From: jdobbs@assistant.beckman.uiuc.edu (Jim Dobbs)
Subject: COMPUTER ANIMATOR/MODELER - EXPERIENCED, RELOC.
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 22:19:31 GMT


JAMES C. DOBBS
P.O. Box 6671,
Champaign, IL   61826-6671
(217) 398-1211
INTERNET : jdobbs@assistant.beckman.uiuc.edu

OBJECTIVE
 Computer Animator and 3D Modeler

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Eight years experience in computer graphics for production.  Owned and
 operated local independent audio/video production facility specializing in
 computer animation, graphics, and post-production.  Have reverse-engineered
 proprietary binary object file formats, written object oriented programs for
 publication, generated motion paths - enhancing animation system and creative
 capabilities.  Able to shorten the learning curve and focus on new subjects
 by synthesizing information from manuals and books with intuitive hands-on
 experience.  Excellent communication skills with clients and co-workers.
 Experienced, imaginative, innovative, with a well-developed aesthetic sense.

EXPERIENCE
 Computer Animator, Audio/Video Engineer, Owner-Manager
 Digital Illusions - Metamusic Recording, Champaign, Illinois
 Full production of television and radio projects, computer animation system
 design, sales, consulting and on-site training

 Computer Video Consultant/Instructor
 Beckman Institute Digital Visualization Facility
 University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois
 Wrote manual covering use of video equipment for staff and researchers,
 conducted training sessions for researchers

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 EQUIPMENT
   Video Toaster Workstation, Truevision (NuVista) hardware, AVID systems,
   V-LAN & BCD animation controllers, Betacam (SP), 3/4" (SP), Hi-8, SVHS,
   35mm FIlm, Amiga, Macintosh, IBM, DEC, time code generators/readers
   (SMPTE, drop-frame, EBU, pulse, FSK), scanners, laser printers, video
   editing controllers, video switchers, DVEs, TBCs, Chyron systems, broad-
   cast video cameras, MIDI equipment, FM and analog synthesizers, multi-
   track audio, DAT, samplers, oscilloscopes, vectorscopes, waveform moni-
   tors, audio mixers, microphones, audio amplifiers, lightboards

 SOFTWARE
   Lightwave 3D, Sculpt-Animate 4D, 3D Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Imagine,
   Macromind Director, Deluxe Paint IV, NCSA Telnet, Pixel 3D 2.0, Art
   Department Professional 2.1, Disney Animation Studio

 LANGUAGES
   C, ARexx, Motorola 65XX Assembler, (compiled) Basic, scripting languages

 ENVIRONMENTS
   UNIX, ULTRIX, AmigaDOS, OS2, MS-DOS, Desktop, Multifinder, Windows,
   Intuition (Workbench)

RECENT PRODUCTIONS
 Full production of various commercials (including animation) for broadcast
 on local television and radio

 Full production of various corporate video projects and training videos
 including animation

 "The Great I Am" - 3.5 minute animation (& music) project for local
 centennial celebration

 "Kamping With the Killdeers" - Co-Producer, Editor, Animator, Actor
 Comedy by Hugh Moore for regional release/distribution (included 1/2
 minute combination animation/live action sequence)


PUBLICATIONS
 CYBERSCAPE - a fractal terrain 3D object generator for the Amiga
 (with Ward Page and Jonathan Sivier)
 Published by AmigaWorld Tool Chest - ISDG Communications, Inc.
 Petersborough, N.H., 1990

 CYBERSCAPE 2.0 - Update includes support for Lightwave 3D
 (with Jonathan Sivier and Ward Page)
 Published by AmigaWorld Tool Chest - ISDG Communications, Inc.
 Petersborough, N.H., 1991

 WHOLE BRAIN SPELLING - instructional software for the Commodore 64
 and Apple II computers - enhanced graphics and converted program
 Published by SubLOGIC Corporation, Champaign, Illinois, 1985


EDUCATION
 Complete Video Production Training Program
 Cablevision of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

 Completed 60+ hours in Music Curriculum
 Parkland College, Champaign, Illinois

ITEMS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
 Animation demo reel - (3/4" or VHS)

 References
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