William Macleod (He/Him)

William Macleod (He/Him)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Technical Artist at CadMakers

  • Education

    • Loyalist College

      2017 - 2020
      Ontario College Advanced Diploma Animation and Game Development
  • Experience

    • Myzone Computers

      Apr 2008 - Dec 2017

      Managing inventory / bills, and overseeing financial growth planning.General oversight of staff.Managing advertising campaigns and coordinating online efforts. (Groupon etc)Coordinating with other businesses on cross-promotions.Making contact with new potential clients and revenue streams. Coordinating with bookkeeper on hours and payroll for employees.Evaluating, testing and refining new procedures, as well as making sure they are implemented correctly.Creating quotes and performing on-site repairs for contract business clients.Hardware inventory acquisition, and general communication with suppliers.Hiring and instructing new employees on company procedure, ethics, etc. Implementing evaluation and repair procedures with the other technicians.General retail sales and customer education.Research and development.Keeping detailed logs on all operations in a manner that could be easily shared among other technicians.Overseeing general day to day store operations.

      • Regional Franchise Owner

        Dec 2012 - Dec 2017
      • Store Manager

        Oct 2010 - Dec 2012
      • Technical Specialist

        Apr 2008 - Nov 2010
    • Loyalist College

      Apr 2019 - Aug 2019
      3D Generalist (Contract)

      Redesigning playable scene layout, white boxing, and documenting new 3D assets needed for Border, an award winning multiplayer simulation for training Canadian Border Security.Creating assigned assets with high visual fidelity, as well as high optimization to run on the projects target platform (WebGL), using a high to low poly workflow.Executing a unified visual aesthetic across all assets with a PBR material workflow.Using Unity3D to redesign existing level layout with created assets in order to conform to the requirements list and feedback provided by the art director (Reduced physical size, efficient lightmapping).Collaborating daily with the team for stand-up meetings, as well as bi-weekly sprint meetings with the larger management. Creating high fidelity supplemental replacement models for E.R.A(Environmental Risk Assessment) a simulation designed to train in home care workers. Show less

    • CadMakers

      Aug 2020 - now
      Technical Artist
  • Licenses & Certifications