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BIO
PROFILE
I hold a B.A. Hons Degree in Product Design and over 16 years experience working in the Entertainment Industry. Over my career I have worked in Games for Rare and Free Radical Design, in Book Illustration for Osprey Publishing and in Children's TV for CBBC and Endemol,to name just a few.
My main strength is conceptual design: from a script or verbal brief I can generate multiple interpretations from initial pass sketches through to finished CG assets. I consider myself to have an extremely positive attitude towards my work and enjoy collaborating with others. I look forward to learning from colleagues during a project as well as sharing my knowledge and experience with them. I relish challenges and find it rewarding to work in different genres and styles learning new techniques as I do.
KEY SKILLS
- Able to work in a team environment, on site or remotely from home.
- Strong ability to adapt and integrate new ideas into concepts as briefs change.
- Strong Traditional and Digital Art skills both 2D and 3D
- Excellent communication skills verbal and visual
- Has a passion for Design and problem solving.
- Excellent brainstormer
- Experienced with the following software - Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop, Painter, Sketchbook Pro.
EDUCATION
- 1987-90 WOLVERHAMPTON UNIVERSITY.
- 1985-87 SUTTON COLLEGE of Further Education
- 1981-85 BISHOP VESEY`S GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in 3D Design (Wood, Metals and Plastics.) Specialising in Product Design.
BTEC National Diploma in General Art and Design. Specialising in 3D Design (Product Design)
6 O` levels : English Literature, English Language, Mathematics, Religious Studies, Art and Biology
FREELANCE CONTRACT WORK Sept. 2009 “ Present.
- ENDEMOL UK - THE 99 ( Season Two) A CGI Cartoon based on the Comic Book.
- HUNGRY MAN PRODUCTIONS “ CHURCHILL INSURANCE PITCH
- “FOOTY!” POWER CHALLENGE, SWEDEN
- “TRANSMISSION” GOLD PICTURES Ltd.
- “HOUNDED” CBBC T.V.
Sole Prop and Vehicle Concept Artist for the 26 Episodes of Season Two and several re-designs from Season One. Tasks have ranged from Ancient manuscripts, Stun Guns, VTOL Cargo Aircraft, through to more mundane elements such as Taxis, Refuse Trucks, and Mobile Phones.
Short project to design a bric-a-brac shop Interior for a concept pitch.
Hired for several weeks to concept and build 3D assets for outsourcing on a restyling of an existing FACEBOOK game. The brief required cartoon designs based on buildings found around a football ground.
A Halloween theme has recently gone online and plans for further seasonal styles are in development.
Creature and vehicle concepts to augment the pitch for a British Science Fiction/Horror film starring Willem Dafoe, Bob Hoskins and Jason Flemying.
Concept designed and built CG Models of the stylized vehicles and hardware in this BBC children's show starring Rufus Hound. The show was very successful; breaking records for viewing figures in that time slot.
EMPLOYMENT Mar.07 - Sept.09
REBELLION DERBY Ltd,
- Rogue Warrior XBOX 360/PS3
- Star Wars Battlefront3 Elite Squadron PS2/PSP/DS
- Shellshock2 XBOX 360/PS3
OVERSEAS WORK EXPERIENCE
Towards the end of 2005 I worked in Australia. I worked at the following companies:
IR GURUS.(Melbourne,Australia) Mar 06- May 06
- Top Gun aka Heatseeker - PS2/Wii/PSP
KROME STUDIOS.(Brisbane,Australia) Oct 05 - Dec.05
- Hellboy - XBOX 360/PS3/PSP
EMPLOYMENT
FREE RADCAL DESIGN Ltd.1999-04
- Timesplitters - PS2
- Timesplitters 2 - PS2/XBOX/GAMECUB
Founder member and Senior Artist.
RARE Ltd.1994-99
- Blastcorps - N64
- Donkey Kong Country 3 - SNES
- Perfect Dark - N64
REFERENCES
Upon request
