mike stavrides

Work History

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  Spec Ops (spectacle artist)

  Bungie

  November 2012 - Present

  Working on Destiny. On the specops team I get to wear many hats. I get to create shader fx, particle fx, as well as model hard surface objects, texture, rig and animate them. I also create in game scripts for complex events.

  
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  Designer/ CG Generalist

  Microsoft

  August 2011 - November 2012

  I create characters, textures, and rigs for use on Kinect, and new Kinect technologies. I also help with the ideation process and creating compelling storys that are used in demos.
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  Technical Animator

  Viscira

  October 2010 - August 2011

  I create animations and particle dynamics for use on pharmaceutical images.

• character TD/ Modeler

  The Core La

  October 2010 - December 2010

  I created a MEL scripted rigging system to quickly rig Lego Star Wars characters for commercials. The rigs had stretchy limbs ik fk switching on legs and arms, as well as a facial rig. I also riged vehicles and did some modeling.

• Hard surface, and Character Modeler

  So! Animation

  April 2010 - June 2010

  Modeling characters, environments, and props for an upcoming indie film. I also created rigs for props and scripts to help with rendering.

• Hard surface, and character Modeler

  Wine Studio

  September 2008 - May 2010

  I created characters, both humanoid and animal for a cartoon series in Japan. I also created environment and props, as well as textures.

• Modeler/Generalist

  So! Animation

  2008 - 2008

• Instructor

  Mildred Elley College

  2008 - 2008

  Taught Intro to Maya rigging
  Character modeling
  History of Video games
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  Generalist

  Overit Media

  2006 - 2007

  Freelance cg artist for various projects
  I have worked on and off there since 2005

• Modeler/Generalist

  VectorMAX

  2006 - 2007

  I was the lead modeler while at VectorMax.
  I worked on a variety of projects from commercials, to cell phone content,
  and even full interactive 3d content for cell phones.
  The interactive 3d content featured NBA players and used m3g technogy for the rendering engine.

• Technical Artist

  Face 2 Face Animation

  2005 - 2006

• Game Designer/Artist

  Best Direction

  2005 - 2006

  Designed "Shoot Em Poker" for verizon cell phones