Animation Director
Senior Character Animator with solid academic credentials and hands-on experience focused on video gaming industry. A team leader, who demonstrated ability to integrate creative, artistic and technical skills in planning and executing projects. He is a hardworking, highly motivated, and charismatic artist combining skills and a passion for Character Animation.
He has over twenty years of character animation, twenty years of production and four years of university-level teaching experience. His skills include:
Using industry standard 3D software packages ( Maya, 3D Max ) for high-quality deliverables.
Leading teams of animators to deliver world-known projects and meet demanding "Product Release" deadlines.
Mentoring junior animators to improve their knowledge and skills.
Estimate cinematics to realistically scope the project resource requirements.
He has over twenty years of character animation, twenty years of production and four years of university-level teaching experience. His skills include:
Using industry standard 3D software packages ( Maya, 3D Max ) for high-quality deliverables.
Leading teams of animators to deliver world-known projects and meet demanding "Product Release" deadlines.
Mentoring junior animators to improve their knowledge and skills.
Estimate cinematics to realistically scope the project resource requirements.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Animation Director, San Francisco, CA, Sep 2017 - Current
Senior Animator, San Francisco, CA, Sep 2015 - 2017
Senior Animator, San Francisco, CA, Nov 2013 – May 2015
Contractor Animator, San Francisco, CA, May 2013 – Nov 2013
Freelance Animator, Los Angeles, CA, Jan 2013 – Feb 2013
Lead Animator, San Francisco, CA, Jan 2011 – Dec 2012
Lead Animator, San Francisco, CA, Aug 2007 – Dec 2010
Lead Animator, Mountain View, CA, Jun 2006 - Jun 2007
Senior / Lead Animator, Albany NY, July 2002 - Jun 2007
Professor, Eskisehir, Turkey, Sep 1995 - Sep 1999
Merpro
CleanUp artist/ Inbetweener/Animator, Istanbul,Turkey, Jun 1994 - Jun 1996
SKILLS
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Alchemy, ArtRage, Autodesk 3Ds Max, Autodesk Maya, Cinematography, Editing, Havok, Photoshop, Pre-production, ProTools, Unity 3D, Unreal Engine
EDUCATION
Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD), Savannah, GA
M.F.A 3D Animation
Anadolu University Social Sciences , Eskisehir, Turkey
M.F.A Art Criticism and Cinematography
B.F.A Classical Animation
LANGUAGES
Turkish (Native), English (Fluent)
All works © Kaan Kayimoglu 2012.
Please do not reproduce without the expressed written consent of Kaan Kayimoglu
Please do not reproduce without the expressed written consent of Kaan Kayimoglu
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