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Brian Townsend: Digital Media Artist, Luxion. Inc.

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Brian Townsend

Class of 2010
Media Arts
The Art Institute of California, San Diego

Employer: Luxion. Inc.

Job Title: Digital Media Artist

"The Art Institute of California,San Diego gave me all the tools I needed to become a well-rounded and focused professional."
—Brian Townsend

2010 Graduate, Bachelor of Science, Media Arts & Animation

As a digital media artist for Luxion, Inc., Brian Townsend is responsible for generating all visual marketing content, web development, HDRI photography, online and onsite training, and providing advice for new software features. He admits that there is no typical day at the office. He travels frequently and has even demonstrated at SIGGRAPH for the past two years—including two presentations focused on emerging technologies.

In addition to the travel, the job comes with other perks. “Since we are CPU-based rendering, Intel sends us the latest chips they are working on so I'm always using the fastest hardware usually before it's publicly available,” he says. Brian adds that he uses software including Maya, KeyShot, After Effects, Illustrator, and Photoshop frequently in his job—and states that his education at The Art Institute of California—San Diego helped to prepare him for the challenges of his career. “There is no doubt in my mind that if I had not attended school (there), I would not be where I am today. The Art Institute of California—San Diego gave me all the tools I needed to become a well-rounded and focused professional.”

Brian is a military veteran, having served as a combat engineer in the U.S. Army—achieving the rank of specialist. Brian’s time in the military included one year in both Korea and Iraq. Just as he proudly served his country in the U.S. Army, he takes great pride in the client list he serves in his civilian life. “Companies like Lamborghini, Tesla, Chrysler, LG, Oakley, Tiffany & Co. use (our company’s) software every day to help them design and deliver their products to the world. I'm very proud knowing that they are using something that I helped create on a daily basis.” He is also helping to create a new animation system and will be one of five names on the product patent. “I've had the opportunity to work with some great minds on this, including computer graphics professor Henrik Wann Jensen. He wrote the mathematical algorithms that made Gollum's skin look real in Lord of the Rings and won an Academy Award for his work there.”

Confirmed accurate as of: 02/02/2012

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