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Curriculum Vitae
| PERSONAL DETAILS | |
| Date of Birth | November 04, 1981 |
| Nationality | German |
| Languages | German (native), English (96 % TOEFL Score) |
| Current Job |
Senior Surfacing Artist at Animal Logic / Sydney |
| EDUCATION | |
| 2001 | Graduated from Elisabethschule Marburg/Germany with "Abitur" in English, Art, Economics and Biology |
| WORK EXPERIENCE | |
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06/1996 - 09/2002
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Founding of the company PC Creator Studios at the age of 15. Specializing in manufacturing and administration of personal computer systems |
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1998
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Founding of affiliated firm Creator Studios. Specializing in small design jobs |
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2000 - 2002
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Organizer and promoter of Ed Hooks "Acting for Animators" workshops in Germany |
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08/2001 - 06/2002
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Comunity Service at "Malteser Hilfdienst" (Order of Malta Worldwide Relief) |
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09/2002 - 12/2002
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Qualification period at Ambient Entertainment GmbH (Texturing) |
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01/2003 - 06/2003
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Texture Artist at Ambient Entertainment during the production of the CGI motion picture "Back to Gaya (a.k.a. "Boo, Zino & the snurks" or "The Snurks") |
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06/2003 - 04/2004
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Promotion to Lead Texture Artist (Environments) for the production of Germany's first CGI motion picture "Back to Gaya" (a.k.a. "Boo, Zino & the snurks" or "The Snurks") |
| 05/2004 | Freelancing |
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06/2004 - 12/2007
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Texture & Shading Supervisor at Ambient Entertainment during the production of the CGI motion pictures "Impy's Island and "Impy in Wonderland" (working title) |
5/2008 - present
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Senior Surfacing Artist at Animal Logic (Sydney, Australia) |
| MOVIES & COMMERCIALS | |
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FerrABI
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Documentation about High Schools in the town of Marburg. Director and Editor |
| Back to Gaya | First German CGI Motion Picture. Lead Texture Artist |
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Thief Lord
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Movie based on the popular children's book. VFX Texture Artist. |
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Impy's Island
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CGI motion picture. Surfacing Supervisor. Look development. |
| Volkswagen Commercials | Texture Artist and Lighting TD |
| Inpy's Island 2 | CGI motion picture. Surfacing Supervisor. Look development. |
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Guardians of Ga'Hoole
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Animated Feature Film, directed by '300' Director Zack Snyder. Senior Surfacing Artist / Environments. Currently in production. |
| INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE | ||
| 04/1999 | Exchange Student at Pickerington High School, Ohio/USA | |
| 04/2008 - present |
Working in Sydney,Australia at the Feature Film Division of Animal Logic |
| SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE | |
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Maya, 3DS MAX, Rhino, Mudbox, UV Layout, Unfold3d, Zbrush, Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter, Bodypaint, Deep Paint, Combustion, After FX, Premiere, Alienbrain, Vue Infinite.
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| REGULAR ACTIVITIES | |
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Tennis, jogging, soccer, movies, drawing, playing Video games
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