Ian Dorman 6600 Preston Road, Apt. 612
Environment Artist Plano, Texas 75024
idorman@idorman.com 404-934-0063
SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
3D: Autodesk 3D Studio Max 2008, Autodesk Mudbox 1.0.7, Autodesk Maya 8.5
2D: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Illustrator CS3, ParticleIllusion
Engines: Unreal UT3 & 2K4, Source, Torque
Version Control: Perforce, Tortoise SVN
Other: MS Office, SoundForge, HTML/CSS
SKILLS
Hard Surface & Organic Modeling, Normal & Parallax Mapping, Rigging, Bone & Vertex Animation, Particles, UT3 Kismet, Cascade, Matinee, Max Script
EDUCATION
Guildhall @ Southern Methodist University December 2008
Certificate in Digital Game Development, Art Creation, Major GPA 3.9
Savannah College of Art and Design June 2002
Undergraduate study toward B.F.A. in 3D Modeling and Animation, Major GPA 3.2
GAME EXPERIENCE
Gearbox Software: Intern - Unannounced Title July - August 2008
Intern, Environment Artist
· Designed, planned, and executed assigned Environment Key.
· Managed and constructed a test level in UT3-based in-house engine.
· Imported assets, designed materials, particles, and implemented lighting.
Guildhall: Art Lead - Nightmare June - December 2008
Lead Artist (Faculty Selected), Environment Artist
· Researched and documented the Source engine asset pipeline for the team.
· Designed and maintained the team import pipeline.
· Responsible for assigning tasks and ensuring a consistent art style.
Guildhall: Lead Environmental Artist - Extinction January - April 2008
Lead Artist (Faculty Selected), Environment Artist
· Designed and implemented a wide range of environment assets.
· Worked closely with Level Designers to ensure consistent design and implementation.
· Worked with the Team Lead to create a stylized world consistent with the vision.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Accenture: Consultant - Bellsouth / US Postal Service September 2004 - June 2007
Testing, Team Lead, Application Architect
· Defined and implemented QA pipeline in Mercury (Now HP) Test Director.
· Primary contact for QA and Bangalore based programming group.
My resume is currently available in .pdf, .doc and .txt format for download, please email me if you require a different file type, and I'll do my best to accomodate you.