Timmie Lee Thomas

 

timmieleethomas.wixsite.com/timmielee

 

1441 Wood Hollow Dr           Houston, Texas 77057           713.702.3929        timmielee20@gmail.com

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Summary

BFA in Major in Media Arts & Animation

Highly skilled in multiple 3D applications and all major Graphic applications

Designed and animated comic strip for NVIDIA

Over 10 years experience in management, sales, customer service, and hospitality

 

Education

The Art Institute of Houston                                Bachelor of Fine Arts Media Arts & Animation - 2010

Seaborne Conservation Co. class of 1996 – 97                                                       Graduated with Honors

 

Programs

3dsMax, Photoshop, ZBrush, Illustrator, After Effects, Unity, Maya, Unreal, Substance Painter,

Adobe…

 

Work Experience

 

TVCR Gaming

Animator – Generalist/Video Game Content Creator

Pearland, Texas April 2020 – Present

 

Summary

-3D Generalist and content creator for current VR Interactive Stem video game

-Storyboard/ Concept Artist

 

5th Ward Enrichment Center

Media Arts Instructor (Teacher)

Houston, Texas 2016 – 2017

 

Summary

- Instructor for multiple classes and skill levels (High School) in Photoshop, 3DS Max and Maya, After Effects, and Premiere

 

Tracy Evans Productions

3D/Graphic Artist

3D Generalist/ Unity Artist

Stafford, Texas 2017

 

Summary

- Various contract assignments/ 3D Modeler

- Storyboard Artist

- Asset Creator and Modeler for Unity Touch Interactive Display (Weatherford, Baker Hughes, etc.)

 

Creative Circle

3D/Graphic Artist

3D Generalist

Houston, Texas 2013 – Present

 

Summary

- Various contract assignments/ Video editor for Insperity Golf (includes Rotoscope)

- Storyboard and Comic Artist/ Character Designer and Modeler

- Asset Creator for small game platforms

 

Iomnis Solutions

Animator/ Texture Artist

Houston, Texas 2016 – 2018

 

Summary

- Hard surface and organic modeling/ creating assets for new 3D software

- Small platform game design as interactive walkthroughs

- Team leader on large scale projects

- Modeled props and created user interfaces (office and home furniture/accessories) for in-house created 3D software.
- Unity and Unreal used to create PC Game style walkthroughs for shopping centers, refineries, office buildings, homes and VR scenes for clients such as Amazon, Mall of the Mainland, Best Buy, and Market Street.

 - Texture and Render Artist

 

LA Center Studios    

Lead Animator            

Los Angeles, California 2011 – 2013

 

Summary

- Lead Animator in 3rd largest production style studio in Los Angeles

- Produced realistic CG effects for television shows and movies

- Extensive After Effects experience (Motion Graphics) with lite camera operation

- Visual Graphic Production for large conventions and various events

- Created Special Effects for Ghosts Reality Show using various 3D software and After Effects/ Cinema

- Scene Renderer and Environmental Artist for Pixomondo (outsourced to our studio)

- Resource Creator for League of Legends Tournament (wall projected character intro screens)

- Environment Creator for 3D Dome-style interactive gaming

- Animated Graphics (Motion Graphics)

 

 

Painting With A Twist

Painting Instructor

Classroom style art instruction
Clear Lake, Texas 2016 – Present

 

NVIDIA                     

Rigger (3ds Max Bip)

Santa Clara, California 2010

First Residential Loan Services           

Designer

Houston, Texas 2006 – 2007  

 

MPact Media

Animator/ Model
Houston, Texas 2005 – 2006  

 

Accomplishments                                                                                                                                                

- Painted on the Seawall Mural in Galveston, Texas – Longest running mural in the World

- Americorps Member with Nine months Environmental Conservation