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Ryszard Klimczewski

Technical Artist

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Ryszard Klimczewski

Technical Artist

Tampa, FL

RyskDigital@gmail.com

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About Me

I'm a technical artist with a love for technology, games, and being creative. I love the process of creation, building, and bringing concepts from ideas into reality. I'm always striving to improve my skills, learn new techniques and technologies, and to bring my skill-set forward to achieve new heights.

I enjoy working with like-minded people in collaborative environments and teams, but I'm also confident in my ability to be self-sufficient and work independently to complete tasks and objectives. My goal is to always bring impactful ideas and solutions to the table, and to tackle problems with creativity and dedication.

Software

3ds Max

Maya

Blender

Houdini

ZBrush

Substance 3D Designer

Substance 3D Painter

Photoshop

Unreal Engine

Unity

V-Ray

Marmoset Toolbag

Python

JavaScript

C++

Perforce (Helix-Core)

Git

Senior IT Application Admin

Ashley Furniture Industries

Sept. 2023 - Current

My current role at Ashley is focused on improving processes through automation/standardization and providing technical solutions and support to the various creative teams.

I also engage with other teams and units to assist with project and initiative management.

Highlights:

  • Process & data automation
  • User and application management
  • Creative pipeline tools development
  • Project planning and task management

Lead Technical Artist

Amazon Web Services - AWS

April 2022 - March 2023

My role as a Lead Technical Artist at AWS was focused on developing workflow tools, pipeline integrations, managing artist tasks, and sprint planning.

I was also responsible for providing guidance to project managers on technical matters related to 3D asset creation.

Highlights:

  • Artist task management & planning
  • Workflow tools development
  • Pipeline development & integration
  • Best practices for asset creation

Technical Artist

Ashley Furniture Industries

April 2022 - Sept. 2023

My role as a Technical Artist at Ashley was focused on creating workflow tools to enable artist productivity, developing pipeline automation, and providing guidance on asset creating best practives.

I also worked on developing automation for various other processes and data handling tasks.

Highlights:

  • Workflow tools development
  • Pipeline automation & development
  • Asset creation best practices
  • Process & data automation

Lead 3D Artist

Ashley Furniture Industries

March 2020 - April 2022

My role as a Lead 3D Artist at Ashley was focused on asset production and rendering, tools development, and providing guidance on creation best practices.

I was also heavily involved in driving pipeline improvements and overall standardization.

Highlights:

  • Asset production and rendering
  • Best practices for asset creation
  • Pipeline development & tooling
  • Artist mentoring and leadership

Senior 3D Artist

Amazon

August 2017 - Dec. 2019

My role as a Senior 3D Artist at Amazon was focused on asset production. I was engaged with modeling, material creation, and rendering using industry standard tools.

I also provided simple scripting support for basic automation of common tasks.

Highlights:

  • Product modeling
  • Material creation
  • Production rendering
  • Simple scripting
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