Mauricio N. Santos
3D, 2D animator, developer, art director and art maker
EXPERIENCE
Grupo Plan Marketing
Extended reality technology producer Apr 2020 - Present
Usphera
Co-founder Oct 2017 - Jan 2020
As a delivered B2B branch from Mespper, and with focus to be players of research in VR that impacts in how human beings sees the environment and their relation, me and Andreia Marin Martins put ourselves to the challenge for developing solutions in VR and AR experiences. We developed and launched MedVirtua, a breast prosthesis simulation using AR with Intel RealSense.
Mespper
Co-founder Jan 2017– Oct 2017
As co-founder, working with visual and interactive content for VR in an incubated startup inside Techpark Campus, a technological conglomerate set up by Feevale University, located at Campo Bom, city of Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. With focus to be players of research in VR that impacts in how human beings sees the environment and their relation.
CGGO
Partner March 2015 – Dec 2016
With the whole know-how acquired all these years, I sought to work with innovative imaging technologies, so, making research since 2014 about VR experiences, I produced a range of projects, beside my actual partner, to bring effective results to enhance the brand memory of our clients.
Inside CGGO we believe in partnership and commitment, seeing each project as a new opportunity to improve the quality of our work and our relations with our partners.
The Bliss
Partner Sep 2014 – March 2015
I worked in a group of 3 companies, Animake, Funn and RC11, as co-founder, to attend all the expectations of the advertisement market of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Animake
CEO Jul 2006 – April 2016
As owner and director, I founded Animake as a project of my dreams.
I managed people from business managing to creative production . Animake was a CG and VFX house since 2006, with directors, animators, creators, illustrators, thinking heads, animakers e motiondesigners, ready to work for all kinds of briefings, from advertising to cinema, always looking beyond our own creative and technical limits, mixing everything on very cool pieces, through animated 2D-3D characters, ARs and VRs, until transparent 3D tractors.
We worked mainly for advertising and cinema.Freelancer
Motion designer Aug 1998 – Mar 2006
As motion-designer freelancer, I learned to grow my network to produce a range of projects, from illustration, motion design, to 3d animation. My main customers were finish houses in southern Brazil.
Lumiere Video
3D Generalist Dec 1994 – Jul 1998
I worked with CGI for video production, full-time.
Endepro Design
Product Designer Mar 1991 – Sep 1992
I worked with product design, mainly agricultural implements and sound devices, full-time.
Standard, Ogilvy & Mather
Story-boarder and Art-worker Mar 1990 – Mar 1991
I worked as a story-boarder trainee and shortly after as art-worker. As a first professional experience, I went through several sectors, including acting in support of creative pairs.
Alfamidia Professional Education
3ds max and Adobe CC instructor Mar 2003 – Nov 2004
I worked as an 3ds Max and Adobe Creative Suite instructor, also creating teaching materials for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop and 3ds Max. I was certified by Adobe as Adobe Certified Expert (ACE), being represented by Alfamidia.
EDUCATION
Perestroika
NED Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 2014 – 2014
NED - Digital Business Class - 3 months
Perestroika
NEOMTHFCKR Contemporary Communication 2012 – 2012
Contemporary Communication Class - 3 months
Perestroika
Creative Entrepreneurship Contemporary Communication 2011 – 2011
Creative Entrepreneurship Contemporary Communication Class - 3 months
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Drawing 1992 – 1998
Fine Art Bachelor
Escola Panamericana de Arte - SP
Extention Course of Illustration 1985 – 1987
Illustration Extension Class
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