Mike Oliver's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

Contract VFX Artist / Animator @ Pseudo Interactive - Contract position as a VFX/Animator to help complete the cut scenes for the game Cel Damage on the XBox. From June 2001 to August 2001 (3 months) VFX Artist / Character Modeling @ CORE Digital Pictures - Character modeling / rigging / VFX artist for the television series...

Contract VFX Artist / Animator @ Pseudo Interactive - Contract position as a VFX/Animator to help complete the cut scenes for the game Cel Damage on the XBox. From June 2001 to August 2001 (3 months) VFX Artist / Character Modeling @ CORE Digital Pictures - Character modeling / rigging / VFX artist for the television series Angela Anaconda From April 2000 to June 2001 (1 year 3 months) Technical Art Director @ Crystal Dynamics - Research and develop cutting edge techniques, pipelines and tools for current and future projects- Evaluate new technology and tools for integration into existing pipelines- Work with the Art director to establish the goals and visual identity of the project- Oversee the creative and technical execution of key visual sequences, from concept to completion.- Provide high quality assets through modeling, simulation, shaders and compositing techniques.- Work with the production staff to ensure short term and long term schedule is on track, while providing mitigation plans- Train artists and designers on in-house tools while maintaining best practices and procedures- Provide mentorship, training and documentation to new team members Redwood CityPrincipal Visual Effects Artist @ Crystal Dynamics - Provide high quality assets through modeling, simulation, shaders and compositing techniques.- Work within the game engine to preview, iterate, optimize and polish game assets to a quality bar and visual direction as set by the Art Director.- Research and develop new techniques to create cutting edge and innovative visual effects- Provide artistic supervision and mentorship to the effects team while helping guide the artistic vision of the project.- Work with engineers to develop current and future effects pipelines and tools.- Provide feedback to designers, artists and engineers to help develop the best possible workflow. Redwood City, CaliforniaVisual Development Lead @ Crystal Dynamics - Responsible for developing the look and feel of FX and UI, through conceptualization to the final product.- Focus on the visual and technical development of the game and ensure the team has clear visual direction while maintaining a solid understanding of the aesthetic, technical and design goals set by the art director. - Work closely with the production staff, creative director and leads to ensure the project quality meets or exceeds expectations and pushes the boundaries of competitive visual quality.- Demonstrate excellent technical and aesthetic abilities in all aspects of presentation and creation. From April 2010 to June 2012 (2 years 3 months) Sr VFX Artist @ Crystal Dynamics - Sr Visual Effects artist on next gen console/pc games- Pre-rendered Marketing asset creation (box art/posters/magazines)- Pre-rendered R&D to help visualize game concepts From November 2006 to October 2010 (4 years) 3D Director / Lead VFX Artist @ Red Rover Studios - Directed the overall look and feel of each job to ensure the highest quality possible.- Responsible for the creation of visual effects for each commercial spot and lighting/rendering for each job- Worked directly with clients/agency to help visualize their goals, in a manageable and realistic timeline- Managed a small team of artists From October 2000 to November 2006 (6 years 2 months)