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Steven Rynders
Seattle, WA
steven.rynders@gmail.com
SKILLS:
- Character and concept design from quick sketch to finished illustration
- Traditional 2D, 3D, and Flash Animation
- 3D Character Modeling, UV Layout and Texture Painting
- Storyboarding for animation
- Basic programming skills; working knowledge of Actionscript, HTML/CSS
SOFTWARE:
- Autodesk Maya, Mudbox, MotionBuilder, 3D Studio Max
- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Flash
EDUCATION:
California State University, Fullerton - 2006
- Bachelor of Fine Arts - Dual Emphasis in Illustration and Entertainment Arts/Animation
EXPERIENCE:
Game Artist
Zipline Games, Seattle WA
July 2011 - Present
- Created 2d art for mobile games using Photoshop, including sprites, tiles, and menu/UI objects
- Created particle effect scripts using the MOAI SDK
Contract Game Artist
Zipline Games, Seattle WA
March 2011 - July 2011
Production Artist
Groundspeak, Inc. - Seattle, WA
July 2010 - February 2011
- Create illustrations for an awards systems based on geographical locations and geocaching events.
- Developed preliminary character and web art for location-based game project
Cleanup Animator
The Jim Henson Company, Los Angeles, CA
September - December 2008
- Cleaned motion capture character animation using Autodesk Maya for the PBS program 'Sid the Science Kid'
- Fixed limb penetrations, floor penetrations and finalized interaction with props, hair and skirts
Motion Capture Animator
Xtrackrz, Inc. - Hollywood, CA
July - Sept 2007
- Cleaned up motion captured character animation using Autodesk MotionBuilder and Maya for an upcoming CG animated feature film
- Animated characters where motion capture was not available, blocked out camera movement for scenes without camera layout
Production Intern
Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Burbank, CA
Fall 2006
- Prepared production materials such as storyboards, layouts, and exposure sheets for creative and production staff, and shipment to offshore studio
- Assisted in checking storyboards and exposure sheets for accuracy according to script and direction
Technical Services Engineer
ISD Corporation, Corona, CA
2001 - 2004
- Re-designed e-commerce site Epay-it.com to be consistent with company branding; created all graphics and layout using Adobe Photoshop
- Administered Windows NT and Unix workstations and development servers
- Automated daily tasks and maintained production software scripts
Technical Support Lead
PE.net, Riverside, CA
1998-2001
- Provided customer technical support for a leading Inland Empire ISP across multiple user platforms including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux
- Documented user and internal support procedures