Brett Angelillis; Résumé

Brett Angelillis
30 Horizon Ave, Unit 2
Venice, CA 90291
215.264.4591
brett.angelillis@gmail.com

Software / Skills

Applications
Maya, Houdini, Nuke, RealFlow, PFtrack, RenderMan for Maya, Mantra, After Effects, Final Cut Pro

Technical Abilities

Hard surface, organic, and procedural modeling using Maya and Houdini
Versed in dynamic and particle simulations in Maya and Houdini
Working knowledge of IK/FK rigging, painting weights, blend shape driven facial rigging
Comfortable with creating procedural shaders using Maya's hypershade and Houdini VOPs
Very strong understanding of design and composition
Basic understanding of programming and scripting concepts
Exposure to C++, Python, MEL, and Actionscript
Trained in keyframe animation with respect to the 12 principles of animation
Capable of lighting using three-point setups in RenderMan for Maya and Mental Ray
Working knowledge of 2D compositing with Nuke and match moving in PFtrack

Operating Systems
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux (Ubuntu)

Education

Drexel University, Philadelphia
Bachelor of Science in Digital Media (June 2010)
GPA: 3.41 / 4.0

Honors/Awards

Windy featured in 2010 Houdini Student Reel.
Franz awarded "Best in Show" at 2009 Digital Media Annual Review
Story on Franz featured on SideFX.com [link]
Student Volunteer at 2009 SIGGRAPH in New Orleans
Nominated for "Outstanding Co-op" award given by Drexel's Steinbright Career Development Center
DIY nominated by faculty for inclusion in SIGGRAPH 2008 BOXX student reel
Dean's list

Professional Experience

Web Editor
TableMatters.com - February 2010 - Present

In charge of updating and managing database of hundreds of articles for a food and wine publication run by Drexel's Goodwin College of Professional Studies. On call at all times to tweak and update multimedia to meet my supervisors' needs.

Lead Multimedia Artist
Environmental Tectonics Corporation - September 2008 - March 2009

Rebranded the aerospace company's online presence by completely redesigning their corporate web site, as well as the web sites of four additional branches within the company. Textured, lit, and rendered 3D visualizations for products that the engineering department utilized in helping secure government contracts.

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