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This is a listing of Frank’s professional career. To get a more personal look on him, visit the About page. To see what others have to say about Frank, see Testimonials.
Work experience
Since June 2020
Freelance Software Developer Terraform4D.com
Working on Terraform4D, a layer based, art directable terrain generation system for Cinema 4D.
November 2016 – June 2020
Senior Software Developer Laubwerk GmbH
Development of the latest incarnation of SurfaceSPREAD and other Cinema 4D-related software products.
April 2014 – May 2016
Senior Software Developer Maxon Computer GmbH
Development of future technologies, R&D.
April 2014 – May 2016
Technical Manager Maxon Computer GmbH
Feasibility studies, code reviews, source code integrations, structures and processes.
September 2012 – April 2014
Project Manager Maxon Computer GmbH
Supervising 6 developers in the areas of modeling, motion tracking and workflow.
December 2009 – April 2014
Software Developer Maxon Computer GmbH
Development in C++ on OSX and Windows. Specialised in: Shaders, videopost effects, GUI, and workflow.
2006 – December 2009
Freelance 3D artist
Contract work e.g. for:
- KI.KA / Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
- Priedemann Fassadenberatung
- Walter Wiese Architekten
- Tex Whitney Productions
- GE Transportation
- Polysius
- …and others
2005 – 2009
Freelance software developer
Plugins and scripts for Maxon Cinema 4D, including the highly successful commercial products:
- SurfaceSPREAD
a generator for cloning objects on landscapes according to art-directable geological rules, now owned by Laubwerk GmbH. - SplineSPREAD
a generator for cloning and animating objects along splines with various rules and effects, now owned by Laubwerk GmbH. - ScoobyCamTools
a set of expressions for realistic camera animation, including physical rig-based handheld cameras, or unobtrusively blending from motion-captured camera animation to synthetic motion, now owned by Maxon Computer GmbH under the name “MotionCam”.
2005 – December 2009
Freelance Collaborator Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
3D Artist: Animation, modeling, development of rigs and expressions.
August 2003 – June 2008
CADENAS Solutions GmbH, Wolfsburg
Project management, parametric CAD construction, assembly scripting, electronic product catalogues, in-house development of librarian, management, and scripting tools.
August 2002 – August 2003
MediaWorld GmbH, Braunschweig
Internship in digital, web, and print media design. Also did 3D animation and lots of Photoshop work.
Education
2008 – 2009
Studied Turkish Language at Tömer (subsidiary of Ankara Üniversitesi)
2003 – 2008
Apprenticeship: Management Assistant in IT-Systems
Final exam at IHK Braunschweig.
2001
Ended school, intensive courses for English and music.
1993 – 2001
High school “Ricarda-Huch-Schule”, Braunschweig
1991 – 1993
Middle school / orientation stage “Orientierungsstufe Bültenweg”, Braunschweig
1994
Started programming with TurboPASCAL
1987 – 1991
Primary school “Grundschule Heinrichstraße”, Braunschweig
Computer skills
Programming languages
C++, Python, HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Development tools
Apple XCode, Apple Instruments, Microsoft Visual Studio, VisualAssistX, Intel VTune Amplifier
Source management / versioning
Git, Perforce
Graphics / video
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe AfterEffects, iMovie
CAD / engineering
Autodesk Inventor, CADENAS eCATALOGsolutions, Punch! ViaCAD 2D/3D
3D animation / modeling / rendering
Maxon Cinema 4D, MoI3D, World-Machine
Audio
Propellerhead Reason, Ableton Live, Adobe Audition
Office
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Apple Pages, Apple Numbers, Apple Keynote, OpenOffice/LibreOffice
Language skills
- German
Native language - English
Business fluent - Turkish
Advanced
Awards
3D World Magazine: Image of the month August 2009
For my image “Autumn roads”
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