Overview:

Artist and Instructor in digital media for fine arts and entertainment.

Artist/consultant/Instructor in 3D modeling, Animation and Special Effects for real-time and pre-rendered 3D graphics, for delivery to broadcast and interactive amd online projects. Principal tools are Discreet 3D Studio MAX, Alias|Wavefront Maya, as well as 2D packages such as Discreet Logic's combustion*, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Macromedia Director, Freehand, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash and Director.

Experience:

3D Artist: (1995-Present)

3D Production Artist working with the artists and programmers at Skunk Studios, San Francisco to produce interactive 3D content for the web using Shockwave 3D (2003-present). Clients include the Cartoon Network, Shockwave.com, among others.

3D Artist in Residence - 3D Technologies at Macromedia, Inc. in connection with the development of Shockwave 3D (2001-2002). Member of the Macromedia Director Advisory Panel (2000 - Present). Animator, artist, and instructor to the Director Development Team (2000 - 2001). Developed promotional presentation for Macromedia Shockwave 3D. Consultant to Alias|Wavefront in their development of their Real Time Authoring plugin for Maya (2001 - 2002).

Featured Artist - Interview and biography featured in IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, October, 2000.

Featured Artist - 3D MaxFactor.com. Interview, April 2001 (www.3dmaxfactor.com)

Consulting Artist - Consultant to Macromedia, Discreet and Alias|Wavefront (2000 - present).

Conference Speaker – Macromedia User’s Conference (UCON), New York City April 2001

Professor/Instructor/Trainer: (1997- Present)

Faculty: College of Marin (IVC);San Francisco San Francisco State University Multimedia Studies Program (SFSU MSP); the Academy of Art College, San Francisco; the; and ID8 Media, Inc., teaching Discreet's 3D Studio MAX and combustion* (All Levels, including advanced techniques and plugins for film/broadcast production and real time 3D graphics). Authored online tutorials for Discreet for 3D Studio MAX R2.x.

Discreet Certified Instructor for Discreet Training Centers (1998 –2004)

Author (1997 - Present)

Contributing author to Inside 3D Studio MAX 3 (New Riders Publishing 1999); and 3D Studio MAX 3 Effects Magic (New Riders Publishing 2000); and Inside 3D Studio MAX R2, vols.. I and III, and 3D Studio MAX R2 Effects Magic, (New Riders Publishing 1998).

Reporter: (1995 - Present)

Articles on industry developments, conferences and new products for Computer Graphics and Applications (IEEE), Multimedia Magazine (IEEE); Design4, Game Developer Magazine, CGI Magazine, InterActivity Magazine, Real Time Graphics, CyberEdge Journal, Spectrum, the Discreet website, Creative.net/3D Links and other printed and online publications. Since 1995, conference coverage on 3D Graphics, Animation and Virtual Reality developments in entertainment and the arts

Animator:

Character and Motion Graphic animation for fine art performance (see Exhibitions, above)

1997, member of production team on the VanPires television Fall, 1997. Owner Ogle cg/fa, producing web and design graphics, animation and special effects. Projects include character animation, virtual fine art environments, and motion graphics.

Web Art, Design, Implementation:

My web projects are designed to take the art of film, video, photography, animation, graphic design and interactive 3D to an online presence for commercial, nonprofit, and individual concerns. Current projects include this site, www.ogle.com, a work in progress since 1995 to show my portfolio, and offer a collection of information and teaching materials for the 3D and post-production comunities; Cal Business Systems, a seller of new and refurbished office automation; and Sinai Memorial Chapel, a nonprofit organization serving the Bay Area Jewish Community. I've worked on online games for Skunk Studios, the virtual reality portal for Cyberedge Information Services, as well as contributing to many other sites.

Graphic Design (Print, HTML) (1995-Present):

Through Ogle, cg/fa, 3D web graphics and design for Macromedia, Discreet, Alias|Wavefront, Cyberedge Information Systems, and other clients, Projects include layout, design, tutorials and artwork (print and online).

Fine Art Portfolio:

Painting in major fine arts and mixed media, most recently digital media and watercolor and gouache. (Pieces range in size from 4 x 27 feet to 6 x 8 inches)

Exhibitions and Commissions:

Exhibiting Artist and Featured Speaker: -- fine art motion graphics:

Group show of Ylem artists at Blue Room Gallery, San Francisco (Fall, 2003)

Group show at Krause Center for Innovation, Los Altos, CA, (Fall 2003)

Other Group exhibitions/awards in competitions involving paintings/photography (traditional media)

Production and Consulting:

Fine Art, 3D Animation and Motion Graphics in digital formats using painting, drawing, photography, animation and video, as in the accompanying portfolio.

3D Content Creation and Special Effects artist/consultant using Discreet 3D Studio MAX, Alias|Wavefront Maya, Shockwave 3D and, other related packages. Video and Post Production using Discreet's combustion* ,and Adobe Premiere, After Effects and Photoshop,

Designer/Consultant - concept, content and layout for print and online, photo retouching, image processing, collage and artwork, using Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter/ Macromedia's Director, Freehand, Dreamweaver and Flash; on Windows and Macintosh Platforms.

Professional Societies:

ACM, SIGGRAPH, NBMA, ASIFA, CGAA, IEEE, YLEM

Education:

SFSU Multimedia Studies Program
MFA Degree California College of Arts and Crafts
JD Degree Hastings College of the Law
BA Degree Brandeis University (Honors, Fine Arts)