Curriculum Vitae

Education:
I have recently completed my final year at the University of Lincoln where I graduated from my BA (Hons) Degree in product design with a 2.2. I have also completed a BTEC National diploma in 3D design with a triple grade distinction, distinction, merit.

Skills and Qualities:
Creative
Imaginative
Good visual and verbal communication skills
Adventurous
Well organized
Good computer skills
Hard working
Determined

Interests and Hobbies:
I am a brown belt in the martial art form Kuk Sool Won which I have attended twice weekly for three years. I enjoy learning about other cultures and travelling. I recently returned from Japan after going with my course and am currently learning to speak Japanese. I also enjoy going to the cinema and watching my manga and films at home. I enjoy using computers and confess to being an avid gamer. I have an enthusiastic interest in the games industry from concept through development this is why I studied the subject for my dissertation the question for which was What are the differences between eastern and western societies concerning computer gaming, specifically the cultural differences within the massively multi online role playing games genre (MMORPGs) and what the effects of these environments when the virtual and real world converge. Are the virtual environments that are created online merging both eastern and western societies to create its own unique and new culture?
I try to keep up to date with the latest technologies by reading journals and re-searching on the internet using blogs and forums to stay apprised. I often listen to music and am an enthusiastic film collector, collecting DVDs VHSs and film memorabilia. Whenever I get any free time I enjoy sketching,drawing my graphic novels, modeling and animating with CAD using programs like Maya and improving and learning new skills.

Relevant Knowledge:
I have experience using computer based 3d design programs mainly using programs such as Maya. I have been using Maya from the beginning of my national diploma course and so have around 5 years experience with the program in animation, modeling and rendering but also have some experience with other 3d design programs. I am an experienced user of Photoshop and have used the program for many years. I believe that I am a conceptual thinker but that I am able to control the way I work in order to keep to the constraints of a brief. I am organized, a good team worker and am able to manage my time well to meet any requirements that may have been set by a brief.