Annaliesa Mangan

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Visualization

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 

December 2024

GPA: 3.8

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PROJECTS

Last Ride - 3D Animated Short (Maya, Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, Adobe Suite)
Jan 2024 - May 2024

• Layout and Lighting Lead, Project Manager, Modeling Artist, Animator.

• Designed layout, designed lighting, modeled assets, developed effects, ran technical tests, assisted with animation and look development.

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Once Upon a Time - 3D Animated Short (Maya, Unreal Engine, Substance Painter)

Jan 2023 - May 2023

• Layout and Lighting Artist, Project Manager.

• Designed lighting, designed layout, modeled assets, created textures and materials in Unreal Engine and Substance Painter.

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The Last Star - 2D/3D Hybrid Animated Short (Maya, Unreal Engine, Procreate, Substance Painter)

Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

• Layout and Lighting Artist.

• Designed lighting, designed layout, modeled assets, ran technical demos in Unreal Engine, composited in Unreal Engine and After Effects, created textures and materials in Unreal Engine and Substance Painter, performed project management tasks, rendered scenes.​

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Expired - 3D Interactive Environment (Unreal Engine, Maya, Blender, Substance Painter, Photoshop)

May 2022 - Aug 2022

• Lead Game Developer.

• Designed layout and lighting, developed mechanics, designed UI, made simple in-game animations, assembled assets.

• Participated in a small team and communicated with playtesters to improve game experience.

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EXPERIENCE

Worth Media, Fort Worth, TX

Junior Designer, January 2025 - Present

• Worked on website designs as needed.

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BadVR, Pacoima, CA
Immersive Design Intern, June 2024 - January 2025

• Developed designs for user interface and user experience, researched industry trends, worked with a team to implement designs.

• Performed quality assurance tests on apps, developed testing plans.

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Greater Fort Worth Destination Imagination, Fort Worth, TX

Webmaster, August 2020 - Present

• Updated the website regularly with new information. Made spreads and graphics for the site. Communicated with users to fix issues. Monitored online store. Managed events calendar.

• Redesigned website in order to improve user interface and clarity.

• Recognized at the regional level for volunteerism.

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Worth Media, Fort Worth, TX
Graphic Design Intern, June 2019-September 2019

• Created at least fifteen social media graphics for clients per week.

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SKILLS​

• Unreal Engine, Autodesk Maya, Blender, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, Python, Processing, Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Moho, Canva, Leadership, Teamwork, Market Research.

• Familiar with Houdini, A-Frame, Substance Painter, Toon Boom Harmony,