Relevant Skills:
• Virtual Reality Development using Oculus Rift, Unreal Engine, Cryengine and Maya
• 3D Modelling, texture mapping & lighting in AutoCAD, 3DS Max, ZBrush, Mudbox
• Ability to interpret and understand architectural CAD drawings
• Experience with production, pre-press, print and web-based technologies
• Over ten years of experience in Graphic Design, Photography & Retouching
• Adobe Creative Suite expertise (Photoshop, In-Design, Illustrator, After Effects)
• Desktop Publishing: page layouts, brochure designs, flyers, e-newsletters
• MS Office 2010, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Lotus notes
• HTML, CSS & Joomla (Digital File Management System)

Employment History

VR artist
SA Armstrong - Armstrong, BC
February 2016 to November 2019
HVAC assembly, high pressure painting, carpentry, crane use, pneumatic tools
Virtual Reality production with the Unreal Engine
360 tours derived from MatterPort captures
Solidworks modelling, RECAP and REVIT used to take measurements from 3D scans

Vivien Event Designer
Freeman Audio Visual
November 2013 to February 2015
3D modelling of Convention Centers and Ballrooms
Virtual Reality creation using Oculus Rift DK2
Remodelled CAD models from nurbs to polygons
Used Maya, 3DS Max, AutoCAD, Vivien Event Designer, Unreal Engine, Unity, CE3

Graphic Designer, Printer
Jetlink
April 2013 to September 2013
Customer Service, Graphic Design and Printing

Customer Service & Support
Printer Gateway
January 2012 to April 2013
Jan 2012 - April 2013
Pre-Press duties, preparing files for print, adding bleed
Shipping and Receiving duties
Customer Service & Support
Packaging assistant, Main/ Lead Packer, Trained others in role

Graphic Designer
Advanced Computing Edge Ltd
July 2009 to June 2011
Website & e-commerce design (HTML, CSS and some PHP)
Logo design, photography, video production & motion graphics
Creation of flash animations, brochures, flyers & e-newsletters
Used PowerPoint to create animated slides for Trade-shows

Production Artist
Intelassis
October 2008 to June 2009
Internet Marketing/SEO & Multimedia specialist
Website design/ landing page design
AfterEffects video production/editing, uploaded to YouTube
Creation of flash animations, brochures, flyers & e-newsletters

Packaging Artist
H Paulin
September 2007 to September 2008
Packaging design: Clamshells, Blister Packs, Pails, Buckets and Boxes
POP/ display bays, labels, annual reports, flyers and catalogues
Produced all Photography for all packaging and advertising

Digital artist / contract work
Interactive Sports Technologies
June 2006 to September 2007
Created backgrounds for golf simulation system using Photoshop
Mapped golf courses from 2-D images, creating a 3-D environment

Production Artist
IMAX Conversions Films
March 2006 to May 2006
Worked on Superman Returns 3D IMAX conversion using video editing software
Rotoscopped scenes using After Effects & Combustion

Photo Retoucher
Canadian Tire Corporation
January 2002 to October 2005
Photography, retouching, color correcting, graphic design & pre-press duties
Printed color accurate proofs using Epson printers, calibrated monthly
Keen eye for detail, assisted in photo-shoots, completing many of my own
Directed & assisted other photographers with my own digital techniques
Responsible for meeting strict deadlines, solved many imaging problems creatively

Prepress Technician
July 2001 to December 2001
Worked on Canadian Tire Corporation account, retouching images for print
Produced very accurate color corrections (matching print to fabric swatches)
Output files to film on image-setters, computer to plate (CTP) knowledge

Art Buyer
Canadian Tire Corporation
July 2000 to July 2001
Ordered and directed new photography with outside photo studios.
Made decisions on color themes, sets, models and propping.
Signed off on color proofs from filmhouses for print production

Layout Artist

- Revised layouts, proof-read; layered zones; created bilingual pages from English &
French versions. Creative Services/ Support duties.
Logo Administrator - Checked .eps files for pre-production errors, updated logos
according to vendor requests, sent logos to printers, layout artists & clients, redesigned/re-built
graphic content used in advertising, maintained database.

Layout Artist / Intern help
Zellers Corporation
July 1999 to June 2000
Creating page layouts using QuarkXpress & PageMaker
Worked from concept layouts to design final artwork for digital production
Created PDF's, e-mailing product photography for approvals

Education

Certificate
College Street - Toronto, ON
May 1998 to September 1998

Technical Illustration

Seneca College
September 1995 to April 1996

Applied Photography
Sheridan College - Oakville, ON
September 1992 to April 1994

Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute - Toronto, ON
September 1988 to June 1992

Links
https://graphecks.my-free.website

CONTACT
checkster2323@hotmail.com