Email: poppytwigger@gmail.com   Location: NN3, Northampton
Full UK Driving licence & own car

During my degree I gained a vast SFX skill set. With heavy influences of prop-making, I also completed several modules sculpting, moulding and applying prosthetic makeups. This, and my subsequent jobs and freelancing developed my team working and leadership skills, along with giving me excellent communication skills. This has enabled me to develop my time management and team working skills, as well as facilitating me in developing strong working relationships. I am looking to secure a challenging and rewarding role that will lead to develop my professional skills and forge a career in an industry I am passionate about.

Key Skills

Highly Experienced

Sculpting - Using various clays (buff, WED & oil-based), 2 part epoxy clay & foam carving

Workshop & Demos – Experience giving talks, demos and workshops on various SFX related topics, predominantly safe bodycasting, applying prosthetic flatmoulds and resin casting.
3D Resin Print Finishing – Extensive experience taking miniature raw resin prints (approx. >50mm), removing the supports and finishing them to a saleable standard (ie ready for painting).
Resin Casting - Experience using various resins, pigments and additives to create models, including creating custom swirled and patterned casts, catsing miniatures and casting internal armatures.
Graphic Design – Use Adobe Suite programmes (Photoshop, Lightroom, Premier Pro & InDesign) to create concept imagery, marketing information and digital art.
Engineering experience – Creating engineering drawings using AutoCAD, using technical specifications to build models
Workshop skills - Experienced with industrial workshop machinery (band saws, drill press, disc & belt sanders, planers) 3 Axis CNC Mill, Vinyl Cutter (Cricut), Wood Lathe
Teamwork – Experience working in large and small teams, taking on leadership roles for projects and communicating effectively using Slack, Zoom, Skype and Teams.

Experienced

Moulding – Creating silicone, fibreglass and plaster mould (flat & complex multi-part)

Silicone Painting - Painting silisone props, usually in a hyperrealistic manner
3D Modelling - Use of Zbrush and Sketchup to create models for 3d printing - Took existing scanned models and resculped to create bespoke jewelery for moulding and casting.

3D Printing - (FDM & Resin) - Eperienced using Ultimaker S5 and Creality Printers
Metal-working - Finishing, polishing and adding a patina to sterling sliver jewelry, some experience metal machining (Milling and turning)

Skills in
Laser Cutting
Basic electronics - (Soldering, LEDs)
Silicone Seaming & Patching



Experience and Employment

 

2021 - Present
Freelance Artist
Soul Happy Studio, Kellys Studio, Millenium FX
Extensive experience removing supports and cleaning highly detailed 3D prints without losing any detail. Taking clients original models and creating an effective silicone mould, to then cast in resin for release to collectors. These resin casts are often in custom colours (including marbling) and need to be finished and prepped before sending out to customers for painting.

Running of body-casting workshops to create unique pieces of art for clients, while teaching them the safety precautions surrounding the materials and techniques. Life and bodycasting, cleaning, prepping painting and finishing casts for use by clients as art pieces.
 

2023 - Present

Technician Demonstrator for Hair, Makeup & Prosthetics

University of Northampton

Demonstrating various prosthetic makeup techniques to students including face casting, sculpting, moulding and casting and application of prosthetic pieces. Also responsible for ordering stock, assisting with recruitment events and health and safety of the prosthetics lab.

2022 - 2023
Graphic and Web Designer
Teltronix Ltd.
My role as Graphic Designer at Teltronix relied heavily on knowledge of Adobe products, predominantly Photoshop, InDesign and Lightroom. My main responsibilities were designing and creating all marketing materials for Teltronix and its brands as well as keeping the Wordpress websites up to date. This job also required a lot of working to tight deadlines and has developed my ability to work under pressure and produce quality work in tight timeframes.

2019 - 2022
Junior Graphics / Modelmaker
RWDI
The main portion of my workload at RWDI was using AutoCAD to create scale drawings of dense cities then use these drawing to build physical models for Wind Tunnel Testing using large workshop machinery to create models within a 0.5mm tolerance. Models were built from epoxy foam with target models usually being 3D printed in ABS. I was also responsible for assembing target models (usually 1:300 scale) and instrumenting them with brass taps for Wind Tunnel Testing of wind pressures. Working at RWDI, communication and time management was at the forefront of my role. Communicating daily with customers, engineers, and project managers to fulfil the customer’s requirement and answer any questions they may have.

2013 - 2016
Civil, Structural and Architechural Design Engineer Apprentice Sellafield LTD.
Working at Sellafield Ltd my main responsibility was using AutoCAD and office programs. I also have experience working in a large team on multi million pound projects. Other responsibilities within my job were creating Risk Assessments and Outline Method statements for jobs. This was especially crucial within this company due to the high risks associated with working on a nuclear site.

2011 - 2019
Volunteering
In the past I have been heavily involved in promoting STEM activities across the local area, many of which I organised myself. This involved researching and creating fun and engaging activities for different age groups to interest them and inspire them to follow a STEM route. I also regularly volunteered at a local primary school, aiding art lessons, running age-appropriate STEM workshops and designing and building the stage and props for end of year productions.

Education and Achievements
2016 – 2019 Bolton University  
BDes (Hons) - Special Effects for Film and Television – 1st Class
Key Modules - Creating miniature replicas from film and TV including Hagrid's Hut, The Time Machine (1960) and Terry Pratchetts Disc World, Managed a team of 20 2nd & 3rd years to create a Short, several prosthetic makeup modules (flat and snap moulds). Animatronic and Visual Effects Modules.

2013 – 2015 Bolton College
Ordinary National Certificate – Construction in Civil Engineering

2014 Training 2000
NVQ Level 2 – Performance Engineering Operations

2011-2013 Sts Peter and Paul 6th Form
3 A Levels including Product Design (A)

2006-2011 Sts Peter and Paul Catholic High School
8 G.C.S.E. A* - C (including Design Technology (A*) Maths (A) and English (B))

Other Qualifications
Level 3 First Aid at Work
Level 2 Certificate in Children and Young Peoples Mental Health
Don Lannings 2 Day Sculpting Course
IOSH Managing Safety

References available upon request