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___Ben Beech
	1234 Green Oak Lane Los AltosCA, 94024 bbeech@ringling.edu (941) 993 8946

___EXPERIENCE:
	Render Wrangler
	Ringling College of Art and Design

___________	-Provided rendering technical support
.	-Helped manage render farm of 250+ computers

	The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Science and Technology Council Internship
	Paid Internship Hosted by Sony Pictures Imageworks

___________		-Specialized in shader writing and rendering
.		-Wrote Renderman shaders that comply with Imageworks show standards
.		-Shaders written included diffuse, specular, reflection, refraction, ambient, procedural noises, as well as utility map functions
.		-Attended Beowulf dailies for shader writing, look development, and lighting teams

___SOFTWARE PACKAGES:
	Renderman		-Can read and write RSL and RIB files
	A		-Good understanding of creating Shaders in Slim interface
	A		-Good knowledge of interaction between RAT/PRMAN/RPS
	Maya		-Strong understanding of the hypershade and Maya's internal renderer
	Shake		-Good knowledge of compositing render passes and color correction
	Imageworks		-General knowledge of proprietary compositing, lighting, and rendering software used by Sony Pictures Imageworks

___EDUCATION:
	Ringling College of Art and Design:
	B.F.A Computer Animation
	A
	Escape Studios
	Renderman Comprehensive Class
	Oil Painting Mentorship:
	Studied under professional oil painter Alexander Dzigurski II

___AWARDS:
	Best of Ringling Juried Show
	Sherbet Valley: Concept Painting
	A
	Gallery 28 Juried Show
	Sherbet Valley: Concept Painting
	Best of Core Workshop
	Cowboy: Figure Drawing