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Name: Ben Close |
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Born: 06/29/1988 |
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Nationality: United States |
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E-Mail: Abarsai@gmail.com , me@benclose.com |
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Cellphone: 508-667-1030 |
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| Personal Objective: |
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Develop my personal and professional skills with a talented team, as well as work towards a lead position, sharing my passion for the creation of excellent games.
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| Technical Skills: |
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Proficient in Hard Surface modeling |
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Skilled in UV'ing and texturing |
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Proficient in different modeling workflows |
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Worked with game engines and asset integration to multiple packages |
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Strong understanding of lighting and space |
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Effective in a wide range of 3d packages, including Maya, Zbrush, Mudbox, etc |
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Familiar with C++, Python, and Lua |
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Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
December 2009
Game Art Bachelor of Science |
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Team Lead for Level Design and Environments class project
Managed a team of 5 artists
Completed multiplayer level using Unreal Editor |
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Art Lead for Game Production team
Game Production team was Violent Protest, created a 3d platformer
Managed a team of 5 artists
Developed efficient pipeline between art and Code |
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Co-Founded Full Sail Mod Club
Worked on Mod for “The Witcher” |
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Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA
September 2006 ( Transferred to Full Sail )
Associate Degree of Basic Engineering |
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| Professional Experience: |
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2005-2007: Staples Sale Associate |
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Worked with a sales to team to help and assist customers with tech related equipment
Developed communication and interpersonal skills
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| Personal Skills: |
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Solid communication skills |
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Quick learner always looking for more efficient/effective ways to complete a task |
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Strong technical background including some coding knowledge |
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Good grasp of the big picture, helps stay on track |
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Primarily self taught, strong problem solving skills |
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Passionate and highly motivated |
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