Hi, I'm Hiroaki("Hiro"). I'm a 3D effects/crowd artist.
I was a 3D animator in Japanese medical software company before.
I completed my MFA in Animation and VFX at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
I'm working for a water feature design company called "WET design" right now. My effects works are mostly done in Houdini and Maya.I also provide small tools in python.
I spend my private time making new 3D animation short film, playing tennis and baseball, and learning something new.

WORK EXPERIENCE

3D Effects Animator

WET Design, Sun Valley, U.S.A
-Create 3D effects such as water, fog, and fire in Maya, Houdini, RealFlow.
-Create small tools in Python 		2010 - Present

3D CG Animator

Cyber Digital Co., Osaka, Japan
Created dental surgery pre-visualization for medical software		 2007
EDUCATION

MFA, School of Animation and VFX

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, U.S.A		 2007 - 2010

Certificate, School of Web and Computer Animation

Digital Hollywood, Kobe, Japan		 2005 - 2006

BA, School of Business, Management

Kobe University of Commerce, Kobe, Japan
Curtin University, Perth, Australia		 2002 - 2006
ACHIEVEMENT

Side Effects Software inc. Houdini Student Reel

Siggraph 2010, Los Angeles		 2010

The Best 3D Dynamics & Particle

AAU Spring Show 2010, San Francisco		 2010

Side Effects Software inc. Houdini Student Reel

Siggraph 2009, New Orleans		 2009

New Comer Award

18th CG Anime contest, Japan		 2006
SKILLSET & TOOLS/SCRIPTS

PLATFORM

 Windows, Macintosh, Linux

SKILLSET

 Particle, Fluid, Dynamics, Cloth, Crowd, Basic rigging and animation, Shading, Compositing, Match moving

TOOLS

 Maya, Houdini, Massive, RealFlow, 3DStudioMax, RenderMan, Nuke, After Effects, PF Track, Photoshop, Illustrator

SCRIPTS

 Python, MEL, HTML
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