Morgan Ward

Experience

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  Sparkypants

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  3D Art / Concept Art Intern

  Created 2D & 3D concept art and assets, using 3ds Max, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Quixel Suite, for the AAA multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) real-time strategy (RTS) game Dropzone

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  Maryland Institute College of Art

  Feb 2016 - May 2016

  Teaching Assistant

  Taught Photoshop techniques to underclassmen. Led constructive critique sessions to assist students and professor with project development, thesis preparation, production, and exhibition.

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  Art at Large

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  Contract Designer

  Assisted in the creation of museum exhibition information plaques for Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon and in the installation of Maryland Historical Society (MHS): The What and the Why | Collecting at the MHS.

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  Oceaneering

  Sept 2016 - now

  OTECH (Military & Defense)Create 3D animations, real-time models, and 3D illustrations using Autodesk Maya and Adobe’s Creative Suite. Craft unique 3D and 2D visuals of undersea terrain, vehicles, specialized systems, props, and characters to enhance concept of operations (CONOPS), project proposals, and interactive simulators. Apply advanced 3D animating, modeling, rigging, and texturing techniques to create visuals for conceptual systems and vehicles using descriptions and rough sketches executed by engineers. Show less OTECH (Military & Defense)Created illustrations, 3D animations, and graphics for electronic and print media using 2D and 3D design software to craft unique visuals of conceptual systems to enhance CONOPS, project proposals, and interactive simulators.Led special project for National Geographic Society (NGS), pitched and captured contract to create 3D concept illustrations for the NGS Exploration Technology Team. Created internal illustrations for NGS that visually communicate autonomous undersea drone systems and scanning systems for converting 3D data of geographic locations to real-time virtual reality (VR) experiences. Show less

  • Senior 3D Animator / Illustrator

    Sept 2020 - now

  • Illustrator / 3D Animator

    May 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Illustrator / 3D Artist / Graphic Designer

    Sept 2016 - May 2019