Greg Palinkas
Multi-disciplinary Artist
RESUME
About Me
I'm an American citizen living and working in the Charlotte area of North Carolina. Growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa, I was influenced at a very young age by the fantastic and surreal. After graduating from my first visual arts college I went into the gaming world creating 3D and 2D assets for games, commercials and print.
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To further my career in the arts and animation, I moved to America and attended Full Sail University; earning my bachelor's of science in computer animation.
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I've enjoyed seventeen years working professionally in games, television, and film. Most recently I had the opportunity to apply my creative and professional knowledge to creating 3D game assets for both the mobile and console versions of NASCAR Heat 2 and 3, and achieved the Creative Director position for NASCAR Heat 4
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I have always been passionate about color theory, composition, and visual communication and with my wide range of experience I believe I would be a strong asset to any creative organization.
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Software
Maya
Keyshot
ZBrush
Unity
Adobe Creative Suite
Substance Painter
Scene
Visual Studio (Visual Basic)
Hansoft
Perforce
Shotgun
Microsoft Office Suite
Freelance Digital Artist
2020 - Present
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Create high-quality 3D Assets, renders, and animations
Create high resolution renders for large format printing
Clients include Legrand, Corning and Full Metal Chicken
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Creative Director - 704 Games
2018 - 2019
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Manage $4 million dollar marketing budget for NASCAR Heat 4
Creative team management and scheduling
Define quality standards, building consensus with marketing leads
Improve production process based on industry best practices
Manage vendors to scale production, maintaining stringent quality standards
Titles:
NASCAR Heat 3
NASCAR Heat 4
NASCAR Heat Mobile
Productions:
NASCAR Heat Pro League
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Environment Artist - 704 Games
2017 - 2018
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Create and maintain 3D assets.
Ensure in-game tracks match real-world tracks.
Titles:
NASCAR Heat 3
NASCAR Heat 4
NASCAR Heat Mobile
Productions:
NASCAR Heat Pro League
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Modeling Director - Full Sail University
2016 - 2017
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Develop relevant and comprehensive curricula for 3D Animation students
Advise students in creating high-quality hard surface assets
Ensure that students understand and implement hard surface modeling best practices
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Freelance 3D Artist
​2014 - 2016
Compositing, VFX, 3D asset creation, texturing, and camera tracking on the films 'Last Knights' and 'Showing Roots'.
corporate animations and video creation
Rapid Prototyping
Environment Artist - Electronic Arts
​2008 - 2014
Creative team management and task scheduling
3D asset and environment design and creation
Outsource management and quality assurance
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Lead Environment Artist:NCAA 2014 – Xbox 360, Playstation 3
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Environment Artist on the following titles:
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009 – Wii
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 – Wii
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2011 – Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 - Environment Artist
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2012: The Masters – Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 - Environment Artist
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2013 – Xbox 360, Playstation 3
NCAA Football 2013 – Xbox 360, Playstation 3
Madden Football 2015 – Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
3D Generalist - AnimMate studios
​2005 - 2006
Modeling, texturing, rigging, animation, VFX & simulation, motion graphics and video editing.
Experience​
Skills
Project Management
Creative Strategy
Production Management
Art Direction
Visual Communication
Content Management
Outsourcing Management
Team Leadership
Emerging Trends
Branding
Brand Development
Peer training
Marketing Art
Video Creation and Editing
3D Asset Creation
Asset optimization
Camera authoring
Reference scanning
Task scheduling
Pipeline maintenance
Sound design
Level design
New feature and tech R&D
Environment Modeling
Environment Texturing
Animation
Compositing
Camera Tracking
Traditional art
Timelines
Languages
English
Afrikaans
Education
Full Sail University - Orlando, Florida
​2006 - 2008
​I attended Full Sail University and graduated with my Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation.
Boston Media House - Johannesburg, South Africa
​2003 - 2005
​I attended Boston Media House and graduated with my Diploma in 3D Arts.