Hello!
I'm Vinny.
Or Vince if you live in New Jersey. (long story)
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I'm a nerd. Short and simple. I love video games, comics, gadgets, gizmos and cartoons. I can fix iPhones, build computers and I'm quickly learning how to code.
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BUT I'm also a jock. I was a Quarterback once upon a time and I played baseball in the spring. Nowadays I keep it to softball and the occasional pick-up game. I also love camping, hiking and the outdoors in general. There's absolutely nothing more calming then a few days spent in cool, fresh air.
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So, I like to think I'm a combination of the two, or as my mom likes to say, a "jerk."
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Ba-dum, tsss.
I've been creating all my life and I'm trying to keep it that way. Whether it's animation, design, photography, drawing or poetry, I'm always doing something to transform my imagination and creative spirit into something physical that everyone can experience and, hopefully, enjoy!
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I work hard. I learn fast. I am always chasing perfection.
Professor of Low Poly Modeling
June 2017 - present
Deliver instruction to University students on the fundamentals of basic 3D modeling. Develop curricula and instructional lessons to enhance student knowledge across course topical areas, including demonstrating the difference between low-poly and high-poly modeling. Illustrate the importance of clean and detailed texturing in relation to low-poly modeling. Facilitate class discussions and peer critiques, design tests to assess student knowledge, and create semester projects.
Create, implement, and monitor lesson plans that meet or exceed all course outcomes and University standards.
Enable students to achieve maximum detail with minimum poly count by deploying effective tools and methods.
Professor of 3D Character Modeling & Character Animation
January 2016 - present
Provide instruction to students in areas on the fundamentals of character modeling and 3D animation. Lead course discussions, review work and provide individualized feedback to students, and enhance lesson plans according to class needs. Demonstrate tools and techniques available to create both natural and fluid animation.
Design unique projects to enhance student understanding of course materials and skills.
Conceptualize and develop lessons that demonstrate important modeling and animation tools and techniques.
Freelance Animator
April 2016
Modeled, textured, and animated a quarter flying in slow motion through the air to support a student film. Merged video files and 3D max files together in After Effects to achieve desired animation effects.
Dairy Section Lead
August 2016 - present
Deliver quality customer service to store customers, stock shelves to maintain maximum capacity, ensure an organized store environment, monitor inventory levels, and order additional products. Facilitate staff training to showcase proper methods and techniques for working with customers and new products.
HR, Marketing & Administrative Manager
June 2015 - August 2016
Directed business functions for a large-scale movie theatre. Developed new and innovative strategies to drive increased business and sales. Created a fun and team-oriented environment while simultaneously implementing strategies that maximized individual performance and overall productivity. Hired, trained, and mentored new team members. Coordinated new exhibits and displays, delivered excellent customer service to patrons, and swiftly resolved all customer questions, concerns, and inquiries. Successfully passed a corporate audit and achieved the third highest score in the country, out of over 300 other theatres. Created a detailed, accurate, and organized filing system and trained staff in its proper use in order to maintain needed records.
Areas of Experience
Modeling & Animation
3D Modeling & Animation
Character Modeling & Design
Character Animation
Digital Sculpting
Environment Modeling
Architectural Modeling
Level Design & Modeling
2D Animation
Motion Graphics
Flash Animation
Graphic Design
Logo Design
Print Design
Vector Art
Photo Editing
3D Design
Texture creation
Illustration
Drawing
Misc. Creative
Photography
Editing
Writing
Screenwriting
Directing
Producing
Concept Art
Storyboarding
Software Knowledge
3D Design & Animation
3D Studio Max
Zbrush
Unreal
Mudbox
Maya
Autocad
Graphic Design
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Editing & Misc.
After Effects
Premiere Pro
iMovie
Microsoft Office