Matthew Baker

3D Artist

Summary

3D Generalist and Technical Artist with specialization in lighting, look development, and modeling. Experienced in game development, VR, AR, film/animation, Motion Capture, VFX, and architectural visualization. With expert knowledge of production pipeline, 3dsmax, Maya, VRay, and Mental Ray. Excels at problem solving, learning new skills, taking direction, adapting quickly, teamwork, and tackling new challenges. Passionate for professional excellence in computer graphics and video game development.

Skills

Lighting, Rendering, Shading, Texturing, Environment and Hard surface Modeling, Compositing, Animation, VFX, Rigging, Scripting, Motion Graphics, Video/Audio Editing

Software

3ds Max, Maya, VRay, Mental Ray, Mudbox, Substance Painter/Designer MotionBuilder, Unity, Unreal, AutoCAD, Nuke, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut, Photoshop, Deadline, SpeedTree, Python, Mel Script, XML, PS4 SDK  

Education

The Art Institute of California – San Diego

Bachelor of Science, Media Arts and Animation                                                                                          2012

 Work Experience

 

Microsoft – Redmond, WA (Contract)                                                                                                          2016-Current

Collabera Contractor – Technical Artist

  • Technical artist for the Hololens Holographic Video team

Microsoft – Redmond, WA (Contract)                                                                                                          2016-2016

3D ARTIST

  • Worked on Hololens incubation team to generate ideas and prototypes for unannounced product
  • Worked on Hololens incubation team creating UX prototypes for 3D scanning

Sony Computer Entertainment  of America – San Diego, CA (Contract)                                                2012 – 2016

TECHNICAL ARTIST, 3D ARTIST, MOCAP TECHNICIAN

Credits: Killzone 4 Shadow Fall, Defiance, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, The Order 1886,

Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, MLB the Show 15, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

  • PlayStation VR R&D, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 Dynamic Themes, Modeling, Rigging, Animation, VFX, Scripting, Lighting, Compositing
  • Motion Capture: Camera Operator, Blade/Motion Builder Technician, Mocap Suit Maintenance, Prop/Set Building, General Production Assistant

Tallgrass Pictures LLC – San Diego, CA

IT CONSULTANT, TECH ARTIST, 3D ARTIST                                                                                              2013-2014

  • Guided decision-making, installation, and deployment of render farm software/hardware. Worked alongside Director and provided consulting over production and R&D, provide tools and support for VFX artists and production crews. Created tools and scripts for artist to speed up workflow. Design and test new or faster workflows. Worked alongside artists to create fluid and dynamic simulations. Created 3D assets from start to finish. Managed hardware and rendering software.

Contract for Lake Keene Design Studio                                                                                                    2009- 2012

Generalist 3D Artist

  • Modeling, Animation, VFX, Texturing, Compositing, 3dsmax, Photoshop, After Effects

Baker3D    (Freelance)                                                                                                                                 2011 – Current

Generalist 3D Artist

  • Modeling,  Animation, Texturing, Shading, VFX,  Lighting, Compositing, Rigging

Affiliations/Awards

Association for Computing Machinery, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Yoh, Randstad Technologies, Collabera

SkillsUSA/NSLC

  • 2007 1st Place State Champion – 3D Visualization and Animation
  • 2007 4th Place National Finalist – 3D Visualization and Animation

Credits: Game Titles

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture

MLB the Show 15

The Order 1886

Sony Battle Royal All Stars

Defiance: Uncredited 

Killzone Shadow Fall: Uncredited