John Doublestein's Resume

JOHN DOUBLESTEIN
CHARACTER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
JDOUBLESTEIN AT GMAIL DOT COM

EDUCATION
	Master of Fine Arts in Animation Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA, March 2007 4.0/4.0 GPA

	Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics Technology Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, May 2005 3.89/4.0 GPA

PROFICIENCY
	• Character Rigging, Skinng and Deformations (Maya) • Modeling/UV Layout (Maya, 3Ds Max) • MEL & TCL Scripting, C, C++ programming, data structures • 3D Animation and Acting • Renderman and RIB basics • MoCap setup and Recording (Filmbox, MotionBuilder, MoCap, Vicon iQ) • Traditional art skills (Painting, Drawing, Sculpting, etc.) • Experience in Unix, Linux & Irix • Problem Solving

EXPERIENCE
	• Character TD at Extra Large Technology (June 2007-Present) Rigging, scripting and simulation on a new feature length IP for MGA Entertainment.

	• Director, Character TD, & Writer for “Inside the Box” short film: 3:42. (SCAD 2006) Modeled and rigged all characters, designed and maintained the production pipeline, wrote auto-rigging and batch processing scripts, gave story direction and leadership to team of 12.

	• Project Lead, TD, & Writer for “Well Wishers” short film: 3:34. (Purdue 2005) Modeled and rigged all characters and animated 45 sec. across 12 shots. Also did lighting, matte painting, particle effects, and gave story direction and leadership to team of 4.

	• Student Researcher for The Mathsigner: 3D sign language tutor (Purdue 2005) Created the graphical assets for The Mathsigner prototype application. Responsibilities included: Motion Capture setup and recording, Motion Capture clean up, character design, modeling, rigging and texturing, technical problem solving, GUI development and creation.

	• Student Professor in Poland (Purdue 2004) My team of 8 students and 2 professors traveled to Poland to teach beginning 3D Computer Graphics at two schools: The University of Information Technology & Management in Rzeszow and The College of Communications & Management in Poznan. .

AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS
	• Savannah Film Festival 2006 “Inside the Box” short film screened in the Student Showcase • Purdue DLC Digital Cinema Contest 2005 1st place winner for "Well Wishers" short film • Refereed conference paper: Adamo-Villani, N., Doublestein, J., & Martin, Z. (2004). The MathSigner: an Interactive Learning Tool for American Sign Language K-3 Mathematics. IEEE Proceedings of IV04 8th International Conference on Information Visualization. • Refereed Journal Article: Adamo-Villani, N., Doublestein, J., Martin, Z. (2004). Sign Language for K-8 Mathematics by 3D Interactive Animation. Journal of Educational Technology (Winter issue) • EPICS Idea to Product competition prizewinner for the MathSigner prototype: $1000 • Semester Honors and Dean’s List: 2001-2005 (Purdue) • Big Ten Fencing Championship 2003: 2nd place Men’s Foil • Eagle Scout

ACTIVITIES
	• SCAD Fencing Club/Team • Purdue Fencing Club/Team • Purdue Navigators • Golden Key Honors Society • Purdue Symphony Orchestra