Zach Shukan
358 Merriweather Dr Longmeadow, MA (401) 439-0872 http://zboog.com/
Education
1994-1996 & Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI 1999-2001 B.F.A. Film/Animation/Video (FAV) 2001 Bruce Bolduc Animation Award · Recognizing technical achievement and contribution to the RISD FAV department 1999 Brown University, Providence, RI Department of Computer Science Object-Oriented Programming Professor Andreis van Dam · Programmed in Java on Sun Solaris workstations · Chosen amongst 200 students for Graphical User Interface project (Created in Java)
Technical Skills
2D Software: Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Newtek Aura, Adobe Premiere, Discreet Combustion, Adobe AfterEffects, Cosmigo Pro Motion, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, Macromedia Freehand, Macromedia Fireworks, Procreate Painter, Adobe Imageready, Adobe Pagemaker 3D Software: Alias/Wavefront Maya, Discreet 3dsMax, Electric Rain Swift 3d, Right Hemisphere Deep Paint 3D, Newtek Lightwave 3D, Pixar Renderman Artist Tools, Nextlimit Realwave Audio Software: Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, Native Instrument Pro-52, Sonic Foundry Vegas Business Applications: Microsoft Exchange Server (2000), Microsoft IIS (4.0, 5.0, 5.1), Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Frontpage, MySQL server suite Operating Systems: Windows (9x,ME,NT,2000,2000AS,XP), Linux, Mac Programming Languages: Java, HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, PHP, ASP
Work Experience
2001-present IronZog, Providence, RI · Established a studio under my direction for the purpose of creating direct-to-web content with custom user-friendly content management application that allow clients to keep their website up to date without technical knowledge 1994-1999 Turbine Entertainment Software, Westwood, MA Turbine is the Developer of the award winning game, Asheron's Call ™ Lead User Interface Artist/Designer · Established the major design and flow of the graphical user interface on Asheron’s Call and worked with programmers to implement the designs · Used Adobe Photoshop, Adobe AfterEffects, and Adobe Premiere 3d Game content developer · Expert in the Turbine Artist Tools · Created 3d models and textures for the world of Asheron’s Call · Trained interns to use of the Turbine Artist tools · Used Alias/Wavefront Maya, Newtek Lightwave 3D, Adobe Photoshop, and Corel Painter Webmaster/Designer
· Developed/Maintained Turbine’s corporate site and the Asheron’s Call Game Site · Used Microsoft Frontpage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, and Adobe Photoshop Print Media Artist · Created press packets, business cards, and job ads for conferences and game journals · Used Corel Draw, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker, and Adobe Photoshop 1998-1999 RISD Liberal Arts Department, Providence, RI Network Administrator and Computer Technician · Built and maintained faculty computers for the RISD Liberal Arts department · Supported both Windows and Mac Environment(s)
Animation, Film and Technical Projects
2000-2001 Animation Degree Project: “Invention” Advisors Steven Subotnick and Amy Kravitz · Humorous story about the mutability of invention · 2D and 3D computer generated character animation · Created with Newtek Aura, Alias/Wavefront Maya, Adobe Premiere, and Discreet Combustion, Native Instruments Pro-52, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, Sonic Foundry Vegas Video Spring 2000 Junior Animation Project: "7 Second Museum" Advisor Amy Kravitz · Computer generated 2D and 3D animation · Created with Cosmigo ProMotion, Alias/Wavefront Maya, and Adobe Premiere Spring 2000 Junior Film Project: "Scott" Advisor John Terry · 16mm Documentary · Shot with CP16 16mm field camera then edited on a Steinbeck 16mm editing table 1999 Object Oriented Programming · Projects included Tetris and drawing application 1998-2000 Computer Building · Built and then provided support for 20-25 computers for friends, family, and fellow students
*Information on other work and references can be provided upon request