Hi there! My name is Calin Matney and I'm a technical artist. I make things! Shiny things, techy things and artsy things. All sorts of things!
I hope you enjoy these things. For some more detailed things about me, here's my resume:

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Calin Matney
Technical Artist

mail@calinmatney.com
425-457-4248

Programs of Choice
Unity, Unreal, CryEngine, Maya, Max, Zbrush, Houdini, Photoshop, Substance Designer, Flash

Languages of Choice
C#, Python, Javascript, Mel, Actionscript, jsfl

Work Experience

Amazon Game Studios : 3/14 - present
Lead Technical Artist

• Lead Technical Art team across various projects.
• Create and maintain shader pipeline.
• Create various special effects.
• Create scripted events and game objects.
• Create and maintain various tools for production.
• Help out with programming, art creation and/or designing as needed.
• Monitoring and maintaining game performance.
• Prototype new ideas or concepts for current and future games.

Airtight Games : 6/12 - 3/14
Sr Technical Artist

• Create various special effects.
• Create scripted events and game objects.
• Create and maintain various tools for production.
• Help out with programming, art creation and/or designing as needed.
• Monitoring and maintaining game performance.
• Prototype new ideas or concepts for current and future games.

Zipper Interactive/SCEA : 2/06 - 6/12
Sr Environment/Technical Artist

• Create 3D models and textures for environment pieces.
• Create scripted events and game objects.
• Help develop and maintain pipeline.
• Shader devolopment.
• Minor effects and animation work.
• Lead Jr artists in completing asset lists.
• Work with designers and level artists to provide and maintain full lists of assets for them to place.
• Work to both polish and optimize existing pieces.

Mythic Entertainment - Contract Work : 2/06 - 3/08
Environment Artist

• Occasional contract for 3D models and textures.

Mythic Entertainment : 5/05 - 1/06
Environment Artist

• Concept and create environment pieces to be placed in the world of Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer Online.
• Work to both polish and optimize existing pieces.

SCEA : 7/04 - 4/05
Level/Prop Artist

• Work with senior artists to create props and terrain pieces for Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror.
• Work to both polish and optimize existing pieces.

Titles
The Unmaking
Soul Fjord
Quantum Conundrum 2
Unit 13
SOCOM 4
MAG
Warhammer Online
Dark Age of Camelot : Darkness Falls
Syphon Filter : Dark Mirror

Education
Digipen Institute of Technology
AAA 3D Computer Animation
9/02 - 4/04

References
Available upon request

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