About Jeff
In 1999 I set a goal to build a computer for one reason... to play Half-Life. I gathered a bunch of Tiger Direct magazines and tried to figure out what the heck I needed and where all the parts went. After installing my (Slot A) AMD Athlon processor, I proceeded to install Windows using a collection of floppy disks. Surprisingly, it all worked out. Well, with the exception that I needed a new video card a few years later to play Morrowind. What did I choose? A 3dfx Voodoo 3 2000.
The modding community around Half-Life and Morrowind intrigued me. Wanting to create my own 3D models and desperately needing a location to safely store my Morrowind loot, I downloaded Milkshape 3D and fumbled around TES Construction Kit. After figuring out how to load a Half-Life character model and getting the run animation to play, I was hooked.
I studied 3D animation and visual effects at a trade school in Orlando, FL with the intent of working in film, but instead found my passion working in games. The simulation industry is strong in Orlando and that is where I have spent most of my career.
I enjoy learning and I'm always trying to learn something new, especially if it complements my 3D career. Learning C++ has revealed so many new ideas, I still have a lot to learn but I enjoy the problem solving aspect of it. I didn't know it at the time, but when I decided to learn Houdini all that hard work studying C++ paid off. I felt right at home in Houdini, it is now my new passion.
If I'm not learning something technical, I might be tinkering with my Fox Body Mustang, often using my knowledge of 3D and coding to create custom parts or gauges for it. Otherwise I'll be outside somewhere kayaking, camping, hiking or relaxing at the beach.
I work hard and take pride in everything I do, I love my career and am always striving to learn more and push myself. But most importantly the hard work I put into my career supports my family and that is what its all about, family is the most important thing in my life.
From "CADboard" to final product. This is a radiator bracket I needed for my mustang to support an oversized radiator. Modeled in Fusion 360 and then sent to Send Cut Send.
This is an Arduino that I programmed to read and display the PSI of a pressure gauge. It actually reads the voltage and based on that you can determine the PSI, it is a linear interpolation so not too hard. I wrote all the code for the gauge animating as well using some 3rd party libraries for the Arduino. The Ardunio uses C++ so that was great since it is what I am most familiar with.
On my portfolio page you can see the steering column console that this will fit it. It was my first time utilizing photogrammetry and it worked out great. The code for the gauge here ARDUINO CODE