RESUME

Kevin Buchbinder

OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position in a creative environment that will allow me to expand my current skill set and become a powerful asset to a visual effects company.
Professional Experience
Northrop Grumman, Inc., Los Angeles, CA
September 2006-Present
VFX Generalist

Responsible for 3D modeling, rigging, animating, texturing, lighting, rendering, rotoscoping, keying, compositing, and sound design for a myriad of different projects.

Responsible for the delivery of photo-realistic 3D animations on time and within budget.

FREELANCE
July 2001-Present

Developed 3D renderings of product comps for Liquitex Paint Displays, which are currently employed in various retail channels.

Developed 3D animation for Coca-Cola to display a new concept and operation for a soft drink vending machine.

Developed an animated emblem for Shoebox Pictures, Inc. that is used in the front of every film they produce.

Developed product renderings of case displays for Colgate Actibrush.

Gibbs College, Piscataway, NJ
January 2002-January 2006
Professor
Planned and implemented a Softimage XSI 4.2 animation lab and designed curriculum.

Taught three-dimensional computer graphics and animation using XSI 4.2. Also taught classes in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Graphic Design.

Designed and implemented curriculum for two Lightwave 3D courses.

   
Telcordia Technologies Inc., Piscataway, NJ
June 1999-July 2001
Multimedia Project Manager

Developed and coordinated graphics and presentations for Telcordia's Network Element Provider Symposium, which is the premier annual marketing event that Telcordia hosts for all Network Element Providers.

Developed the entire look and feel for a Telcordia sponsored event in Monaco; including all marketing collateral.Produced a sales guide presentation for Infrastructure, which awarded me an internal company-wide Certificate of Achievement.

Developed graphically intensive company-wide Power-Point presentations using a myriad different mediums for graphical content including pencil and paper concept Lightwave 3D, Photoshop, and Illustrator. 
COMPUTER SKILLS WINDOWS MAC
LINUX

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

SoftImage XSI

Newtek Lightwave 3D

Alias Maya

Autodesk Combustion

Adobe Premiere

Eyeon Digital Fusion DFX+

Apple Shake

Corel Painter

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
Gnomon School of VFX
Digital Lighting and Rendering Course
May 2006
University of Phoenix

Master of Arts in Education

September 2005
Gibbs College

Certificate of Visual Communications 

December 2000
Monmouth University

B.A., Communications, Public Relations, Journalism

May 1997

AWARDS
Eagle Scout
1992

Photography