Thomas M.Seidl

927 Olive Street, Denver, CO 80220

Thomas@StormCloudImages.com • Cellular 303-667-9953 • Home 303-388-7069

www.StormCloudImages.com

 

Summary

A seasoned professional with a proven track record creating amazing visualizations and working with the technology, people and processes required to produce refined 3D and graphic design.

Over 25 years of professional experience in computer aided, graphic and fine art. I can manage teams of artists, including working with programming teams to produce real time visualizations, UI and look-and-feel for finished software. In addition, I have excellent written and verbal communications skills.

My goal is to excel in applying the skills I have and will acquire to the projects entrusted to me while participating in successful projects throughout a company.

 

Relevant Work Experience

• 3D visualization designer for BIMaire, a Berkshire Hathaway Company. I produce 3D visualizations of homes and communities throughout the western United States for major homebuilders like Oakwood Homes, DR Horton and Clayton among others. I am responsible for the look of the 3D interactive presentations, produced with 3DS Max and Unreal Engine.

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• 3D visualization designer for Oldcastle precast. I produced 3D visualization environments to market large prefabricated concrete structures like storm capture and waste water filtration systems. Working directly with the marketing manager I created a series of fully interactive real-time 3D environments to show the products in use. These were made using 3DS Max and Unity.

 

• Computer Graphics/3D Specialist for Parsons Brinckerhoff. I produced 3D models and environments for visualizations of large civil engineering projects including SF Bay Bridge, SF Doyle Drive and The Presidio, and downtown Doha, Qatar, all visualizations using Unreal Engine.

 

• Art Director for Anark Corporation for 2 1/2 years. I directed the look and feel for clients in the aviation industry including Cessna, Pratt Whitney and Esterline. These projects included design/creative as well as management of 2D and 3D digital artists to produce high-end interactive presentations and visualizations.

 

• Managed and directed a team of artists for The E.Comm Group\Vault software for 3+ years. I was responsible for all print and electronic media used to market Vault and E.Comm’s products, and performed a large part of the design and production of material , while being responsible for the UI and polish for all software created by the company.

 

• Produced 3D graphics and 3D visualizations with Atmosphere, Inc. for clients such as Ziff Davis, FedEx, and Qwest. With Atmosphere, a large event production company, I helped the sales department with visualization for large events and produced physical props as well as traditional art, CG art and animations to create the surroundings for corporate events and trade shows.

 

• Managed a busy framing store in the heart of San Francisco including sales, ordering\inventory and employee management. Worked with artists and photographers as well as collectors to present and preserve fine art.

 

Software Proficiency

 

• 3D Products - I have used 3D Studio from the Beta release through 3DS Max 2025 and am skilled with many other creation packages in the 3D workflow such as Z-Brush, Substance Designer and VRay renderer.

 

• Presentation Software – Very skilled with animation and motion graphic / still rendering software and rendering / game engines including long experience with the Unreal Engine, including cinematic rendering and Sequencer.

 

• Adobe Software - Highly skilled with virtually all Adobe products, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premier Pro, Acrobat, and Dreamweaver/Fireworks.

 

• Motion Graphics – Very experienced with digital video editing and production using Adobe Premier and Adobe After Effects.

 

• Microsoft products - Proficient user of all Microsoft Office Suite of products.

 

 

Work History

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BIMaire- Denver CO, 09/2017 to 02/2025

Senior 3D Visualization Expert

 

Oldcastle - via The Creative Group - Denver, CO 02/2014 to 04/2017

3D Visualization Expert

 

Parsons Brinckerhoff – Denver, CO 07/2010 to 06/2013

Computer Graphics / 3D Specialist

 

Anark Corporation – Boulder, CO 07/2007 to 05/2010

Art Director

 

The E.Comm Group / Vault Software, Inc – Denver, CO 02/2004 to 04/2007

Art Director- Director of Corporate Media

 

StormCloud Graphics – San Francisco, CA & Denver, CO 02/2002 to present

Principle Creative- Consultant

 

TGFU SF- San Francisco, CA 04/2001 to 11/2003

Manager - Fine art framing and preservation

 

HSA Corporation - Denver, CO 01/2000 to 10/2000

L4 Technical Specialist – technical support for High Speed Cable Internet Company

 

Atmosphere, Inc. 07/1997 to 01/2000

Staff Artist- Senior 3D Artist for large event Production Company

 

Digital Hellfire/ Prismacolor/ Colorpillar, Denver, CO 04/1994 to 10/1997

Computer Colorist for contract working on D.C and Warner Bros. comic books

 

 

Education

 

Colorado Institute of Art, Denver, CO Graduated 1992

Degree Emphasis in Visual Communications

 

 

 

For samples of my work, please view my online portfolio at www.StormCloudImages.com

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Seidl      thomas.seidl@outlook.com      303.667.9953