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ESAI JACOBSON

SKILLS

Autodesk Maya

Substance 3D Painter

Photoshop

After Effects

InDesign

Autodesk Inventor

Unity 3D

ZBrush

Dragonframe

Vicon Shogun

Manual Machining

Basic CNC Machining

CONTACT

linkedin.com/in/esaidj/

EDUCATION

2022 - 2026

Bachelor of Arts, Digital Design

Hillier College of Art and Design | NJIT

Graduated Summa Cum Laude,  Albert Dormans Honors Scholar, member of NJIT SIGGRAPH Chapter

WORK EXPERIENCE

2023-PRESENT

Research Assistant, 3D Modelling

NJIT Digital Spatial History (CHXR) Lab

• Collaborate with faculty historians and a team of student developers to translate historical reference imagery into custom 3D models for an educational Virtual Reality experience.
• Model assets in Maya, create custom textures in Substance 3D Painter, and
integrate them into the Unity game engine for use in Virtual Reality.

2025-2026

Research Assistant, Optical Motion Capture

SiBORG Design Lab

• Grant funded summer research presented at the 2025 Undergraduate Research and Innovation (URI) Symposium
• As part of ongoing research into the motion capture of individuals who use mobility aids, I worked on a custom process for recording various types of scenarios. Novel techniques were explored in the Vicon Shogun software package for integration in believable 3D characters in Unity 3D.

2024,2025

Student Volunteer

Annual SIGGRAPH Conference

• Collaborated with other volunteers to ensure a smooth-running conference.
• Attended SIGGRAPH talks and panels pertaining to the latest advancements in Visual Effects, 3D Animation and game design.

2021-2022

Animator, Filmmaker

Catherine Fillebrown, Bergen County Academies

• Worked with a language teacher to develop a 5 episode series of animated videos to teach intermediate Mandarin Chinese to English-speakers.
• Responsible for all aspects of production, including character design, story and planning through storyboards, animation and video editing / sound design.

• Fabricated and animated clay-based puppets for stop motion productions.
• Coached voice actors through vocal performances for animated characters.
• Composed and arranged musical tracks for multiple video scores.

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