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ABOUT ME
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US based award winning character & animation artist with 10+ years of experience creating characters & animations for web, TV & games featured in North America, Europe & the Middle East. 

Open to relocate for the right opportunity.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
SKILLS

2017- CURRENT

Founder & Project Manager
Creative Groove LLC - Atlanta GA, USA

  • Produce custom 2D & 3D animations using industry standard software including Maya, Substance Painter, ToonBoom, Photoshop & After Effects  in line with production schedules & budget

  • Design & model 3D characters, props & environments

  • Set up model sheets, UV maps & texture files for 3D models

  • Illustrate comic books aligned with client's style needs, color scheme & page layout

Clients include: Warner Media, FishEggs TV,  Blackburn Institute at the University of Alabama, E-Cell Secure LLC, Altect Inc, Ann Arbor SPARK,, CHARM for US Veterans

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2021- CURRENT

Project Manager

My Animation Life - Atlanta GA, USA

  • Closely collaborated with Netflix Talent Acquisition & department leads to expand business development

  • Cultivated client relationships by consulting with independent filmmakers

  • Grew 1000+ artists database  & matched them with suitable company projects
     

2011-2017

Freelance Artist

  • Collaborated with startups to create commercials, motion graphics & games

  • Designed characters, props & environments

  • Created 2D & 3D animated assets

  • Illustrated storyboards, animatics & set up previs shots

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2015-2016

Animator
5D Agency - Cairo, Egypt

  • Designed characters, environments & props

  • Modeled & painted textures for 3D characters, assets & environments 

  • Created 2D & 3D animations for games & social media

  • Illustrated storyboards & animatics 

Notable clients include: Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Vodafone, Rise Up Cairo 2015, World Wildlife, Foundation, Qatar Ministry of Tourism, Expo Milano 2015

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2012-2013

Junior Architect
Modern Construction - Cairo, Egypt

  • Created 3D visualizations for custom residential properties in Egypt & the Middle East

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SOFT SKILLS

  • Creative Thinker

  • Good Communicator

  • Proactive Learner

  • Attention to Detail

  • Resourceful

  • Team Player

  • Problem Solver

  • Self Motivated

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LANGUAGES

English
Arabic

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Character Design

  • Environment Design

  • Concept Art

  • Illustration

  • Visual Development

  • Comic Book Illustration

  • Digital Painting 

  • Model Sheets

  • Puppet Animation

  • 2D & 3DCharacter Animation 

  • 3D Modeling

  • 3D Sculpting 

  • UV & Texturing

  • Virtual & Augmented Reality

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SOFTWARE

  • Autodesk Maya

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe After Effects

  • Adobe Substance Painter

  • Autodesk 3ds Max

  • Zbrush

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Unreal

  • Vray

  • ToonBoom Harmony

  • Procreate

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • Airtable

  • Slack

  • Dropbox

  • Wix

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EDUCATION

2017

3D Character Animation Workshop - iAnimate 

Completed advanced body mechanics workshops for feature film

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2014

Diploma in Digital Character Animation - Vancouver Film School
Created an animated 3D short “Fishing Trip” 

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2012

Bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Engineering - British University in Egypt
Upper Second Class Degree (B+ Equivalent)

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