Endorsements
"I wish to thank Derek Jenson, who contracted with us as the only artist on a 3D single player game; he went way beyond the role of the 'artist' and provided the team valuable input as we developed and completed the game."
- Lee White, CEO & President @ Northwest Media, Inc.
- Lee White, CEO & President @ Northwest Media, Inc.
"Working with Derek has been an absolute pleasure. He's thorough, detail oriented and extremely capable. This along with his talent has made him an invaluable asset to our company and our projects."
- Kris Rivel, Director of Digital Media @ Active Black
- Kris Rivel, Director of Digital Media @ Active Black
"Derek really impressed me by his vast knowledge of the CGI process in both pre-calculated and realtime fields. His judgment, problem-solving, and highly organized ability is a real boost in a team. He is a very skilled all-rounder who shows abilities that could make him a specialist in many domains."
- Bruno Hajnal, Lighting/Shading TD @ Cinesite
- Bruno Hajnal, Lighting/Shading TD @ Cinesite
“Derek is a passionate and dedicated 3D artist. I would love to work with such an artist again.”
- Amaan Akram, FX & Rendering TD @ The Mill
- Amaan Akram, FX & Rendering TD @ The Mill
"Derek is constantly thinking of the bigger picture in the sense he thinks about pipeline issues, suggests modifications, and discuss alternatives. Several times I came to him to talk about new approaches. Also a gifted rigger as well as modeler."
- Mario Ucci, Art Director @ Passion Pictures
- Mario Ucci, Art Director @ Passion Pictures
"Derek's technical ability is above that of other artists I have worked with and from an engineering standpoint makes communicating with him very easy. Derek has a strong work ethic and pays attention to detail especially when involving environment art and lighting."
- Benjamin Lemer, Lead Software Engineer @ Buzz Monkey Software
- Benjamin Lemer, Lead Software Engineer @ Buzz Monkey Software
"Derek is seriously one of the nicest guys you could ever wish to meet or work with. He also happens to be a brilliant artist who is always looking to challenge himself in all sorts of ways - both artistically, and also on a technical level. I found it refreshing that an artist of his skill should be so interested in the details of how everything works, and it gives him an ability to solve problems in production that many other artists fail to discover."
- Andy Nicholas, Senior TD @ The Mill
- Andy Nicholas, Senior TD @ The Mill
"Derek has skills in 3d."
- Lance Bass, Art Director @ Garage Games
- Lance Bass, Art Director @ Garage Games
"I worked with Derek on Half-Life 2 at Valve. Derek was working in the animation department while assisting in multiple facets of the project. His desire to branch out and assist in other aspects of the project was really impressive. Truly a man of many talents."
- Eric Kirchmer, Artist @ Valve
- Eric Kirchmer, Artist @ Valve
"Derek built the 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom model for our 'Clock Struck One' film project. Not only was the model superbly constructed, but I was also very impressed by Derek's helpful and gracious attitude."
- Paul Smith, Director @ Busty Kelp
- Paul Smith, Director @ Busty Kelp
"Derek is a talented and team oriented artist. He is able to adapt to and define any art style within the constraints of the project, and has always impressed me with his work."
- Jonathan Rush, Senior Character Artist @ EA Bioware
- Jonathan Rush, Senior Character Artist @ EA Bioware
"Derek very technically minded, so he is easily able to communicate the needs of artists to me and other coders. He also has the experience necessary to anticipate potential problems with a solution. Furthermore, he is dedicated to excellence and having a solid/clean production pipeline, which makes it considerably easier for collaborative efforts."
- Joel Van Eenwyk, Field Application Engineer @ Havok
- Joel Van Eenwyk, Field Application Engineer @ Havok
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