ZACHERYMICHALISKA
726-582-1646
zachmichaliska@gmail.com instagram.com/zachmichaliska
crackedmedia.net
PERSONAL STATEMENT
My lifelong passion for the visual arts cultivated through sketching, photography, and architectural studies. I immersed myself in 3D tools like Unreal Engine 5, Cinema 4D, Zbrush, and more to tell my stories.
3D EXPERIENCE
3D DESIGNER / Cracked Media / St Louis, Missouri / 07-23 - Present Work on Animations in Cinema4D, Unreal Engine, and After Effects for brands, concerts, and concept art.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY / Teaching Assistant / St Louis, Missouri / 01-24 - Present Student Taught 12 students Rhino and Vray in a Architecture Representation course taught by Jonathan Stitelman.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY / Research Assistant / St Louis, Missouri / 03-24 - Present Conducted research on 16th century paintings with Jonathan Stitelman. Made animations and visuals for an exhibition and publication of work.
CLAYTON KORTE / Architectural Visualization Specialist / San Antonio, Texas / 08-22 - 0323 Created all the renderings for the studio. Constructed 3d models for renderings and architectural projects.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS / Student Graphic Designer / 19 - 21
Coordinated with professors and teachers to design posters, pamphlets, and other marketing medi-ums to promote the architecture program. Photographed ISOA events, and organized compositions for weekly ISOA instagram uploads.
ARCHITECTURE
EXPERIENCE
CLAYTON KORTE / Architectural Designer / San Antonio, Texas / 03-22 - 08-22
SOLOMON CORDWELL BUENZ / Architectural Designer / Chicago, Illinois / 06-21 - 03-22
ILIAD LAB / Student Research / Champaign, Illinois / 01-21 - 05-21
EDUCATION
MASTERS IN ARCHITECTURE / Washington University Saint Louis, Missouri May ‘25
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE / University of Illinois (UIUC), Illinois May ‘21
HONORS
Co-Founder of VFX Club /A Club at Wash U that teaches and socializes Directors Scholarship / Full-ride Tuition Scholarship at Washington University in St Louis Woodroofe Travel Scholarship / Illinois School of Architecture / Spring ‘20
Earl Prize / 3rd place / Illinois School of Architecture / Fall ‘19
SKILLS
Real Time Rendering Unreal Engine, Enscape, Lumion
Generative AI MidJourney, Photoshop AI Progressive/Bucket Renders Redshift, Vray, Arnold 3d Softwares Cinema 4d, Rhino 3d, Zbrush, Maya, Houdini, 3Ds Max, Revit Creative Cloud Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Aftereffects, Lightroom, Illustrator, Indesign Photography Digital (Canon Eos R), Medium Format Film, Mamiya 645, Yashica Mat 124g