Resume

Lorin Wood

30 year entertainment design veteran

the middle, United States

Summary

Lorin is a 30-year industry professional in visual development for animation, conceptual design and art direction for live action, visual effects, and game development.

In addition to commercial work, Lorin is a seasoned instructor with both online and higher educational institutions. He is also a regular project manager with publisher Design Studio Press and created the book series' Nuthin' But Mech and Traverse.

Resume: https://shorturl.at/s2edl

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🟥 No NFTs / Commercial AI art

Skills

Productions

- Commercial / Advertisement
  Nissan KICKS
- Year
  2026
- Role
  VFX Creature Designer
- Company
  The Embassy
- Commercial / Advertisement
  VOLKSWAGEN “Electric Feels Good”
- Year
  2023
- Role
  VFX Concept Designer
- Company
  The Embassy
- Commercial / Advertisement
  ZEVO “Bugs Hate Us”
- Year
  2024
- Role
  VFX Creature Designer
- Company
  The Embassy
- Commercial / Advertisement
  FLONASE “Save Your Relationship With Nature”
- Year
  2025
- Role
  VFX Creature Designer
- Company
  The Embassy
- Movie
  Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Visual Development Artist
- Company
  Sony Pictures Animation
- Video Game
  Borderlands 3
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Senior Conceptual Designer
- Company
  Gearbox Software
- Video Game
  UNANNOUNCED GAME
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Concept Illustrator
- Company
  Roosterteeth
- TV Production
  Zafari
- Year
  2018
- Role
  Visual Development & Conceptual Illustration
- Company
  Persistence of Vision
- Movie
  Free Birds
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Concept Designer
- Company
  Reel FX Animation
- Video Game
  Aliens: Colonial Marines
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Senior Conceptual Designer
- Company
  Gearbox Software
- Video Game
  Borderlands 2
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Senior Conceptual Designer
- Company
  Gearbox Software
- Video Game
  Borderlands
- Year
  2009
- Role
  Senior Conceptual Designer
- Company
  Gearbox Software
- Movie
  The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Previz Animator
- Company
  Persistence of Vision Digital Entertainment
- Movie
  Unique
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Previz Animator
- Company
  Persistence of Vision / Disney
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Turner Classic Movies “Now Showing”
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Visual Development
- Company
  XO/Exopolis, Inc.
- Commercial / Advertisement
  Toyota Tacoma “Nessie”
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Creature Designer
- Company
  Method Studios
- Movie
  A Scanner Darkly
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Animator
- Company
  New Path, Inc

Experience

Instructor at Dallas College
US
January 2026 - Present
I was brought in by the co-chairs of the newly formed School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design to help facilitate a full return of student-body to in-campus participation and bring my professional insights and experience to their ledger of art classes.
Project Manager / Illustrator / Editor at Design Studio Press
Culver City CA, US
July 2010 - Present
Nuthin' But Mech 1-4

Traverse

Woosh!

TBA (2027)
VFX Creature & Concept Designer at The Embassy
Vancouver BC, CA
April 2023 - October 2025
commercials (Nissan, Flonase, VW, Zevo)
Visual Development Artist at Sony Pictures Animation
Culver City CA, US
March 2022 - May 2022
Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse
Professor at ArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena CA, US
August 2020 - June 2022
Mechs and Robots Entertainment Design
Storyboard Artist / Conceptual Designer at 900 LBS of Creative
Dallas TX, US
June 2019 - May 2022
Bell Helicopter
Senior Conceptual Designer at Gearbox Entertainment
Frisco TX, US
November 2007 - October 2017
Aliens: Colonial Marines (replaced Syd Mead)

Gearbox 1-3, Pre-Sequel & DLCs (created Claptrap)

BattleBorn
Conceptual Designer at McGarryBowen
New York NY, US
April 2013 - June 2013
Verizon Droid Eye rebranding
Visual Development Artist at Reel FX Animation
Dallas TX, US
June 2012 - September 2012
Freebirds
Concecptual Designer at George Hull Design
Berkeley CA, US
July 2009 - July 2009
VFX commercial bid with George
Storyboard Artist / Previsualization Animator / Illustrator at Persistence of Vision
Los Angeles CA, US
September 2002 - July 2007
Storyboard, character design and keyframe illustrations: Zafari

Previz: Unique, The Day the Earth Stood Still
Visual Development Artist at XO/Exopolis, Inc.
Los Angeles CA, US
September 2006 - November 2006
Turner Classic Movies "Now Showing" rebranding
Creature Designer at Method Studios
Los Angeles CA, US
June 2006 - July 2006
Toyota Tacoma "Nessie" commercial
Rotoscope Animator at Detour/ Warner Independent Pictures
Austin TX, US
March 2005 - October 2005
A Scanner Darkly
Concept Art / Storyboards at Reel FX Creative Studios
Dallas TX, US
November 2002 - August 2004
Texas Instruments, Hasbro, Disney, CBS, NBC, William Joyce, Lucasfilm

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