Objective:

To pursue a position as a character animator within a professional studio and collaborate with a team of industry professionals completing projects.

Profile:

• Knowledgeable in the Principles of Animation
• Educated in character rigging
• Efficient workflow and time management while working within a deadline
• Good eye for natural movement in animation

Education:

Full Sail Real World Education - Winter Park, FL
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Animation
August, 2007

Relevant Courses:

• 2D Animation
• Acting for Animators
• Animation Production
• Storyboarding

Other Courses:

• Computer Drafting
• Porfolio Preparation
• Drawing I, II

Software Knowledge:

• Four years experience with Maya - trained to create content under every aspect of the 3d production pipeline, specializing in character animation
• Over two years experience with Shake, Final Cut - post production and editing
• Over five years experience with Photoshop and Illustrator - creating textures, touching up final renders, and general design and logos
• One year experience with 3D Studio Max - animated final touches to motion captured performance for student-made animated short

Past Projects:

• Haunted Village
  • Team Leader - Assigned assets to be created by colleagues, assembled finished assets into scene file in Maya
• Alien Temple
  • Team Leader - Assigned assets to team for complete, scheduled deadlines for each item, approved and critiqued assets, and designed overall level design using BSPs in Unreal Editor. Assembled final assets into game