3D Generalist with works spanning across character animation for television commercials, rendering for product visualisations, and artist for games and VR.…

Von Kagaoan

3D Generalist with works spanning across character animation for television commercials, rendering for product visualisations, and artist for games and VR.…

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3D Generalist with works spanning across character animation for television commercials, rendering for product visualisations, and artist for games and VR.

Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Art Lead at GeneXR
February 1, 2025 - September 30, 2026
Sole 3D artist across the VR product line, covering modelling, texturing, animation and lighting. Set the visual style and owned the look of all VR output, from look development through to release.
3D Generalist at SkillsVR
April 1, 2023 - February 28, 2025
Created 3D assets and animations for VR training environments in Unity, in realistic and stylised looks, to real-time performance budgets.
Tutor at Yoobee Colleges
June 1, 2019 - March 31, 2023
Taught animation and creative media courses.
Casual Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology
March 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019
Taught 3D Animation classes in the Digital Design major.
Freelance 3D Artist at Self-employed
June 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019
3D Character Animator at Flux Animation Studio
October 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018
Character animation for television commercials in Maya, across two contracts. Credits include Disney's Hocus Pocus: The Brew, Toyota ("Possums") and Valspar ("Chameleons"), plus matchmoving and cleanup on Ash Vs Evil Dead.

Education

Bachelor of Arts and Design (Honours), First Class at Auckland University of Technology
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Bachelor of Design at Auckland University of Technology
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2016
Major in 3D Animation.

Qualifications

Certificate in Tertiary Teaching (Level 5), Open Polytechnic
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment