F. SHANE SUMSION
3D Environment Artist


CONTACT INFORMATION

Web:	sumsion3d.com
Email:	shane@sumsion3d.com
Phone:	385.242.5275
Skype:	jinngonqui



CAPABILITIES

3D ENVIRONMENT ASSETS
-	Contributing an architectural design perspective to environmental art and level design.
-	Producing game-ready environment art assets, referencing concepts and research, through modeling, texturing, lighting, and some animating.
-	3dsMax, Maya, Rhino, Zbrush, Quixel, CrazyBump, Xnormals, Unity3D, and UnrealEngine4.

SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING 
-	Frequent Use: MaxScript, PyMel, Python, MEL, and VBA. 
-	Past Experience: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, SQL, HTML, C#, C++, and Java. 



EXPERIENCE

POINT AND THINK, SKULL JELLY STUDIOS, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, 2014 Jan - 2015 May
-	2D hand-drawn game, with a twist on the classic mechanics of the Point and Click genre.
-	Produced game environment and props, maintaining gameplay attention on characters.
-	interim: http://game.skulljellystudios.com/

PROTOCOL: TRANSCENDENCE, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, 2013 Nov - 2013 Dec
-	2D top-down stealth game rapid prototype, developed with 3D assets.
-	1ST PLACE PEOPLE’S CHOICE, NATIONAL WIN8 APP CONTEST, TEAM PROJECT, 2014
-	http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/protocol-transcendence/f27ae0fb-a727-408c-8499-d4b25f41a5b3

3D ILLUSTRATOR + TECHNICAL ARTIST, BOWEN STUDIOS, 2013 Jul - 2015 Apr
-	Delivered architectural illustrations and animations on-time and to client specifications.
-	Modeling, texturing, lighting, and animating.
-	Scripted dozens of tools for automation of complex and routine in-house processes.

INTERN TECHNICAL ARTIST, BOWEN STUDIOS, 2014 Jan - 2014 May
-	Automation of preparation of high poly count environment models, for use in the Unity3D engine as baked low poly models and textures.
-	Internship purpose was to take existing project models and materials (used for high resolution renders and animations), and prepare them for use in a game engine.
-	As required by Internship proposal, the completed system required minimal user intervention.

TEACHING ASSISTANT: DESIGN THINKING, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, 2013 Aug - 2013 Dec
-	Multi-Disciplinary Design program.
-	Led discussions on the design process, and on design project critiques.

VISUALIZATION DESIGNER, G86, 2013 Jan — 2013 Jul
-	Multi-disciplinary design studio.
-	Designed and produced visualizations for the marketing group.
-	Contributed design critiques.



EDUCATION

MASTER OF ENTERTAINMENT ARTS AND ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, anticipated May 2015
-	Art track – Environments Emphasis.
-	Multi-disciplinary cohort studio environment, working directly with producers and engineers.
-	Conceptualized, designed, developed, and published several video games.
-	Protocol: Transcendence, Microsoft Store, 2014 (http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/protocol-transcendence/f27ae0fb-a727-408c-8499-d4b25f41a5b3)
-	Point and Think, published to Android Marketplace (Google Play), 2015 (http://sumsion3d.com/pnt)

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, 2007
-	“Digital Windows: cause + effect between reality + virtuality” (http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/etd2/id/1629)
-	Interactive physical spatial experience, in a digital world, without harness or headset – pre-Kinect. 



AWARDS
-	1ST PLACE PEOPLE’S CHOICE, NATIONAL WIN8 APP CONTEST, TEAM PROJECT, Protocol: Transcendence, 2014 (http://eae.utah.edu/student-prototype-wins-modev-contest-and-10k/)
-	WINNING DESIGN CONCEPT, BRT TEAM DESIGN COMPETITION, 2005 (http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650212041/5-at-U-are-winners-with-bus-stop-design.html?pg=all)
-	HIGHEST HONORS, PROPAGANDA MACHINE, TEAM DESIGN COMPETITION, 2004 (http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UROP/id/201)
-	HIGHEST HONORS, CAPITOL MONUMENT, TEAM DESIGN COMPETITION, 2003 (http://1drv.ms/1utX4y4)