Val Laolagi

Visual Development & Ui/UX Designer
valoialaolagi@gmail.com (916)792-6791
http://looking4stars.com/ValLaolagi/
artstation.com/valoia

Visual Designer and UI Developer, taking concepts and ideas to production. Designing, Styling and Deploying rich 2D/3D Web or Desktop application interfaces to various OS Platforms and Devices. Incorporating IoT and EDGE based technology to enhance user experience. Assisting clients in the solutioning of their projects to incorporate cutting-edge technology, such as HTML 5 Web Development, Augmented Reality, and Unity Game Development.

LAGUNA COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, LCAD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Laguna Beach, Ca
BFA in Entertainment Design & Illustration (GPA: 3.75)
Organizations/Awards: Honors Programs, Entertainment Design/Illustration Major Representative, Dean�s Honor List, Cum Laude

LOS RIOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, FLC/ARC/SCC                                                                                                                                                                                          Folsom & Sacramento, Ca
AA in Arts & Humanities and AA in History (GPA: 3.65)
Organizations/Awards: Honors Programs, Clay and Ceramics Guild Charter Member, Dean’s Honor List, Governors Honor List, Kingsley Merit Award, CCACA/FLC Representative

Visual Development & Production Specialist (Intern)                      Disney Imagineering, Anaheim                                                                                                                                2020

·         Coordinate with production leads to generate concepts and blue-sky designs for style exploration and final designs.

·         Collaborate with the production leads in developing visually engaging layouts, environment, experiences, ride mechanics, props and d�cor, and Option & Variance via Augmented Reality.

·         Develop original ideas and products while actively maintaining style and achieving appropriate representation of IP.

·         Successfully delivered AR (Model Target) project that was accepted and placed into a future development process.

Visual Development/IOT Solution Engineer                            Digi-Arc, Inc.                                                                                                                                                  2015 - Current

·         Cultivate websites, UI/UX Designs, 3D CAD models, AR/VR assets, illustrations, and Unity based experiences to meet customer specifications.

·         Develop, research, document, communicate and implement relating technology and visual needs for clients.

·         Apply data integration into existing client platforms for optimized customer/client relationships.

·         Successfully launched �abelsappleacres.com� ahead of schedule to help combat Covid-19 business restrictions.

Production Assistant/Concept Artist                Floating Feather Entertainment                                                                                                                                                                  2016-2020

·         Develop visual guides and provide feedback to ensure continued team development and quality of artwork.

·         Create environments, characters, and styles guides to provide practical assets for the art and production team.

·         Worked with the Creative Director to develop concept artwork that defines the overall look and at style for the film

·         Created various concepts for different assigned projects ranging from, but not limited to, environment art, character design, storyboarding and beat board, color-script, poster artwork, logos, and graphics.

·         Pitched and started three shows that were ultimately developed into working shows and titles.

General Data Analyst                                 Clark Pacific                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2013-2015

·         Conduct data collection and analyses to provide support to personnel on site and in field offices.

·         Compiles, synthesizes, and interprets data for case profile development, recommendations and implementation of processes, and policies to support production processes.

·         Identifies and analyzes trends, problems, and/or related issues of major importance, with development of evidential documentation to support on site teams and field offices.

·         Facilitated the production process and assembly transportation of the Apple Park in Cupertino, California. 

·         Walt Disney Imagineering Imaginations Design Competition Finalist 2020 – Apprentice Imagineer ·         CCACA/Folsom Lake College Showcase Artist ·         SCC/SJSU DesignCon Invitational 2014 ·         Kingsley Merit Art Award Recipient ·         FLC/YAA Art Instructor 2016 – 2019*

·         3D Modeling/CAD: Z-Brush/Maya/Blender /Substance/SketchUp/Marmoset ·         Adobe CC: Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate/Flash, InDesign ·         VR/AR – ThingWorx/Vuforia/Unity ·         OS – PC/MAC/Linux ·         Dev – HTML 5/C#/CSS/JS/Google APIs ·         Raspberry Pi/Arduino Edge Development Embedded Application