Linh Nguyen

Current

• Faculty at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco
• 3D Generalist at 2K Games
• Freelance 3D Generalist at Self-Employed

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Past

• Freelance 3D Generalist at AKQA
• Marketing Artist at Ubisoft
• Marketing Artist/Contractor at Ubisoft

• Student at Art Institutes of California - San Francisco
• Airbrush Artist at Graphic Creations

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Education

• The Art Institutes of California - San Francisco

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Industry

Computer Games

Linh Nguyen’s Summary

Linh Nguyen’s Specialties:

Skill sets:
Character Modeling
Texturing
Lighting
Software and Realtime Shading
Rendering
Concept Art
Rigging
Video Editing

Software:
Maya
3ds Max
XSI (Working Knowledge)
Zbrush 2, 3
Mudbox
Adobe/Macromedia Suite
Combustion
Premiere
ShaderFX

Renderers:
Mental Ray
Brazil
VRay (Working Knowledge)

Scripting Languages:
Action Script
Unreal Script
MEL Script

Engines:
Unreal 2, 2.5, 3

Linh Nguyen’s Experience

• Faculty

  The Art Institute of California - San Francisco

  (Education Management industry)

  April 2009 — Present (8 months)

  -Teaching 3D Character Modeling
  -Teaching Game Modeling and Animation
  -Taught Game Design and Game Play
  -Substituting for Advanced Character Rigging
  -Substituted for Advanced Lighting and Texture
  -Tutors subjects related to Maya, 3ds Max, XSI, Mudbox, Zbrush, Unreal 3 and Photoshop.

• 3D Generalist

  2K Games

  (Public Company; TTWO; Computer Games industry)

  December 2008 — Present (1 year )

  -Model high and low resolution charactersusing 3ds Max, Zbrush and Mudbox.
  -Rig and Texture high resolution characters using 3ds Max.
  -Create shaders in Mental Ray, VRay and Brazil for characters.
  -Create hair dynamics for high resolution characters in 3ds Max.

• Freelance 3D Generalist

  Self-Employed

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  -Model, Texture and Rig Characters
  -Model and Texture Environments and Props
  -Lighting, Shading and Rendering using Mental Ray, VRay and Brazil
  -Creates tutorial videos for Maya, 3ds Max, Zbrush and Photoshop
  -Teaches subjects in Character/Environment/Prop Modeling, Texturing for Film and Games, Shading, Lighting and Rendering

• Freelance 3D Generalist

  AKQA

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  December 2008 — January 2009 (2 months)

  -Create shaders used for animated scenes in 3ds Max
  -Animate and create special effects using 3ds Max

• Marketing Artist

  Ubisoft

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; UBI; Computer Games industry)

  June 2006 — September 2008 (2 years 4 months)

  -Created matte paintings that accurately portrayed the
  look and feel of the game.
  -Modeled, textured and rigged low and high poly characters
  for magazine covers and spreads, websites and manuals.
  -Generated 2D/3D assets for various marketing needs (i.e.:
  Website, Advertisements, Covers, Screenshots and
  Packaging.)
  -Assisted the development team with technical issues and
  taught various techniques to improve work flow
  -Recorded footage used in trailers.
  -Helped develop a creative style guide for marketing
  Brothers in Arms – Hell’s Highway.
  -Worked closely with the Marketing Coordinator to generate
  assets that were needed for the marketing of the game.

• Marketing Artist/Contractor

  Ubisoft

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; UBI; Computer Games industry)

  May 2005 — May 2006 (1 year 1 month)

  -Created matte paintings that accurately portray the look
  and feel of the game.
  -Modeled, textured, rigged and animated characters for
  in-house cinematics.
  -Managed teams using Microsoft Project for in-house
  cinematics.
  -Generated 2D/3D assets for various marketing needs (i.e.:
  Website, Advertisements, Covers, Screenshots and
  Packaging.)
  -Created Flash assets for presentations.

• Student

  Art Institutes of California - San Francisco

  (Educational Institution; Computer Games industry)

  October 2002 — December 2005 (3 years 3 months)

  Maya Animator and created MEL scripts on "Love Letters" by Jeff Paul - Animated a scene for his proposal to his girlfriend (Currently Fiance). Created a script to select joints and chains to help in animation.
  
  Festivals it has been in
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  Alice’s 3-Minute Film Festival - San Francisco, CA - 2007
  YouTube 2006 Video Awards Finalist - International - 2007
  Heart of Gold International Film Festival - Queensland, Australia - 2006
  Movies at the Muster - Queensland, Australia - 2006
  Featured Video on YouTube.com - International - 2006
  Ybor Festival of the Moving Image - Tampa, FL - 2006
  Malaga Art and Technology Festival - Sevilla, Spain - 2006
  Orinda Film Festival - Orinda, CA - 2005
  SIGGRAPH Animation Theater - Los Angeles, CA - 2005

• Airbrush Artist

  Graphic Creations

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Arts and Crafts industry)

  March 2001 — August 2001 (6 months)

  -Airbrushed a variety of items based on the customers wants.
  -Assisted customers with what type of designs they might want.

Linh Nguyen’s Education

• The Art Institutes of California - San Francisco

  BS , Game Art & Design , 2002 — 2005

Additional Information

Linh Nguyen’s Honors:

Graduated with Honors
President's List 2005
Dean's List 2002-2004