Eduardo Franz

10406 Dedham Ct., Austin, TX 78739

(310) 963-0683 ~ EduardoFranz@sbcglobal.net

Objectives                                                                                                                                                                                                   ___

§ To work with a team of talented individuals committed to creating games of the highest quality

§ To exchange ideas and share experiences with other enthusiastic artists

§ To continue growing as an artist, and contribute to the overall growth of the company

Qualifications                                                                                                                                                                                       ___

§ Senior artist with 12 years of game production experience

§ Essential team member on 15 different game titles for a wide variety of clients and platforms

§ Extensive use of 3DS Max and some knowledge of Maya in a production environment; experienced in Photoshop;
and Unreal 3 Engine; easily adaptable to new software packages, and in-house software

Employment                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Savage Entertainment, Marina del Rey, CA 2006 – today

Senior Environment Artist

Area 51 (Xbox 360); Transformers (PSP)

§ Modeled and textured environments and creation of props

§ Lit and optimization of the levels

Luxoflux, Santa Monica, CA 2003 – 2006

3D Artist

True Crime 3 (Cancelled); True Crime 2 (Xbox, PS2, PC, NGC); Shrek 2 (Xbox, PS2, PC, NGC)

§ Modeled and textured environments and vehicles

§ Lit various elements for vehicles and environments

§ UV mapped vehicles and environments

Treyarch, Santa Monica, CA 2001 – 2002

Environment Artist

Shaun Palmer’s Pro Snowboarder 2 (PS2) (Cancelled)

§ Modeled and textured various environments

§ Lit various elements for environments

§ UV mapped vehicles and environments

Angel Studios, Carlsbad, CA                                                                                                                                  1999 – 2001

3D Artist

Midnight Club 2 (Xbox, PS2, PC); Midnight Club (PS2); Midtown Madness 2 (PC); Midtown Madness (PC)

§ Created player and ambient vehicles, detailed models of world’s greatest cities

§ Modeled of city architecture, props, terrain and vegetation

Eagle Interactive, Lake Forest, CA 1995 – 1999

3D Artist

Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe (PC); Sabre Ace (PC); Ultra Fighters (PC); Vietnam Ace (PC)

§ Creating real time and pre-render models, animations and User Interface screens

§ Modeled airplane exteriors and interiors

The George P. Johnson Company, Los Angeles, CA 1991 – 1995

Graphic Designer & 3D Artist

§ Created logos, graphics and tradeshow displays for major automotive industry clients like Toyota, Honda etc.

Matrix Publications, Hawthorne, CA 1986 – 1991

Graphic Designer

§ Technical illustration for the Aerospace Industry

Education                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Continued Artistic Education, Los Angeles, CA                                                                                         1989 – Present

§ Ongoing workshops of Figurative Sculpture in clay.

Art Center at Night, Pasadena, CA 1994

§ Product & Transportation Design classes

California State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 1993

§ Rendering Techniques, Advanced Life Sculpture classes

University of Wisconsin Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 1989

§ Graphic Arts / Fine Arts classes

Autonomous Metropolitan University, Mexico City, Mexico 1979 – 1982

§ Graphic Design

References                                                                                                                                                                                                  

§ Excellent references available upon request