Jose Acosta

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Employment Objective

Feature film and television animation and FX.

Personal Details

Nationality: USA

Born: 1-16-1965

Work Preferences

Position(s) interested in: Art Director, Lead Artist, Animator, 3D Artist, Modeler

Kind of employment: Employee, Free-Lance

Type of work: Full Time

Minimum gross (yearly) salary required: $75,000+

Willing to work in: USA

Education

Education history:

1987	University of Maryland: BA in English Literature
1991	Georgia State University: Master of Communication in Film and Tele

Skills

Computer graphics skills:

Modeling		Excellent
Texturing		Good
Lighting		Excellent
Animation		Good
Composition & Post-processing		Good

Software skills:

Other skills or training: Video and Film production and editing.
Photography.
Audio production and editing.
PC configuration and networking.

Professional Experience

Experience: over 10 years

Work history:

1990-10 to 1995-9	Instructor at The Art Institute of Atlanta
1993-8 to 1995-9	IXL at Creative Video
1995-9 to 1997-3	Director of Computer Animation at The Art Institute of Atlanta
1997-3 to 1999-12	Weatherford Communications at Animatopia
1997-9 to 1993-8	Audio-Visual Technical Manager at Technicalities
1999-12 to 2004-2	Art Director / Chief Systems E at The Home Depot Art Direct the web-based train

Other Interests

Movies. Literature: Poe, Tolkien. SCUBA diving. Being a Dad.

Other Details

Quiet. Work hard. Work smart. Self-motivated. Problem solver.

Portfolio

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	The main character of my "Tales of Mystery" animated short, modelled with subdivision surfaces.
	Apocalyptic nk drawing inspired by the etchings of Durer.
	Sketches for original character.