Rob Howard
Solana Beach, CA  92075  
(760) 815-8664       rob@robhowardstudios.com

2004 – 2009      Photographic Sentiments Carlsbad, CA
PHOTOGRAPHER / DIGITAL ARTIST / CREATIVE DIRECTOR
- Responsible for photography and editing of fashion, product, and portraiture
- Established and maintained computer graphics and web development department
- Created advertising and marketing for web and print

2006 - Sony Cinematics (Nelson Staffing contract) San Diego, CA
3D ARTIST - LIGHTING -  FINAL PASS - RENDER
Lair cinematics for PS3
- Last stop in production pipeline for 3D cinematic animation for Lair project
- All lighting for assigned scenes
- Troubleshoot texture, animation, and modeling and last minute fixes
- Render high resolution animations for final delivery

2003 – 2004 Rockstar Games Carlsbad, CA
SENIOR 3D ARTIST / LIGHTING ARTIST – Lighting and final pass for Midnight Club Dub Edition
- Last pass for implementation of art assets into interactive city for driving game
- Fix geometry and texture issues
- Optimization of assets and design
- Teach junior artists workflow and optimization

2001 - 2003       Rob Howard Studios Los Angeles, CA
PHOTOGRAPHER / DIGITAL ARTIST
- Freelance 3D animation, web development, photography and computer graphics

2000 – 2001 Visionart / Digital Art MediaSanta Monica, CA
DIGITAL ARTIST – Feature films and television visual effects production
Dungeons and Dragons, Little Nicky, Rollerball, To End All Wars, Behind Enemy Lines, Codename Swordfish, Nutty Professor2, Dr. Doolittle2
- Modeling, texture mapping, animation, and rendering of 3D art for visual effects
- Implementation of “flocking algorithm” for flying dragons
- Camera tracking matching film to animation
- Particle animation for smoke, fire, and explosions

1999 Central Productions / Comedy CentralMarina Del Rey, CA
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR -South Park TV show
- Creating and setting up art assets for animation of South Park television show
- Resolve technical issues as they arise for tight deadline of weekly delivery of television show

1998 – 1999 Activision  Santa Monica, CA
ARTIST -Heavy Gear II
- Modeling, texture mapping, animation, and rendering of 3D art assets for interactive 3D game
- Asset management
- Visual effect animation using in-game real-time particle emitters

1994 – 1998 Angel Studios  Carlsbad, CA
LEAD ARTIST - REASEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT – 2D/3D ARTIST - 3D ANIMATOR
- Modeling, texture mapping, animation, and rendering of 3D art assets for interactive 3D game
- Led several teams creating art for groundbreaking real-time applications
- Projects included interactive motion rides, multiple video game platforms, motion capture technology
- Many research and development projects

1993 – 1994 Compton's New MediaCarlsbad, CA
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER / DESIGNER
- Created children’s educational projects from design through production and marketing
- Hired and led talent including artists, programmers, voiceover, and graphic design
- Documentation of design and process

1992  - 1993 Park Place ProductionsCarlsbad, CA
ASSISTANT PRODUCER / DESIGNER / TESTER
- Assisted producer in every aspect of game production from design through marketing final product
- Control interface design
- Video production and conversion of sprite animation
- Gameplay testing

1990 – 1992      American Film TechnologiesSan Diego, CA
DESIGNER / FILM COLORIST / ARTIST / VIDEO EDITOR / RENDER AND ARCHIVE TECHNICIAN
- Colorization of black and white film digitally painting frame by frame
- Digital capture of video for production
- Combine digital color data and black and white film data
- Render digital information to video
- Archive digital data
- Design workflow for film colorization
- Color, render, and archive digital animation

Alias / Wavefront - Character Animation in Maya - Los Angeles, CA
University of California San Diego - 3d Animation using Alias - La Jolla, CA
La Jolla Academy of Advertising Arts -Advertising Arts Studies -La Jolla, CA
Four Square Productions - Film internship - National City, CA