Meet the Professionals




DanRodriguez

Dan Rodriguez ~ Producer / Digital Media Specialist

A post production visual effects geek at heart, Dan‘s career has spanned over 20 years in just about every aspect of film and video production. Whether he’s directing, shooting, lighting, doing a voice over, developing motion graphics, modeling whatever he has to in Lightwave, editing video, compositing visual effects, editing sound, or playing guitar – Dan is happy doing any of it as long as creativity and collaboration are part of the mix. An award winning video here and there, a few community studio builds under his belt and contributions countless creative projects over the years has established Dan as a local resource for creative professionals and students alike. Dan also teaches classes in studio production and advanced non linear editing techniques at PACTV in Plymouth, MA and is on staff as Dir. of Operations.

Specialties:

  • *Directing (talent\actors for film and multi-camera for broadcast).
  • *Shooting (anything but weddings and dance recitals).
  • *Editing (Adobe Premiere CS5 / AVID MC).
  • *Lightwave 3D.
  • *Adobe After Effects (motion graphics, visual fx, tracking).
  • *Cakewalk Sonar Producer (mixing for film.video & music production).
Personal web site link: http://www.spectrumavc.com
Personal Email Address: dan@spectrumavc.com
     



ArunMathew

Arun Mathew ~ 3D Modelling Artist

A 3d modelling artist with great passion for Art and Animation. He has been in the industry for the past 7 years and has worked on projects for various international studios including Nickelodeon, Disney Playhouse & Mikeyoung Productions. He’s currently working as freelance artist for several European companies, creating 3D models for TV shows, Games and interactive software. He also has great passion for photography.

Specialties:

  • *3D Modelling
  • *3D Characters, 3D vehicles, Objects
  • *UV Mapping,Low poly game models
  • *Renderings, 3D Expert
Personal web site link: http://www.arunmathews.com
Personal Email Address: mathew.arun@hotmail.com
Linked-In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/arunmatthew  

Fred Borcherdt

Fred Borcherdt ~ Director of Product Development at Newsplay.tv

Fred has pioneered the industry as an early adopter of Autodesk’s evolutionary 3D Studio Max. He then continued onto SEGA, leading the Dreamcast design team for the release of the first online console network to over 10 M consumers. Mr. Borcherdt went on to be part of the development team for the Emmy Award winning MobiTV. Having shipped over 100 award winning products in the last decade, his goal remains to innovate creative solutions for the industries demanding needs.

Specialties:

  • *3D Studio Max Product Specifications
  • *Rhino3D Storyboards and wireframes.
  • *Animation Flash Prototype.
  • *Maya Hardware and software integration.
Personal web site link: www.VideoZone3D.com/IndustrialDesign/
Personal web site link: http://www.dzinelounge.com
Linked-In Public link: http://www.linkedin.com/in/fborcherdt  




Tom Ducharme

Tom Ducharme ~ Illustrator and Designer

Illustrator and designer with twelve years of art experience in apparel, print, online, collectables, and gaming. Self-starter able to quickly understand the goals and objectives of a project and disseminate technical concepts, changing business landscapes and emerging technology for specific audience sets. Creative, personable, and organized with proven leadership capabilities, project management and communication skills.

Specialties:

  • *Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Premiere/Flash/Dreamweaver
  • *Illustration.
  • *Project Planning.
  • *Art Direction.
  • *Creative Thinking/ Conceptual Art.
  • *Logo Design.
  • *Game Design.
  • *Textures.
  • *Relationship Building.
  • *HTML, CSS, Flash, Dreamweaver.
Personal web site link: http://www.tomducharme.com/
My Company web site link: http://www.printfection.com/imaginedesigned
Linked-In Public link: http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasducharme  




Rober Dekett

Robert DeKett, President & CEO

Robert DeKett has been a major force in the coin-op industry for the past 27 years. He helped revolutionize the coin-op market with the design of first touch screen countertop machine while at Merit Industries, that is now a staple product in any bar or tavern. Additionally, he was responsible for the licensing of Taito Japan's Arkanoid, Revenge of Doh, Tournament Arkanoid, Big Event Golf, and Cinematronics' Baseball: Season 1&2, all of which were manufactured in Merit's Universal JAMMA Countertop system designed by Robert. Cumulative sales for these games was 31,000 units in the US. Robert was also on the design team for Bull Buster Electronic Darts and subsequently held a major role in the acquisition of Pub Time Electronic Darts which was sold worldwide and also private labeled by Nova in Germany. Robert's expertise lies in his ability to open lines of communication between the coin-op and consumer industries which yield revenue streams for both of these industries. His acumen for business development and licensing opened doors in the US, Europe and Japan. Robert penetrated the Japanese markets for Quantum3D where he successfully established distribution of chip and PCB level products with Fujitsu Devices, and system level products with every major Arcade developer. While At UltraCade Technologies, Robert held the position of Vice President of Business Development and was in charge of the licensing of titles for both UltraCade, the first classic title multi-game system for coin-op, and Arcade Legends the consumer version. Both products featured titles from Capcom, Taito, Midway, Atari and others. Further at UltraCade, Robert negotiated an exclusive licensing agreement with the NTRA for the Breeders' Cup Tournament Edition coin-op game which went on to win the AMOA 2005 Innovative Product of the Year Award. Most recently, Robert was the Vice President of Business Development for Global VR where he has secured several million dollars with new customers in the new markets of eastern Europe, along with a focus on the emerging markets in Asia.

