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Tanja Taivula Välimaa

@tanjataivulavlimaa

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I'm a Technical Artist with a lot of experience with VR.

Sweden

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for a role where I can grow my skills, learn new things, be creative, have fun and help technical problem solving.

I'm Tanja Taivula Välimaa, a technical artist with skills in graphics, animations, programming, Unreal engine, innovation and VR applications.

I have helped out to visualize what a city's digital twin can be used in different types of companies, and users that would need it, and participate in creating events around it in Virtual Gothenburg Lab.

I have worked a lot with presenting Virtual Reality to people form all ages and professions, holding in groups, and events. I have talked to people about different types of VR headset, what VR can be used for and psychological aspects for it.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Technical Artist & Business Developer

VRWorld

Oct 2023 - Jan 2024 (3 months)

Project employed with a focus on graphics and animation for VR apps. Developed a new graphic profile for the company as well as a new logo, edited images for social media and created the advertising video for various events. I helped instruct clients on VR technology and various games.

Graphics Animation VR Social Media Video Editing Customer Service Teamwork Events Blender Virtual Reality

3D Developer

Lindholmen Science Park

Jun 2023 - Oct 2023 (4 months)

Project employment at Visual Arena after my internship. At Virtual Gothenburg Lab I worked on innovating for the availability and use of Gothenburg City's digital twin. I also hosted events and demonstrated VR technology. After this, I was recruited by a colleague to VR World.

VR 3D Graphics Animation Events Customer Service Customer Feedback Customer Insights Virtual Reality Innovation Blender Unreal Engine Unreal Engine 5

Technical Artist

Lindholmen Science Park

Oct 2022 - May 2023 (7 months)

I have had my two Internship courses here. I have mainly had two VR
projects that I worked independently in. One of the projects is a
prototype tool that filmmakers should be able to use to see how the film
will look in a specific location. The second project has been a copy of their
premises so that they can present themself and the company by using VR.

Unreal Engine Unreal Engine 5 Blender Innovation 3D Graphics 3D Modeling

Restaurant Assistant

Liseberg

Jun 2021 - Aug 2021 (2 months)

Summer work in fast food when the pandemic restrictions began to ease. After this I began my studies as a Technical Artist.

Customer Service Restaurant

Baker

Brödhuset

Oct 2016 - Apr 2020 (3 years 6 months)

Worked as a baker and made various products. Also helped take care of interns of different ages and skill levels. Work ceased due to the pandemic and labor shortages.
rolls. I also had to take care of interns with different skill levels and ages.

Customer Service Caffe Restaurant

Baker and Chocolatier

FIKA

Feb 2016 - Mar 2016 (1 month)

Internship for 6 weeks in their bakery and then in their chocolate
workshop. Got to make traditional Swedish products in the bakery. In the
chocolate workshop, I got to temper, fill praline molds and jam.

Customer Service Chocolatey Restaurant

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

YRGO

Industrial Technical Artist

2021 - 2023

Courses: 3D-graphics, 3D- animation, Unreal Engine 5, Extended Reality, Object Oriented Programming C++, Shaderprogramming, UX, Tool development and more.

Thesis: “Can AI help making a game?”.
Programs: Blender, Unreal Engine 5, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier Pro, Visual Studio, GIT Hub, GLSL, Trello, Figma.

Scholarship from Adlerbertska Premiestiftelsen 23 June 2022.

YRGO

Baker & Confectione

2015 - 2016

Advancing in bakery and confectionery, with various sculpture techniques.

Courses: Pastry products & Pâtisserie, bakery products and Creative crafts, and more.

Journeyman Certificates, Baker and Confectioner 02 June 2016

Ester Mosessons Gymnasium

Baker & Confectione

2010 - 2013

Trained in bakery and confectionery in the Food Program.

Went through basics in bakery and confectionery, hygiene food handling and 2 internship periods, and more.

Scholarship from the Roland and Lizie Nilsson Memorial Fund in 2013.