clients from concept to production and final delivery

• Work in Zbrush and 3DStudio Max to create high poly and low-poly game assets and characters, texture map, rig and animate characters of various styles

• Research best practices and software for all project development

• Form and maintain client relations during production on projects

• Conceptualization, management and execution of 3D animations, characters and environments for Team Play's “Pirate's Booty”

2011 Freelance at Pipe Dreams 3d

. Created animations and renderings for commercial previz.

7/03 - 9/07 Character Artist/Animator/Environment Artist Incredible Technologies - Arlington Heights, IL

• Designed and modeled all 3D characters, clothing and additionally animals, environments and objects from concept to production for 5 iterations of Golden Tee Live, also for Target Toss Pro, and Silver Strike Bowling

• Custom rigged, uvw mapped and skinned character models

• Utilized motion capture data and key frame animation for 3D characters and animals

• Created the art side pipeline to streamline character creation and implementation into a proprietary game engine

8/02 - 7/03 3D Artist/Character and Environment Artist Chewy Software - Chicago, IL

• Instrumental in securing WMS as a key client for video slot machine production

• Modeled all 3D characters, weapons, and environments for MMO project

• Responsible for texture map creation and application for characters, environments, and weapons

• Rigged basic humans and complex characters while keeping in mind system restrictions and

game play requirements

4/00 - 7/02 3D Artist/Animator Game Refuge - Homewood, IL

• Lead Artist on slot machine projects including “Alfred Hitchcock” and “Tailgate Party”

• Designed, modeled, and rigged characters, objects and environments

• Created 2D objects and animations for symbols and bonus games

Games:

PC and Arcade Games, 2002-2011

• Pirate's Booty - designed and created characters, animated cut scenes, constructed and rendered final post, and managed a small team of artists

• Sea Wolf II - 3D Artist

• Target Toss Pro - Lead Character Artist/Level Design

• Golden Tee Live - Golden Tee 2007 - Lead Character Artist for 5 iterations

• OCC Pinball - Character Artist

• Silver Strike Bowling - Lead Character Artist

• RiftWalker - MMO Character Artist and Environments

• Star Trek Voyager - Post Production Artist

• Cow Tipping - Early Concept Environment Artist

Flash Games, 2008-2009

• Welcome to Glen Ellyn Game - Game Designer

• The SME Game - Game Designer

Casino Games, 2000-2002

• Alfred Hitchcock - Lead Artist / 2D Animator

• Money Storm - Lead Artist / 2D Animator

• The Honeymooners - Production Artist

• Tailgate Party - Production Artist

• Deep Pockets - 2D Animator

• Match Game - 3D Artist/Animator

Additional Titles:

Cup of My Blood http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1837869/

F/X Artist – 3d modeling, motion tracking, and composting for FX shots

Roadkill www.roadkillthemovie.com

Producer, F/X Artist, Lead 3D Artist/Animator, Assistant Cameraman, Location Coordinator

3D character model creation and animation, pre-visualizations, motion tracking, and composting for FX shots

Coheed & Cambria Music Video Vignettes

Lead 3D Artist/Animator

3D character/model creation and animation

Software Knowledge:

3D Studio Max, Zbrush, Motion Builder, Maya, Silo, Modo, Mudbox, TopoGun Photoshop, After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Particle Illusion, Alien Brain, Dreamweaver, Flash, Unity, UDK

Education:

Illinois Institute of Art, Schaumburg, IL

Associate Degree of Applied Science in Computer Animation

Website Portfolio:

www.MonkeyWrenchStudio.com

Other:

Member - Professional Advisory Committee for the Illinois Institute of Art – Schaumburg

Member - Marketing Committee for the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce

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