Jack Burton

Jack Burton

386 S Burnside Ave Unit MJ

Los Angeles, CA 90036

323-879-9636

jumbojb@sbcglobal.net

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jack-burton/8/410/349  

Objective: to work with a team to create, excite and motivate.

Work Summary

July 2014 to Present
Specular Interactive, Foothill Ranch, CA
Art Lead - Freelance

• Work with design and engineers to generate level content and cinematics in UE4.
• Assemble a polished, dynamic environment complete with particle effects and dramatic lighting.
• Create 3D models, materials and textures as needed.
• Manage pipeline of internal and outsourced asset integration into the project.
• Identify and solve performance and visual problems.

January 2014 to Present
Bulls Eye Studio, Los Angeles, CA
3D Artist/Graphic Design - Freelance

• Develop layout and design for UI and UX.
• Create and iterate on user screens and icons for game play.
• Create 3D models, texture maps and effects.
• Integrate models, materials and effects into game engine.

March 2013 to November 2013
Maba Media, El Segundo, CA
Senior 3D Artist -Freelance

• Recreate real world environments, architecture and vehicles, using point clouds,  for accident reconstruction and simulation.
• Composite post effects, graphics and text.
• Render high resolution output on render farm using Mental Ray.
• Bid projects and generate invoicing.

June 2010 to November 2012
Insomniac Games, Los Angeles, CA
Project Manager / Designer /Artist

• Led proto-typing of tools for art asset pathways into game engine for social network styled game.
• Assessed and assembled art team and trained the team on tools and pathways.
• Schedule and co-ordinate art, design and engineering tasks.
• Insured the team focused on concerns of external producers and deliver milestones on time.
• Setup and maintained schedules with outsourced studios for art and audio.

July 1998 to Dec 2009
Savage Games, Los Angeles, CA
Lead Artist

• Manage environmental art teams in multiple genres of game development.
• Help to develop pathways, and optimizations, into various game engines.
• Model, U.V. map and paint textures.
• Light environments.
• Create VFX.

May 1993 to July 1998
Activision Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Digital Artist

• Model, U.V. map and paint textures.
• Create cut scenes.
• Develop conceptual designs.

Software

• 3DS Max
• PhotoShop
• Unreal 4
• After Effects
• Premiere
• Illustrator
• Flash
• Mudbox
• Sound Forge

Skills

• Interactive design, 3D modeling and animation.
• Hardware, software and network knowledge.
• Post production, work flow, encoding and editing.
• Red Epic, lighting, assistant camera, grip.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Education

University of Minnesota                                Mpls, MN
Bachelors of Art                                             Communications

Minneapolis College of Art and Design    Mpls, MN
General study                                                 Art/Computer animation

Intermedia Arts                                              Mpls, MN
General study                                                 Video production/ Animation