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Hello and welcome to my portfolio site! My name is Jim Sidletsky. I am a 3D Artist and Educator specializing in the creation of assets for Animation and Game Development. I am the lead Animation Instructor at Trident Technical College where I teach 3D Modeling and Animation for the entertainment industies since 2008. I earned my BFA in Animation from James Madison University in 1999. I completed my graduate studies in Interactive Design and Game Development at Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in March of 2010. My MFA thesis centers around Machinima as the next gen art movement classified under "Postmodernism". My prior work experience includes producing in-game assets for Madden 09 by Electronic Arts, instructing Digital Graphic Design classes at the Computer Career Institute, and seven years experience as a multimedia specialist and lead designer of the Zettler Group. Please check out my site and feel free to contact me regarding employment or contract opportunities. I look forward to hearing from you!