Experience

Texas A&M University (Department of Visualization)

Peer Teacher | September 2024 - December 2024

• Mentored students on Virtual Production Project

• Communicated between professor and students

• Acted as Project Manager, assisting with project timeline and deadlines

Texas A&M University (Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture)

Student Worker | August 2021 - August 2023

• Designed and updated flyers and posters for the Masters and Doctoral Programs

• Designed invitations for department events

• Photographed department events

• Assisted with social media outreach

• Collaborated with other student worker to manage tasks

• Assisted advisors with event preparations

• Answered phone calls and student inquiries

Projects

Winded - Virtual Production

Assistant Director, Project Manager | Summer 2024

• Worked with a team of six to create a live action short using virtual production techniques 

• Created project timeline and managed scheduling and deadlines

• Lead team meetings and encouraged communication and collaboration within the group

• Managed set during filming

We’re Toast - Animated Short

Project Manager, Lead Layout Artist, Modeler, Surfacer | Spring 2024

• Worked with a team of five to create an animated short over a 15 week semester

• Created project timeline and managed scheduling and deadlines

• Lead team meetings and encouraged communication and collaboration within the group

• Modeled and surfaced background assets for short

Accettazione - Short Film

Director, Post Production

• Worked with a team of four to create a short film

• Collaborated with actors and writer

• Filmed and edited the short film

• Translated the screenplay into a live action film

• Used Italian cinema to inspire cinematography

What’s Inside - Animated Short

Lead Layout Artist, Lead Lighting Artist | Spring 2023

• Worked with a team of five to create an animated short over a 15 week semester

• Transformed 2D storyboards into 3D layout

• Enhanced mood of short through lighting and camera movements

• Collaborated on design elements and concept

Souper Quest - Video Game

Lead UI/UX Designer, Level Designer, 3D Generalist | Fall 2022

• Worked in a team of five to create a video game over a 15 week semester

• Designed UI/UX features for the game 

• Crafted level layout and refined design as concept developed 

• Modeled and surfaced 3D props 

• Collaborated in the creation of concept and final art 

• Cultivated brand cohesiveness throughout project 

Education

Bachelor of Science in Visualization, Minor in Graphic Design, Texas A&M University, College Station Texas, 2025

Burleson High School, Burleson Texas, 2021

Proficient In

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe InDesign

• Adobe XD

• Photoshop

• Figma  

• Maya

• Renderman

• Substance Painter

• Unreal Engine

• TouchDesigner

• Google Suites

• Microsoft Excel

Contact Me

alexazentell@gmail.com