Summary

Hi. I'm Adrian Ratiu - 3D Artist and Art Director

MY RECENT EXPERIENCE
GoSpooky, NL — Design Lead (Art Direction, People Lead & Technical 3D)
November 2022 - May 2025 (~2½ Years)

I was promoted to Design Lead after three months due to the quality of my technical 3D and art direction abilities.
I have led the Design team (3D Artists, 2D Designers, Video and SFX Editors), ensuring award-winning quality across all production, and that the team has a low turnover and each designer has an individual growth/development plan for the future. My work was also hands-on whenever there was a need for an experienced 3D Designer.

GoSpooky, NL — 3D Artist (Technical 3D)
May 2022 - November 2022 (~½ Years)

As a Senior 3D Artist I have taken technical ownership of many projects from Art Direction and 3D perspective. Modeling, Texturing, Animation and Rigging, Game Design, AR and VR Experience Design were the key aspects of my technical role.

3DA, NL — 3D Artist & Art Director (Technical 3D & Art Direction Consulting)
Mar 2022 - Present (3½ Years)

I am actively working as a Freelancer for various clients. I am working with agencies in NL . I create 3D ads, interactive experiences, XR, CGI movies and provide Art Direction services. Due to the diversity of my previous fulltime experience, I had the chance to grow my soft and hard skills in various platforms and software, and I am able to work on a diverse range of projects.

ShutterStock, US — 3D Modeling Inspector (Technical 3D Consulting)
Jan 2020 - Mar 2022 (2½ Years)

As a 3D Modeling Inspector I have been part of the TurboSquid 3D Branch, with my Blender, 3ds Max, Maya and C4D technical expertise. Tweaking and certifying assets to meet technical standards to be later used in games, ads and movies. Working in this position for the largest 3D Model marketplace, many of the certified 3D movie & game-ready assets that are now for sale have passed through my hands. I have also been a mentor for my colleagues regarding the technical aspects of 3D software.

Studio Romoli Architetti, IT — Architect & 3D Artist (3D Archvis)
June 2019 - Jan 2020 (½ Year)

As an Architect of Studio Romoli, I have worked in Rome to revitalize the individual living standards of the city. I was in charge of concept design, technical design and 3D Archviz Rendering. I fell in love with the professional 3D work and decided to pursue this.
I also have taken part in the marketing presentations of the company and the client
discussions. and I was involved from conception to final product.

MY AWARDS

JBL Land Roblox : (3D Artist role)
Webby Award
Restart a Heart : (3D Artist role)
Webby Award
2x Lovie Awards for Best use of AR
Venom: The Last Dance : (3D Artist role)
The best Social Awards: Best AR

MY SKILLS

Softskills:
Art Direction & Leadership
Adaptability & Teamwork
Empathy & People Focus

Hardskills:
Blender 3D - expert
Modeling, Texturing, Animation, Rigging, Shading, Rendering, Geometry Nodes
ZBrush - expert
Adobe Substance Suite - expert
Unity - expert
Unreal Engine - expert
Level Design, Shaders, Real-Time Rendering, ArchVis
EmberGen - expert
LiquiGen - expert
Professional Smoke and LIquid Simulations
SynthEyes - advanced
Camera and Motion Tracking from Video for CGI
ComfyUI - advanced

MY EDUCATION

University of Architecture IMUAU 2018-2020
Master’s Degree in Architecture
University of Architecture IMUAU 2014-2018
Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

GSNC College Degree 2010-2014
Mathematics & Computer Science

MY OTHER CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Leader — Perpetuum NL
https://www.perpetuum.net/
June 2024 - June 2025 (1 Year)
Group and 1x1 Lessons focused on Communication, Leadership Styles, Individual cases and Presentation skills.

Resume PDF

Skills

Software proficiency

Blender

Marvelous Designer

Photoshop

Lumion

ArchiCAD

AutoCAD

Substance 3D Painter

SynthEyes

substance designer

EmberGen

LiquiGen