Lukas Wadya
862-432-8294
lukaswadya@gmail.com

Work Experience

Character TD   |  Transistor Studios  – New York, NY  |  September 2009
     Rigged characters for Sing Up commercial spot

3D Artist   |  Curious Pictures  – New York, NY  |  July 2009 – Current
     Worked as a generalist on upcoming Nickelodeon animated series
     Modeled, textured, rigged, and animated characters and props

3D Artist   |  Hurd Studios  – New York, NY  |  May 2009 – June 2009
     Modeled, textured, and animated assets for medical animations
     Rendered and composited final frames

3D Artist   |  JWTwo – New York, NY  |  Oct 2008 – March 2009
     Modeled and textured assets and created particles for previz projects
     Developed pipeline and rig creation scripts

Character TD  |  Curious Pictures – New York, NY  |  Apr 2008 – Aug 2008
     Rigged characters and props for TV movie Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
     Developed rigging scripts and troubleshot animation issues

Cinematics Technical Artist  |  High Moon Studios – Carlsbad, CA  |  Aug 2006 – Oct 2007
     Rigged real-time characters and vehicles for The Bourne Conspiracy (360, PS3 title)
     Developed proprietary rigging and pipeline tools

Education

School of Visual Arts – New York City, NY  |  Sep 2004 – May 2006
     MFA Computer Art Program
     Cumulative GPA: 3.8

Skills

Thorough knowledge of pipeline issues and related problem solving
Software: Maya, MEL, Shake, Final Cut Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects