Stephen Andrew “Drew” Vaughan
5544 Century 21 Blvd. # 162  Orlando, FL 32807 407-666-1834 
http://www.drewvaughan.com drew.vaughan@gmail.com
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Objective	Experienced game industry artist seeks to create exciting and engaging 			assets for interactive software.

Education	

University of Central Florida  				      		 (Orlando, FL)
Bachelor of Sciences in Digital Media - May 2010 with a GPA of  3.2

Full Sail Real World Education  			            	       (Winter Park, FL) 
Associate of Science in Computer Animation - April 2003 

Valencia Community College                                                  		 (Orlando, FL)
Associate of Arts and Sciences Degree - May 1999 

Skills	
-Exceptional modeler; works well with both real-time constraints and high-resolution modeling
-Excellent technical artist; creates animator-friendly rigs that deform correctly.
-Works well in team environment, and will take leadership role when necessary.
-Responsible for designing, modeling, and rigging the “Large Goblin” character within UCF’s Visual Language program, for the student film, “Shadow Play”.
	
Experience	

Sliced Tomato Productions (http://www.slicedtomato.net)  (November 2010 - current)
Technical Artist, Modeler, Animator
-Designed and implemented a five-camera (hemi-cubic) rig within Maya
-Designed and created assets in Maya and Photoshop for a space environment
-Used Spitz Glom to composite renders into a dome master format for planetariums

Eduweb 
(WolfQuest - http://www.wolfquest.org)          (Orlando, FL - Oct. 2010 -January 2011)
Character Animator
-Created animations for the player character for the game WolfQuest
-Created and polished animation for NPC wolf puppy characters
-Tested animations in Unity 3D 
-Worked alongside the director and panel of Wolf Experts to ensure that the animation   correctly follows actual wolf behavior.

Thriftko 			  (Altamonte Springs, FL - September 2010  -January 2011)
Production
-Unloads delivery truck and prepare clothing and miscellaneous donations prior to placing them on the sales floor
-Assist customers in loading heavy objects, such as furniture

DTO Rentals					            (Orlando, FL - March 2004 - current)
Maintenance
-Electrical and plumbing repair and maintenance work on rental homes
-Changed air filters
-Answered phone calls regarding tenant concerns.
-Prepared, cleaned, and showed off houses to potential clients

Blue Koi Productions 					 (Sanford, FL - January 2009)
Art Director
-Designed costumes, assisted in designing sets and props for Mumpsy's Head in my Hands music video (http://www.vimeo.com/3176889)
 
Electronic Arts Tiburon 		          (Maitland, FL - May 2006 -  November 2007)
User-Interface Artist
-Transferred from QA to the Art Department
-Produced assets in Adobe Photoshop for Madden NFL '07 (Xbox 360, PS3)

Technical Standards Analyst
-Evaluated and ensured all titles met all requirements per their Technical Requirements Checklist.
-Trained in the following core console standards: Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP), Microsoft Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS
-Volunteered and worked additional hours to complete titles on schedule

Completed / Shipped Titles from Electronic Arts:
-DEF JAM ICON (Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360), Arena Football: Road to Glory (Sony PS 2), Fight Night Round 3 (Sony PS2 PAL version), Arena Football (Sony PS2, Microsoft Xbox), NFL Head Coach (Sony PS2), Madden NFL 07 (Microsoft Xbox 360) 	Madden NFL 07 (Nintendo DS), Superman Returns: The Video Game (Nintendo DS), Superman Returns: The Video Game (Sony PS2 for NTSC and PAL), NFL Street 3 (Sony PS2)

Software
Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3D Studio Max, Adobe Photoshop, Spitz Glom, Final Cut Pro