Daniel Zinck

Work History

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  Intro to Rigging Instructor (Part Time)

  Bethany College

  August 2017 - Present

  Lindsborg, Kansas

  Sole instructor helping students comprehend the basics of Bipedal Rigging, Set Driven Keys, Constraints, Expressions, Deformers, Painting Weights and Blendshapes through practical application, live video lectures and 1 on 1 meetings
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  Sr. Asset Artist

  Flight School Studios

  April 2019 - December 2021

  Dallas, TX

  
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  Look Development Artist (Contract)

  Brazen Animation

  July 2017 - September 2017

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area

  Helping establish the look of all the buildings and some of the hero characters
  UVing assets, creating hand painted textures and procedural materials that can be used across multiple assets and artist
  Testing new tools for publishing assets and documenting how the tools work
  Assisting in cleaning up high resolution zbrush sculpts for Substance Painter
  
  Softwar utilized: Maya, Vray, Substance Painter, zBrush, Headus, Photoshop
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  Surfacing Art

  Reel FX

  February 2011 - April 2017

• Lead CG Artist

  DRP Studio 88

  October 2014 - May 2016

  Create models, uvs and textures
  Convert and clean up existing CAD models to be used in real-time render engines
  Consult on the different ways to approach CG projects
  Helping establish a consistent and convenient work flow for real-time and rendered assets
  
  Software utilized: Maya, Mari, Photoshop, Mudbox, Unreal
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  Freelance Texture Artist.

  Motus Digital, LLC

  August 2010 - May 2012

  Texturing, Lighting, Rendering and Modeling. I am also helping develop a consistent and effective pipeline.

• Lead Machine Operator

  Smurfit Stone Container Corp

  April 2005 - May 2007

  Worked with employees to meet production deadlines while maintaining a positive atmosphere. Worked directly with design team to create products to show potential customers.