Personal:

Fluent in English and Spanish.  Interests include salsa dancing, international travel and action sports.

Ken Music Character Animator Address: 1016 Washington St, Apt 2L, Hoboken, NJ 07030 Cell: 617-818-8465 E-mail: kenhome@kennygmusic.com mailto:kenhome@kennygmusic.comshapeimage_1_link_0

Objective:

Character animator looking to obtain a permanent or contract position.

Education:

Animation Award: Best Silent Acting Shot - Animation Mentor Student Choice Awards - Siggraph 2007

Animation Mentor            January 2006 - September 2007

  1. Certificate in Advanced Character Animation

Classes included Advanced Short Film Production, Acting Techniques and Animation Fundamentals with mentors from Pixar, Blue Sky, Disney, Tippet and ReelFX.

Parsons School of Design, New York, NY                         September 2005 - December 2005

  1. Classes in Graphic Design and Typography

Harvard University Extension School, Boston, MA            September 2003 - May 2004

  1. Classes in Beginning and Advanced 3D Modeling and Animation with Maya

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA            August 1993 - May 1997

  1. Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems, with High Distinction

Professional Experience:

Senior Designer/Producer, Verizon, Boston MA/New York, NY            April 2001 - August 2007

  1. Bullet Designed several FiOS TV video, web, and cell phone applications.  

  2. Bullet Produced and edited the Help videos for FiOS TV fiber cable service, released in US markets in 2007.

  3. Bullet Filmed, edited and produced videos for Board of Directors strategy presentations given by Verizon’s CIO.

  4. Bullet Directed visual design for Verizon executive sessions, including brochures, posters, banners, etc.

Senior User Interface Designer, Accenture LLC, Wellesley, MA            December 2000 - March 2001

Senior User Interface Designer, Radnet, Woburn, MA            May 1999 - November 2000

Web Developer and Designer, Litton TASC, Reading, MA            June 1997 - April 1999

Technical Skills:

Software: Maya, Softimage XSI, Flash, After Effects, Motion, Final Cut, Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, MS Office

Operating Systems: Windows XP, Mac OSX, Unix

3D Professional Experience:

So! Animation, New York, NY             March 2008 - Present

  1. Bullet Virgin Media theater ad campaign

Framestore, New York, NY             October 2007 - March 2008

  1. Bullet Geico Gecko Nature Commercials - Character Animator

  2. Bullet Geico Gecko Zoo Commercials - Character Animator

  3. Bullet Discover City - Character Animator

Blue Sky Studios, White Plains, NY            August 2007 - October 2007

  1. Bullet Horton Hears a Who - Character Animator

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