Annaliesa Mangan​

Education

Master of Science in Visualization

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 

Expected Graduation: May 2027

GPA: 4.0

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Bachelor of Science in Visualization

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 

December 2024

GPA: 3.8

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Projects

Plunder - Virtual Production Short Film (Unreal Engine, Adobe Suite)

May 2025 - August 2025

• Producer, 1st Assistant Director, Motion Graphics Artist

• Planned production timeline, created and maintained management docs, created motion graphics, ensured team members were equipped to do their jobs, found assets and resources, led production check-ins.

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Last Ride - 3D Animated Short (Maya, Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, Adobe Suite)

Jan 2024 - May 2024

• Layout and Lighting Lead, Project Manager, Modeling Artist, Animator.

• Designed layout, designed lighting, modeled assets, developed effects, ran technical tests, assisted with animation and look development.

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Once Upon a Time - 3D Animated Short (Maya, Unreal Engine, Substance Painter)

Jan 2023 - May 2023

• Layout and Lighting Artist, Project Manager.

• Designed lighting, designed layout, modeled assets, created textures and materials in Unreal Engine and Substance Painter.

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The Last Star - 2D/3D Hybrid Animated Short (Maya, Unreal Engine, Procreate, Substance Painter)

Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

• Layout and Lighting Artist.

• Designed lighting, designed layout, modeled assets, ran technical demos in Unreal Engine, composited in Unreal Engine and After Effects, created textures and materials in Unreal Engine and Substance Painter, performed project management tasks, rendered scenes.​​

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Experience

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 2025 - Present

• Manage online sections for Art History I class.

• Grade assignments, answer student questions, and monitor student group chat.

• Update documents for ADA compliance.

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BadVR, Pacoima, CA
Immersive Design Intern, June 2024 - January 2025

• Developed designs for user interface and user experience, researched industry trends, worked with a team to implement designs.

• Performed quality assurance tests on apps, developed testing plans.

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Greater Fort Worth Destination Imagination, Fort Worth, TX

Webmaster, August 2020 - Present

• Updated the website regularly with new information. Made spreads and graphics for the site. Communicated with users to fix issues. Monitored online store. Managed events calendar.

• Redesigned website in order to improve user interface and clarity.

• Recognized at the regional level for volunteerism.​

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Skills

• Unreal Engine, Autodesk Maya, Blender, Adobe Suite, Unity, Python, Processing, Java, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Moho, Canva, Leadership, Teamwork, Market Research.

• Familiar with Houdini, A-Frame, Substance Painter, Toon Boom Harmony,