Travis Winch, Creative Brainstormer, 3D Visualization, Animation Production, Rendering, Illustration in Toronto, Canada

About

Follow me on my Instagram page https://instagram.com/traviswinch. Have a laugh and see me in a nutshell.

My vision is to pull people out of the creative "business as usual" rut, think about moving forward for the future and embrace new and more efficient concepts for visualization.

3D Animation and Rendering: Highly experienced for marketing purposes from creative brainstorming, storyboarding to editing and post production.

Creative Leadership: Experienced in brainstorming to implementation of visualization experiences for projects using different types of media.

Department Creation: Experienced in new department implementation, creating maintaining and evolving efficient processes.

Extensive Software Experience: 3D Studio Max, Cebas Final Render, VRay, Luxion Keyshot, Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and Acrobat Professional.

Renderfarm Systems: setting up software, testing and managing renderfarms for Backburner and Keyshot Network Rendering for internal office users and external mobile users through Google Drive.

I love to Illustrate!

Education

3D Modelling and Animation College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program

International Academy of Design, Toronto

2001 - 2002
Industrial Design Industrial Design

Humber College

1994 - 1998

Experience

Visualization Specialist

Teknion Limited

Toronto, Canada

Oct 2014 - Present (10 years 1 month)

Planning and implementing the new executive visualization vision for marketing renderings and animations. Designing and implementing a visualization strategy throughout all of Teknion's local and international visualization teams. Developing streamlined and efficient standards for all visualization teams to effectively transfer ideas and data to all necessary departments within the company. Updating all assets and html code for Teknion's Planning Tool Website to reflect the new direction of Teknion's visualization strategy.
Brain storming, conceptualizing and implementating exhibit show experiences.(Iidex2016 Zones Experience)
Brain storming, and creating marketing assets, renderings and animations for marketing purposes.
Creating strategies to allow all departments that use visualization like marketing and sales to use common assets(one source of truth). This includes the renderingfarm, software, and 3D modelling assets
3D Modeller and Renderer

Array Marketing Inc.

Toronto, ON

Apr 2006 - Dec 2013 (7 years 8 months)

Preparing digital presentation renderings and graphics from concept designs to show clients their P.O.P. displays and in-store environments.
Consulting directly with Creative Directors, Projects Designers and Sales Teams to establish/evaluate deliverables.
Overseeing all creative aspects dealing with presentations.
Consultant to all junior and intermediate digital illustrators in the department, conveying any issues or concerns to upper management.
Creating photo-realistic virtual products from real-world products.
Maintaining digital product and component libraries.
Evaluating the present systems and creating more efficient work processes within the creative department.
First Aid Attendant.
Head 3D Modeller

View22 Technology Inc.

2002 - 2006 (4 years)

Head 3D Modeller in charge of 10+ modellers within the department. Built 3D models from technical drawings including medical equipment, kitchen and bathroom fixtures. Input all models into a database to be used in an online virtual space design application.
Industrial Designer

Blackman Design Consultants

1998 - 1999 (1 year)

Junior Industrial Designer for a lighting design company in New Jersey. I was responsible for initial concepts, detail drawings, technical drawings, and model making prototypes.

Awards

First Aid Certified.

3D Renderings used in Kohler catalogs for shower configurations.

Completed ILR Advanced Auto-slalom School-2012.

3rd in the 2011-2013 PITL Auto-slalom series for my class.

Winner of the Modified Magazine Time Trial S2000 Graphics Competition.

Skills

Elsewhere on the Web

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On Coroflot

@traviswinch, member since 2002

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Travis Winch

Sr. Digital & Motion Designer, Social Media

Cultivating Creativity, Constructionist Learning, and Human Flourishing