+ Contact Information
rhurd@alumni.nd.edu901.604.9690
Permanent Address
4460 Whisper Spring Drive
Collierville, TN 38017
+ Education
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN Anticipated May 2007
M.A. in VISUAL EFFECTS
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME May 2005
B.S. in COMPUTER SCIENCE
Supplementary Major in JAPANESE
+ Professional Skills
Programming Languages:
C/C++, RSL, MEL, TCL, RIB, OpenGL, HTML, CSS
Software Applications:
Maya, 3D Studio Max, RenderMan, Shake, Photoshop, After Effects, Dreamweaver, VisIt
Foreign Languages:
Advanced Level Japanese, Intermediate Level Spanish
+ Career-Related Work Experience
Intern, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN Summer 2006
Produced visualizations for scientific data using Maya, OpenGL, and VisIt
Intern, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN Summer 2002
Produced visualizations for a scientific research project using 3D Studio Max
+ Other Work Experience
Intern, FedEx Corporation, Memphis, TN Summer 2001
Maintained a webpage, designed a flow chart to organize data procedures
+ Extra-Curricular Activities
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
University of Notre Dame Varsity Track & Field - Letter (2000-2004)
Japan Information Center Speech Contest Spring 2005 (National competition) (6th Place)
Student, Hokkaido International Foundation, Hakodate, Japan Summer 2004
Enrolled in 3rd year Japanese, lived with a host family.