LinkedIn Profile :: linkedin.com/in/shane-sumsion-b8173bb 
Portfolio Website :: sumsion3d.com 

shane@sumsion3d.com 
385.985.7967 


F. SHANE SUMSION :: ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATOR


SKILLS  :::  

                   3D ART AND ILLUSTRATION 
                    - Immersive photorealistic architectural VR, rendering, modeling, and some animating. 
                    - 3dsMax, Maya, and some Revit, Z-Brush, Blender, and Rhino3D. 
                    - Substance Designer and Painter, V-Ray, Quixel Suite, CrazyBump, and Xnormals. 
                    - Unreal Studio DataSmith / Unreal Engine 4, and some Unity3D 5 and Stingray Engine. 

                   SCRIPTING AND PROGRAMMING 
                    - Extensive and complex solutions using MaxScript, PyMel, Python, MEL, and UE4 BluePrints. 
                    - PHP, MySQL, SQL, HTML, Java, VBA. 


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  :::  

                   3D ENVIRONMENT ARTIST + TECHNICAL ARTIST :: DYNAMIC DESIGN SOLUTIONS :: (since 2015 May) 
                    - Architectural immersive VR, 3D modeling, rendering, and animating. 
                    - Enhancing artist tools, and automating workflows. 
                    - High-poly and Low-poly modeling, texturing, UVing, lighting, and baking. 
                    - Design Box and Design Thinking iterative processes  focused on finding the fun! 

                   VISUALIZATION COORDINATOR :: LAYTON CONSTRUCTION :: (2017 Jun - 2018 Oct) 
                    - Solved challenges with selection of design elements by aiding stakeholders in deciding 
                       on options through interactive and immersive photoreal Virtual Reality. 
                    - Dramatically enhanced healthcare mockups through interactive Virtual Reality. 
                    - Orchestrated new Unreal Engine 4 interactivity based on team needs and client requests. 
                    - Supported client needs through coordination of powerful custom BluePrints and plugins. 
                    - Elevated client vision through team coordination, compositing renderings into site-photos. 

                   3D ARTIST + TECHNICAL ARTIST :: DIJT :: (2017 Jan - 2017 Jun) 
                    - Researched and developed studios implementation of Virtual Reality for architectural 
                       designs  focused on viewer experience. 
                    - Defined VR user experiences through optimization of provided model and photorealistic 
                       development inside of Unreal Engine 4. 
                    - Quickly arrived at high quality visuals by leveraging the Design Thinking iterative process. 

                   3D ILLUSTRATOR + INTERN TECHNICAL ARTIST :: BOWEN STUDIOS :: (2013 Jul - 2015 Apr) 
                    - Delivered architectural illustrations and animations on-time and to client specifications. 
                    - Modeling, texturing, lighting, and animating. 
                    - Streamlined in-house processes and tools through design and scripting of automation. 

                   VISUALIZATION DESIGNER :: G86 :: (2013 Jan - 2013 Jul) 
                    - Product design studio; produced marketing visualizations, and contributed design review. 

                   3D ARTIST + DESIGNER :: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH : EAE :: (2013 Nov - 2015 May) 
                    - Point and Think :: SKULL JELLY STUDIOS : Published thesis game :: (2015 May) 
                       o 2D hand-drawn game. Twist on classic mechanics of the Point and Click genre. 
                       o Iteratively developed art assets, maintaining gameplay attention on characters. 
                    - Protocol: Transcendence :: Published prototype game :: (2013 Dec) 
                       o 2D top-down stealth game rapid prototype, developed with 3D assets. 
                       o 1st Place Peoples Choice Award : Microsoft Sponsored MoDev national win8 app contest. (2014) 


TEACHING EXPERIENCE  :::  

                   ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR :: ART INSTITUTE OF SLC : GAME ART AND DESIGN :: (2016 Feb - 2017 Dec) 
                    - Developed curricula, and taught classes in game arts and development. (Lecture + Lab) 
                       o See LinkedIn for teaching approach and details. 

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


OTHER EXPERIENCE  :::  

                   INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER :: OPSGEAR :: (2006 Apr - 2008 Jul) 
                    - Increased realism and functionality of training tools from concept through fabrication. 
                    - Improved visual quality with each deployment of dozens of various scale products. 
                    - Met ruggedness requirements for modifications of training shrouds for paint-ball markers. 
                    - Streamlined process of developing assembly instructions directly from fabrication files. 
                    - Maintained relative time-to-market while increasing design complexity and visual details. 


EDUCATION  :::  

                   MASTER OF ENTERTAINMENT ARTS + ENGINEERING :: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH :: (2015) 
                    - Art track  Environments Emphasis. Multi-disciplinary cohort studio environment. 
                    - Conceptualized, designed, developed, and published video games. 
                    - Maximized fun and optimized game through collaboraton with producers and engineers. 

                   MASTER OF SCIENCE : ARCHITECTURE :: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH :: (2007) 
                    - Digital Windows: cause + effect between reality + virtuality was an interactive physical 
                       spatial experience, in a digital world, without harness or headset  pre-Kinect. 
                    - Winning Design Concept : BRT Team Design Competition [undergraduate] :: (2005)