Tyler Fermelis

Work History

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  RP Character Modeler

  Laika

  September 2015 - August 2019

  Modeling character faces for stop motion puppets, with strong focus on animate-able topology. Engineering of puppet parts/face interiors. Highly technical precision modeling down to a thousandth of an inch. Working with 3d prints, creating molds, and writing tools in python to improve team workflow.
  Our department recently won a technical achievement Oscar award.
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  Laika

  September 2016 - April 2017
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  Lead Character Artist

  Glu Mobile

  May 2015 - December 2015

  San Francisco

  Shader/Look Dev, character models/textures.
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  Senior Character Artist

  Zynga

  January 2014 - May 2016

  Farmville 2!

  
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  Lead Character Artist

  Gazillion Entertainment

  January 2007 - January 2014

  Modeling and texturing characters for Marvel Heroes 2015 MMO. Created hundreds of Zbrush models for the game, leading by example with a small team of three and no outsourcing. In several weeks, did the modeling, texturing, lighting, compositing for our game's cinematic.

  

• Modeling Mentor

  CGSpectrum

  December 2013 - October 2014

  Joined as a mentor for CGSpectrum, an accredited online school for CG education.
  
  https://www.cgspectrum.com/mentors
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  Directed Study Advisor

  Academy of Art University

  January 2013 - July 2014

  One on one advising of Masters students on their thesis projects.
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  Contract Artist

  Super Evil Megacorp

  September 2013 - October 2013

  Created several character and object models for Vainglory, a tablet/smartphone MOBA.
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  Contractor

  Siemens

  January 2013 - October 2013

  Modeling, rendering, and compositing for a demonstration video of a complex animated mechanical device.

• Contract 3D Artist

  Nicole Hollis Interior Design

  December 2010 - September 2011

  Modeling/Rendering in Vray. Pre-vis of multiple interior spaces.

• Subject Matter Expert

  Grand Canyon University

  February 2008 - March 2008

  Creating the syllabus for an animation for film class, using Maya software and a little bit of Zbrush.

• 3d artist

  Steven Volpe Design

  January 2007 - February 2008

  Modeling, texturing and rendering interior spaces for multi-million dollar interior design projects. 3DS Max, Vray, and Photoshop.
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  Texture Artist/Modeler

  Giant Killer Robots

  July 2006 - November 2006

  SPIDERMAN 3:Created brushes and tips for texturing pipeline. Painted realistic high res textures.
  
  FANTASTIC FOUR 2: Painted textures for cg truck and for Johnny character. Created mattes in Shake.
  
  HAPPY FEET: Modeled snow and created shader mattes.

  

  

  
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  Modeler/Texture Artist

  Phoenix Online Studios

  June 2004 - May 2005

  UV Setup, character modeling, rigging and texturing.