Games and Cinematics

3D Character Animator

USC Institute for Creative Technologies Playa Vista CA

April 2014 – Present 

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Creating interactive behaviors and performances for USC's Virtual Human project

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3D Character Animator

Guidant

 

February 2014 – April 2014 

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3D Animation for human biped characters on a variety of Virtual Human projects, using Maya, MotionBuilder, Unity, UnityMecanim, SmartBody and Cerebella.

-Path
-SPS
-BraveMind
-CRA
-INOTS:Elite

 

Senior Animator
Emotional Robot
July 2013 – Present  Niagara Falls ON (remote)

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     Successfully delivered high quality key-frame animation for gameplay on bipeds Maya, MotionBuilder and Unity on the following products:​

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• Project Survivor iOS

 

Senior Animator
Deutsch Los Angeles
September 2013 – October 2013 Playa Vista CA

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     Successfully delivered high quality pre-visualizations for client approval, and key-frame animation on bipeds and machinery using Maya and Premiere on the following products:​

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• VolksWagon CMF Homepage Takeover Ad for Washington Post

 

Senior Animator
Hydrogen Whiskey Studios
December 2012 – May 2013 Santa Monica CA

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     Led animation teams, and successfully delivered high quality pre-visualizations for developer approval, key-frame animation on cinematics, lip sync and motion-capture cleanup on bipeds and quadrupeds using Maya, MotionBuilder and Premiere on the following products:​

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• Fables: A Wolf Among Us

• Fast and Furious 6 Game

• Wreck-It Ralph Game

• Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Game

Senior Contract Animator
Spark Unlimited
June 2012 – December 2012 Sherman Oaks CA​

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     Successfully delivered keyframe and motion capture cleanup animations for in-game and cinematics on bipeds and creatures using Maya and Motionbuilder on:​

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• -Lost Planet 3

Senior Animator

Hydrogen Whiskey Studios
August 2011 - December 2012 Santa Monica CA​

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     Led animation teams, and successfully delivered high quality pre-visualizations for developer approval, key-frame animation on cinematics, lip sync and motion-capture cleanup on bipeds and quadrupeds using Maya, MotionBuilder and Premiere on:​

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• -Star Wars Kinect

Senior Animator

Double Helix / Foundation 9
April 2011 - August 2011 Irvine CA​

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     Successfully delivered keyframe and motion capture cleanup animations for in-game on bipeds using Maya and Motionbuilder on:​

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• -Chain of the Dead

Character Animator
Electronic Arts Los Angeles / DangerClose
October 2006 - October 2010 Playa Vista CA​

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     Successfully delivered keyframe and motion capture cleanup animations for in-game and cinematics on bipeds and player-model using Maya on the following products:​

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• -Medal Of Honor

• -Medal of Honor Airborne

• -Medal of Honor Vanguard

• -LMNO Project

Character Animator
Electronic Arts Canada
April 2005 - October 2006 Playa Vista CA

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     Successfully delivered keyframe and motion capture cleanup animations for in-game and cinematics on bipeds and player-model using Maya on the following products:



• -NBA LIVE 2006

• -NBA LIVE 2007

Feature Films

Character Animator

DreamWorks Animation
December 1995 - June 2004 Glendale CA

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    Successfully delivered Traditional and Key Frame Animations using Animo, Linux and Maya on the following films:

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• Prince of Egypt

• Road to ElDorado

• Spirit

• Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas

• Shrek 2

• Shark Tale

Skills and Programs

Maya

Motionbuilder

Unreal Engine 3

Unity Engine

Perforce

Hansoft

Excel

Premiere

Photoshop

Acting

Voice Acting

StoryBoarding

Previsualization

Layout

Facial Animation

Motion Capture

Traditional Animation

Character Design