Randy B. Gerson
Environment Artist
1207 56th Avenue Dr E | Bradenton, Fl 34203
Phone: 6095535133
Email: rgerson@c.ringling.edu
Education__________________________________________________________________________
Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
Bachelors of Fine Arts | May 2017
Game art and Design major/ Business of Art and Design Minor
Work Experience and Roles__________________________________________________________
Environment artist | Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, FL | 2013-Present
Work under strict deadlines to develop and reiterize a conceptualized space and the assets that would populate it
Follow art lead/ professor's direction and reiterate upon design(s)
Model, UV, texture, and bake models high to low, maintaining visual fidelity, to be placed in engine
Light for mood and player path/ focal point in engine
Rig and animate props for kinetic variety
Level/Game Designer | Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, FL | 2013-Present
Block level in with accordance to specified game play design
Use visual scripting to prototype game play interaction
Build HUD displays and menu screens
Based on feedback, alter level layout and fix technical bugs
QA test classmate and teammate levels to assure bug fixes have occurred
Skills and Software_________________________________________________________________
Proficient: Maya, Zbrush, Unreal Engine 4, Photoshop, CrazyBump, Traditional drawing, Marvelous Designer, Substance Painter
Working knowledge: 3ds Max, 3d-coat, Mudbox, Quixel suite, xNormal, Blueprint, Perforce, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Adobe Premiere, Substance Designer
Some: Blender, Cascade, World builder, After effects
Notable Experience(s) _______________________________________________________________
Conference Associate | UBM/ Game Design Conference | Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA | March 2015 March 2016
Working within a team of professionals to create an outstanding environment for conference attendees and to aid speakers and developers in assigned tasks
Senior Thesis | Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, FL | January 2016- April 2017
Created functional game prototype, under strict year long deadline, with frequent pitches and full faculty reviews. Created fully set dressed, next gen quality environments optimized to run at frame rate.
Student Ambassador | Ringling College of Art and Design | Sarasota, FL | September 2015- Present
Selected by a faculty head to represent the Game art major, promote college through a professional demeanor, to visiting artists, donors, and prospective students.
Club Treasurer | Game Design Club, Ringling College of Art and Design | September 2015- Present
Record club spending versus club earnings. Discuss with club leaders ways to increase attendance
Interests________________________________________________________________________________
Video game design and development, VR and AR and their potential impacts, visual arts, innovative education, music (especially metal), binge watching popular shows on Netflix, skiing, going to concerts, cheese cake
If you would like to contact me, please do not hesitate to do so. I look forward to hearing from you