Started working in a pig farm at 11 years old until I was 17,Worked for 3-4 months at Bombardier (assembly line work)then worked 1 year in a grocery store while studying 3d art,and then I worked approx. 8months after school for Rogers(cellphone) customer service and then finally got a job in 3d!
Not sure if inspiring but... I was working on elevators as an electronics technologist when Quake 1 came out. I started modding it at home, goofing around with bots and levels. Then I heard about 3D programs and found POV-Ray. After playing with that, I found 3DS Max and eventually took a part-time course at Vancouver Film…