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Christopher
M. Wall
2110 Gachet Court #102
Orlando, FL 32807
407.493.7989
ingatz007@hotmail.com
Objective:
To join
an organization where I can utilize my creative talents, skills and education
to work on exciting projects in the film, video or game industry.
Experience:
Animator, November, 2002 - Present
Emerald Beach Resort
·Built a virtual model of resort from engineering blueprints.
·As the sole designer, I had control over all aspects of this project.
·Model used for virtual tours and promotional material.
Animator, August
1, 2002 - October 31, 2002
MG Studios Longwood, FL
·Created, set-up and animated two 3D characters for the show Gina
D's Kids Club.
·Converted the entire cast into 2D vector drawings.
·Animated the Storytime part of the show.
Lab Assistant, September
2002 - December 2002
Full Sail Real World Education Orlando, FL
·Worked as an assistant lab instructor to students in Special Effects
and Animation classes. This took knowledge of Maya's animation tools and
particle systems utilizing Soft/ Rigid bodies, Fields, and Shaders.
·I also was responsible for teaching students how to debug a potential
problem in their scene.
Graphic Designer,
August 29, 2000 - December 2000
RWD Technologies - Latitude 360 Merritt Island, FL
·Created numerous user interfaces for e-Learning courses. This
included working with the client to generate a look and feel that was
desirable for the objectives of the project.
·Using HTML, assisted in debugging problems on many certification.net
websites.
·Organization and Integration of course materials into a working
e-Learning certification course.
·Assisted in developing the Tuning into RWD demo by creating the
user interfaces for Daimler-Chrysler and created an animated Logo in 3D.
·Assisted in several Nokia proposal efforts and attended client
meetings.
·Created and animated a 2d character to be used in Nokia on-line
course materials
·Led efforts to expand RWD's 3D capabilities.
·Evaluated various software tools, which resulted in the purchase
of LightWave3D.
·Enhanced RWD's courseware development by using the 3D medium.
·Took initiative to prepare a presentation to incorporate 3D technology
into e-Learning applications.
Intern - Graphic Designer,
December, 1999 - August 28, 2000
Miramac Interactive Media Merritt Island, FL
·Assisted in creating web graphics for various on-line certification
training courses
Acting Experience
1990-96
Member, Junior Theatre Players of Brevard. Participated plays including
Romeo and Juliet, The Secret Garden, Wind and the Willows and Alyce. Principal,
CVTV television commercial. Extra, Pepsi, Sea World, Crayola and other
commercials.
Clients:
NASA, Nokia, Diamler-Chrysler, Hewlet Packard, Princeton Energy, 3Com,
AutoDesk, Cisco Systems
Software:
Maya, Lightwave 3D, Photoshop, Shake, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere,
Image Ready, Acrobat, PageMaker, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash,
ToonBoom, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Windows, MacOS and basic
UNIX.
Education:
Full Sail Real World Education - Associate of Science Degree in Computer
Animation, Winter Park, FL
Brevard Community College - Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies,
Melbourne, FL
Washburn University - Attended Lightwave training courses that included:
Intermediate Organic Modeling and Animation, Advanced Organic Modeling
and Animation, Lighting and Camera Techniques, Surfacing Techniques and
Lightwave 6.0 New Features.
Honors/Awards/Organizations:
Honors Graduate with 3.5 GPA from Brevard Community College, Member of
Phi Theta Kappa, attended SIGRAPH 2000, attended HOW Design Conference
2000 and numerous Photoshop World conferences.
Hobbies:
Reading, Computer Games (StarCraft, Quake, Diablo, Baldurs Gate) Skateboarding,
Aikido - 3rd Kyu in the Art of Aikido, Movie Watching.
References:
Available upon request.
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