Biography
I am a Creature and Character artist currently practicing CFX work. I reside in Vancouver, BC, where I am actively searching for open positions. I have a diploma in CG Asset Creation for Films with Think Tank Training Centre and an Honors B.S. Industrial Design degree from Arizona State University. I have 3 years of experience as a Technical Artist for Modeling, Training, and Simulation with the Virtual Heroes Division of Applied Research Associates.
For my most up-to-date reel, you can view my Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1076859994
I also update my website with the completion of each project: jotallee.com
Software Used (Alphabetical)
Arnold, Blender, Character Creator, Confluence, Google Search, InDesign, Illustrator, Houdini (Groom, Solaris, Vellum), Jira, Perforce, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Renderman XPU, Shotgun, Substance Painter, Mari (Nodes), Marvelous Designer, Maya, Mudbox, Nuke, Unreal Engine 4 & 5, VRay, XGen, ZBrush.
Skills
Roles
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Technical Skills
- Basic
Other Skills
- Basic
Work Experience
2021 – Present day
Technical Artist
Applied Research Associates, Virtual Heroes Division (Orlando, FL)
- Technical artist, 3D modeler, environment artist, cinematic video coordinator, and video editor.
- Working on projects ranging in various sizes and scopes in modeling, simulation, and training.
- Coordinated delivery for 5 video projects with a team of 4 people.
- Awarded the Outstanding Graduate Award in 2024 for my studies at Think Tank Training Centre.
- Awarded the Outstanding Employee Award in 2023 for leadership on the ISR/DSS HADES video project.
- Awarded an Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award in 2022 for leadership on the AUSA 2022 video project.
Education
2023 – 2024
Diploma
Think Tank Training Centre
CG Asset Creation for Film and Games
- Studied 3D asset creation for Film and Games and worked on 4 character modeling projects, including groom and cloth generated in XGen, Marvelous Designer, and Maya.
- Appointed as Student Ambassador for prospective students interested in the programs at Think Tank.
- Volunteered as a Student Representative during all four terms, interfaced with staff to provide student feedback, and organized weekly study sessions.
- Participated in Digital Sculpt Club and attended optional life drawing and physical sculpture classes.
- Foundations Project Scholarship award winner for Think Tank Online Term 1 project, ‘Jester Drake - 3D Recreation’.
2017 – 2021
Honors Bachelor of Science
Arizona State University
Industrial Design
- Studied as an Honors student with Barrett, The Honors College, and completed 36 Honors credit hours.
- Volunteered as a Student Representative for all four years.
- Designed, directed, and animated a short film and wrote an accompanying 35-page thesis paper for the Honors Thesis Project, which was published in the Barrett Thesis Repository.
- Received a Technical Achievement in VFX Award for directing and animating the short film ‘BUD.’
- Received 2nd Place with a team of 4 in the ASU HIDA Interdisciplinary Cluster competition.