Timothy Justus Wall
timjwall@gmail.com

- Objective:

To find a position that would allow me to create entertaining works of art, that not only push the boundaries of computer graphics further, but innovate and create unique scenarios never before seen.

 

- Education:

Associate of Science Degree in Computer Animation, 2005
Full Sail University, Winter Park, Florida

 

- Professional Experience:

Blind Wink Games | Environment Artist
2010 - Current

Swordplay Games | Freelance Environment Artist
2009 - 2010

• Worked on an unreleased third-person melee action game that used Unreal Engine 3.
• Set dressed and lit portions of levels, created props using Maya, Photoshop and Zbrush.
• Manage and constructed destructible assets and implementation for melee combat using UE3's fractured mesh system.

East Coast Games Inc. | Freelance Environment Artist
2008 - 2009

• Used Maya to model and UV 23 individual RTS style base structures.
• Created high resolution models in Maya and Mudbox for normal map creation.
• Textured models using Photoshop.

Spark Unlimited | Environment Artist
2006 - 2008

• Worked on the retail, Unreal Engine 3 powered Legendary for Xbox 360, PC and PS3.
• Implemented props and lit two complete multiplayer levels, polished and optimized two others.
• Dressing, set piece creation and first pass lighting, as well as collision passes and optimization for four Singleplayer episodes.
• Prop and texture creation using Maya and Photoshop.
• Constructed materials using normal maps, diffuses, speculars and cube-maps.

- Software Experience:

Autodesk Maya (5+ Years Experience)

• Created polygon models of Props, Environments and Vehicles. UV Mapped and textured polygon models. Created high-resolution models to be converted into normal maps.

Unreal Engine 2 (2 Years Experience)

• Designed and built custom levels for multiplayer stealth games that were well received and considered among the most balanced custom maps.

Unreal Engine 3 (3+ Years Experience)

• Designed, dressed and lit complete multiplayer levels and sections of single player levels.
• Constructed and edited materials.
• Optimized levels, props and textures to achieve higher frame rates.
• Scripted kismet sequences for environmental events and player interaction.

Adobe Photoshop (5+ Years Experience)

• Constructed textures for props including diffuse, specular, normal and height maps.