katzeimsack Artist

Summary
Name: Manuel Virks
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Date of birth: 8th November
Nationality: German
Email: manuel@mvirks.com
Skype: katzeimsack2
Awards
4th Champion

3D, Dominance War IV (2009)
Best Art in a Game Mod

Intel $1 Million Make Something Unreal Contest (2009)
Work Experience
+7 years professional work experience
(2005 – present)
~4 years “Half-life” 1 MOD experience
(2002 – 2005)
Lecturer at Games Academy, Frankfurt, Germany (2011 – present)
2011 – present
Teaching Character and Environment Art
2D/3D Artist at Crytek Gmbh, Frankfurt, Germany (2009 – 2012)
2011 – 2012
Senior Character Artist ”Crysis 3″ (PC, 360, PS3)
2011
Senior Character Artist ”Crysis 1 Console” (PC, 360, PS3)
2011
Senior Character Artist ”Ryse (Codename Kingdoms)” (PC, 360, PS3)
2009 – 2011
Senior Environment Artist, Character Group Lead, ”Crysis 2″ (PC, 360, PS3)
2D/3D Artist at Splash Damage Ltd, London, England (2008 – 2009)
2008 – 2009
Environment Artist ”Brink” (PC, 360, PS3)
2D/3D Artist at Cranberry Production (former 4Head), Hanover, Germany (2007 – 2008)
2008
Environment Artist ”Black Mirror 2″ (PC)
2007 – 2008
Character Artist, Artist ”Mata Hari” (PC)
2D/3D Artist, Leveldesigner at 4Head Studios, Hanover, Germany (2005 – 2007)
2007
Character Artist next generation prototype (PC)
2007
Environment Artist ”The Guild DS” prototype (DS)
2007
Environment Artist ”The Three Investigators” (DS)
2006 – 2007
Leveldesigner ”The Settlers: Rise of an Empire” (PC)
2006
Environment Artist, Leveldesigner next generation prototype “Beowulf” (PC)
2006
Environment Artist, Leveldesigner ”The Guild 2: Pirates of the High Seas” (PC)
2005 – 2006
Environment Artist, Leveldesigner ”The Guild 2″ (PC)
Skills:
Modeling, Sculpting, Texturing, Leveldesign
3ds Max, Maya, Zbrush, Mudbox, Photoshop, Unreal, CryEngine 3, Unity, ID Tech
German (native), English (fluent)