BRIAN TOVAR
26120 Malaga Ln
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
(949) 367-6618


OBJECTIVE:
To gain experience within the CG industry.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Knowledge and mastery of: Maya, Photoshop, AFX, Combustion, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, Flash, HTML/CSS, Windows XP, Mac OS X, Linux/UNIX.

Experience with: mental ray, Lightwave, 3DStudio, scripting languages (MEL/PHP/Javascript) .

EDUCATION:
Sheridan College (2004-2005) Computer Animation, Digital Visual Effects.

State University of New York, Stony Brook (2002-2004) B.A. Art History/Criticism.

Studied Art in Rome, Summer 2004.

EXPERIENCE:
Public Art Fund, New York City, NY. (Archives Intern, Summer 2003.)
 * Managed visual archives.
 * Assisted in basic clerical duties.

Cultural Affairs Department, City of Los Angeles, CA. (Research, Summer 2002.)
 * Performed independent research on City Art Collection holdings.
 * Catalogued important works, wrote over a dozen art historical essays.

AWARDS/RECOGNITION:
Graduated Summa Cum Laude at SUNY Stony Brook, Phi Beta Kappa, Dean's List