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Toli K. Carter
http://portfolio.ip-comic.com/
drachis[ at ]gmail.com
(310) 991-8995


OBJECTIVE
To be a Technical Artist continuously expanding and improving my personals skills while contributing to the growing success of a development team.


TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Maya
Zbrush
Photoshop
 Unreal 3
3ds Max
Mudbox
 Painter Blender

SKILLS

  • Unreal Engine expert including Materials and Kismet
  • Excellent communication skills and production organization
  • High poly modeling and sculpting for normal maps
  • Highly proficient in building and unwrapping low poly models for game assets

EXPERENCE

Blind Wink Games
Un-Announced Project                                                      June to May 09
Technical Artist

  • Created effects and assisted with technical development of a game prototyp

Isopod Labs
Un-Announced Project                                                January to March 09
Junior Technical Artist

  • Created weapon motion and effects in a custom scripting language

HD Films, Digital Toybox
CHADAM: THE SERIES                                               June to November 08
Special Effects Artist

  • Created effects for an animated series in the Unreal 3 engine
  • Built animated meshes, materials, and particle effects that adhered to story board

    • ART INSTITUTE - GAME WIZARDS PROGRAM

    BOILERPLATE                                                                    May to September 08
    Project & Level Lead
    Steampunk UT3 mod

    • Managed 39 artists & designers and collaborated with a producer, an art director and a technical director
    • Designed level in collaboration with the level team to ensure an entertaining game play experience

     

    LEGION                                                            January to March 08
    Project & Technical Lead
    Fantasy UT3 mod

    • Managed team of 32 and collaborated with a producer, an art director and a technical director
    • Integrated weapon and particle effects
    • Assisted artists with technical problems (Max/ Zbrush / Unreal 3)

    DETOX                                                                                      July to December 07
    Environment, Effects Artist
    Science-fiction game mod

    • Used the Unreal 3 engine to create next-gen materials and effects
    • Solved new technology problems
    • Created assets with low and high poly versions for projection


    AWARDS

    EDUCATION

    The Art Institute of California- Los Angeles, BSc in Game Art & Design