Holt J Harper 11010 NE 131st St Kirkland, WA 98034 425.968.8886 holtjharper@gmail.com Online Portfolio – www.holtharper.com -- Skills -- 3D Modeling – creating characters, creatures, and objects using various 3D packages Texture Mapping – creating UV maps, and advanced textures including normal maps Animation – creating realistic or exaggerated keyframe animations for games and film Sculpture – traditional techniques including clay, wax for casting, wood and welding Drawing – life drawing and creative works in both traditional and digital media using a Wacom tablet Tools – - 3D – Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Mudbox, Deep UV, Deep Paint - 2D – Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Corel Painter, Open Canvas - Game Engines – Unreal Editor, Valve Source SDK - Programming – MEL, Flash, Dreamweaver (HTML) - Other – Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Office -- Work Experience -- - Microsoft Game Studio through Volt - Test Associate 2 - 2007 - Use proprietary testing tools to check tracks for collision and display errors, and ensure that cars and tracks accurately represent their real world counterparts - Liquid Development – Freelance 3D Artist – 2006 – Creating models, normal maps and advanced textures for next generation games such as Mass Effect, Guitar Hero 2, The Bourne Conspiracy and other unreleased titles - Art Institute Senior Projects – Art Director, Production Manager and 3D Artist – 2005 to 2006 – Organizing, scheduling and directing work of seventeen other students to produce two standalone single player games for the Unreal Engine - Southridge High School Water Polo – Head Coach – 2003 – Management, teaching and development of boys' and girls' varsity and junior varsity teams - Occidental College Sculpture Department – Teacher’s Assistant – 2000 to 2001 – Assisting students in conceptualizing and implementing class projects including senior theses -- Education -- - The Art Institute of Portland – Bachelor of Science in Game Art & Design – 2003 to 2006 - Occidental College – 2000 to 2001 -- Interests -- - Sculpting - Photography - Rock climbing - Water Polo