drewnimaticanim@gmail.com

ANDREW DE SPAIN

Technical Animator

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​COMPETENCIES / SKILLS

Maya - Unreal Engine - Substance Painter - Zbrush - Photoshop
Python - Rigging - PyQt - Blueprints -  Cloth Simulation - ngSkinTools

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EXPERIENCE

Technical Animator - Neon Machine Inc.’s Game (SHRAPNEL)

Aug 2023 - Present

• Rigged Character & Vehicle Assets

• Created Cloth Simulations

• Exported & Plugged in Character Assets to Player Systems

• R&D for rendering pipeline, vehicles, exo suit system, & more 

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Rigging Technical Director - BYU’s Student Film (Witch’s Cat)

Jan 2022 - May 2023

• Led and trained a team of riggers

• Constructed Facial Rigs

• Scripting Tools

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Technical Animator - BYU’s Student Game (Solar Showdown)

Sept  2022 - May 2023

• Rigged Character & Tower Assets

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Character Rigger - BYU’s Student Film (Cenote)

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

• Constructed Body Rigs

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AWARDS

• Talent Award Scholarship awarded by Karen Eccles

• Student Emmy 2022 - Animated Short Film "Cenote"

• Student Emmy 2023 - Animated Short Film “The Witch’s Cat”

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EDUCATION

Brigham Young University "BYU" — Bachelor of Fine Arts

AUG 2019 - APR 2023