Resume

Objective

To continually grow and progress in my career as a 3D animator.

Education

Sept. 2005 - April 2008 Durham College (Oshawa, ON)

Animation - Computer Arts Diploma Program

• Dean's List (1st, 2nd, 3rd Year)
• Best Overall GPA ( 2nd Year)
• Award for Top 3 GPA (1st Year)

Sept. 2001 - June 2005 St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School (Hamilton, ON)

Professional History

Jan. 2012 - Present      Digital Domain (Vancouver, BC)

3D Animator

• Animate elements to be used with live action plates for high quality feature films

June 2011 - Dec. 2011 Arc Productions - Formerly Starz Animation (Toronto, ON)

3D Animator

• Posed and animated Maya Characters on the Nickelodeon show Matt Hatter
• Animated up to 50 seconds per week of high quality character and vehicle animation

Nov. 2010 - June 2011 Mr. X (Toronto, ON)

3D Animator/Tracker/Rigger

• Tracked camera movements using PFTrack software for feature films
• Animated elements to be used with live action plates
• Responsible for rigging assets

Sept. 2010 - Oct. 2010 IMAX (Toronto, ON)

3D Modeler/Animator/Tracker

• Responsible for tracking camera movements using Boujou software for feature film
• Modeled and animated all elements in plates to be used for stereoscopic conversion
• Rigged basic assets and characters on a shot per shot basis

Aug. 2010 - Sept. 2010 Authority FX (Toronto, ON)

Freelance Artist

• Animated and rigged assets to be used with live action plates

Mar. 2010 - July 2010 Invisible Pictures (Toronto, ON)

VFX Character Animator

• Took shots from the pre-vis stage through to animation 
• Animated realistic character movement for use with live action plates
• In some cases responsible for 3D camera tracking

Mar. 2009 - Mar. 2010 CORE Digital Pictures (Toronto, ON)

3D Character Animator

• Posed and animated Maya Characters on the Nickelodeon show Planet Sheen
• Animated 30 seconds of high quality character animation per week

June 2008 - Jan. 2009 March Entertainment (Sudbury, ON)

2D/3D Character Animator

• Animated Maya and Flash characters to create dynamic shots for the TV Show Dex Hamilton
• Animated 35-40 seconds a week
• Responsible for matching camera moves between 3D and 2D
• Composited the elements together with backgrounds

Sept. 2006 - April 2008 Durham College (Oshawa, ON)

Tutor for animation

• Assisted students with animation, modeling, and rigging assignments
• Worked with students individually