<p>Michael Otto, successfully completed his studies of Geology at the university of Goettingen in 2006. He also started working with Blender around 2006, with a focus on artistic work. From 2008 to 2011, Michael participated in the (unfortunately canceled) German Blendpolis movie project as a core team member. In 2009, he then started to work as a 3D artist in a German software development company with the spotlight on surgical simulation, where Michael specialized in the creation of photo realistic anatomical 3D models. In 2011&nbsp;he became a founding member of the German &quot;Blender e.V.&quot; association. Since 2013, he is a freelance 3D&nbsp;artist, working for the Swedish company SenseGraphics AB, again focused on the field of medical simulation.</p>