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Ian Ralston
Ian Ralston
3D Production | AR/VR Development
Cincinnati, United States

Summary

Ian is a creative technologist who is passionate about using new, innovative and immersive technology to create experiences that merge digital and physical realities. You can call him a wizard, that's cool too.

He understands the full pipeline of 3D asset production like the back of his hand, and is able to craft digital assets for real-time 3D applications, renders and other interactive media.

Skills

Environment Design3D ModelingDigital SculptingEnvironment ModelingHard Surface ModelingAugmented RealityVirtual RealityModular Design

Software proficiency

After Effects
After Effects
Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
Illustrator
Illustrator
Maya
Maya
Photoshop
Photoshop
Substance 3D Painter
Substance 3D Painter
Unreal Engine
Unreal Engine
ZBrush
ZBrush
Unity
Unity
Premiere
Premiere

Experience

  • 3D Designer at Nanos GbR
    Cincinnati, United States of America
    December 2017 - March 2020

    • Lead creation of modular 3D assets using industry standard production pipelines.

    • Designed multimedia and marketing materials for social media channels, reaching 7000+ viewers though Twitter, Reddit and Discord.

  • Junior Interactive Designer (Contract Role) at Meptik
    Atlanta, United States of America
    November 2020 - December 2020

    • Collaborated with the production of photorealistic assets in Unreal Engine 4.

    • Assisted in the development and design of digital environments for virtual production (live events, trade shows, presentations).

  • Emerging Technology Intern at Lightborne Communications, INC
    Cincinnati, United States of America
    January 2020 - May 2020

    • Developed workflows and prototypes of Extended Reality projects in Unity and Unreal Engine 4.

    • Lead development on virtual production prototypes to be used in tandem with existing production workflows.

    • Assisted in conception, development and production of various mobile augmented reality applications.

    • Instructed other employees in the fundamentals of XR production pipelines.