melissa fontanini melissakatrinagmailcom 30 generalist professional adjunct instructor experience art institute california santa monica ca 6142090057 april 2014 present instruct intro 3d character rigging maya course create lesson plan assignments etc freelance artist self employed los angeles ca create display sell tangible art pieces collaborations cocurate art shows shoghi castel de oro los angeles ca 3d artist total immersion los angeles ca july 2013 present january 2009 may 2013 worked 3d generalist augmented reality applications mobile tablet web kiosk modeled textured rigged animated 3d assets scratch would decimate geometry clientprovided hipoly resolution items make ready realtime applications created particle systems using particle accelerator save andor create user interface assets iphone ipad android web kiosk applications noteable projects disneys amazing spiderman ar book iphone ipad multi game application google sandbox mas event android tablets disney theme parks summer event web advertisement staples center verizon ep basketball hockey concert android tablets amd jetbike racing game using amd tablets ces 2013 strottman animal planet toy release inside wendys kids meals iphone web strottman chikfila hero cow comic book iphone ipad nbc universals cowboys aliens cocacola round web mobile game mattel toy release james camerons avatar web experience training artist development lead intern sony pictures imageworks training department culver city ca june 2006 august 2008 attended assisted creation preparation training classes tutorials assisted various aspects production current inhouse movies surfs beowolf monster house spiderman 3 gforce legend alice wonderland brought weekend production assistant spiderman 3 digital compiler june 2007 august 2007 siggraph 2007 animation theater paul debevec ict marina del rey ca compile films submitted animation electronic theaters projection dvd compilation skill set 3d modeling realtime 3d modeling image reference physical objects proficient uv layout texturing rigging direct client interaction problem solving working quick deadlines team environment highly motivated quick learner software maya 2014 photoshop cs6 motion builder effects cs6 premiere pro cs6 adobe illustrator microsoft office bundle pftrack education gnomon school visual effects hollywood ca continuing education hd filmmaking vfx matchmove integration intro compositing university southern california school cinematic arts los angeles ca division animation digital arts mfa ohio state university college art columbus oh art technology bfa 2014 december 2008 march 2005