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Everett Bradford

Everett Bradford

Dallas,TX

Summary

Result-driven leader with exceptional team and project management skills that were crucial to the release of over 12 game experiences. Experienced in motivating and mentoring fellow teammates to communicate a wide range of concepts and strategic workflows based on best practices. Exceeded expectations by leveraging ability to scope, strong technical and visual skills, and coordination across multiple teams and disciplines to deliver complex projects.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Art Supervisor

Wonder Works Studios
04.2022 - Current
  • Applied strong leadership and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and assess productivity of workflows across multiple shipped titles.
  • Evaluated performance, coached, and onboarded to improve quality and retention of staffing across multiple art departments
  • Acted as Supervisor and/or lead in teams ranging from 5 to 11 employees including multiple art departments.
  • Implemented and created documentation of best practice guidelines for workflow pipelines and training for 2D, 3D, and Animation departments.

Lead 2D/3D Artist

Wonder Works Studios
01.2021 - Current
  • Maintained close liaison between multiple departments & executives, translating issues and creating solutions.
  • Maintained comprehensive knowledge of game asset pipeline, asset integration into game engines and current 3D tools.
  • Developed Lead responsibilities with COO to train future Leads.
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations

Associate 3D Artist I,II,III

Wonder Works Studios
10.2020 - Current
  • Self-taught as first VFX artist in-house, identifying skill gaps and designing workshops and documentation for others to learn.
  • Consistently followed design guidelines, asset naming conventions and other technical constraints to produce results compliant with industry and platform standards.
  • Resolved technical issues relating to rendering, mobile, and memory management and supported comprehensive troubleshooting.
  • Created "Game-Ready" assets from concept to 3D model to implementation in-engine, providing creative talent spanning multiple departments.

Character Actor

Medieval Times
03.2006 - 03.2020
  • Tenure of 15 years from stagehand to main-stage actor.
  • Led and completed team-oriented projects within rigorous time constraints for marketing & special events.
  • Entertained thousands of people daily, creating enjoyable memories and fun experiences for all ages.
  • Maintained professional attitude and demeanor at all times

Education

Bachelor of Fine Art - Game Art & Design

The Art Institute
Dallas, TX
2021

Associate of Arts - Animation Art & Design

Art Institute of Dallas
Dallas, TX
2006

Skills

  • Traditional Mediums of Art
  • Digital 2D/3D Art & Animation
  • VFX / UI / UX
  • Voice Acting
  • Blender, 3Ds Max, Maya & Zbrush
  • Hard Surface & Organic modeling
  • Mentoring
  • Optimizing Workflows
  • Project Management
  • Creative Solutions

Accomplishments

  • Supervised and acted as Lead 3D & 2D Artist teams with 12 staff members.
  • Worked directly on over 12 released titles
  • Managed the art departments while in production of over 20 projects & growing.

Software

Adobe Creative Suite

Autodesk Suite

Blender

Zbrush

Jira / Github / Plastic SCM

Unity

Unreal Engine 4 & 5

Roblox Studio

Timeline

Art Supervisor

Wonder Works Studios
04.2022 - Current

Lead 2D/3D Artist

Wonder Works Studios
01.2021 - Current

Associate 3D Artist I,II,III

Wonder Works Studios
10.2020 - Current

Character Actor

Medieval Times
03.2006 - 03.2020

Bachelor of Fine Art - Game Art & Design

The Art Institute

Associate of Arts - Animation Art & Design

Art Institute of Dallas

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