Experience

• Artist, developer, texture designer, coder, sole proprietor at ChrisTrains

  United States of America

  March 2001 - Present

  This is my self-run business building and selling game add-ons for Dovetail Games Train Simulator. Website : http://www.christrains.com
  
  I build and texture the 3D models, exterior and interior. I author the simulation scripts that control the vehicle systems. I create the audio for the models. I write the manuals, maintain the website and webshop and sales of the products as well as maintaining working relationships with international companies such as DB (Germany) and Nederlands Spoorwegen (Netherlands)

• Lead 3D artist for flight simulation at Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins, formerly Evans & Sutherland )

  Salt Lake City, United States of America

  March 2001 - Present

  I am a lead modeler for commercial airline and military flight simulator visual systems. I specialise in hard-surface vehicle modeling but am also involved in airfield and structure modeling. In addition, I run a small team of interns from the University of Utah Entertainment Arts Engineering program, who build models for us.
  
  I regularly work with customers both in-house and on-site during installation and acceptance of FAA-certified Level-D pilot training simulator.

• Senior 3D artist for flight simulation at Evans & Sutherland

  Horsham, United Kingdom

  June 1996 - February 2001

  I was a senior modeler for commercial airline and military simulator visual systems.

• 3d artist for VR at Division Ltd

  Bristol, United Kingdom

  June 1994 - June 1996

  I was a prototype modeler for experiments in trying to turn CAD data into useable training models for VR engineering applications.

• 3d artist for flight simulation at Rediffusion Simulation

  Crawley, United Kingdom

  September 1990 - June 1994

  I was a modeler for commercial airline flight simulator visual systems.