CHA, HO-KYUNG (okang7942@gmail.com / Resume)

OBJECTIVE

• Full time 3D modeling position or freelance job

WORK EXPERIENCE

Capcom, April.18 – Present, Osaka, Japan

• 3D Character Artist (Unannounced project)
  • Make creatures and character assets for in game and cut scenes

Ubisoft, Mar.16 – Mar.18, Osaka, Japan

• 3D Artist (South Park ; The Fractured But Whole)
  
  • Make Background assets for in game and cut scenes

Cloudburst Games, Oct.13 – Sep.15, Mountain View, CA

• 3D Character/Prop artist
  • Model the egg, baby, teen, adult, skinny, fat cat, accessories and gryphon for the Fantasy Cat (the “App”) Worked with 3D
    Using computer graphic software such as Autodesk Maya and Pixologic ZBrush to get solid results

Munhwa Broadcast Corporation (MBC) Art Center, Aug.09 – Oct.09, Ilsan, Korea

• Set Design Artist
  • Designed sets for TV shows based on virtual 3D modeling and gave artistic advises
    Worked with 3D computer graphic software to get solid results

Ewha Woman’s University Ceramic Art Research Center, Dec.07 – Feb.08, Seoul, Korea

• Ceramic Artist Intern
  • Assisted research on Korean traditional sculpturing pattern for ceramic products
    Designed ceramic container for make-up supplies and other household items

Ewha Woman’s University, Jan.07 – Feb.07, Seoul, Korea

• 2D Character Art Director
  • Designed 2D characters for college promotional works and Managed schedules and tasks of co-workers

Freelance / Part-time Work

• Y-Book Project: Designed 3D character animation shots for smart-phone app

RELATED TRAINING

Gnomon School, Apr.14 – Present, Los Angeles, CA

• Creature Modeling and Sculpting: learned how to create creatures with ZBrush
• Hard Surface Modeling II: learned creating non-organic products for scenes: robots and vehicles
• Environment Creation for Games: learned to build interactive environments for games
• Character Creation for games: learned fundamentals of creating deformable characters
• Character sculpture I: learned creating detailed digital sculptures
• Introduction to Unreal Engine: learned building skills with the Unreal Editor

EDUCATION

• Academy of Art University, Feb.10 – May.13 (MFA), San Francisco, CA
  • Major: 3D Modeling
•  Ewha Woman’s University, Mar.05 – Dec.08 (BFA), Seoul, Korea
  • Major: Sculpture

PROJECT

• Kyto VR(Creating Unity assets for virtual Kyoto) Sep.16 – Oct. 16
  • Worked on Retopo the scan data and UV layout, baking maps and textured the main characters (https://mtrl.net/kyoto/events/20161002_kyoto-vr/)
• My Joshua (Animation short film)
  • Worked on 3D modeling and UV layout and normal map for the main characters (http://vimeo.com/112237761)
• ADAMAS (Thesis project for short VFX subject.)
  • Modeled the ice, laid out the UVs and backed displacement map (http://vimeo.com/65806260)
• Melody (VFX project)
  • Participated in 3D modeling, and created UV Layout for the birds in the project

SOFTWARE

• Autodesk Maya, Pixologic Zbrush, Marmoset toolbag, Unreal Engine, Snowdrop Engine, Substance Painter, Xnormal, Keyshot, Quixel nDo2, Autodesk 3Ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier, Microsoft Office

LANGUAGE & OTHER SKILLS

• Korean, English, Japanese / Traditional Sculpture, Fine Arts, Human Anatomy, Casting, Oxyacetylene Welding, 3D Modeling, 3D Animation

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

• Gnomon Student Gallery Show 2015, Los Angeles, CA
• Video Artist of Samsung Techwin Student Robot Development Group 2009, Seoul, Korea
• Class Representative of Sculpture Major at Ewha Alumni Association 2009, Seoul, Korea
• Host Sculpture Artist in Korea & China Ceramic Art Exhibition 2007, Jindezhen, China

HONORS

• Ewha Woman’s University Graduation Student Award 2008, Seoul, Korea