What is This Place?
This site is my personal site. Who am I? I am Chad and I use this site to blog, to post tutorials, and to share projects that I have created or am currently working on. I guess you can think of me as a technically oriented 3d artist. I like making 3d. I like to program. I like to program 3d.
In the Beginning…
Since you went through all the trouble coming to this page, I’ll assume you want to know a little bit about me. I was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. After high school I went to college at the University of California, Santa Barbara where I majored in computer science. UCSB is a great place for burritos (mmmm…Freebirds) and halloween parties. While at UCSB I had some fun jobs which included working at the campus bookstore, catering, being a butler for a billionaire (true story), and working as a web development intern. When I had about 6 months of college left, I was deciding whether I should pursue more computer science or head in a different direction. After thinking long and hard about what I wanted to do as a career, I decided to pursue a job in the 3d industry. I’ve always been interested in visual effects since Jurassic Park and I’ve always loved games. I wanted to help make these awesome visuals!
After graduating from UCSB in June 2005, I started attending Ex’pression College for Digital Arts in Emeryville, CA. Why did I choose Ex’pression? I took a tour of the facilities in February 2005 and it looked like an fun place to spend a couple of years learning 3d. It’s also in the heart of the Bay Area so it’s surrounded by top notch studios and game companies. I graduated Ex’pression in October 2007 and am currently a Character Setup TD at Imagemovers Digital working on their first feature film, A Christmas Carol.
Both Sides of the Brain
Some of my interests include making 3d effects and animation, playing piano, programming, going to the gym, drawing, sculpting, soundtrack music, eatting, and gorillas (yes…gorillas). When I’m not making CG wonders, I like being with my family and friends. I’m fortunate enough to be able to use both sides of my brain and combine my computer science skills with my art skills, both of which I really enjoy.