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Kevin Patel

@kevinpatel

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Detail-oriented Technical Artist specializing in real-time asset optimization.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I seek a Technical Artist role at a collaborative studio where I can build pipelines, optimize real-time assets, create VFX, and grow my technical and artistic skills.

I am a Technical Artist with a background in 3D animation and hands-on experience across modelling, texturing, rigging, lighting, and real-time shaders. I have contributed to game and film projects, developing environments, VFX, and tools that streamline production workflows.

On a recent game project I optimized level assets to improve performance by about 20%, created shaders and Niagara effects like portals and underwater caustics, and built tools in Python to accelerate post-render tasks. I replicate real-world sets to scale, handle lighting and rendering, and compile final scenes for student film work.

I bring strong organization, teamwork, and customer-facing experience from retail roles, and I seek to apply my technical artistry and pipeline-building skills to help a studio improve visual storytelling and runtime performance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Customer Service Representative

Current

Best Buy

Nov 2022 - Present (3 years 2 months)

Provided customer and administrative support, resolved inquiries, managed schedules and documentation, and assisted with recruitment and HR tasks while maintaining accurate records and strong client relationships.

Customer Service Scheduling Documentation Recruitment support Client Relations Office Administration Problem Solving

3D Generalist

Humber Student Film

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 (3 months)

Recreated a real-world set in 3D at scale, handled lighting and final renders, and wrote Python tools to accelerate post-rendering tasks for shot compilation.

Maya Zbrush Lighting Render Python Adobe Suite Compositing

Technical Environment Artist

Indigo Lunar Games

Jan 2024 - Apr 2024 (3 months)

Developed a game level including assets, lighting and VFX; optimized levels to improve game performance by ~20% and implemented shaders and Niagara effects to enhance visual storytelling.

Unreal Engine Niagara Shaders Lighting VFX Asset Optimization Performance Profiling

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Humber Polytechnic

Diploma, 3D Animation

2022 -

Activities and societies: Student films and game projects including environment development, VFX using shaders and Niagara, and tool scripting in Python.

Pursuing 3D Animation studies with coursework and projects in 3D modelling, texturing, rigging, lighting, and real-time asset optimization.