Resume


William Bowe
Minneapolis, MN
wilhelmshepardyahoo
612.481.3414

Education

September 2006 The Art Institutes International Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Bachelor of Science Degree in Media Arts & Animation
G.P.A. 3.9 - Dean’s List & President’s List

August 2002-May 2004 Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, MN
General Studies with an emphasis on Graphic Design
G.P.A. 3.5 - Dean’s List

Independent Contractor

February 2010-Present Gasket Studios, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN
Animator / 3D Generalist
• Animate 3D objects for in-store and web advertisement
• Light and setup render layers for projects
• create/edit particles or soft/rigid body sims for props or debris

August 2008-January 2010 Oops Animation, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Animator / 3D Generalist
• Animate 3D characters for composite or turnaround use
• Rig humanoid 3d characters for animation
• Revise or create textures for 3d characters

March 2008-August 2008 day07 International, Albuquerque, NM
Web Developer/ 3D Animator
• Created video intro of company logo using Blender 3D and Apple Shake 3.5
• Designed website templates and layouts using Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver
• Developed company’s corporate website using Adobe Flash 8 and Dreamweaver

October 2006-October 2007 Rankin Innovations, Inc., Woodbury, MN
3D Animator/Modeler
• Revised motion capture animation for 3D exercise characters using Autodesk 3ds Max
• 3D modeled target muscles of the human body for exercise reference usage
• Compiled and rendered 3D exercise animations in Adobe After Effects

Internship

June 2006-September 2006 Landscape Structures, Inc., Delano, MN
3D Design Intern
• Created and properly lit turn-arounds of 3D playgrounds using Autodesk 3ds Viz
• Designed 3D environments to be used by company for their 3D playground models

March 2005-May 2005 Bradford Entertainment, Inc., Brooklyn Center, MN
Animator
• 3D modeled and animated company logo for video and monitor display
• Designed flash website concept for company