Ed Hardison Iv

Work History

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  Lead Character Artist

  Raccoon Logic

  August 2021 - Present
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  Lead Character Artist

  Google Stadia

  December 2019 - May 2021

  Montreal, Canada Area
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  Lead Character Artist

  Typhoon Studios

  September 2017 - December 2019

  Montreal, Canada Area
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  Character Lead

  Ubisoft

  July 2011 - September 2017

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Far Cry 5
  Far Cry 4
  Assassin's Creed III

• Freelance Character Artist

  EH04

  January 2010 - July 2011

  Montreal, Canada Area

  • Contracted for multiple companies to create in game assets. Clients included:
  -Warner Bros.
  -Ubisoft
  -Activision
  -Robomodo
  -Compulsion Games
  -3dFiggins
  
  • Created hi-res assets including zbrush models and hi-res textures
  • Created game res Main Characters and non-playable assets that worked within the given pipelines
  • Managed systems to create more efficient pipelines and workflows
  • Asset cleanup and polish
  • Re-cut topology for efficiency and animation purposes
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  Senior Modeler

  Lumiere VFX Inc.

  February 2010 - July 2010

  • I was responsible for modeling and texturing of high res assets
  • Generating terrain for multiple environments
  • Worked on pipeline and workflow creation
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  Senior Character Artist

  Electronic Arts

  April 2004 - February 2010

  

  
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  Architectural Intern

  Cannon Design

  June 2000 - June 2003

  • Lead 3d artist on various types of projects
  • Worked with lead designer to visualize ideas in real time
  • Created presentation materials for multi-million dollar projects
  • Created marketing and competition booklets
  • Drafted construction documents
  • Built physical study and presentation models