My name is David Durand. I'm from Ireland and currently living in Sligo.
  
After completing secondary school, I studied 'Art and Design' at the Vocational Educational College in Sligo. Here I studied among other subjects, Life Drawing, Painting, Design, Illustration, Communication and Sculpture.
  
I then studied 'Animation Drawing Studies' and subsequently 'Computer Animation and 3D Modelling' at Ballyfermot College of Further Education (formerly known as Senior College Ballyfermot). Here I learned a broad range of subjects, ranging from Classical Animation, Layout and Storyboarding, Life Drawing, Visual Languages and Location Drawing to 3D Modelling and Computer Animation. At Ballyfermot I learnt the programs 3D Studio Max and Photoshop.
  
Norway was my next destination, where I studied '3D Design' at Idéfagskolen, in Tønsberg. Here I learnt all aspects of 3D modelling, texturing, lighting, skinning, rigging, rendering and so forth using the programs Maya, Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects and others. I also learnt some Film making, for normal live action use and for green screen 3D incorporation. I also did 2 weeks work experience in Tromsø with Autosim, a firm that makes Car Simulators. I did low-poly automobile modelling and texturing of city environments.
  
After finishing at Idéfagskolen I moved to Tromsø, where I worked as a web designer for the Norwegian College of Fishery Sciences (a part of the University of Tromsø). Here I did a complete overhaul of their online lectures in Marine Biology, Oceanology and Coastal Management. These lectures are part of the joint University of Tromsø and University of Namibia extranet. This was purely a visual re-design of the existing content

I then worked for over 3 years at Blizzard Entertainment Europe as a Game Master. I am currently doing a Bachelor's Degree in Web Development & Creative Media in IT Sligo.