Passionate senior animator who has worked for various companies including Naughty Dog, DM.AI, and Poorly Timed Games to name a few. Efficient and reliable animator who will be a valued asset to the team through quality of work, speed, and dependability.
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Experience
2020
Poorly Timed Games, Los Angeles, CA
Senior Animator & Rigger.
Working on Unannounced Project.
Creating high quality custom rigs for a variety of characters, both bipedal and creature.
Animating entire gameplay sets for all characters and creatures for development in Unity.
Making decisions on feel and movement of characters and creatures while working directly with the Art Director.
2020
Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, CA
Animator.
Working on Last of Us II
Working closely with animators to ensure stands of quality are met while preparing scenes and assets for animation and audio teams.
Creating a variety of cycle and loop animations by animating motion capture data, polishing and keyframing.
Facial animation, gesture animations, and title character polishing.
Working under a tight deadline to ensure final product delivery.
2020
DM.AI, Wilshire, CA
Senior Animator & .
Working on AILA, a series of games and shorts for children's development and education.
Responsible for delivering high quality animation of multiple characters per scene.
Creating a variety of animation presets using keyframe animation.
Focusing on maintaining the mission statement, entertaining children while entertaining.
2019
Courtroom Animation, Redondo Beach, CA
Animator & Layout Artist
Executing the staging, blocking and camera work of shots and sequences to make a fully immersive and clear story.
Animating characters, props, and anatomy for medical surgeries, accidents, and high impact crashes.
Producing shots in a fast-paced CG environment using Maya, V-Ray, Substance Painter, Zbrush and After Effects.
Working as a part of a team and across departments to produce scientifically-accurate 3D forensic and medical animations to be used as demonstrative exhibits or evidence during mediation and trial
2018 - 2019
2019
NDA Indie Game Project, Hollywood, CA
Gameplay Animator
Animating one of the title character’s navigation, combat, and world interactive moves.
Collaborating with Animation Director and Animation Lead, focusing on nailing character development, choreography, and timing of each move.
Working in a creative, team-oriented environment, exhibiting excellent communication, time-management, and organizational skills.
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Hollywood, CA
Animator, Writer, and Director.
Ideated and created high-quality character animations for “Cher Ami”, and wrote the 22-page script in both French and English.
Illustrated storyboards and developed shot list for animation.
Produced and directed a horror short “Eat It Too” and worked from concept to delivery within a 10 week period.
Served as the President of the Student Council and led the Executive Board to implement a student constitution and by-laws for LGBTQIA+ and student groups.
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Skills
Tools & Programs
Autodesk Maya Suite
Unreal Engine
Unity
Motion Builder
Faceware Tech
Pixologic Zbrush
Substance Painter
Vray
Renderman
Arnold Render
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe After Effects
Industry Knowledge
Character Animation
Modeling (Traditional & Digital)
Camera Animation & Motion
Sculpting
Texturing
Lighting
Script Writing
Plot Development
Visual Storytelling
Cinematic Composition
Continuity
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Communication
Teamwork
Collaboration
Independent
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Education
2016 - 2019
Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Hollywood, CA
Digital Production
Emphasis in Character Animation.
Gnomon's curriculum is distinguished by their innovative philosophical approach to technology. Though there may be ever more powerful software available to visual effects artists, their emphasis remains on the creative process instead of mere technical proficiency.
2010 - 2012
Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre, Hollywood, CA
Certificate in Theatre & Acting
Completed world-renown program with a focus on acting and script development.
Driven by the belief that growth as an actor and growth as a person are the same, our Academy & Theatre provides the tools, training, and discipline to nurture and support actors who are committed not only to the art form, but to a life of social engagement.
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