Resume

Professional Profile

    

• 3D animator with proven ability to creatively lead and develop for film and web environments.

 

• Nine years working collaboratively on animation and new media projects through contracts and studio employment

 

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

 

• Excellent knowledge of the following industry software:
  • Autodesk Maya 2008
  • Adobe After Effects 7
  • Macromedia/Adobe Flash 8 Professional
  • Adobe Creative Suite (CS2) including Photoshop, Illustrator
  • Next Limit Realflow 4
  • Blast Code Demolition Software

 

Experience and Client History

 

2007 - Present  All in the Bunker Producer: Andrew Overtoom

Animated Short, 8:25

Animator, Technical Director, Modeler

 

2007 - Present   Wonderville Online Game, Producer: Science Alberta Foundation

Animator, Designer

 

2003 - 2007      Lead Animator, The Banff Centre, Creative Electronic Environment   

                        Banff, Alberta 

·         Animation for various collaborative multimedia projects

·         Coordination of animation projects

·         Mentoring and teaching in class environment and through project development (Maya and After Effects)

 

Animation credit highlights include:

 

Aboriginality Producer: National Film Board of Canada 2007

 Animated Short, 3:00 

 Animator  

 

Banff Summer Arts Festival Producer: The Banff Centre for the Arts, Promo reel 2003

Animator, Director, Technical Director 

 

 

2000-2003            Lead Animator, IBC Digital

 Buffalo, N.Y. USA

·         Modeling, rigging, animating, Motion captures

 

Production credit highlights include:

 

HSBC Bank Promo: 2001

Scene  on Times Square Screen :30  

Lead Animator  

 

Trix Yogurt, 2001

T.V. Commercial  :30

Animator

 

HBO Nerve 2002

segment for Nerve TV  2:00

Animator 

 

HBO Band of Brothers 2002

television promo  :30

Animator 

 

Independent Client Contracts

 

                                Dirt Producer: National Film Board of Canada,  2007

                                Feature Documentary

                                3D Animation

 

Los Gochis, Client: Gerstleconsult, Mexico , Mexican Football (Soccer) Association, 2007

T.V,  commercials (four)

Animator, Technical Director,

 

Throw it on a fire Client: Bell Orchestre, Bravofact

Music Video 2007

Animator

 

Nicktropolis, Client: Nickelodeon

Online video game,  2006

Animator, Modeler,

 

Magpie & Stump Client: National Film Board of Canada

Animated short, 2005

Animator, Modeler

 

Education

 

2000     Vancouver Film School, Vancouver British Columbia

3D Animation and Visual Effects diploma and certificate of excellence

 

1998     Vancouver Film School, Vancouver British Columbia

2D Animation diploma and certificate of excellence

 

1997     Applied Multimedia Training Center, Calgary, Alberta

Interactive Media Program certificate