Andrew Osiow

Contact Info

Phone 650.245.0027 2213 Vista Del Mar E-Mail San Mateo, CA 94404

Objective	A Technical Director in the feature film industry using RenderMan.
Summary of qualifications	§ 16 years CG experience, (9 years Maya Generalist, 6 years Mel). § Expert Mel programmer specializing in tool development for Modeling, Lighting and Dynamics. § Proficient in Python, experienced in translating Mel scripts into Python. § Created X-Tools mel script with over 18,000 downloads from Highend3D. § 6 years experience with RenderMan: MTOR, SLIM, Renderman for Maya. § Teaching character and set modeling as well as VFX. and RenderMan. § Proficient in Shake.
Professional experience	Ex’pression Digital College Emeryville, CA 2004-Current Course Director § Teaching Classes in: § Modeling (Intro and Production). § Visual Effects, RenderMan and Mel Scripting. Self-Employed San Mateo, CA 2002-2003 Freelance CG Artist § Lighting and Shading Modeling and Animation on independent projects. Believe Inc. Santa Clara, CA 2000-2001 Senior Artist / TD § Produced RIB and shader files for render tests. § Rendered completed shots from various high profile studios. Graphic Gems San Mateo, CA 2000 CG Artist § Modeled and textured 3D objects (5k-10k poly) for Internet sales. Eidos Interactive San Francisco, CA 1993-1999 CG Animator / Senior CG Artist § CG Artist & Generalist TD creating all elements for Game Intros including: § Modeling, animation, lighting, and rendering.
Education	California State University Sacramento, CA 1985-1989 BS in Computer Science with emphasis in 3D graphics