Jennifer O'Connor

Current

Adjunct Professor of 3D Technology at College of Lake County
President at 4D Artists, Inc.

Past

Adjunct Professor at Flashpoint Academy of Media Arts and Sciences
Electronics Supervisor at Six Flags Great America
Electronics Draftsman at Getty's Manufacturing, Racine WI

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Education

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Recommended

6 people have recommended Jennifer

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Industry

Architecture & Planning

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Jennifer O'Connor’s Summary

4D Artists, Inc. is a professional 3d Architectural Illustration, Product Visualization and Animation studio that specializes in Residential, Commercial and Landscape Visualization, Medical and Mechanical Product Design Virtual Photography.

Our custom 3D Rendering and Animation services allow you and your clients to see your creations long before they are built. Improve communication with your clients, and improve your marketing presence, with images from 4D Artists!

We also provide training in Autodesk 3ds max and Revit, mental ray and ART VPS rendering solutions, and Architectural and Product Design Rendering techniques. 4DA is the proud sponsor with Autodesk of the Chicago Area Autodesk Animation User's Group (AAUGA).

Jennifer O'Connor’s Specialties:

3d computer modeling, 3d computer animation, rendering, architectural rendering, architectural visualization, 3d rendering, mental ray, motion simulators, ART VPS, 3d training, product design, visualization. Architectural CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM).

Jennifer O'Connor’s Experience

Adjunct Professor of 3D Technology

College of Lake County

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

January 1996 — Present (13 years 7 months)

I teach 3D Computer Graphics and Animation using 3ds Max, Architectural Illustration using Autodesk VIZ and 3ds Max, and 3D Building Modeling (BIM) using Autodesk Revit.
President

4D Artists, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)

August 1992 — Present (17 years)

President and chief 3D Artist. We produce 3D Computer Graphics and Animation for the fields of Architecture, Landscape, Medical, Mechanical design, and also produce 3D solid models for Consumer Product Design. Experienced 3ds Max and Autodesk Revit trainer. President of Autodesk Animation User's Group for Northern Illinois.
Adjunct Professor

Flashpoint Academy of Media Arts and Sciences

(Privately Held; Education Management industry)

March 2009 — March 2009 (1 month)

Taught 3d Lighting and Rendering in mental ray to Senior Game Development Students.
Electronics Supervisor

Six Flags Great America

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; SIX; Entertainment industry)

March 1981 — August 1992 (11 years 6 months)

Managed department and participated in design, construction and maintenance of industrial control systems, theater sound and lighting systems, projection and other electronic systems. Extensive experience in electronic design, C, C++ and C# programming including database and .NET 1 & 2 distributed systems. Also experienced in PROLOG, PLC and microprocessor Assembly language programming. AutoCAD and 3D Studio user.
Electronics Draftsman

Getty's Manufacturing, Racine WI

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Industrial Automation industry)

August 1980 — March 1981 (8 months)

Designed printed circuit boards and produced schematic capture for industrial control drives. Produced prototype PC boards.