Curriculum vitae Roman Zhuk tel: +380 99 627 67 44 E-mail: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/romanzhuk ArtStation: https://www.artstation.com/artist/yoskiytip
Personal Information: Date of birth: november 22, 1990 Place of birth: Cherkassy, Ukraine Nationality: Ukrainian
Working Experience:
Mar, 2020 - Current: 3D Supervisor, Global Logic Field: Information Technology and Services Responsibilities: - Managing 3D team - Managing projects
2016 – Mar, 2020: Lead 3D Artist / 3D Technical Director, Luxoft Field: Information Technology and Services Responsibilities: - Leading the project team on a daily basis - Organizing effective collaboration between team's roles (2D artists, 3D artists, animators, composers) - Detecting values and risks of each team member in the project, motivating employees - Project evaluation and bidding. Production time evaluation. Detecting project's risks, issues and defining mitigation actions - Conducting technical interviews for CGI artists and developers - Planning and controlling all phases of the CG projects. Task distribution among team members. - Team performance tracking - Experience sharing. Educational mentoring junior and mid-level artists - VFX pipeline optimization. Research and development in CGI field. - Tool development for Maya, Houdini and Nuke (Python, MEL, C++, VEX, Qt) - Various production tasks (Dynamic FX, Rigging, FX development, etc.)
Jul, 2015 – 2016: Senior 3D/VFX Generalist, Luxoft Full CGI pipeline from modeling to post-production. - Automotive design - Environmental design - Character rigging and crowd simulations - Shading, lighting, and render - Maya, Max, VRay, RenderMan, Redshift, Nuke, Deadline, Adobe CC.
Apr, 2015 – Jun, 2015: Senior 3D Artist, SMTRY (Kiev) Field: Game Development (Freelance) Responsibilities: - modeling and sculpting - texturing - shading - rigging
Feb, 2013 - Apr, 2015: CGI Generalist, IT-Star (Kiev) Field: Web Development, Online Trading Responsibilities: - Modeling, animation, render of commercial materials - UI design - Web architecture
Mar, 2012 - Feb, 2013: Marketing Consultant (Project Manager), McDonald’s Ukraine LTD
Sep, 2011 - Aug, 2012: Secretary, McDonald’s Ukraine LTD
Dec, 2008 - Jan, 2010: Crew Member, McDonald’s Ukraine LTD
Dec, 2004 - Aug, 2007: Crew Member, constructions (part-time)
CG Skills: - Asset production: modeling, sculpting, retopology, texturing, shading - Environmental design: terrains, foliage and cityscapes generation, atmospheric and weather effects - Lighting and Rendering - Good understanding of human and animal anatomy - Complex character and mechanical rigging - Dynamic effects: rigid and soft bodies, fluid, liquid, pyro, particles simulations - CG programming and toll development: Python, C++, MEL, CGA, VEX - Motion graphics. - Compositing. Post-production. - Render farm assembly and maintenance - Creative writing
Management Skills: - Team leadership - People management - Problem solving - Project breakdown and analysis - Project planning - Role assignment / Task distribution
Software Experience (*my personal favorites are highlighted in bold): - General 3D: Maya, Houdini, Cinema4D, 3DsMax, Softimage - Sculpting: Mudbox, ZBrush - Texturing: Substance Painter/Designer, Mari, Megascans, UV Layout - Render engines: Redshift, Renderman, Arnold, VRay, Mental Ray, Mantra - Photogrammetry: Photoscan, Reality Capture, Autodesk ReCap - Environments: SpeedTree, Vue, CityEngine - Animation special: MotionBuilder, Golaem Crowd - Dynamics: RealFlow, Houdini - Compositors: Nuke, AfterEffects - 2D: Photoshop, Illustrator Other: Marvelous Designer, Katana Programming: Python, C++, MEL, CGA, VEX
Education: 2011 - 2012: Master’s degree of Economics (Audit and Accounting). Kiev’s National University of Economics. 2007 - 2011: Bachelor’s degree of Economics (Audit and Accounting). Kiev’s National University of Economics. 2002 - 2007: Lyceum of Physics and Mathematics, Cherkassy 1997 - 2002: School
Additional Education: 2017-2018: Luxoft Leadership Academy. An extensive training on staff managing. 2014+: Khan Academy. Math and physics. 2014+: FXPHD. Ongoing courses on computer graphics. 2010+: Digital-Tutors. Ongoing courses on computer graphics. 2012+: Gnomon Workshop 2007 - 2008: Acting school, ‘Intermodels’ Dozens of technical books on CG, programming and computer science.
Languages: English - fluent Ukrainian - native Russian - native