Work

05/2009 - today
Freelance 3D artist
in Hamburg

01/2006 - 04/2009
Senior 3D artist
Optix digital pictures, Hamburg

09/2000 – 12/2005
3D animator
Spans & Partner GmbH, Hamburg

01/1996 - 08/2000
3D animator, multimedia-authoring
Fafalter GmbH, Düsseldorf


Education

2001
Seminar
Ed Hooks: Acting for animators

08/1991 - 06/1994
Media-designer digital- and print-media
Werbeatelier Krüger, Düsseldorf


Skills

· Freelance 3D character animator/generalist
· Knowledge of the principles of animation and character development
· PC, Apple Macintosh and SGI Graphic Workstations
· Software: Softimage, Zbrush, RealFlow, Vue, Photoshop,
After Effects, Premiere, Illustrator
· Photography: black and white, color
· Excellent client communication skills


Awards

Die Klappe 2010 silber "Deutsche See: Talking Fish" **
Clio Awards 2009 Shortlist "Bontrust - Money Love" **
D&AD 2009 Nomination TV & Cinema Crafts/Animation: "MoneyLove" **
NY Festivals 2009 Silber Film Financial Services "Bontrust - Money Love" **
Cannes 2009 Finalist Film Lions: "Bontrust - Money Love" **
VDW Award 2009 Nominierung "Bontrust - Money Love" **
Epica Award 2009 Silber Film "Bontrust - Money Love" **
Eurobest 2009 Silber Bontrust Craft: "Bontrust - Money Love" **
Animago 2007 Best Visualisation "Strabag - Building Europe" **
Animago 2006 Best Spot/Best Animation "The Black Sheep"*
Animago 2001 Best Animation "Eventim Mouse"*
Siggraph 2001 Animation Theater Program for "Eventim Mouse"*

* for Spans & Partner GmbH (www.spans.de)
** for Optix Digital Pictures GmbH