Joseph Ho
626-318-6821
JosephHo1234@gmail.com
http://www.JoHo3D.com

OBJECTIVES: I want to work as part of a company that shares my passion of videogames, movies and artistic expression.

SKILLS: High level experience with:

• 3D Studio Max
• High and low poly environment modeling and unwrapping
• Lighting and rendering using default and Mental Ray
• Creating vehicles, weapons, and robots based on real life reference or concept art
• Unwrapping models and creating efficient layouts
• Has experience with Maya for modeling
• UT3 (Unreal Tournament 3 Engine)
• Teaching how to create assets specifically for the UT3 engine
• Importing static meshes and placing them in levels
• Creating shaders
• Experience with Kismet and level design
• Experience with UDK (Unreal Development Kit)
• Photoshop
• Creating high quality textures by hand from photo reference
• Creating tileable textures
• Experience with the 3D features for creating normal maps

Experience with Dreamweaver, Flash, AfterEffects, and Illustrator.

• Creating websites (including my own), editing videos and rendering, or designing vector art for use as textures

Experience with Z-Brush, MudBox, and Sculptris.

EXPERIENCE:

AppSafari                               http://www.AppSafari.com/author/joseph-ho/
August 2010 – Present
App reviewer for the iPhone/iPod Touch

• Playing and reviewing submitted app software for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
• Reviewing a variety of gaming apps and utility apps.
• 300-600 words each, more than 200 reviews written and posted online.
• Creating informative and entertaining reviews on a variety of different Apps.
• Working in Microsoft Word and Google Docs/Excel.

Digital Toybox                                    HD Films/Warner Brothers Productions
April 2008 – March 2009
Environment Artist

• Modeled and textured props, vehicles, and environments
• Created custom shaders, imported my own assets, and applied materials while working closely with Art Director.
• Ensured that deadlines were met.
• Worked with 3DSMax, Photoshop, UT3, and Microsoft Word.

GameWizards Production Team, AICA-LA
November 2007 – March 2009
Lead Environment Artist                   (November2008 – March 2009)
Senior Environment Art Lead           (September 2008 – November 2008)
Overall Art Lead / Producer             (March 2008 – September 2008)
Vehicle Team Lead                             (January 2008 – March 2008)
Environment Artist                            (November 2007 – January 2008)

• Guided art direction for a Multiverse project in collaboration with James Cameron and Jon Landau for the short-lived Titanic MMORPG.
• Discussed in-depth about gameplay ideas, art direction, and pipeline management with project leaders and team leads.
• Taught modeling, unwrapping, and texturing skills to classrooms of students; was Art Director for 6 game projects and managed from 6 students (Vehicle Team Lead) to 80 students (Senior Environment Art Lead) in GameWizards.
• Created a variety of different assets, environments, props, and a boss monster for several of the GameWizards projects as shown in my website.
• Taught basic functionality of UT3 to students so they could import and create shaders on their own while maintaining consistency and art direction.
• Helped project leaders create final presentations to present before an audience of industry professionals.
• Maintained a production excel sheet on individual team members for completed and current assignments and assisted those who were past deadline.
• I taught and worked extensively with 3DSMax, Photoshop, and UT3.
• Received the "Best of Quarter" award in the Game Art & Design category for my time as Overall Art Lead in the Spring of 2008.