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Resume
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Kat Yu
Skills
Proficient:
Autodesk Maya, 3D Coat, Adobe Photoshop, Pixologic ZBrush, Headus UV Layout, Unity, Marmoset Toolbag 2
Experienced:
Perforce, Foundry Modo, Unreal Engine, XNormal, Autodesk Mudbox
Experience
Facebook - Sept 2017 - Current
3D Artist, AR/VR
PRO Unlimited / Facebook - September 2017 - March 2018
AltspaceVR - August 2015 - July 2017
3D Artist
Sketchy Panda Games - Jul 2015 – Sept 2015
Contract 3D Character Artist
The Foundry - Feb 2015 – May 2015
3D Artist Intern
Education
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA Sep 2012 – May 2015
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Jan 2007 – Jun 2010
Volunteer
Game Developers Conference – Conference Associate Mar 2014, Mar 2015
Casual Connect – Session Hall Helper Jul 2014
Skills
Proficient:
Autodesk Maya, 3D Coat, Adobe Photoshop, Pixologic ZBrush, Headus UV Layout, Unity, Marmoset Toolbag 2
Experienced:
Perforce, Foundry Modo, Unreal Engine, XNormal, Autodesk Mudbox
Experience
Facebook - Sept 2017 - Current
3D Artist, AR/VR
PRO Unlimited / Facebook - September 2017 - March 2018
AltspaceVR - August 2015 - July 2017
3D Artist
- Created all talent/celebrity custom avatars, making sure to maintain the art style of each avatar series, as well as satisfying the requests from partners
- Ensured that the latest avatar customization system was designed to support artist’s needs, keeping hobbyists, professionals, and partners in mind
- Created the “Geo Campfire” environment: a highly active and heavily populated persistent space, and the first experimentation with a non-realistic art style
- Frequented cross-department collaborations with Marketing, Engineering, Design, and Business Development for items such as promo creation, SDK support, systems creation, and partnerships
- Communicated directly with various partners on single IPs for large scale events
- Created a wide range of props and integrated them into “native resource” system, which supported partner events, as well as SDK growth
- Undertook Unity performance optimizations between PC and Mobile. Familiar with limits of draw calls, vertex count, material management, culling. Made necessary changes to all art-related assets
- Collaborated with concept artists and engineers to create and test avatars of varying aesthetics that were suitable for the VR space
- Optimized existing avatars for better performance
Sketchy Panda Games - Jul 2015 – Sept 2015
Contract 3D Character Artist
- Responsible for the creation of all character models and textures, as well as bringing into Unity
- Collaborated closely with art director and concept artist to tailor aesthetic
The Foundry - Feb 2015 – May 2015
3D Artist Intern
- Created game art assets using The Foundry software, including Modo and Mari
- Modeled high-res game assets for company project: Sci-fi Doom mod
- Provided assets for software testing and quality assurance
Education
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA Sep 2012 – May 2015
- MFA, Emphasis of study in 3D Character Art
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Jan 2007 – Jun 2010
- BFA, Emphasis of study in 3D Arts
Volunteer
Game Developers Conference – Conference Associate Mar 2014, Mar 2015
Casual Connect – Session Hall Helper Jul 2014