Isaac NS mith's Resume

							                                                 ISAAC N. SMITH
                                                10 GRAHAM PLACE ● OAKLAND, CA 94619
                                               909.708.6998 ● ISAACNSMITH@YAHOO.COM



OBJECTIVE
         To contribute artistic and technical skill in a passionate and friendly environment.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS
          ▪ Autodesk Maya 2010                ▪ Adobe Fireworks CS4           ▪ Autodesk Mudbox 1.07 – 2010
          ▪ Adobe After Effects CS4           ▪ Mental Ray for Maya           ▪ Wondertouch Particle Illusion
          ▪ The Foundry Nuke X                ▪ E-on Vue 8                    ▪ Pilgway 3D Coat 3.0
          ▪ The Pixel Farm PF Track           ▪ Adobe Dreamweaver CS4         ▪ Adobe Flash CS4
          ▪ Adobe Photoshop CS4               ▪ Adobe Premiere CS4            ▪ Adobe Encore CS4

SKILLS
          ▪ Model (hard surface and organic)       ▪ Dynamic simulation (particle, rigid/soft body)    ▪ Match Moving
          ▪ Texture (hard surface and organic)     ▪ Photo manipulation and correction                 ▪ Compositing
          ▪ Sculpt (hard surface and organic)      ▪ Advanced Troubleshooting                          ▪ Rotoscoping

EXPERIENCE
         BECOMING HUMAN, PBS NOVA – TELEVISION PROGRAM                                                      March 2009 - May 2009
         Modeled Homo Erectus female from concept art.
         Re-topologized Homo Ergaster female from high density sculpt.

STUDENT PROJECTS
         ARCTIC WONDERLAND – STUDENT FILM                                                             December 2009 - January 2009
         Created concept art for organic architecture and environment,
         Layout, camera animation.
         Modeled base topology and sculpted, for environment and organic architecture.
         Textured environment. Textured and created shaders for organic architecture.
         Rendered assets.
         LAB RATS – SHORT FILM                                                                            November 2009 – Present
         Visual Effects Supervisor on Lab Rats.
         Created seven particle simulations for an exploding man.
         Completed two composites of background plate and simulations.
         WEATHER WARS – STUDENT FILM                                                                  August 2009 - September 2009
         Conceptualized, modeled, and textured robot.
         Modeled, textured, and animated architecture based on photographic references.
         Modeled and textured environment.
         THE MOTHER TRIP – STUDENT FILM                                                                     July 2009 - August 2009
         Modeled, textured, rigged, and animated lead character.
         Modeled, textured, and animated environment.

EMPLOYMENT
         LESLIE’S POOL SUPPLIES, SAN JACINTO, CA                                                       April 2003 - September 2006
         LEAD SALES
         Supervised three sales associates while giving specific care based on customer needs.

EDUCATION
         Ex’pression College for Digital Arts, Emeryville, CA                                                           April 2010
         Bachelor of Applied Science, Animation and Visual Effects
         Valedictorian

REFERENCES
         Available upon request.