Maksim Gugin

Elevated to Vice Manager at Vladoil Malaga S.L., I leveraged my multilingual proficiency and technical acumen to enhance operational efficiency and resolve complex challenges from different areas, demonstrating exceptional problem-solving and communication skills.

I've always loved history. The first book I read right after learning how to read when I was a child was a history book. Later on, in my primary school, I had a history teacher that was an avid tabletop historical and fantasy games fan. He introduced me to the world of historical miniatures, and I've been doing it ever since, assembling historically accurate armies that I hope to put to use one day when I have enough of them and can find like-minded people that would share my passion for tabletop games and history. In fact, due to the miniature market being relatively limited, i.e. one cannot assemble an entire army of any given time period, I decided to explore different options that would allow me to accomplish the task of actually being able to build miniature armies no matter what. This is how I discovered 3D modelling. I began using Blender, an open-source professional 3D modelling software and later fell in love with it and decided to become a generalist 3D artist. I am still learning and moving towards this ambitious goal. At the same time, I encountered another issue that needed a solution. Even though I knew I could learn 3D modelling and digital sculpting to 3D print miniatures, one big problem was for me to find concept art or reference images that would allow me to create 3D models. There aren't many historical images that are also suitable for 3D modelling/digital sculpting. This is how I came to realise that I needed to learn how to draw and create my own concept art to go off of. 

As for martial arts and sports, when I was a child, I was bullied at school and on the street by other kids. One day, I decided that I had had enough and joined a mixed martial arts class, KUDO, a Japaneses MMA. After moving to Spain, I carried on practicing different martial arts but eventually decided to pursue grappling and wrestling. I have a solid Judo foundation (a green belt). Unfortunately, I have no Judo schools in my vicinity now but would love to get back to Judo and get my black belt. In the meantime, I've started learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. At the same time, being physically strong and flexible helps a lot when it comes to martial arts, so I practice calisthenics (body-weight exercises), train at a local gym and also try to become more flexible.