Resume & Bio
Klaus Shmidheiser
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I am an Artist working in Blacksburg Virginia. I have a range of skills from Illustration, character concept art, 3D modeling and graphic design. I am capable of addapting to various styles in all mediums.
Work Experience
Rackspace Hosting
Website Graphic Designer | January 2009 - Current
- -Generated marketing Graphics and Icons for website
- -Developed File Structuring & Work Pipeline
- -Designed Website Page Layouts & Style
- -Created internal and external print works
Hellbent Games
3D Digital Artist | January 2008 - December 2008
- -Executed Texturing and Lighting for Cut-Scene Environments
- -Developed Character Pipeline from character & prop modeling to texturing and creating facial & character rigs
- -Developed & Generated storyboards for Cut Scenes
Electronic Arts
3D Environment Artist | Aug. 2007 - Dec. 2007
- -Modeled and textured high/low poly props for the Environment team for in game models
- -Also worked as a digital compositor for the marketing team
The Plaid Avenger
Illustration Artist & Web Designer | Spring 2006 - current
- -Illustrated covers and chapters for the Plaid Avenger textbook, as well as several 26-page Comic books including Cover Illustrations. Illustrated all stages: Pencil, Inking and Digital Coloring
- -Designed the entire look and feel of the plaid avenger website, coded by Kevin Cupp
- -Illustrated dozens of World Leader Cariactures for both the Plaid Avenger Textbook and Website World Leader Archive.
New Media Center
Lab Consultant | spring 2005 - Spring 2006
- -Assisted lab patrons with software issues
- -Engaged in Faculty one on one consultations
- -Designed logos, posters and brochures
CT Newspaper
Graphic Designer | spring 2003 - Winter 2006
Blacksburg Newspaper
- -Designed data spreads, sports reviews, headline graphics and illustrative story images
- -Created a newspaper comic strip
- - Virginia Press Association Awards
- -2nd place for informational graphic
- -3rd place for Newspaper Illustration
Education
Vancouver Film School VFS
Diploma | 3D Animation and Visual Effects
Fall 2006 - Fall 2007
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Fine Arts | Graphic Design
Fall 2002 - Spring 2006
Software Experience
(I'm not just listing software, I am fluent in all the following programs)
Illustration & Design
Adobe Creative Suite CS4
Photoshop | Illustrator | Fireworks | Flash | Dreamweaver | InDesign | After Effects
Web Code
HTML | CSS
3D Software:
Modeling Software
Softimage XSI |Modo |Maya |3DMax
Sculpting Software
Zbrush 3 | Mudbox
Notable Accomplishments
3D Total
Excellence Award
The Hunter
- Front Page
- Sept. 2007
- Front Page
- Sept. 2007
Coalheart
3D World Magazine
Published Exhibition
The Hunter
- Front Page
- Exhibition Nov. 2007
- Front Page
- Exhibition Nov. 2007
Coalheart
