About me

My name is Marios Kokolakis and I recently graduated in Design & Digital Media (MSc) from the University of Edinburgh. The experience and knowledge I gained was supported by my previous education, a Bachelors degree in Information Systems, and includes skills and expertise on various design and animation principles, web design, familiarisation and hands-on contemporary media and culture as well as different information technology doctrines.

I am a hard working person with an easy-going attitude ready to undertake any task and challenge. My passion and enthusiasm for design and animation across all disciplines drives my will for excellence, progression and effective task completion.

Skills

* Polished / high quality executions, * Strong attention to (design) detail, * High level of finessing, * Ability to contribute towards creative teams' positive atmosphere, * Experience collaborating with photographers, illustrators, artworkers and computer scientists, * Excellent time management skills, with proven ability to take ownership of features and assess the requirements;, * Keen on learning, *Up to date and comprehensive knowledge of design software (3Ds Studio Max, Photoshop, Autodesk Maya, Sony Vegas etc.) , * Excellent texturing skills with experience on efficient UV Mapping, * Excellent time management skills, with proven ability to take ownership of features and assess the requirements;, * Excellent organisational and communication skills across all disciplines, * Self-motivated and passionate about the end result.

Sector Experience

Relevant experience gained via the attendance of educational institutions in:, * 3D Modeling and Animation:, Concept visualization, Story-board sketches, 3D Modeling, 3D Animation, UV Mapping, Texturing, Lighting, Rigging (basics), Rendering, Flash animation, Post-Production, Video-Editing., *Design and other software:, Autodesk 3Ds Max, Autodesk Maya (basics), Blender, Second Life, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Sony Vegas Pro, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, VUE, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Office., * Programming/coding languages:, HTML, CSS, ActionScript, SQL, Java (basics)., * Further IT skills on:, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Web Design, Information Systems Methodologies, Software Engineering, Market Research, Management and Marketing, Interaction Design, Socio-technical Design.

Awards

* Nomination for the best (2nd year) visually designed model in ‘Second Life’ (2009);, *Awarded the Atos Origin prize for 3rd year group projects (2010).