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CHARLES D. FERNANDEZ II

MAYA MODELER
Phone: (813) 361-9642 Email: charles@charlesf2.com Online Gallery: charlesf2.com

SKILLS
	3D Modeling - Texturing - Rigging - Animation - Illustration  -Has accumulated 35 years of freehand drawing experience
	Continues to build upon 14 years of Maya 3D modeling and animation experience

SOFTWARE SKILLS
	Proficient in: Autodesk Maya - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Illustrator	
	Worked With: Nuke - Adobe Premiere - Premiere - Dreamweaver
	Developing Skills In: ZBrush - Substance Painter - Substance Designer - Substance Alchemist - Unreal Engine

WORK EXPERIENCE

Feld Entertainment - Monster Jam (August 2017 -  March 2020) 
	Graphic Designer / 3D Artist
		-3D Modeling, Texturing, Look Development, Lighting, Rendering 
		- Design and create 3D models of car and truck bodies for the Monster Jam Fleet 
			Designs are fabricated and mounted onto Monster Truck chassis for use in touring events. 
		- Ensure 3D model measurements conform to real world design requirements. 
		- Responsible for converting Monster Jam's 3D model library of trucks from Blender to Maya 
	-Graphic Design   
		- Created a wide variety of graphics packages for use across the Monster Jam Fleet. 
		- Desgins created for Helmets, Jerseys, Crew Shirts, Fire Suits, as well as Graphics Wraps for our 
			vehicles including ATVs, Speedsters, Haulers, Buses, and of course Monster Trucks. 

Stereo D Canada (December 2015 - November 2016)
Stereo D Burbank (March 2014 - July 2014 and Dec 2014 - Jun 2015)
	Depth Artist
	-Used The Foundry's Nuke to create animated Depth passes 
	- Converted 2D shots into stereoscopic sequences for theatrical release 
	- Worked as part of a massive, international production pipeline 
	- Used artisitc and technical ability to provide film compositing services for major film studios. 
	- Contributed to the conversion of fifteen feature films released from 2014 through 2017 

Mindlance (October 2014 - November 2014) 
	3D Data QA and Touchup
	- Client: Apple Inc. 
	- 3D modeling touchup and Quality Assurance for Apple Maps models of the following cities: 
	Millau, Manchester, Budapest, Clermont-Ferrand, Mayaguez, Nashville, Minneapolis,  Las Vegas, Ponce, Hamburg

Indigo Lighting LLC (Sept 2000 - Dec 2009)
	Art Director / Lead Modeler / Maya Generalist 
	- Look development for a variety of stage presentations. 
	- Turned producer's rough sketches into high quality concept art 
	- Created Maya Model library of professional stage lighting ?xtures for pre-visual renders.
	- Assisted in the production of several independent and student ?lms as a Maya Generalist.
	contributed to the following projects:
		"Knightro's Circus UCF Homecoming 2009" (Concert) - Art Director
		''GP'' (Independent Film) -  Maya Generalist, roto-scoping

FILMOGRAPHY
	Stereo D Depth Artist  - Contributed to the stereoscopic conversion of the following feature films:
		"Terminator 2: Judgement Day 3D" (Distrib Films US - Feature Film - Aug 25, 2017)
		"Geostorm" (Warner Bros. - Feature Film - October 20, 2017)
		"King Arthur: Legend of the Sword" (Warner Bros. - Feature Film - May 12, 2017)
		"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (Lucasfilm/Disney - Feature Film - December 16, 2016)
		"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (Warner Bros - Feature Film - release date  November 18, 2016)
		"Star Trek Beyond"? (Paramount- Feature Film - release date July 22, 2016) 
		"The Big Friendly Giant (BFG)"? (Disney - Feature Film - release date July 1, 2016) 
		"Independence Day Resurgence"? (20th Century Fox - Feature Film - release date June 22, 2016) 	
		"San Andreas" (Warner Bros - Feature Film - release date May 29, 2015)
		"Avengers: Age of Ultron" (Marvel/Disney - Feature Film - release date May 1, 2015) 
		"Spongebob Squarepants 2" (Paramount - Feature Film - release date February 13, 2015) 
		"Ant-Man" (Marvel/Disney - Feature Film - release date July 17, 2015)	
		"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (Paramount - Feature Film - release date August 8, 2014)
		"Guardians of the Galaxy" (Marvel/Disney - Feature Film - release date August 1,2014)
		"X-Men: Days of Future Past" (20th Century Fox - Feature Film - released May 23, 2014)

FREELANCE EXPERIENCE
CF2 Studios (August 2000 - Current)
	Freelance 3D, Digital, and Traditional Artist
		- 3D Generalist, Digital Art, Concept Art, Logos, Re-branding, Advertisements
		- Client Highlights:
			Imaginary Lights - 3D Modeling Assets for use in Unreal Engine Plugin 
			VER - 3D Modeling and Model Cleanup for Previs Lighting Simulator
			Principal Design Group - 3D Modeling and Product Design
			Man vs. Machine - 3D Modeling and Design of Robotic Character

EDUCATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
	University of Central Florida May 2012 
		- Bachelors Degree: Visual Language (Character Animation)
		- Club President: UCF SIGGRAPH 2011/2012
			"Flower Story" (University of Central Florida  - Orlando, FL Student Film - Released 2012)
			- Tech Lead - Visual FX Lead - Modeling team - Render Team	
	Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida
		- Associates Degree: Mass Communications
		- Brandon Editor of "HCC Hawkeye" (Student Newspaper)
	1st Place in the Graphic Design category of the 2006 Universal Studios Orlando Employee Art Show.
REEL
-	http://www.charlesf2.com/mod_reel.html