Resume

David Gonzales

Summary
I am a graduate of Animation Mentor and I have earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Animation from California State University, Fullerton. I am seeking an associate or junior level animation position within a studio that will challenge and allow me to grow. I have secondary skills in Modeling and Rigging and I have basic knowledge of MEL scripting.

Experience

2013 - Release Management Analyst (Volt Delta Resources, LLC)
Employed, 8 years. Responsible for coordinating the activities of designated projects to ensure that goals and objectives of projects were accomplished within the prescribed timeframe. Various other duties included Web Development, Billing and Measurement Analysis, SQL Development and SharePoint and InfoPath design.

2012 - Volunteer Animator & Rigger (Indie Game Development)
Volunteered 2 months to Rig and Animate the main character for an independently produced MMO. Self-managed work schedule and improved existing joint setup for rigging.

2010 - Character Artist Volunteer, Easley-Dunn Productions
Responsible for cinematic and in-game character models for Spurpunk. Assisted in clean-up work and advisement of fellow interns to improve their models.

Software Skills

Maya
ZBrush
Photoshop
Premiere Pro

Animation Skills

Character Animation (Keyframed)
Rigging
3D Modeling
3D Sculpting
Basic Mel Scripting
Drawing
Storyboarding

Office Skills

Word
Excel
InfoPath
Outlook
Visio
Dreamweaver
HTML
JavaScript
CSS

Education

2012 - Animation Mentor - Advance Studies in Character Animation

2008 - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Entertainment Art & Animation

California State University, Fullerton

References
Please see my LinkedIn profile

Associations

IGDA - Orange County Chapter

ASIFA - Hollywood