Joshua Okoro

EXPERIENCE

08/2024 – Present

TLOS Support Assistant

Virginia Tech - Virginia, U.S.A.

Manage organizational communication and logistics for 15+ events between faculty, multimedia production team, ensuring faster and efficient delivery

Utilize Figma, Illustrator, Unity 3D, After Effects to prototype and develop effective multimedia content for online and in-person learning environments, liaising with 5+ production and instructional designers

Outlined project management tasks, corresponding with 3 instructional designers, 2 video producers, 1 project manager across 6 departments to ascertain output requirements and delivery 2 weeks in advance

08/2022 – 05/2024

Graduate Teaching Assistant​

Virginia Tech - Virginia, U.S.A.

Mentor and teach students 3D Design and Motion Graphics and guide students through industry-related problems

Organize lectures, seminars, and workshops for student artists, designers, and technologists

06/2023 – 08/2023

3D Visual Designer

ARIES LAB - Virginia, U.S.A.

Visualized timeline, effect of 1910s Vauquois war in France utilizing 3D modeling software including Blender and After Effects, working with 3 Designers, 1 researcher, and Project Manager

Reduced data processing time of historical maps and timelines of war by using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

02/2021 – 06/2022

Motion Graphic Designer

TVC Communications - Lagos, Nigeria

09/2019 – 02/2021

Graphic Designer

DM Holdings - Lagos, Nigeria

EDUCATION

May 2024

MFA Creative Technologies

Virginia Tech

April 2014

BA Graphic Design​

University of Benin

June 2024

Google AI Essentials Certificate​

Grow with Google

May 2024

Human Centered Design Certificate​

Virginia Tech​

May 2024

Future Professoriate Certificate

Virginia Tech​

SKILLS

Verbal / Written / Visual Communication

Organization / Time-Management

Technical SKILLS

Microsoft Word / PowerPoint

Presentation Design, Ducument Formatting/Editing

Blender

3D Visualization, Modeling, Texturing, Animation, Rendering

Unity/ARCore / Vuforia / ShapesXR

3D Interaction Design, Immersive Design, AR prototyping,

After Effects / Premiere Pro

Motion graphics, Video Editing

Photoshop / Illustrator

Graphic design, Image editing, Illustration

TouchDesigner

Interaction Design, Node-based Coding

Figma

UI/UX Design, Product Design

Agisoft Metashape

Photogrammetry

ZBrush

3D Sculpting