Eric B. Swanson
17084 236th Ct.
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Phone # (320) 587- 9285

whompinjack@yahoo.com

Career Objective:

Landscaping Experience:

Software

  • Photoshop 7 yrs.
  • Aftereffects 3 yrs.
  • Audition 1 yr.
  • 3D Studio Max 4.5 yrs.
  • Maya Unlimited .5 yr.
  • Softimage .5 yr.
  • Razor 1yr.
  • Perception 1 yr.
  • SoundForge 5 yrs.

Animation Techniques

  • Storyboarding (example)
  • Modeling (low/high res, nurbs, subdivisional surfaces)
  • Skining (weighting, flex, envelopes, preffer manual vertex weighting)
  • Animation (squash, stretch, lipsynch, F/IK, FFD, rotoscoping, morpher, Character Studio)
  • Texture Mapping (UV, composite, multi-sub object, reflect/refract)
  • Lighting (3-Point, outdoor, night, volumetric, shadow pass)
  • Color Theory (additive, subtractive)
  • Compositing (alpha channel, chroma key, masks)
  • Claymation (modeling, animating, lighting, backgrounds)
  • Video Editing (linear & nonlinear)

Education:

  • Hutchinson High School
  • School of Communication Arts 2 Certificates in Computer Animation
  • The Academy Education Center Learned updated software

    Independent Learning

  • HTML
  • 2-D Animation
  • Custom computer designer/troubleshooter
  • Field Recorder
  • DAT > CD-R conversion/archival
I plan on continuing my education in the future. Eventually getting a BA in Fine Arts or Computer Science, or Engineering.

Jobs

  • Waiter 7 West Truck Stop 4 yrs.
  • Line/Prep Cook 7 West Truck Stop 2 yrs.
  • Inspector/CED Operator Hutchinson Technology Jan '98 - July '98
  • Cook/Waiter Embers America Aug '98 - Aug '00
  • Cook Planet Hollywood Aug '00 - May '01
  • Landscaper All Seasons May '01 - Nov '01
  • Lanscape Foreman Botanize Inc. May '02 - Nov '02 Barry (952) 471-7110
  • Self-Employed Landscaper May '03 - current
  • Molding Operator (temp) 3M Aug, '04 - current
If you would like references, or a portfolio on CD please e-mail me! I am willing to relocate.