Kevin Shi – Resumé

1470 Pemberton Ave., North Vancouver BC V7P 2S1

(778) 322-3628

www.cgkevin.com

heffer.moose@gmail.com                                   

o Education:

*Burnaby South Secondary School Burnaby,                        2000-2005                    Graduated in 2005, GPA 3.7

*University of British Columbia    Vancouver, BC              2005-2006                    Enrolled in  Bachelor of Applied Sciences program

*Vancouver Institute of Media Arts   Vancouver, BC               2007-2008                    Received Game Art and Design Diploma (Honors)

o Skills:

                * Proficient with the following programs: Maya, 3dsMax, Wings 3D, Zbrush, Mudbox, Photoshop, After Effects

                    * Skilled in polygonal and NURBS modeling

                    * Can adapt to various styles of texturing depending on the art direction

                    * Able to light in many software packages and game engines

                    * Proficient using Mental Ray and V-Ray            

                    * Three years of digital photography experience

                    * Two years of landscape painting experience

o Work Experience:

*  Parkgate Village Winemaking             North Vancouver, BC             2005-2006                 Part time manager’s assistant             

*  Safeway      North Vancouver, BC             2006-2007                 Seafood/Meat Clerk

              *  Game Testing Experience     

Summer 2006                                                Closed Beta Tester for “Rappelz”  (MMORPG) Published by ‘Gala-net Inc’

                          Spring    2007                                                Closed Beta Tester for “BOTS”    (MMOG)  Published by  ‘Acclaim Games’             

               *  Vancouver Institute of Media Arts      Vancouver, BC              April 2008-Present              World Modeling and After Effects Instructor   

*  Blue Castle Games Inc. Burnaby,  BC                May 2008-Present              Environment Artist

o Other Interests/Activities:

                   -Often attend industry related events such as Siggraph presentations

                   -Enjoy movies, 3D animation, and digital media in general

                   -Active participant in video game focus groups

                   -Playing games and creating game content

                   -Volunteering for software demo events

                   -Learning about new technologies

                   -Computer hardware enthusiast

o References:

           Robin Kort

EA Canada, Art Director robin@vanarts.com

Marc-Olivier Bouchard            

Action Pants, Senior Environment Artist mob.telegramme@gmail.com

           Charlene Babineau    

Vancouver Institute of Media Arts, Classmate charlenebabineau@gmail.com