James Arndt

Current

• 3D Artist at Firebrand Games
• 3D Generalist at DXD Post FX
• Freelance at Lucid Designs

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Past

• Graphic Designer at L&R Publications
• United States Marine Corp at Government/Military
• Graphic Illustrator (4611) at Marine Corps

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Education

• Full Sail Real World Education
• Defense Information School

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Connections

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Industry

Animation

Websites

• My Website

James Arndt’s Experience

• 3D Artist

  Firebrand Games

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  I am currently a 3d artist working for Firebrand Games. Firebrand Games is a developer of racing games for current Nintendo consoles.

• 3D Generalist

  DXD Post FX

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Animation industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Currently I am a 3d generalist. I use Maya to model, texture, light, rig and animate scenes. I also use After Effects CS3 to do the final video composites. I was hired on as a contract worker to help with game graphics for the upcoming MLB season. During this time I have done work for the San Fransisco Giants, San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves and more MLB teams.

• Freelance

  Lucid Designs

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Design industry)

  September 2004 — Present (5 years 3 months)

  Currently working on both 2d and 3d freelance jobs in and around Daytona Beach, FL. Work ranges from animated logos, web site design, print advertisement design and logo/identity design.

• Graphic Designer

  L&R Publications

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Design industry)

  September 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  Graphic designer for Real Estate magazine designing various ads for marketing.

• United States Marine Corp

  Government/Military

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

  October 1998 — September 2003 (5 years )

  Marine Corps Occupational Specialty 4611 as a Graphic Illustrator.....designed various printed logos, posters, flyers, interfaces, web sites, collages, identity packages, illustrations and diagrams. Laid out and reproduced massive-scale maps of Iraq and Afghanistan using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

• Graphic Illustrator (4611)

  Marine Corps

  (Animation industry)

  1998 — 2003 (5 years )

James Arndt’s Education

• Full Sail Real World Education

  2005 — 2007

• Defense Information School

  Basic Graphic Illustrator MOS , Graphic Design , 1999 — 2000

  Studied all facets of digital design including imagery manipulation, web design, print design, video editing and multimedia authoring.

  Activities and Societies:

  United States Marine Corp Basic Graphic Artist Course, DINFOS Alumni

Additional Information

James Arndt’s Websites:

• My Website

James Arndt’s Interests:

I enjoy fishing, BBQing in the summer, playing with my son Logan, going out to the movies and dinner and computer/console gaming.

James Arndt’s Groups:

Veteran's Administration, International Society for Cemetery Preservationists

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James Arndt’s Honors:

Full Sail Platinum Dreams Scholarship

James Arndt’s Contact Settings

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