About

ALYSSIA G. INDERMUEHLE

3D Content Creator/ Texture Artist/Digital Artist/ Character Creation

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Ms. Indermuehle has over 19 years experience in the graphic design/animation industry. Her production experience encompasses traditional art, classical design and 3D animation. Indermuehle pioneered the implementation of the construction and operation of the first fully functional animation production facility for the United States Air Force. She managed, coordinated, and produced award winning animation segments for the United States Department of Defense, raising the standard of animation to be competitive with commercial industry, and saved the United States Air Force over $120,000 annually. Her employment with United States Air Force Media Productions, has given her strong knowledge of , film, broadcast, and video. During her career, she has been selected for various honors, such as, the personal graphic assistant to the President of the Republic of Korea, Management of the USAF Special Operations School’s graphic & audiovisual production team, and Forensic Artist for the Office of Special Investigations.

Alyssia separated from the United States Air Force in December of 1998, with a honorable discharge. From 2000 until 2005 she was employed with MTV Productions in, Interlaken, Switzerland, as both an animator and character creator in order to help launch The Mystery Park.

In 2005 Ms. Indermuehle relocated to Australia with her husband, it was at this time she began operating internationally as a freelance digital artist/animator.

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EXPERIENCE

Until Present – Freelance Artist
Character Texture Artist/ Modeller/ Digital Artist/ 3D Character Creator

2005 – 2008 – Daz3D – United States of America
Character Texture Artist/ Modeler
Miscellaneous 3D freelance projects

03/2006 – University of New South Wales / Astrophysics Department – Australia
LAPCAT (Large Antarctic Plateau Clear-Aperture Telescope) 3D visualization
Promotional Animation

07/2006 – Magic Torch – United Kingdom
freelance character creation and render
PC Answers Magazine Cover Artwork

10/2003 – Twin Productions – Switzerland
Ricoter Television Commercial Spot
25 Second Television Commercial

11/2003 – Sennheiser – Germany
PX-200 Television Commercial Spot
15 Second Television Commercial

11/2003 – New Riders Publications – United States of America
Cover Artwork and Gallery Art For Maya Fundamentals 5
 Cover image of 3D character “Alia” for Maya Fundamentals 5 and Gallery Art

07/2002 — Gemasim/ Gemako — New Zealand
Promotional Video
Promotional Animation Video for Gemasim project

11/2003 — New Riders Publications — United States of America
Freelance Image/Character Creation
Promotional image of 3D character “Neroli” for Maya Fundamentals 4.5

10/2002 – 11/2002 — Die Post —Switzerland
Freelance Animation
Promotional commercial 3D Animation for the Swiss Postal System

8/2002 – 8/2002 — CenterPulse AG — Zürich, Switzerland
Freelance Animation
Creation of 3D animation for Centerpulse promotional video.

5/2002 – 8/2002 — BMG / Arista Records — New York, USA
Freelance Modeling and Animation
Creation of the band members of TLC in 3D. Conceptual art work for album cover titled “3D”.

10/2000 – 08/2005 — MTV Productions AG — Interlaken, Switzerland
Lead Animator

  • Involved in the entire creative process from conception to development, through completion.
  • Character concept development, design, modelling, texturing, and animation.
  • Texturing, lighting, animation, modelling, compositing, story boards, design, and editing
  • Character animation utilizing key frame and motion capture techniques
  • Understanding of compositing software and techniques, 3D modelling software and tech niques, and knowledge of 3D animation software with regard to creating camera moves and scenes Alias Wavefront’s Maya Unlimited (fur and cloth), Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Edit, Combustion
  • Show Formats: HD, pal, 360 projection

12/1999 – 10/2000 — AnimI.net — Whitefish, Montana, USA
Senior Animator

  • Oversaw the production of animation from concept to completion.
  • Acted as liaison between customer and creative team to streamline production and delivery time.
  • Utilized the latest software and hardware technology in the animation field in order to deliver high quality products.
  • Created interactive streaming media characters for companies’ Internet presence to showcase their products.
  • Developed characters in styles that range from photo-realistic humans to cartoon.
  • Characters were modeled and preliminary animated in Alias/Wavefront’s Maya for customer review.
  • Final output of these animations are developed in Pulse Creator, optimizing interactive streaming media for public on-line viewing.
  • Provided in-depth research of animation subject to insure technical accuracy of the animation.
  • Intense use of NURBS, Sub-D, and polygonal modeling, inverse kinematics, kinematics, anatomic modeling, photo realistic texturing, lighting, and scripting.
  • Directed and produced animation to be utilized in broadcast videos.
  • During this employment utilized: Maya Unlimited 2.5, Composer 5.0, Pulse Creator, Photoshop 5.5, Adobe Premier 5.0, , CorelDraw, Illustrator, Windows NT, HTML, UNIX, 3D Studio MAX R.3, Silicon Graphics O2, Microsoft Front Page, Microsoft Word, NT Servers.

