1441 SW Myrtle St.

, Dundee, OR 97115

(818) 404 - 8079

tkkstar2@hotmail.com

Michael Hewitt
Job Objective
Skills

Experience

http://michaelhewitt.weebly.com/

3D Generalist
Adobe Photoshop
3d Studio Max
Maya
Adobe After Effects
V-Ray (Renderer)
Adobe
Lightroom
Adobe Illustrator
Unreal Engine
Animation
3d Coat
ZBrush
Gamebryo
01/13 01/14 Convergence
3D Generalist / Media Designer

Accurately recreated in high detail 3d models of 18 paper conversion machines,

boiler refinery environment and a shipping warehouse environment for safety
training videos.
Optimized scenes for other Media Designer to easily create animations with
fast render times, photorealistic lighting, mobility and ease of use.
Trained and managed a Junior Media Designer on a 3d modeling project
modeling seven paper machines over six weeks using modular design
techniques.
Helped coworkers come up with 3d design solutions and troubleshooting.
Often only using photos and videos for reference, I was able to model to the
precise scale and detail of the actual machinery.
Rendered 3d stills and animations for use After Effects to create safety training
slides using compositing techniques.
Software: 3D Studio Max, Vray, After Effects and Photoshop.

08/13 11/13
Print Operator

Training Vancouver, WA

Commercial Design Systems Sherwood, OR

Worked with large commercial style printers to print grocery store signage on a
variety of mediums.
Used Adobe Illustrator to edit files to print to format, scale and color as seen in
the file and reference notes.
Kept a close eye on print projects to insure the best overall outcome within a
timely matter.
Helped make creative choices for the most visually appealing products.
Carefully loaded the print media to help maintain the effectiveness of the
printer.

07/12 11/12 Bent Image Lab Portland, OR

Technical Director (Freelance)

Projects: Grimm Episodes 203 205 and 212. In addition, I also worked on an
animated Lowes commercial.
Worked on setting up animation and rendering scene files for scenes I was
assigned.
Created lighting and render passes in 3d Studio Max / Vray to create photo real
renders for Grimm and Lowes.
Worked alongside a team of compositors to output selective render passes that

suited their compositing needs in Nuke.

Tracked CG characters in 3d Studio Max to match the movement of the live
actors from the show.
Helped with animating CG characters for tracking purposes when an animator
was not available.
For the Lowes commercial I modeled and textured a high poly paint brush and
sub-d modeled the backing for a dryer.

09/11 04/12 Digital Revolution

Intern / 3d Artist / Compositor

Studios Van Nuys, CA

Learned 3-D techniques both in 3d Studio Max / Vray and After Effects for
movies and commercials.
Super Motocross - Created a Super Motocross bike in 3d Studio Max for a
possible show in 3-D. My responsibilities included modeling of the bike,
setting up Uvs, applying materials, rigging, animation and creating smoke
particles. I also helped train another intern on how to create Uved texture maps
for the bike.
Foster the People : Don't Stop - Composited shots in After Effects on a music
video for Foster the People. I was responsible for changing skin color, wire
removal, rotoscoping and Photoshop work on several shots.
BAMMA USA Fight Night Created graphics and animations for bumpers,
intros, outros and fight cards. For each fight card I helped edit video, screen
placement, scaling, lighting and fighter information.
Roads to Paradise Created cloud animations for an outro title composition. I
also was responsible for using different hi-res maps to create a map zoom
animation with depth maps to give it that 3-D touch.

10/05 09/07, 11/10 08/12 J Bullock

3d Architectural Presentation Artist

and Associates Pasadena, CA

Used Cad files to build housing communities, hospitality and large scale
commercial environments in 3d Studio Max 8 and rendered in Vray.
Accurately checked for correct scaling that was given in blue prints, concepts
and references given by the clients.
Made textures from scratch for props, buildings, and the surrounding
environments for interiors and exteriors.
Supported other team members in checking for corrections and tight deadlines.
Used both high and low poly modeling depending on the situation.
Brought life to the animations with smooth camera moves, mood lighting and
photo real render settings.
Software: 3d Studio Max 8, Brazil, Vray, Speed Tree, and Adobe Photoshop.

04/08 10/10 Working As Intended Frederiksberg, Denmark

3d Environment Artist / Terrain Artist (Freelance / Telecommute)

Working with my coworkers, I have helped with creating the look of the
buildings, furniture, weapons and other environment assets for Dawntide.
Using the design documents, concept art, books and the internet to research the
time period. I was able to give more authenticity to the game.
3d Studio Max 9 was used to sculpt and paint terrain, build architecture and
environmental assets to populate the game environment in Dawntide.
Working in the Gamebryo Editor and Asset Viewer, I was able to fix texture
masks for terrain tiles, place environment assets and checked for any bugs.
Software and Hardware: 3d Studio Max 9, Adobe Photoshop CS, Gamebryo,
Shadermap Pro, Xnormal and 3d Coat.

Education

The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles Santa Monica, CA

Attended 2000 - 2004 toward a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Animation.