Ron Norton
Harpswell, ME
Phone: (207)729-2806
Work Experience:
June 2002-June 2006; Lead Artist for- DLA, An international team of game developers
with work credits on several Bioware, (Atari -Wizards of the Coast) Digital
Download Modules for use with NeverWinter Nights! Team members are from places
like Canada, Germany, Brazil, Norway, Israel, Ireland, etc. We created custom
content for games such as
Wyvern
Crown of Cormyr (due out this summer).
January 2002 – June 2002; Art Director for- Dungeon Siege developers guild,(DSDG).
Creating future modules for Dungeon Siege. Original game created by "Gas
Powered Games", published by "Microsoft".
November 2001-June 2002 -Lead Artist, Graveyard Quest . See my work at Graveyard
Quest! or at my Portfolio page, Art Portfolio!
May 2001- August 2001- The Digital Generation, Florida. Created several scenes to promote new company,
including 3D model of cheese which looked like computer key board, and mice
characters created from computer mouse.
July 2001- November 2001- Par 2 Golf, Freeport Maine. Created 3D Golf course for use at town building
board as a project proposal.
June 2000- August 2000- Maine State Lottery,Created 3D Ticket character, and
animated him in a promo. Also created particle effects found in this
commercial.
1998-PRESENT; Freelance 3D Digital Artist , Harpswell, Maine.
Using an Intergraph TDZ2000, dual pentium system w/WildCat accelerator, under
WINNT, 0n a Local Area Network consisting of 4 systems currently. Using 3D
Studio MAX w/several plug-ins, PhotoShop, Adobe Premiere, Painter, Bryce 3D,
etc.
1993-1998; Freelance Digital Artist, creating digital photo
manipulations. Purchased a commercial Pentium system and started using
primarily PhotoShop, Illustrator, Painter, Kai's Power tools, Poser, Elastic
reality, Simply 3D and Eye Candy to create photographic manipulations and
restoration/retouching of pictures for local photo labs.
1992-1996; My wife and I were foster parents for several
special needs children, I used... Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Microsoft
Excel, Micrographics Picture Publisher, Corel Draw, etc. to create Reports,
Charts, and Graphs which informed the interdisciplinary team of progress, and
setbacks.
1992; Program support Specialist, Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME. Contracted for 4
weeks. Worked on PowerMac. Systems to produce graphics to promote Aegis
Destroyer program. Used Mac Draw, and Excel.
1988-1990; Commercial deep sea diver for Maine fishing industry.
Dove thousands of dives for Urchins, Sea Scallops, Oysters, and Periwinkels.
Usually during the winter months.
1987; Lab Tech, Tom Jones
Photography, Brunswick, ME. Color Negative Retouching, Color and B&W
Printing and B&W negative processing.
1985-1986; Photo-Lab Tech. / Graphic Artist, K.E.W.
Professional Photo Labs, Norwalk, CT. Supervisor copy Dept. Produced color and
B&W internegatives, prints, negatives, and large format transparencies,
logo creation and airbrushed photo retouching for companies like: Pepsi-Cola,
Golf Digest Magazine, BIC Inc., etc.
1980-1982; Supervisor
B&W Printing / Photographer, U.S.S. Independence CV62, Norfolk, VA. Quality assurance, production
coordination, machine maintenance & quality control and Ariel Photographer.
1977-1980; Photo-Lab
Tech. / Photographer, Naval Intelligence Support Center (NISC), Suitland, MD. Layout of top-secret
SATCOM imagery, production of slides, viewgraphs and prints (color &
B&W) for distribution to the White House, Pentagon, and Dept. of Defense.
Duties included- Studio Photographer, Chemical Mixing, B&W Printing, Copy
Dept, Duty Photographer.
Education:
2001; Completed course of instruction in 3D Studio MAX, at Bridge Education,
Westbrook, ME.
1988- Bachelors of Arts Degree.
Natural Sciences/Math, with
an emphasis on computer sciences. University of Maine, at Farmington, ME. Courses included...Fortran77,
Pascal 1,2,and 3, Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, on Mainframe
computers.
Created
Diorama of Prehistoric life, included dozens of sculptures including Trilobites
which I sculpted, created molds of, duplicated, assembled, and Airbrushed/ Hand
painted. Examples are here...Diorama
1984; Airbrush Techniques, Steve Rubelmann, R&R Graphics, Orange, CT.
Studied airbrushed photographic retouching.
1977; US NAVY Photographers
"A" School, Photographic Training Command, Pensacola, FL. Learned
basics of professional photography, as well as some advanced topics.
1976; High School Degree, Mt. Ararat High School, Topsham, ME. Studied Art
and Photography.
1970-1974; Fine Arts Training, Alicia Stonebreaker, Brunswick,
ME. Learned many forms of fine arts, discovered I had a natural ability for
art. created Oil Paintings, Water colors, Pen and Ink, and Pastels. 2nd Place
National Grange art contest for oil painting.
Other
noteworthy events:
2002; Won 1st place in game building model contest at Planet Dungeon Siege.
1985; Honorable Discharge, United States Naval Reserve, So.Weymouth, MA
1982; Honorable Discharge, United States Navy, Norfolk, VA
1977; Photo Award for Contest at Naval Intelligence Support Center, NISC,
Suitland MD.
1972; First place in local science fair, built a rock computer.
