701 Hefner Drive                                     419-235-1695
Lima, Ohio                                      www.Canavan3d.com
45801 U.S.A                                nicholas@canavan3d.com


Nicholas Canavan

Summary of Qualifications
	· Proficient in Maya, Photoshop, Body Paint 4D and CrazyBump and familiar with 3ds Max, Zbrush, XNormal, ImageSynth, Shake, SynthEyes, After Effects and the Unreal 2004 engine.
	· Skilled in Digital Photo Editing and Manipulation.
	· Specialty in Environment Modeling and Texturing.
	· Able to work in teams and adapt to new software quickly.
	· Able to find innovative ways to overcome obstacles.

Education
	Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation
		Full Sail University
		Winter Park, FL 
		August 2006 to June 2008

Skills
	· Modeling
	· Texturing / Normal Maps
	· UV Mapping
	· Compositing
	· Rendering
	· Animation

Academic Projects
	Bowl – Short group animation.
		Roles: Visual Effects / Dynamics / Modeling / Animation / Editing

	Mousetrap – Short group animation.
		Roles: Dynamics / Modeling / Texturing / Editing

Work History
	English Teacher with iTTTi Japan Co. Ltd.
		Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa-ken, Japan.
		November 2010 to November 2011.
	Lead Texture Artist with Dream Forge Entertainment, LLC.
		Ruston, Louisiana. 
		August 2008 to May 2010.

Projects
	Doom Rails – PC Video Game. DreamForge Entertainment, LLC
		Roles: Lead Texture Artist / Project Manager for Update patch – Art Creation, Team Management. Organize work-flow, communication between departments and ensure deadlines are achieved.

	Jade Monkey – Flash/Android/iOS Game. DreamForge Entertainment, LL
		Roles: Modeling, texturing, rendering of sprite sheets and design.

	Jewel Spinner – Flash/Android/iOS Game. DreamForge Entertainment, LLC
		Roles: Modeling, texturing and rendering of sprite sheets.