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                                                                             SPYROS DIMITROPOULOS
                                                                               e-mail: sd@lionsark.com

CAREER SUMMARY

Through my career I served at the position of Political Cartoonist, General Manager, Special Effects Artists, Post
Production Compositor, Special Effects Professor, Art Director and Creative Director. My experience and passion at
directing an artistic team, in combination with my “analytical and logical" science background and General Manager
experience, can help in organizing, problem solving, managing and completing production projects were time and
quality are the major factors.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

        Autodesk Maya Unlimited 2009
        Autodesk Mocap Motion Builder 7.5
        Adobe After Effects CS4
        Adobe Premier Pro 2.0
        Adobe Photoshop CS4
        Audition
        Boujou 1.3
        ZBrush 3.5
        Exporting 3d animations to Real Time Engines
        Creating 3d animations for Augmented Reality projects
        Stereoscopic Projection Techniques
        Magic Symbol by Inition Ltd
        Gipsy Motion Capture
        Sound Force
        Macromedia Flash Director
        Particle Illusion 3.0
        Muster 4.5
        Microsoft Office Tools

WORK EXPERIENCE

Aug 08-present: Supervising the work flow of the video game animators’ team, problem solving between graphic assets
from 3d software into real time game engines, creating and exporting 3d animations into Virtools and Torque real time
engines, generating diffuse, normal, ambient occlusion and specularity maps for the achievement of realistic look on
low-poly 3D models, creating animations for augmented reality projects, achieving a non-registered or listed technique,
combining hi quality speaking animation with blend shapes, on a character fully animated, with skeleton joints in Virtools,
creating re-usable assets of liquid flow with the use of motion graphics, creating computer graphic assets for flash video
game platforms, creating complete medical visualization animations, & special effects, compositing and video editing,
tracking on live video footage, digital painting, digital sculpturing, creating Illustration mock-ups.

July 2008: Business Consultant/Art Director of the 3d Special Effects Department –“The 3D World Center A.E” (part of
JNL Advertising/Production Group, www.jnl.gr)

July 2008: Special effects animator for the creation of conceptual 3d art work for web platform (Lewis Enterprises Inc.)

Feb 2008: Art Director and Special Effects Artist for the creation of a TV commercial clip, for Municipality of Marousi, for
the 2nd blood donation event. www.maroussi2004.gr

Feb 2008: Main Speaker, to professional technicians, of advanced seminar {Post Production program and techniques
(Intergraphics advanced seminar)} www.intergraphics.gr/eng

6 & 7 Dec 07: Main speaker of two Lectures regarding Visual Effects and Green Screen – CG Overlay Techniques at
the Department of Audio and Visual Arts of the Ionian University, Greece. www.ionio.gr

Dec 2007:   Art Director and 3D modeller for the photorealistic visualization of a seven villas complex development (GCS
Ltd, Gazis Cargo-Construction Company)

27 Nov 07:   Main speaker of a Lecture regarding the Visual Effects at the Master in Design Department of the
Educational Group AKTO Art & Design. www.akto.gr

Oct 07- Jun 08: Professor of 3D Animation & Special Effects, of the Educational Group AKTO Art & Design. www.akto.
gr

Oct 2007: Creator of 3d model of the prototype aircraft FALCON HTV-3X, for an advertising campaign. (Kolected Ltd-
Nick Kaloterakis, NSW Sidney-Australia)

July 2007: One of the winners of the challenge for the promotional video-clip of Tram transportations campaign (2d
animation & video editing) www.tramsa.gr

June 2007 : Special Effects Artist & Creative Director of the promotional multimedia project for Helios Group ,Grand
Resort- Hotels & Spa ,Lagonissi, Athens.

June 2007: Art Director of the 3D commercial campaign for Alpha Bank in Bulgaria (Leousis JNL, Advertising Company
www.jnl.gr)

Apr. 2007: 3D Animator & Art Director of the Informative DVD for the new route   of Piraeus TRAM-HSAP (Ministry of
Transportation, Iridion Ltd)

Dec 2006: 3D Animator of the Informative DVD for the new Traffic Rules & Human Behaviour (Metsovio Polytechnic
Department, University of Athens-Ministry of Transportation, Iridion Ltd)

Sept.06-Jun 08: Art Director and Share holder of North Effect Ltd, Commercial Services and Productions. www.
northeffect.gr

Oct 05-Jun 06: Professor of 3D Animation & Special Effects, of the Educational Group INTERGRAPHICS. www.
intergraphics.gr/eng

2005-2006:   Special Effects Artist & 3D Animator, of the music video clip, "ALYSIDA", by George Tsalikis, Universal
Music Records. (TV Radio Stations: Star Channel, Mad TV, Mega Channel, Alpha Channel).

Oct.05-Jun 06:   3D Animator and Special Effects Artist of INTERFOT Company, Digital Productions, INTERGRAPHICS
Group. www.intergraphics.gr/eng

Dec 2004: Special Effects Artist of the official commercial for Digital Media Arts College, Boca Raton, Florida. www.dmac.
edu

Apr. 2004: Special Effects Artist and creator of a commercial for the promotion of   the Olympics Flame, Athens 2004
(TV Radio Station TELE-TIME)

1999-2004:   General Manager of Petrolio Inc

1998-1999:   Civil Engineer and Project Supervisor in Araxos, Military NATO Base.

1995-1998:   General Manager of Gazolio Corporation.

1990-1992:   Freelancer co-worker for 18 techno-economical projects.

1988-1989:   Politics Cartoonist for "HMERA" newspaper

EDUCATION

1988-1995: Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering of Patra University, Greece

2003-2004: Master in Fine Arts, Special Effects Animation , DMAC , Boca Raton ,Florida, USA -Master's Degree :
Summa Cum Laude

SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS

Sep. 1988: Scholarship of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Department of Patra’s University

Aug.1999:   Award for the completion of Araxos NATO Military Base construction.

June 2004: Merit Scholarship, Digital Media Arts College.

Dec. 2004: Annual Award for Special Effects 3D Animation Excellence, Digital Media Arts College.

Dec. 2004: Best Production Award in Special Effects Animation, Digital Media Arts College.

REFERENCES

        David Xu, Director of Graduate School, Digital Media Arts College, USA.
        Born Maybury-Lewis, PhD Executive Director ,Harvard University, USA
        Dimitris Tsirkas, Managing Director of Akto Art & Design Group, Greece
        Petrolio inc. , Dania Beach,FL. USA.

Spoken Languages: English, Greek and some Spanish.