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                                         Zachary Monteforte                                                                              46 Clinton Street, Sea Cliff NY 11579    Home: 516-353-3515                            zmontefo@c.ringling.edu.com

 http://zmonteforte.blogspot.com/p/portfolio.html

EDUCATION­­_________________________________________________________________

Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota FL     North Shore High School, Glen Head, NY

B.F.A, May 2017                                                          Academic Diploma, June 2011

Major: Game Art                                                          National Honor Society

GAME ART EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________

Model Artist, Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL, 2014-Present

- Created models under certain polygon counts and texture limitations.

- Worked with other students to create assets for larger different environments.

- Gathered photo reference, and worked from concepts during asset creation.

- Created high quality assets, both hard-surface and organic modeling using Maya and Zbrush.

Environment Artist, Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL, 2014-Present

- Populated environments with props made for games.

- Created environments and objects based on key concepts and reference.

- Modeled, textured, and used lighting to create realistic 3D environments.

- Created realistic P.B.R. materials and shaders.

JOB EXPERIENCE____________________________________________________________

 Merchandising Associate, Home Depot, Summer 2015

- Product display, inventory control, sales assistant, maintained visually appealing and effective           displays for the entire store.

 Sales Associate, West Marine, summer 2012 & 2013

- Commended by the district manager for product display and merchandising skills which had a

   positive effect on monthly revenue.

SKILLS______________________________________________________________________

- Knowledge in Zbrush, Unity, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premier, Autodesk     

  Maya, Unreal Engine 4, Crazy Bump, Handbreak, Perforce and Substance Painter.   

PERSONAL___________________________________________________________________

- Extensive classical training i.e. pencil, charcoal, oils, figure and still life.

- Interested in all things vintage reflects my personality as an “Old Soul.”

- The architectural styles in different countries around the world are of great interest to me.