First place Art Contest at the Hispanic Youth Symposium of 2006First place Art Scholarship at the Art Institute of Washington 2006

Awards

Digital Art FreelancerFebruary 2012 – PresentDesign my client’s requests and for character development complete their digital image within a deadline.

Production Manager/Character Designer/AnimatorApril 2012 – September 20122D Educational Animation for St. Joseph Health MinistriesOrganized, tracked and led the production team to produce a 2D animation for a non-profit organization.

Cash Control and Reservations SupervisorMedieval Times Dinner Theater - Hanover, MDJuly 2006 – November 2011Led the reservations team and handled guest concerns, also trusted to handle all monetary transactions.Promoted from cash counter to supervisor because of skill level, loyalty and personality.level, loyalty and personality.

Work Experience

Modeling/ Texturing• Create character models using front and side drawn models• Model hard surface and organic elements• Able to paint texture maps using Photoshop• Able to unwrap Models in Maya or 3Ds Max• Able to Manipulate photos for texturing

Animation• Understand the 12 principles of animation• Digital Ink and Paint 2D animations with Toon Boom or Adobe Flash• Skilled in frame by frame animation• Skilled in traditional 2D animation•• Match lip-sync to character dialog• Animate puppet rigged Characters• Skin and Rig 3D Models in Maya or 3Ds Max

Traditional Art• Quickly observe important unique features in live models• Able to capture movement in a few seconds• Create unique characters based on real people• Observe surroundings with a sketchbook

Conceptual• Create Concept character sketches traditionally or digitally to be used for 2D animations and 3D modeling • Write scripts and draw out detailed storyboards to portray a clear storyline• Render detailed character turnarounds, character reference sheets and expression sheets for 2D or 3D concepts.sheets and expression sheets for 2D or 3D concepts.• Render concept art in Photoshop• Use human and animal anatomy in character concepts• Create both outdoor and indoor environment concepts for 2D and 3D

Skills

• Toon Boom Harmony• Toon Boom Animate Pro• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Flash• Adobe Illustrator• Adobe After Effects

• Autodesk Maya• Autodesk 3D Studio Max• Final Cut Pro

Program Training

• I am fluent in English, advanced in Spanish, and a beginner in Portuguese. • I have strong written and verbal communicational skills. • I have well developed fine arts skills and I have been valued by employers.

Interpersonal SkillsCapabilities

The Art Institute of York Pennsylvania,Bachelor of Science - September 2012Media Arts and Animation

• Digital Painting displayed at DDX gallery show 2011• Digital Paintings and Animations displayed at DDX show 2012

Education

Animations Character DesignsIllustrations

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Laura Brown-Ojeda