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JOSH HESS 27 Georgetown Dr, Framingham, MA 01702, (315) 854-4398, [email protected] Character Rigger Objective My objective is to gain a full time junior level position as character rigger. Education 2002 ~ 2005 Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation. 1998 ~ 2001 Mohawk Valley Community College Utica, NY Majored in Illustration - Transferred to Savannah College of Art and Design. Skills Rigged biped, quadruped, and custom skeletons for animation using skinning with soft or rigged bind. Created realistic deformation using weighting though painted weights, manual entry and soft selection. Rigging IK skeleton for extreme poses associated with rag doll physics. Creation of high quality 3D assets with a focus on art style, frame rate, engine requirements, and animate-ability. Co-designed (not programmed) 3D game engine, featuring IK bone animation system, shadow volumes, normal mapping, and graph editor for animation. http://www.3dkingdoms.com Created facial movement for lip-sync and facial expression using blendshapes, facial bones, and deformers. Involved in PC game development for 12+ years. Strong illustration / sequential art skill 4+ years study in illustration. Modeling and lighting environments, props and vehicles. Texture and UV mapping meshes painting original textures for meshes and sky boxes or textures from photo reference. Synchronize facial animation to voice tracks. Animation of various cycles to create a fully interactive character. Ability to quickly learn in-house tools and procedures Online Portfolio http://www.joshhessart.com Software 3D Studio Max, zBrush, Mudbox, Alias Maya, Adobe Production Suit, Nvidia cg Dev. Tools, Visual studio C++, Mel scripting, All Versions of Windows, Macintosh OS 7 – X, Linux/Unix Work Experience Web Games 2008-Present Tenthplay(www.tenthplay.com) Framingham, Massachusetts Tasks Accomplished: Game art sound and animation for 2D web games. Skills Needed: Research, Time Management, Inter-personal skills Full-Time Customer Service 2007-Present EMC Hopkinton, Massachusetts Tasks Accomplished: Front end for Voice initiated trouble tickets. Responsible for case routing and severity assessment. Facilitate communication between the field and support groups Skills Needed: Customer Service Skills, Time Management, Prioritization, Inter-personal skills Full-Time Level 3 Technical Support 2005-2007 Fused Solutions Potsdam, New York Tasks Accomplished: Solved ISP issue, Point of sales support, and Hardware firewall support Skills Needed: Strong Trouble Shooting Skills, Customer Service Skills, Time Management, Prioritization, Inter-personal skills, Teamwork References available on request