Samantha Ames
Hawthorne,CA
Summary
Successful Medical Animator with strong visual effects background on diverse projects. Accomplished in creating effects, characters, and environments of exceptional quality with attention to detail and expert technical know-how. Advanced with ZBrush and Houdini and skilled at learning new tools, tricks and technologies to keep designs fresh.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Medical Animator
Arthrex Inc.
02.2023 - Current
- Worked alongside other animators, illustrators, and project managers to create Surgery and product animation.
- Used Maya/3DS Max to create features and benefits animations. Used ZBrush to create dioramas for 3D printing for marketing purposes.
- Used Houdini for complex weaving effects to showcase generation of some of our company's products.
Sand Relief Artist
SCAD's Sand Arts Festival
05.2022 - 05.2022
- Worked with teammates to build desired Sand forms and design with researched techniques in approximately 6 hours.
- Established a production pipeline.
- Won Best Sand Relief at SCAD's Sand Art's Festival
CG Artist
SCAD's Entelechy Showcase
05.2022 - 05.2022
- Designed and created CG asset using ZBrush, Adobe Substance 3D Painter, and Marmoset Toolbag 4 with polycount, anatomy, and originality in mind.
- Prepared images using photo manipulation and 3D visualization.
- Won Best Key Art at SCAD's Entelechy Showcase.
Creative Director and Lead Character Artist
Spirit: Global Game Jam
03.2022 - 04.2022
- Implemented original ideas for character design and gameplay into a 3D-platformer game conceptualized and built entirely within 48 hours.
- Designed and modeled two main characters in less than 24 hours.
- Led team of creatives to cooperate and successful create a fully functioning game in Unreal Engine 4.
- Won best of SCAD's Global Game Jam 2022
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Effects
Savannah College of Art And Design
Savannah, GA11.2022
Skills
- CG Asset Production
- Animal Models
- Drawing
- Adobe After Effects
- 3D Visualization
- Time Management
- Houdini
- ZBrush
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Substance Painter
- Substance Designer
- Unreal Engine 5
- Creative Solutions
- Critical Thinking
- AutoDesk Maya
- 2D and 3D Design
- AutoDesk 3Ds Max Design
- Team Meetings
- Project Creation
- Model Development
- Production Work
- Deadline Management
- Customer Satisfaction
- Adobe Illustrator
- Professional Relationships
- Special Effects
- Behavior Modification
- Storytelling
- Telecommunications and Media
Certification
- Certified Associate in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and DreamWeaver, Adobe - 2017-present
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Thomas Jefferson
Timeline
Medical Animator
Arthrex Inc.
02.2023 - Current
Sand Relief Artist
SCAD's Sand Arts Festival
05.2022 - 05.2022
CG Artist
SCAD's Entelechy Showcase
05.2022 - 05.2022
Creative Director and Lead Character Artist
Spirit: Global Game Jam
03.2022 - 04.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Effects
Savannah College of Art And Design
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