Vian Grobler

3D modeling in Blender and Maya

Visual effects compositing in Nuke and After Effects

Graphic design in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Affinity Designer and Canva.

2D animation in Blender, Moho Pro 14, Toon Boom Harmony Premium, and Procreate Dreams

Audio-video editing and music creation in Studio One 6, Audacity, Melodyne, Vochelia Dubler 2, Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve Studio

Color grading in Nuke and DaVinci Resolve Studio

3D sculpting in Character Creator 4, facegen artist pro Nomad Sculpt, ZBrush, and Blender

Texturing and lookdev in Substance Painter and Photoshop mixed with photography and 360 cam, light, and texture Gaussian splats

3D animation in Blender, Maya, iClone 8, and Unreal Engine With useful add-ons and a custom motion tracking pipeline

Retopology in Blender or Maya Rigging in Blender

Motion design in After Effects, Moho Pro 14, Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator

Rotoscoping in Nuke and After Effects with planned future integration of Silhouette and efficiency optimizations with additional applications.

Personal experimentation with projection mapping, code scripting, object recognition, custom applications, motion tracking, user interface app overlays, and audio-responsive particle effects, with custom projects utilizing open-source innovations like YOLO and DeepSort models, and familiarizing myself with software such as TouchDesigner, Python, MadMapper, etc.

I worked in an environment with friendly, hard working and passionate people. My job was initially to replenish stock until I learned from my co-workers and managed to move on towards a promotion from my initial job description after which I was responsible for the oversight and orchestration of the entire main Auckland distribution centre facilities digital stock input, a major responsibility that directly affects the accuracy and allocation and profit margins of the Hallenstein's brand and shipments of their Auckland wide store network, assuring accurate acquisition of clothing quantities. It was necessary for me to communicate and understand the state of tasks between the shipment team and the pick and pack team, relaying situational context to the general manager and ensuring cohesion between the digital and physical quantity for accuracy, through the management of computer input data and resolving and inputting missing stock on the distribution centre computers after digitally spotting quantity mismatches and errors as well as physically relocating the stock under the supervision of the general manager. It gave me a lot of experience to take care of such a significant responsibility. I have received a positive recommendation letter for my work ethic and devotion from the distribution centre manager.

• Worked with a major construction agency as a skilled labourer alongside carpenters and was responsible for gib installation, wall floor and roof insulation, framing, usage of power tools and ensuring the hard work necessary to complete construction projects on time and to a high standard are done. My time at this agency led to me working with two of the top three construction companies in the nation. I initially signed up for this job knowing I wanted to enter the creative industry but I knew exposing myself to genuine physical hard work would be a valuable asset for my mental and physical endurance, which I believe would directly tie in to my ability to ensure and sustain productivity, a positive outlook and a high quality work output in time pressing creative studio situations where deadlines quality and endurance are crucial.
• August-October 2020: Began as a laborer at Shikwaru Lodge, South Africa, handling concrete foundation pours, site maintenance, and material transport. Also gained communication and team-building skills through work with Reaching a Generation.
• November 2020: Completed First Aid Level One with St. John to ensure health and safety on future construction sites.
• January-February 2021: Worked for March Cato as a civil worker and traffic controller, managing site organization, traffic objects, and pedestrian safety, while ensuring adherence to health and safety practices.
• February-May 2021: Laborer for Build Partners on residential and commercial projects. Responsibilities included unloading materials, preparing job sites, and assisting tradesmen with tasks like trench digging and timber carrying.
• May-July 2021: Worked on a commercial project with LT McGuinness Ltd., focusing on Gib board installation, framing, site maintenance, and heavy material handling.
• July-August 2021: Laborer for McMillan & Lockwood on residential and commercial projects, handling demolition, material shifting, and site cleaning, requiring high physical fitness and strength.
• August-October 2021: Worked on various sites, including LEP Construction, performing laboring and skilled tasks with tools like drills, skillsaws, and basic toolkits.
• October 2021-January 2022: Assisted with general carpentry at Retro Construction, including framing, concrete pouring, and trench digging, using a variety of tools.
• January 2022-Present: Studied Digital Creativity at Media Design School in Auckland.

• Worked to build relationships with customers and built potential for additional sales.
• Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
• Engaged customers in social conversations to create pleasant and easy shopping experience.
• Worked alongside my sales team to ensure a happy and friendly yet productive work environment.
• Listened to clients and introduced solutions to satisfy both professional and personal needs.

• Assisted with community wide outreaches in Africa across schools doing assemblies and teaching programs, As well as providing living resources
• Learned to work as a team with other presenters and volunteers for the sake of communication and being punctual
• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
• Volunteered with flexible hours; night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

• Monitored machines during trial runs to verify program accuracy.
• Developed new node based programs to control machine operations using programming languages like ladder and function block diagram.