Alex Bone

Alex Bone

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Desktop Analyst

  • Education

    • The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles

      2011 - 2014
      Bachelor's Degree Media Arts & Animation

      Graduated with honors with my B.S. Media Arts & Animation

    • Santa Monica College

      2007 - 2011
      Animation Certificate Entertainment Technology

      Activities and Societies: Student Body Representative SMC Republicans I studied Game Design and Animation at the AET campus, where I received my Animation Certificate. I was a texture artist on the schools portfolio production team and was a video editor for the advanced video (Final Cut Pro) class. Studied Unreal Engine and the UDK while I was there.

  • Experience

    • CompUSA

      Jun 2002 - Jun 2007

      Performed PC repair and troubleshooting. Main repair responsibilities included OS/software/peripheral upgrades, virus removals, data backup and recovery, PC troubleshooting, in-store setup of equipment, phone support and maintaining customer contacts. Performed PC repair and troubleshooting. Main repair responsibilities included OS/software/peripheral upgrades, virus removals, data backup and recovery, PC troubleshooting, in-store setup of equipment, phone support and maintaining customer contacts.

      • Computer Technician

        Apr 2005 - Jun 2007
      • Computer Technician

        Jun 2002 - Apr 2005
    • Pacific Technical Services Inc.

      Aug 2010 - Aug 2011
      Field Technician

      Performed in home and on site warranty repairs for all major computer brands plus technical support in the field for McDonald's, Chase, AT&T, Lufthansa Airlines and Washington Mutual

    • Just Cause Entertainment

      Oct 2012 - Oct 2012
      MOCAP Sensor Technician

      Assembled Motion Capture Sensors for a 4 hour Motion Capture session

    • BDS Marketing

      Nov 2012 - Jun 2015
      Assisted Sales Representative

      Worked at Best Buy retail stores to effectively demonstrate products, train store reps, and work in assisted sales with the Toshiba and Canon product line. Also represented SoCal Gas at local Home Depot/Lowes locations and Samsonite luggage at Macy’s

    • Red Giant

      Apr 2013 - Jun 2014
      Art Director

      Art Director for two ongoing projects for Red Giant, Mad Science Academy and The Crusher. Managed production schedules and target time frames for asset completion. Made sure all deliverables met requirements. Oversaw lighting and environment creation plus overall artistic reach of projects. Provided feedback and development for team members.

    • We3

      Apr 2013 - Jul 2013
      Environment Artist

      Worked as environment artist for We3 for the film Identity.

    • Mirage Quest Media

      Aug 2013 - Dec 2013
      3D Modeler

      Worked as a modeler with the Visual Effects team modeling and texturing background assets for the 3D animated shortfilm Amazon: Crossroad to Survivalhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt3321252/?ref_=rvi_tt

    • CAIstudio

      Jun 2014 - Dec 2014
      Texture Artist

      Textured assets to be used for the VFX team on the upcoming short "The Three Hares"

    • USC Gamepipe Laboratory

      Sept 2014 - Jun 2015
      Lead 3D Artist

      Responsible for leading art team to maintain a consistent and uniform visual style. Oversaw and reviewed incoming assets from remote and local teams involving animation, models and material assets then integrating them into Unreal Engine. Managing all art assets and implementation into engine using Perforce. Modeling and conceptualizing environments and level blueprints/level streaming. Speedtree and Substance suite use along with PBR best practices to best optimize gameplay/performance

    • Macroh USA

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      3D Artist

      Responsibilities included animating walk/run cycles plus hit reactions to be set up for Unreal Engine. Also responsible for textures/material setups, modeling and rigging characters and props for mobile games.

    • Amazon

      Aug 2015 - Sept 2017

      Picking/Packing orders as they drop and receiving product to stock shelves in a timely fashion Coordinated transportation between Amazon PrimeNow warehouses/instore locations and logistics service providers, ensuring timely flow of goods in and out of facilities and helping meet customer order times.

      • Warehouse Associate

        Feb 2016 - Sept 2017
      • Dispatcher

        Aug 2015 - Feb 2016
    • Jyve Corporation

      Feb 2017 - Sept 2017
      Merchandiser

      Stocking shelves and rotating product at various grocery store chains

    • Spectrum

      Aug 2017 - Apr 2022
      Field Technician

      Responsible for installing, maintaining, and repairing residential cable television and Internet services.

    • Hays

      Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
      Support Engineer
    • Atos

      Dec 2022 - Sept 2024
      Support Engineer 2
    • Capgemini

      Sept 2024 - now
      Senior Desktop Analyst

      Provides support at Disneyland Park and Resort in Anaheim through Capgemini

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • BSIS Guard Card

      Http://www.bsis.ca.gov/
      Sept 2011
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alex Bone
      Dean's Honor Roll - Jun 2014 Received Dean's Honor Roll and graduated with Honors Spring 2014
    • Awarded to Alex Bone
      Best of Quarter: Production Team - Feb 2014 Received Best of Quarter for overseeing 4 simultaneous projects while on the Red Giant Production team