The entirety of my design work from 2012 - 2021

1. 3D Visual Artist & Designer | NC State Graduate Alumnus
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catmadethat@gmail.com /catmadethat (910) 379-7398
BuildSense | Durham, NC | Summer 2019 + Feb 2020 - Apr 2021 | Architecture
Andre Johnson Architect | Raleigh, NC | Summer of 2018 | Architecture
Duda Paine Architects | Durham, NC | Summer + Winter of 2017 | Architecture
IRT | Durham, NC | Jul 2012 - May 2015 | Graphic Design + UI
Various Freelance Projects | 2013 - 2016 + 2021 | Graphic Design
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked in a small firm environment with Andre Johnson and Leroy Ali-Osman. I took on
leadership positions that involved conceptualizing designs, meeting with potential clients,
and visiting project sites. I created 3D renders in Sketchup and Photoshop, plans in Revit,
large scale models, and presentations for clients in North Carolina and California.
Worked on the design, development, and construction phases of a variety of residential
projects. I created plans and 3D models in Vectorworks, produced design ideations, and
collaborated with the team to communicate with clients and contractors to define the
designs, schedules, and construction material logistics.
Worked under the leadership of Turan Duda, Jeff Paine, and project managers to create
client presentations, Revit 3D models and renderings, physical models, plans and elevations
made in AutoCAD, and diagrams made in Adobe Illustrator. I helped develop architectural
concepts and decisions, visited construction sites, met one-on-one with collaborating
engineers and material specialists.
Worked with IRT (Innovation Research and Training) researchers to design the aesthetics,
content, functions, and grant proposal requirements for educational programs. This
included interactive web apps, websites, books, posters, and teaching manuals intended for
Middle and High School children in the US and Puerto Rico.
Worked on a variety of projects that focused on Promotional Assets, Illustration work, and
Logo Designs. Deliverables included digital files for social media, 3D animations, music
videos, posters, postcards, t-shirts, stickers, books, and album (Vinyl and CD Booklet)
designs.
Clients included Musicians, Gallery Directors, Fashion Designers, Restaurant Owners,
Concert/Event Producers, Electricians, and Software Company.
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EDUCATION SKILLS + KNOWLEDGE
North Carolina State University - College of Design
Master’s Degree In Architecture | December 2019
Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design | May 2012
English + Spanish | Mac + Windows OS
Master at Blender, Photoshop, Illustrator,
Indesign, After Effects, Revit, AutoCad, Lectora,
Vectorworks, Rhino. Experienced in Unreal
Engine, Unity, and Maya

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3D MODELING
Since January of 2020, I’ve been
developing my 3D modeling and
anima�on skills through the
program Blender.
On the far right you can see the
process one has to go through in
order to create a fully animated
character. Part of the design
involves crea�ng a Low Poly
version of the model and then
“baking in” higher resolu�on
textures (normal maps). This is
done in order to save processing
power while the model is being
rendered and animated.
The rest of the images are renders
of other personal projects I’ve
created in order to keep learning
every secret there is within
digitally sculp�ng and anima�ng.
You can view all these designs in
mo�on at the youtube channel:
h�ps://youtu.be/4KQW_p4DeIU

3. Much of my Graphic Design work has
come from freelance projects.
Le� column is my promo�onal
contribu�on to Durham, NC’s
Carrack Community Art Gallery. I
worked with the project’s
coordinator to design the posters,
postcards, logo, and social media
assets.
In the middle column is another set
of promo�onal art and graphic
design. This project was a sponsored
Music Fes�val that also took place in
Durham and was developed by the
local ar�st community Dirty Durham.
I worked with the head coordinator
to design their posters, banners, and
t-shirt designs.
At the top of this column you can see
the ini�al phases of the design.
On the far right is a poster design for
a local band DotWav Media. I
a�ended the band’s previous
performance to photograph the
musicians in ac�on and then used
those photos as reference for the
final piece.
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GRAPHIC DESIGN

4. LOGO DESIGN
These freelance logo designs help
highlight my process. I work with
the client, listen to what their
ideals for the company are, and
help facilitate a conversa�on that
can help us both figure out what
their icon should be. By going
through so many different
itera�ons, I can be sure that we’ve
explored as many possible op�ons
within the requirements the client
has set up.
On the top le� is my logo design
for Dendi (Medical So�ware
Company). The Direwolf logo was
for a Durham DJ, Tor�llas Carolina
was for local restaurant and
tor�llas seller, Durham Rep�les
was for an online marketplace of
rep�les and the M was a fun
personal project.
On the bo�om le� are my
itera�ons for my own CAT logo
while on the bo�om right is the
design for the Durham ar�ficial
intelligence financial analy�cs
company TRILL.
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5. The le� vector illustra�ons are an
assortment of personal projects.
The interac�ve comic illustra�ons on
the far right is a project for
Innova�on Research & Training in
Durham, NC. The purpose of the
project was to educate students and
parents on what it meant to take
part in a Health & Mental research
study. The project itself became an
applica�on that can be downloaded
on the Apple store.
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ILLUSTRATIONS

6. ARCHITECTURE
The following top row of images are
renders of my architectural design
from the Coastal Dynamics Studio
within ARC 503. The park project,
located within the coastal town of
Elizabeth City, NC, suffers from
frequent flooding issues. An
engineering solu�on offered by the
city’s planning board has been to
install a 4� berm spanning the length
of the area to protect the nearby
homes from further damage.
My goal with this project was to
rebuild the exis�ng dilapidated
basketball court and ea�ng area into
a community gathering center that
worked in tandem with the new
berm and connected the surrounding
neighborhoods with bike paths.
The model itself was designed in
Sketchup, rendered in Lumion, and
touched up in Photoshop.
In the middle is a Health and
Wellness center for Rocky Point
North Carolina and at the bo�om is a
Gymnasium and Dormitory for NC
State student athletes.
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7. These are a small selec�on of the
many projects I worked on while
advancing towards my Bachelor’s
Degree in Industrial Design.
(Le�) 1969 S�ngray Corve�e 3D
model. (Middle Top) Bench design
for NC State Student Compe��on.
(Right) Hubble Bubble; a
transportable stargazing unit.
(Middle Bo�om) Magne�c Bike Lock.
All designs were made in Alias and
rendered in Solidworks.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
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