BRIAN KORTBUS

Phone: 386 334 8768

E-Mail: brian_kortbus@hotmail.com
Address: 5809 Southport Dr, Port Orange, Fl, 32127

Portfolio: www.briankortbus.com

Skills
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Graphic design, 3D art, and other computer / physical art

Professional knowledge in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Autodesk Maya, Mudbox, Unity 3D (for art)
Experience in Motion Builder, 3DS Max, InDesign

Experience
3D Character Animator, team Rundead at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy
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- A Graduate project at FIEA, I created, rigged and animated characters optimized for a mobile platform
- Details included shared rigs, interchangeable hairs and a Photoshop file structure for easy color variations
3D / 2D Instructor, Elite Animation Academy, Orlando FL

Aug 2013 May 2014

- Part time work as a graphic designer, serving clients mostly in the Daytona Beach area.
3D Artist / Producer, 2014 Otronicon Game Jam, Orlando Science Center

May 2014 - Present

- Teaching classes in 3D art and animation as well as gaming with Flash

Freelance Graphic Designer, Daytona Beach FL

Fall 2014

17-19 January 2014

- Using the Oculus Rift, the team I was part of, Ziggurat, won 1 st place at the 48-hour game design event.
3D Intern, METIL Lab @ Institute for Simulation and Training (IST) of UCF, Orlando FL Oct 2012 Jun 2013

- Scene construction in Second Life; setting up level design, scripts and QA.
- Rigging in Autodesk Maya 2013; working on a human character rig for animations.
3D Rigging and Animation Temp/Intern, E2i Creative Studio @ IST of UCF, Orlando FL

- Made 3D rigs and animations for a firefighter training sim for the Orange County Fire Rescue Department.
3D Artist Intern, E2i Creative Studio @ IST of UCF, Orlando FL

Jan 2012 Apr 2012

- Modeled, UVed, rigged and animated the main character for a childrens science game.
Graphic Designer, HBD Moto Grafx, Daytona Beach FL

Jan 2013 Mar 2013

Apr 2008 Nov 2012

- Handled all aspects of graphic design and print production processes for the first two years of the company.
- Trained new employees on the software packages, processes and equipment.

Education
University of Central Florida, BA in Digital Media Game Design
Daytona State College, AA in Digital Media
References Available Upon Request.