Specialties:

  • *Executive Level Leadership.
  • *Executive Level Cost Anylsis.
  • *Sales and Marketing Domestic and Off Shore.
  • *Arcade Industry Pioneer.
Personal Web Site Link: http://www.Nanotechent.com
Linked-In Public link: http://www.linkedin.com/in/name  




Cris Drobny

Cris Drobny ~ Director of Product Design

Directed contract developers / manufacturers in the design and build of coin-op video products to corporate specifications. Coordinated and communicated Engineering / Marketing requirments, verify results, renegotiated if necessary and consideration to cost effectivity. Selection of devices, costing, materials and processing decisions. Create and maintenance bills of material, user manuals, and UL considerations. Convert Sega/Japan products to American market regarding component selection, UL compliance, graphics design, cabinet costing, shipping and storage. Supervise and assist UL engineers in the resolve of submitted products to compliance directives. Carry out on-site inspections when needed. Write software, design hardware, pcbs and/or harnessing when required .

Specialties:

  • *Autocad.
  • *Solidworks .
  • *Adobe Suite.
  • *New Product Development.
Personal Web Site Link: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cris-drobny/3/b51/707
Linked-In Public link: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cris-drobny/3/b51/707  




Jan-Willem Zuyderduyn

Jan-Willem Zuyderduyn ~ 3D Industrial Designer ~ Automotive Industry

Jan-Willem Zuyderduyn has created and produced some of the best Solidworks tutorials. The Motorcyle feature in the picture above is one of his 3D creations.

Specialties:

  • *Solidworks.
  • *Autocad.
  • *Solidworks Tutorial Publicitation.
  • *Industrial Design Engineering.
Personal Web Site Link: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cris-drobny/3/b51/707
Linked-In Public link: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/cris-drobny/3/b51/707  




Juan Carlos Jiménez Vadillo

Juan Carlos Jiménez Vadillo

My name is Juan Carlos Jiménez. I was born in Madrid, Spain, 32 years ago. I've spent my entire life devoted to 3D, design, computer graphics and other kind of artistic expressions. In eartly 1992, I began using 3D Studio R2 for MS-DOS. So, I can fairly say that I have over 17 years of experience. To stay in touch with tecnhology and to satisfy my passion for programming, I was graduated in 2004 as a Computer Engineer. My professional career started out, ten years ago, as a visual effects producer with Next Limit. I spent about two years running RealFlow simulations for movies, commercials and TV. It was neccesary for me to come up with a major project, then I joined, for six months, Ilion Animation Studios as a Senior Simulation and Effects Artist. With the goal of accumulating knowledge from other fields of the industry, I was employed in RandomControl doing some 3D virtual reality technology research, in Differend Games doing some games stuff and in LightHub, one of the most important architectural visualization companies in my country. I finally spent two years working as a graphics supervisor in Producciones Mandarina, a TV production company, creating high-end graphics for some awarded TV shows and documentaries in most of the TV channels here in Spain (Telecinco, TVE, Cuatro, TV3 and 8TV). In 2007 I ran my own company so I could work in product visualization and 3D modeling which is my real passion. If you are interested in hiring me for some freelance work, please take a look at the freelance section in the homepage. You can also take a glance at the photography section, which is one of my most loved hobbies.

Specialties:

  • *3D Design and Computer Graphics.
  • *Visual Effects Production.
  • *Product Visualization & 3D modeling.
  • *Film, Movie Industry/TV Commercials.
  • *Simulation and Special Effects.
  • *3D virtual reality.
  • *Architectural Visualization.
  • *High-End Graphic Productions.
  • *Award winning TV shows and Documentaries.
Personal Web Site Link: www.anypixel.com
Linked In Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/juancarlosjimenez  
Twitter ID: http://www.twitter.com/anypixel  




Josah Mings

Josh Mings ~ Founder of Solid Smack (One of the hottest Solidworks Blogs around).

I am originally from Illinois. I currently lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with my wife Maggie and our brand spankin’ new baby Sebastian. But before that we lived in Switzerland, San Antonio, and Austin, Texas. Before that we lived in the piney woods of Longview, Texas where we went to school at LeTourneau University and, incidentally, where we also met. I started using SolidWorks in 1996 That date looks way old. Thanks to a great boss who let me take off with it (thanks Paul) I started helping out getting it implemented throughout the company. I got the university to pick it up also as a class where I taught it. After that, Maggie and I got married, we moved to Austin where I went to work for MLC Cad Systems, a (the best) SolidWorks Reseller. Awesome team. This is where I really honed my skills, got all my certification stuff, learned how to not throw-up before talking in front of people and prepare for demos till 3 in the morning. Fun times. After that I was seduced by the wonder of the VIP aircraft interiors industry. All along the way involved in implementing, developing processes, and using SolidWorks. I currently work with Executive Aircraft Completion in Tulsa where I work with a great team and also push the envelope in 3D design while using a great product to design and engineer some really cool stuff. Beyond that I stay pretty busy stretching out a 1 year renovation of our 1973 Spanish Ranch style house to 3 years and taking care of Sebastian. What am I interested in? Well, thanks for asking. I like web design, layout, tattoo art, drums, skateboarding, architecture, jazz music, hardcore music, drawing, painting, cooking, jumping off stuff, good Thai movies and good Thai food. All through my work experience I was constantly confronted with people’s resistance to change. Needless to say, it strangely inspired me, which is why I decided to start this. SolidSmack just doesn’t deal with Solid modeling, it’s about getting inspired about something. Anything. For me it’s about pushing myself to discover new ways and technology to help people. Not that the old doesn’t always work, it’s just crazy what can happen by just having a little better attitude about the possibilities.

Specialties:

  • *Solidworks Master.
  • *Professional Blogger.
  • *VIP Aircraft Interiors Industry.
  • *Public Speaking.
  • *Solidworks Instructor.
Personal Web Site Link: www.SolidShack.com
personal email Address: http://www.solidsmack.com/contact/  




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