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Colin Thomas Brown
Colin Thomas Brown
Technical Artist (Master Assets) @ Rotor Studios
Rosehill, Australia

Summary

Currently a Technical Artist @ Rotor Studios
Previously a Full-time VFX student at the Enmore Design Centre.
Researching and developing based on emerging trends and concepts.
Competent technical capabilities and a passion for learning.
Keen problem-solving abilities and a willingness to share knowledge.
Tertiary qualifications include a cert III & IV of Networking and a Diploma of Information Technology, a cert IV of Design and a Bachelor's Degree of 3D Art and Animation.

You may find my student reel: https://vimeo.com/474270616
My new 2021 Reel: https://vimeo.com/568262275

Also Available @
https://www.instagram.com/charliet3r/ (Private)

Skills

Look Development3D VisualizationRendering3D ModelingLightingCompositingTexturingMotion Graphics

Software proficiency

Blender
Blender
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
Houdini
Houdini
Maya
Maya
Nuke
Nuke
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
ZBrush
ZBrush

Reel

Experience

  • Technical Assistant II at Industrial Light And Magic
    Sydney, AU
    April 2023 - Present

    Render Wrangling and Data Management

    Collaboration with CG Supervisors and Production.

    Prioritizing and managing renders.

    Identifying problems and working with artists to resolve issues.

    Monitoring disk usage, coordinating long-term storage needs with the Digital Resource Manager and executing the final archival and deletion process for shots and shows.

    Fulfilment of data restoration requests.

    Ingesting materials into the internal image library system, providing assistance and troubleshooting for users.

    Handling data management requests such as file transfers, image conversion, and data removal.

    Maintaining and updating department scripts, ensuring clean and well-documented code.

    Ensuring security compliance for images and assets.

    Packaging and QC of assets for delivery to clients

  • Technical Artist (Master Assets) at Rotor Studios
    North Sydney
    April 2022 - April 2023

    Assembly of CAD based geometry.

    Interpreting reference material.

    Articulating technical issues and solutions accordingly.

    Library and database management.

    Refining models for performance gain without compromising quality.

    Validation against supplied reference data.

    Application of materials.

    Master Asset creation for multiple work streams.

  • Technical Assistant - Layout (Performance) at Animal Logic
    Sydney, Australia
    November 2021 - April 2022

    Troubleshooting issues raised by Artists on the Layout (Performance) team.

    Communicating and keeping track of issues.

    Assisting with Layout Assembly for production.

    Providing a consistent user experience for proprietary tools i.e. escalation of requested features, bugs, etc. where necessary.

  • Retal Assistant / Bar and Wait staff at Numerous bars, cafe's and supermarkets
    Sydney's Inner west, Australia
    January 2014 - January 2019

    Working in numerous cafés, bars and supermarkets over the years in fast paced, team based environments. Excellent with customers, close attention to detail and understanding the importance of teamwork.

  • Retail Asisstant at Carlingford Produce
    Carlingford, Australia
    November 2020 - February 2021

    My first job at 16 was in a gardening supply co-op, the historic 'carlingford produce' which ran it's day to day operations as a grain mill originally more than one hundred years ago, where a strong work ethic was invaluable. I also worked here after I graduated just over 10 years later. The store closed permanently, late February 2021.