Jim Xu Resume
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Jim Xu Resume

UnitA, 45 Hidden St. Providence, RI

Education Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI, 2016-2019 (Expected) Major: Illustration (Bachelor of Fine Arts) Kyoto Seika University(Exchange) Kyoto, Japan, 2018 Major: Manga (Bachelor of Fine Arts) University of California San Diego San Diego, CA, 2014-2016 Major: Psychology (Bachelor of Science) / Visual Art (Bachelor of Arts) Related Experience Oncart! Boston, MA, 12/20/2017 Designer volunteer for Oncart! �Design and produce 4 page of high quality comic to instruct the local community in Laurence Massachusetts about opioid use. �Collaborate with professional doctors to make instructing comic art. �Translating the medical texts into Chinese to increase the reach in the local community. TED x UCSD La Jolla, CA, 05/21/2016 Photographer and volunteer for TED x UCSD �Took photos for each TED speakers individually and during their speeches �Directed entire event together with the rest of the staff Psychology Lab Research Assistant, Stuart Anstis Lab , Ed Vul Lab La Jolla, CA, 07/2015 to 12/2015 �Participated in researches involving visual perception, motion perception and visual illusions �Collaborated with visual illusion researchers from overseas(Tokyo, New Zealand) and ran their experiments �Analyzed data collected, and evaluated results using graphs created by Microsoft Excel �Created new stimulus in experiments using Adobe Illustrator Photographer, illustrator and poster designer for Musician�s Club in UCSD, La Jolla, CA�2015-2016 �Designed T shirts for bands. Collaborated with musicians to create posters for performance �Taken photos during big events SKILLS Digital 3D: Zbrush Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Premier, After effect Artistic Founded in Painting with gouache, watercolor and oil, especially proficient in realistic painting.

Animation traditionally, or digitally by Adobe photoshop and Adobe Aftereffect. Life drawing using graphite, colored pencil, charcoal, pen and markers. Fast and efficient sketching skills. Language Bilingual ( Mandarin and English) and fluent communication skills with both languages. Sufficient Japanese skill(N3 level JLPT test) Other Photography Skills and efficient Web Programming Skills( html, css, Javascript ), Other Programming Skill (python)