12/1996 – 1/2000 — USAF Air Education and Training Command /Combat Camera — Hill AFB, UT, USA

GRAPHICS TECHNICIAN (Senior Animator)

  • Construction of the first fully functional animation production shop for Air Force Media Productions at Hill Air Force Base.
  • Creation of 3D and 2D video animation and graphics for the Department of Defense’s educational, promotional, and recruiting videos.
  • Production of broadcast animation for overseas armed forces networks.
  • Supervision of the entire creative process from conception to development, through completion.
  • Application of creative, technical, and artistic principles in animation, design, and composition.
  • Use of texturing, lighting, animation, modelling, compositing, story boards, and environment design; Generation of digital artistry, illustration, and layout design.
  • Supported video production for customers in Air Education and Training Command and other major military commands.
  • Created 2D and 3D images in still and animated graphic formats for the Air Force’s Premier Post Production Unit.
  • Liaison between customers, producers, directors, and editors during planning and editing of graphic clips.
  • Researched new methods, equipment, and software to keep the unit competitive with civilian organizations.
  • Scanned photographs, unit emblems and textured images to be embedded into production clips.
  • Operated state of the art computer graphic equipment: Silicon Graphics Octane, Pentium Pro II NT systems, HALO Text Machine, Beta video player machines, and Macintosh Digital Imaging Systems.
  • Created, manipulated, and designed multiple graphics using various different software packages: Alias Wavefront’s Maya Complete 2.0, Composers 5.0, 3-D Studio MAX R2.5, Adobe Photoshop 5.0, CorelDraw 8, Advanced Visualizer, 3D Design, TAV 4.0, PowerPoint, and Aldus Freehand

6/1992 – 12/1996 — US Air Force Special Operations Command — Hurlburt Field, Florida, USA
GRAPHICS TECHNICIAN/ Visual Information Specialist

  • Management and operation of USAF Special Operations School’s Audiovisual Studio, providing graphics, technical support, troubleshooting, and equipment assembly. Conferred with Course instructors to discuss visual aids, and various video playback equipment.
  • Responsible for Classroom ensembles that enable proper learning environment for 15 courses held 72 times a year
  • Creation of computer generated and illustrated forensic crime scenes for the UASF Office of Special Investigations.
  • Generation of digital artistry, illustration, and layout design; including propaganda artwork, 35mm slides, lithographs, 3D and 2d displays, pamphlets, brochures, certificates, and web artwork design.
  • Personal graphic assistant to the President of The Republic of Korea during the joint national exercise Ulchi/ Focus Lens.
  • Produced computer generated 35mm slides, reproduction masters, squadron emblems, nametags, charts, certificates, brochures, flyers, 2d and 3d displays, signs, posters, menus, pamphlets, critical special request visual aids, vu-graphs, bookcover designs, pictorial illustrations, photo page layouts, and presentations.
  • Supported graphic requirements for base newspaper and other official publications.
  • Used and maintained special equipment such as: Electronic imaging systems, printers, scanners, 35mm slide cameras, and lettering machines.

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EDUCATION

4/1998 Maya Essentials Course California/ Alias/Wavefront Training Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
2/1997 Alias/Wavefront/ Advanced Visualizer Training Course/ Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
6/1996 Graphics Technician Course, 3V051/ Florida, Hurlburt Field AFB, FL, USA
6/1995 Nuclear Emergency Operations, NETOPS Certification/ USAF Kirtland AFB, USA
8/1992 Graphics Specialist Course, 3V0X1 Bypass Technical Training Test/ Lackland AFB, TX, USA
7/1992 Basic Military Training Course/ Lackland AFB, TX, USA
6/1992 Art Studies Stephen F. Austin S.U./ Nacogdoches TX, USA
6/1990 High School Diploma/ Robert Service High School, Anchorage, AK, USA

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MILITARY SERVICE

Served in the United States Air Force on Active Duty from 1 June 1992 to 18 December 2000.

Received an Honorable Discharge from the United States Air Force

LAST HELD SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret

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SHOWS AND PRODUCTIONS

TLC 3D Models / Arista Records
Kulte/Kontact
To Good to be Stamped
Centerpulse Promotional Video
Mysteries of the Pyramids
and who…
Nautalis Adventures
The Inheritance of Kukulkan
Aerospace Power-Demonstration
World Class Legacy

  • 1999 Telly Award Winner
  • 1999 Clarion Award Association of Women in Communications
  • 1999 Thoth Award PRSA-National Chapter
  • 1998 Silver Cindy Award Cinema in Industry Competition
  • 1998 Silver Inkwell Award Intl. Assoc. of Business Communications
  • 1997 Communicator Award of Excellence

Grey Geese Remembered

  • 1999 Telly Award Winner
  • 1999 Silver Reel Award ITVA National Video Festival
  • 1999 Silver Screen Award U.S. International Film & Video Festival
  • 1999 Silver Award WorldFest-Houston international Film Festival
  • 1999 Clarion Award Association of Women in Communications
  • 1999 Thoth Award PRSA-National Chapter
  • 1998 Silver Cindy Award Cinema in Industry Competition
  • 1998 Communicator Award of Excellence

Armed Forces Evening Movie
AETC The First Command
Thunderbirds PSA
Air Mobility Rodeo Awards
The 367th A New Millennium
Global Engagement
Coast Guard Foundation Awards
Foreign Language Mission
Air Force Radiation Safety
CERP: Foundry of the Future
Air University Station ID Logo
Global Ministry
Jordanian Peace Falcon
HILLTV Commercial

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