Grant Niesner's Resume

MOTION PICTURE
	2003 - 2004 Hellboy & Son of The Mask Tippett Studios Virtual set modeler and Texture Painter – Character Modeler 2002 - 2003 Matrix Revolutions Tippett Studios Art Director, Concept Designer and Modeler 2002 Matrix Revolutions ESC Entertainment Concept Designer and Modeler 2001 Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions EON Entertainment Creature/Machine Concept Designer and Modeler 2000 - 2001 Matrix Reloaded/Revolutions Manex Visual Effects Visual Effects Art Director and Concept Modeler 1999 - 2000 Bless The Child Manex Visual Effects Digital Art Director, Concept Designer and Modeler 1998 - 1999 The Matrix Manex Visual Effects Conceptual Designer and Modeler, Pre-visualization Animator and Sequence Supervisor 1997 What Dreams May Come Mass Illusions Pre-visualization Animator and Concept Modeler 1996 - 1997 Starship Troopers Mass Illusions Pre-visualization Animator, Modeler and VFX Artist
OTHER MEDIA
	2004 – 2005 Electronic Arts – Tiburon Art Director of the NCAA Football 2006 video game 2003 - 2004 Silver Pictures - Freelance Art Direction, Modeling and Pre-visualization of studio logo 1998 - 2001 Manex Visual Effects Art Director for various in-house print advertisements, web site graphics and corporate identity 1995 - 1996 Sonalysts Studios, CT CG Designer, Animator, Painter and Flint Artist for various media Clients included: Time/Life Medical, Sun Intl, NOVA, CT Tel., Speed Vision
	1993 - 1995 Reflex I/O, NY CG Designer, Animator, Painter and Flint Artist and Digital Retouching for various for various local and national clients 1991 - 1993 Promotion Products, NY Character Designer, Illustrator and Graphic Designer of printed merchandising for various local and national clients 1989 - 1993 Syracuse, NY - Freelance Animation, Graphic Design, Art Restoration, Illustration and 3D Modeling 1989 - 1991 Hiawatha Utility, NY CAD, and Graphic Designer

Education

1985 - 1989 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design

Studies included Product Design, Traditional Animated Production, Sculpture, Graphic Design, Painting and Computer Graphics

References available upon request