Adam Kugler

Current

• Freelance Artist / President at Altered Reality Studios

Past

• Student Staff at Full Sail University
• Vice President - Technology Advisor at Reduce the Rake

Education

• Full Sail Real World Education
• University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recommended

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Connections

106 connections

Industry

Animation

Adam Kugler’s Summary

Avid problem solver, creative thinker, and freelance artist.
Passionate about games and game theory.
Enthusiastic and Optimistic.
Dedicated to quality.
Always learning.

Adam Kugler’s Specialties:

Special Effects, Compositing, Modeling, Rigging, Scripting

Adam Kugler’s Experience

• Freelance Artist / President

  Altered Reality Studios

  (Computer Software industry)

  2000 — Present (9 years )

  Freelance artist under the title of Altered Reality Studios. Completed work includes: background animation for live concerts, lighting and directing consultation for live performance, and various other works of 2d and 3d CG art.

• Student Staff

  Full Sail University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 2008 — November 2009 (1 year 7 months)

  Positions:
  Teacher's Assistant: Rigging under Ken Norman
  Teacher's Assistant: Scripting under Michael Clavan
  Peer Tutor in Modeling, Rigging, Scripting, Physics, and Psychology
  Lab Monitor

• Vice President - Technology Advisor

  Reduce the Rake

  (Gambling & Casinos industry)

  April 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 6 months)

  Co-founded business with Tim Flores. Company generated clientele for large online poker companies including Party Poker and Full Tilt Poker.
  
  Responsible for:
  Web site creation, hosting and troubleshooting,
  Advertisement creation and marketing,

Adam Kugler’s Education

• Full Sail Real World Education

  Computer Animation Bachelor of Science , focus on Special Effects, Compositing, Rigging, Scripting, Modeling , 2008 — 2009

  Valedictorian
  
  Course Director's Award in Portfolio Content Creation from Shawn Rinehart.
  Course Director's Award in Production Modeling from Tim Bowser.
  Course Director's Award in Character Animation from Eileen Middleton.
  Course Director's Award in 2D Animation from Kathy Blackmore.
  Course Director's Award in Object Perspective from Holly Earhart.

  Activities and Societies:

  Peer Tutor in Modeling, Rigging, and Scripting.
  T.A. for scripting and rigging to Michael Clavan and Ken Norman.

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Course work in: Philosophy, Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Psychology, Economics

Additional Information

Adam Kugler’s Groups:

•    The Visual Effects Society
•    The Creative Talent Network
•    Visual Effects, Film and Games Professionals (www.vfx-recruit.com)
•    Full Sail Linked
•    Animation and Film Jobs
•    The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences

Adam Kugler’s Honors:

Course Director's Award - Production Modeling from Tim Bowser, October 2008
Course Director's Award - Character Animation from Eileen Middleton, December 2008

Adam Kugler’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch