10224 River Bank Drive, Raleigh, NC 27614
Tel: 919.870.0084 • Fax: 919.870.0084 • Cell: 919.523.8414
E-mail: CharlieB

TRADITIONAL SKILLS:     Conceptual Design, Storyboarding, Illustrating, Communicating

Freelance / 3D Gun for Hire

ARK 3D Sci-Fi Animation - Direct to DVD
Bizzarro Films, AZ
AZ 04/15/03-05/15/03
Animated opening credits and Title

AMC Monster Fest
TwoThousandStrong, CA
10/3/01-10/17/01
Animated background plates for "AMC Monster Fest" a Halloween show hosting Carmen Electra and Clive Barker.

KMART
Janimation, TX
8/24/01-8/29/01
3D Character Animation of dancing Blue Light for "Get Down Tonight" 30 second commercial.

DISNEY
QuietMan, NY
8/15/01-10/9/01
Particle Animation of magic dust "Mickey / Magic Kingdom" 30 second commercial.

Demo Artist / Siggraph 2001
IBM Corporation, CA
8/14/01-8/16/01
Demonstrated XSI 1.5 on the show floor of Siggraph in Los Angeles.

Medal Of Honor
Pixel Liberation Front, CA
5/6/01-5/19/01
Lighting and Pre-Render Final Assembly of several scenes destined for a 3+ minute trailer promoting Medal Of Honor.

Set Design
Scottsdale Community College, AZ
4/1/01-4/30/01 3D Set Design and Lighting for the touring musical "Let the Games Begin"

Dragon`s Lair
Don Bluth Productions, AZ
3/22/01-3/26/01
Character Modeling and Animation Setup for Dirk The Daring. Copyright 1983 Don Bluth Productions.

Presenter at Siggraph 2000
Softimage, LA
7/15/00-7/25/00
Demonstrated various techniques used while creating the Animated Feature Film "Titan AE".

2004-Present
3D Lead Animator  QUIET MAN Raleigh, NC & New York, NY

• 3D department lead for a high-end graphics house specializing in 2-D and 3-D animation and visual effects.
• Animated 3D visual effects for the Feature Film "Barn Yard" while on loan 6 months to Omation Studios, San Clemente, CA.

2003-2004
3D Lead Animator  SERIOUS ROBOTS Raleigh, NC

• 3D department lead for a high-end graphics house specializing in 2-D and 3-D animation and visual effects.
• Animated 3D visuals for local / national television spots and corporate promotion.

2000-2001
Effects TD / 3D Digital Storyboard Artist  MOON CRESCENT STUDIOS ElSegundo, California

• Responsible for development and documentation of volumetric cloud/nebulae effects using Softimage3X, Xsi and Mental Ray. Development includes color/lighting and final render.
• 3D Digital Storyboard Artist working closely with the Director and Editor blocking out the movie "PC and the Web" in "pre-viz" development stage using Xsi proxy models and motion capture data.
• In-house 3D technical support for Softimage and Mental Ray problems.

1999-2000
3D Lead Animator  FOX ANIMATION STUDIOS Phoenix, Arizona

• Responsible for several scenes in "Titan AE" including Rough Animation, Color/Lighting and Final Render
• In-house 3D technical support for Softimage and Mental Ray problems
• Spokesperson for television and magazine interviews including, the International Press Junket promoting "Titan AE"

Instructor ART INSTITUTE OF PHOENIX Phoenix,Arizona

• Instructor of Advanced Animation (Bachelor Degree Program)
• Instruct students from introduction to project completion using Softimage 3|D Extreme and Toonz (Xsheet)

1997-1999:
Animator / Demo Artist  SOFTIMAGE STUDIO LA / Avid Santa Monica, California

• Responsible for training dealers with Softimage 3D products in Los Angeles
• Demo artist for trade shows and special events
• Create demo material for trade shows and special events
• Provide technical support for animation studios regarding pilots and tests
• Install and license software

1996-1997:
Animator / Demo Artist SOFTIMAGE 3|D GmbH / Microsoft Koblenz, Germany

• Responsible for training dealers with Softimage 3D products
• Demo artist for trade shows and special events
• Technical support of 3D products and Eddie
• Install and license software

1995-1996
Instructor  SCHOOL/COMMUNICATION ARTS Minneapolis, MN

• Instructor of Advanced Animation (6month course study)
• Instruct students from introduction to project completion using Softimage 3|D Extreme and Eddie resulting in a demo reel of 3000 frames of animation

1995-1996
Animator / Designer  PIXEL FARM Minneapolis, MN

• 3D department lead for D1 Post production company
• Create concepts, storyboards and designs
• Animate 3D visuals for local / national television spots and corporate promotion
• Direct customer contact

1994-1995
Animator / Designer  SKYLINE DISPLAYS, INC. Minneapolis, MN

• Lead animator/ designer for Interactive Media department
• Create concepts, storyboards and designs
• Animate CD-ROM, CDI titles
• Direct customer contact
• 3D In-house guru for staff

1993-1994
Application Specialist  DIGITAL SIGHT + SOUND Dallas, Texas

• Pre-Sales and post-sales, technical support of Silicon Graphics-based digital media including: Product demonstrations to new and existing customers, in-house and on-site
• Configuration management and control of all company owned demonstration systems
• Management responsibility of in-house showroom and product display areas
• Technical support for all company sponsored trade shows and exhibits
• Technical support assistance for outside contractors hired by the company for customer support activities such as; product demonstrations, training and consulting
• Training and courseware development for all hardware and software sold by the company
• Training and consulting responsibilities for company Sales and Marketing representatives
• Management of company sponsored service revenue activities outside contractor projects
• Evaluation and selection of new technologies under sales & marketing consideration by the company

1992-1993
Designer/ Consultant THE TRADE GROUP, Dallas, Texas

• Department Manager, responsible for the creation of 3D booth's for trade shows using Silicon Graphics Workstations and Macintosh computers
• Convert 2-D inventory into 3-D computer models
• In-house design consultant

1991-1992
Director of Graphic / Animation THE STOKES GROUP Dallas, Texas

• Department head 3-D animation
• Graphic Designer / Animator for the development and expansion of computer graphics and animation

1990-1991
Graphic Designer   GRAPHIC DIRECTION, INC. Plano, Texas

• Animation, graphics and illustration for corporate presentations using Softimage 3|D version 1.56!

1986-1990
President  CHAZ COMPUTER GRAPHICS Youngstown, Ohio

• Transform client's ideas into strong working visuals
• TV production, slide presentations, cartooning, airbrush, Illustration, layout, pre-press keyline
• Manage daily business matters and 13 employees

1984-1985
Art Director OWEN & ASSOCIATES Youngstown, Ohio

• Design and direct catalog production
• Manage artists and freelancers

ART INSTRUCTION SCHOOLS  2 year correspondence / Fundamentals to Commercial Art

IVY LEAGUE OF ART  Art Degree / Art Direction, Illustration

SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS ;-)  14 + years industry experience

PUBLISHED:

"THE BEST NEW ANIMATION DESIGN"  ROCKPORT Publishing company, World wide distribution (hardback edition) Cover design plus three additional pages.