Resume


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http://www.linkedin.com/in/russelladkisson

 

 

Dangeruss Productions, LLC Johnstown, Colorado June 2009 – Present

Digital Artist, Owner

• Independently own and operate a small full service studio, providing graphic design, motion graphics and 3D animation services

• Volunteer time to provide design services for nonprofit organizations

 

 

Simbionix USA, Corp.  Denver, Colorado June 2009 – September 2010

3D Medical Artist/Animator, Independent Contractor

• Developed 3D medical animations and graphic content for online medical education courseware

• Executed 3D generalist task utilizing Maya including: Modeling, texturing, lighting, animation and rendering

• Reformatted the online courseware’s graphic content to fit the mobile iPhone application platform

                                      

 

IMPOSSIBLE Client: Discovery Channel.  Project: Discovering Ardipithecus Denver, Colorado April 2009 – June 2009

Lighter/Compositor,  Project Contractor

• Hired as a Project Freelancer to insure, on time project delivery, under an intense five week production timeline

• Collaborated with a team of 3D artist utilizing Maya to texture, light and compose several highly realistic cinematic animations

• Primarily focused on set dressing, texturing, fur attribute editing, lighting, and post production compositing

 

 

iTech Design Studios, iTech Fitness, Inc.  Aurora, Colorado May 2008 – March 2009                                         

 Graphic Artist/3D Designer,  Employee

• Created graphic art content supporting company marketing, advertisement, web design and merchandise               

• Provided creative influence in development of advertisement campaigns and marketing direction

• Designed 3D visuals for Star Trac fitness solutions, the nation’s second largest fitness solution

   manufacture, used for fitness facility pre visualization

 

 

Digital Animation Services Denver, Colorado October 2007 – February 2008

 3D Modeler and Texture Artist,  Intern

• Constructed a 3D Model of the Denver Performing Arts Complex for future renovation and design possibilities

• Focused attention towards accurate recreation, while learning architectural modeling, rendering and 3D texture mapping

                                                                                                                                  

 

  SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE

Maya

Photoshop

Zbrush

After Effects

3Ds Max

Illustrator

Mudbox

InDesign

 

 

EDUCATION

The Art Institute of Colorado, Denver                                                                          

Bachelor of Arts, Media Arts and Animation, March 2008

Honors: Five time recipient of Dean’s List for Academic Excellence

 

 

 

 

 
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