3D
Character
Animator



Maya



Objective - Love to animate with a collaborative and creative team of artists who share the goal of bringing compelling and entertaining stories and characters to life.



3D Animation Skills



  • Keyframe Body/Facial Animation
  • MoCap cleanup
  • Export .FBX for engines
  • Create Facial Blendshapes/GUI
  • Some Rigging knowledge


Project Management



  • Senior Animator experience in leading a team.
  • Able to manage speed & quality to meet deadlines.
  • Collaborate with various departments to ensure smooth pipeline workflows.
  • Positive attitude, hard worker, and a sense of humor.​


Software Knowledge



  • Autodesk Maya
  • FaceWare
  • Photoshop
  • After Effects



Demo reel



3D Character Animation



Blendshape Setup



Resume





2016/Sep - Current

The Quantum Storey Co. - Senior Animator

- A Morning Nightmare app

  • Provide animation feedback to entry-level animators
  • Keyframe body/facial animation
  • Rig vehicle and props
  • Bake and Export FBX files

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2016/ - Current Freelance (Remote - Frequent projects)

Pinscreen Inc. - Consultant Animator/Skinning/Rigging

- Pinscreen Inc.

  • Handkey head and facial animation emotes
  • Handkey in-game body animation
  • Character Skinning
  • Create facial blendshapes

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2017/Dec - 2018/March

Counter Punch Studios - Animator

- Unanounned Title

- Barbie YouTube vlogs

  • Use Faceware to produce PRO level facial animation.
  • MoCap Cleanup. Some handkey animation.

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2017/Mar - 2017/July - Animator

SCEA/Counter Punch Studios (San Diego)

- Uncharted 4: The Lost Legacy

  • MoCap Cleanup, some handkey body/facial animation
  • Work with layers to preserve mocap
  • Use Parrot software for facial retargeting
  • Collaborate with Animation Supervisor/Lead to meet quality.

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2014 - 2018 - Animator (Frequent projects)

Counter Punch Studios - Animator

- Injustice II

- Mafia III

- NBA2K16

- NBA2K15

  • Use Faceware to achieve PRO level facial animation
  • Handkey shorter shots for quick turnaround time.
  • Use in-house scripts to speedup workflow

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2012/Nov - 2013/Jul

Marquee Productions Inc. - Lead Animator

- PC game

  • Animate over 100 in-game animations (walk cycles to dance emotes).
  • Create Blendshapes, fix skinning, do minor rigging.

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2011/Oct - 2012/Mar

Hydrogen Whiskey Studios - Animator

- Star Wars Kinect

- Ice Age Arctic Games

  • MoCap cleanup and body/facial keyframe.
  • Create facial blendshapes for various characters

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2010/Jun - 2011/Sep

Motion Logic Studios - Animator

- Piranha 3D

- Other unknown game title

  • Keyframe piranhas
  • Animate zombie eating corpse
  • Animate a T-Rex for a race-car game

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2009/Dec - 2010/Feb

Crazy Pixel Games - Animator

- Star Wars - Unleash The Force II

  • Camera Layout/Blocking
  • Handkey body/facial animation.


contact
David rodriguez - los angeles - (562) 375-8571








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