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Ngara james
Ngara james
3D content Designer
Victoria, Canada

Summary

A well rounded professional with four years experience in solving challenges for growing technology companies with additional exposure to Digital Marketing and Client success.

HIGHLIGHT OF SKILLS

3D Content Designer with four years competence in technical problem solving ranging from 3D modeling Anatomy to fabricating CAD prosthetics and 3D printing.

3D tools - 4 years with Maya, Sub*Painter, Agisoft, ZBrush, Fusion 360, Unity 3D.
Digital Marketing tools - Canva, Facebook, Instagram, Adobe suite, SEO, Website.
Customer service - Strategic, Emotionally intelligent, Work Ethic and a Teamplayer.

3D CONTENT EXPERIENCE

Engineering Lab assistant. Feb 2018 - Present.
Victoria Hand Project. Victoria, BC.
Initiated and led the opening of a $50,000 prosthetic clinic in Eldoret Kenya.

Incharge of key instructional video recording and Production using premiere pro.
Assisted in training VHP partners in Kenya on 3D fabricating the VHP prosthetics.
Deployment of VHP devices - Over 30 Amputees getting help in Kenya after launch.

3D Content Designer Jun 2015 - Jan 2019.
LlamaZOO. inc. Victoria , BC.

First employee at LlamaZOO. Helped take the Easy Anatomy app from concept to use in veterinary schools in over 100 countries.

Key performer in converting MRI scans to 3D models for the AR/VR environment.
Modeled, textured and integrated over 100 anatomically accurate assets in Unity.
Involved in 3D Pipeline Dev and was the key artist in all Photogrammetry workflows.

3D Graphics Designer Jul 2013 - Dec 2013.
Photomagic studio. Nairobi, Kenya.

Designing & Animating company Logos using 3D Studio Max.
Responsible for designing digital print and media in Photoshop and Premiere pro.
Worked within brand guidelines to develop quality video guides with VFX using AE.

Skills

3D ModelingLow-poly ModelingTexturingCharacter AnimationRetopologyPhotogrammetryDicom processing

Software proficiency

Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity
Knald
Knald
Illustrator
Illustrator
Photoscan
Photoscan
MeshLab
MeshLab
Substance 3D Designer
Substance 3D Designer
RealityScan
RealityScan
Substance B2M
Substance B2M
meshmixer
meshmixer
Cura
Cura
simplygon
simplygon
cloud compare
cloud compare
Remake
Remake
Ultimaker
Ultimaker

Productions

    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Clarity 3D
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      3D content creator
    • Company
      LlamaZOO.inc
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      MineLife VR
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      3D content creator
    • Company
      LlamaZOO.inc
    • Commercial / Advertisement
      Easy Anatomy
    • Year
      2018
    • Role
      3D content creator
    • Company
      LlamaZOO.inc

Experience

  • Engineering lab assistant at Victoria Hand Project
    victoria, Canada
    July 2019 - Present

    Coordinated the expansion of VHP services to Kenya

    • Pipeline documentation and instructional video creation

    • Training and supporting team in Kenya to produce VHP hands

    • Development, design and testing VHP prosthesis and assistive devices.

    • Providing technical support and communication with international partners.

    • Designing Pitch documents, grant applications and researching funding resources.

    • Digital scanning of parts,assembly of prosthesis,3D printing, testing parts and materials.

    • Supporting deployment of VHP prosthesis device as part of the google impact challenge project & plan.

  • 3D Content Designer at LlamaZOO
    victoria, Canada
    July 2014 - January 2019

    Lead in 3D canine anatomy - a study & reference app.

    • In charge of all content created through photogrammetry process.

    • Responsible for various Pipeline optimizations and implementations.

    • Helped build content for Clarity 3D - A platform for facility and equipment digital twinning.

    • 3D content for Mine life VR - a VR app that merges geospatial mine site data into 1:1 scale.

    • 3D Content for Smart shore - a landscape visualization app for scenario exploration in CRN.

  • Graphic Designer Intern at Photo Magic Studio
    Nairobi, Kenya
    July 2013 - December 2013

    • Illustrated print and digital media using professional industry tools.

    • Designed and animated company Logos for company intro videos.

    • Worked within brand guidelines to develop quality video guides for clients.