Joseph A. Gay Jr.
Objective:
To
live a dream I've had since a child, making a living off of my artwork.
Education:
Dec.
2001 Art Institute of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
Associate Degree in Specialized Technology Major - Computer Animation
President / Dean / Honors List GPA: 3.4
(Focused on Texture Art resources for 3d models as well as Concept Art for animation.)
Program
Knowledge:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Filemaker Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- 3D
Studio Max
- Adobe Premiere
- Extensis Suitcase
- SoundEdit 16
- Corel
Draw
- Body Paint
- Granny
- Macintosh / PC
- Dreamweaver
- Adobe ImageReady
- Sony Vegas
- Open
Canvas
- Adobe Flash
Professional Experience:
Apr.2004-Feb.2005 Concept, Texture/Model
Artist
Company: NoMoreRoomInHell
Game: Half Life 2 mod
No More Room In Hell
http://www.nomoreroominhell.com/
Created numerous zombie, npc,
and player model conceptual art. Helped in the creative constuction
of the games mechanics and atmosphere. This
mod was featured in PC Gamer shortly after the release
of Half Life 2.
Jan. 2002 – Feb. 2003 Concept and Texture Artist
Company:
eGenesis
Game: A
Tale In The Desert (online MMORPG)
www.ataleinthedesert.com
11743 Frankstown Road, Suite F
Pittsburgh, PA
Created character,object , and
building concept designs. Also created high/low resolution textures,
low poly models, and assigned uvw cooridinates.
Sept. 2000 – Dec. 2001 Print Technician / Dispatch
Technology Department
Art Institute of Pittsburgh
420
Boulevard of the Allies
Pittsburgh, PA
Assisted students and faculty members with information, problems, prints,
and use of computer labs.
Miscellaneous
Experience:
Freelance project for Big Huge Games - Rise
of Nations: Rise of Legends
Freelance project for CONFLICT: Omega
Interpersonal
Skills:
Extremely reliable and efficient
within a team environment. Dependable at meeting deadlines. Creatively interprets ideas from others to make concepts that
are innovative and easily understood by each member in the team. Ability to adept to various art styles and techniques
in short spans of time. I'm very driven as well as open minded to ideas and any information.
Other Merits:
Represented zone 3 of West Virginia in the Congressional Art Exhibit in 1999. The Congressional
Art Exhibit displayed
art work from winning high school students and the art work traveled to numerous art galleries
across the US.
Created numerous designs
for Parkersburg High School Clubs. 1998-1999.
Won
Christmas comic strip character design for local newspaper. 1998.
Won Parkersburg Art Gallery competition. 1998.
Won Literary magazine "Whispering Winds". 1998
