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Info:   Name: Ben Close
    Born: 06/29/1988
    Nationality: United States
     
Contact:   E-Mail: Abarsai@gmail.com , me@benclose.com
    Cellphone: 508-667-1030
     
Personal Objective:   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.
     
Technical Skills:   Proficient in Hard Surface modeling
    Skilled in UV'ing and texturing
    Proficient in different modeling workflows
    Worked with game engines and asset integration to multiple packages
    Strong understanding of lighting and space
    Effective in a wide range of 3d packages, including Maya, Zbrush, Mudbox, etc
    Familiar with C++, Python, and Lua
     
Education:   Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
December 2009
Game Art Bachelor of Science
    Team Lead for Level Design and Environments class project
        Managed a team of 5 artists
        Completed multiplayer level using Unreal Editor
    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
    Co-Founded Full Sail Mod Club
        Worked on Mod for “The Witcher”
     
    Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA
September 2006 ( Transferred to Full Sail )
Associate Degree of Basic Engineering
     
Professional Experience:   2005-2007: Staples Sale Associate
    Worked with a sales to team to help and assist customers with tech related equipment
Developed communication and interpersonal skills
     
Personal Skills:   Solid communication skills
   

Quick learner always looking for more efficient/effective ways to complete a task

    Strong technical background including some coding knowledge
    Good grasp of the big picture, helps stay on track
    Primarily self taught, strong problem solving skills
    Passionate and highly motivated
     
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