Joe Myers

Experience

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  Gerber Gear

  Sept 1997 - Jun 1998

  Graphic Designer

  This was my first job after graduating from college. I was the a Graphic Designer on a small internal team with myself, and Art Director and an illustrator. Responsibilities included design for product packaging, POP displays, ads for national magazines, posters, collateral, tech sheets and the Gerber website. I learned a lot about production techniques - including how to conduct press checks and work with pre-press firms.

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  Nike

  Dec 1999 - Sept 2004

  2D/3D Designer

  • Multiple contracts in both Equipment and Brand Design• Possibly Nike’s first 3D Designer. Pioneered product, retail and environmental 3d visualization which soon became a multi million dollar industry.• 2d design for all forms of marketing collateral. Books, posters, POP displays, banners, product packaging, ball graphics, apparel graphics, shoe graphics, event/environmental graphics.• 3d design + visualization for products, packaging, events, advertising imagery, window displays and individualized retail excecutions. Show less

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  ZCom, Inc.

  Mar 2000 - May 2001

  Senior Art Director

  Art direction and design for a fast growing Portland web design firm. I started as an Art Director and was promoted to a senior Art Director after a couple months. Website projects included start-up Lucy.com, American Airlines Cargo, Handyman Online, Mountain Equipment Co-op among others. I Also created a logo and branding for Soasis and a Zcom re-brand. Zcom was soon purchased by Emerald Solutions, grew extremely fast and then the .com crash occurred. I lasted several rounds of layoffs and stayed as part of the core creative team until we closed our doors. Show less

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  PK

  Sept 2002 - May 2003

  Creative Director

  Creative Direction, Hands-on design and Flash programming.Clients included Tonkin Torp, Oregon Graduate Institute, Dolphin Software, Wild Farm Alliance, Salmon Safe and Oregon Historical Society

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  Sketchbook, Inc.

  Sept 2004 - now

  3d Specialist / Creative Director

  • Specialize in hard-surface and organic modeling, retopology, UV mapping, and texturing as one of the top 3D modelers and texture artists for footwear worldwide.• Expertise in lighting, materials, layout, art direction, and spatial design planning, with managementresponsibilities for 3D design and execution of retail environments, merchandising, and VFX projects.• Direct collaboration with multinational brands including Nike, Adidas, Puma, Columbia Sportswear, North Face, Sketchers, Fila, Converse, Under Armour, Etc. Show less

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  SGK — Brand Experience

  May 2009 - Oct 2011

  Senior 3d Designer

  Initial 6 month contract position onsite at IDL Worldwide working in 3d visualization and design. I was able to bring all external 3d work in-house. After my initial contract I worked off site as a contractor almost full time for 2 years.Responsible for design and visualization of retail fixtures and interiors. Often compositing retail fixtures into existing interior photos. Mainly working on the Apple account, but also worked on Coca Cola, Skillz, Nike, Converse, Jordan, Nixon, Xbox, Under Armour, American Eagle, Nike Golf, Callaway, Starbucks, GNC, Microsoft, Axe and more. Show less

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  3DPDX (Portland 3d Artists & Animators)

  May 2010 - Jan 2020

  Founder

  I started 3DPDX, which was a group of 3d artists, animators, and people who generally have an interest in 3d in the Portland area. Membership grew to over 700 people and then we merged with VFXPDX to become the Portland ACM Siggraph Chapter. I am no longer involved as living in Bend makes it too difficult.

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  Meta

  Jul 2023 - Jul 2024

  3D Visualization Specialist (Modeler)

  • Collaborated with a talented internal team to visualize Meta's real-world hard-surface products with the highest levels of realism, including Meta+Rayban smart glasses, VR headsets, etc.• Achieve exceptionally tight fidelity on models (to the micron) by utilizing CAD surfaces as a base andretopologizing models to Sub-D animation-ready assets.