meljunky has gone international!

nospam@example.com (Brian Escribano) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:49:01 -0600

meljunky is now available for international travel outside the US for employment and/or freelance. I applied for my US Passport at SIGGRAPH 2010 in Los Angeles and it only took 2 1/2 weeks to arrive. Use the contact page to discuss any possibilites.

Brian Escribano Resume

nospam@example.com (Brian Escribano) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:59:00 -0600

Download my resume here: BEscribano_resume.doc

Brian Jason Escribano
1044 Elm Avenue Unit B: Glendale, California 91201
brian@meljunky.com : www.meljunky.com : Cell 407-267-7753

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Character Rigging       MEL Scripting for Maya   Python Scripting for Maya
Research and Development   Math Skills           Problem Solving

EDUCATION:
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Media Arts and Animation, Graduated: December 2002

Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida
Associate of Arts in Art, Graduated: December 1999

AWARDS:
Dean's List- Hillsborough Community College 1999

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY:
Character Rigger: Motion Theory, Venice, California           2010
Created character rigs for a 15 and 30 second Target commercial that including scripting, rigging, skinning and minor python development and support for 10 characters. Worked on existing character rigs for Katy Perry “California Gurls” that included rig maintenance and skinning.

Instructor: Glendale Community College, Glendale, California       2009-2010
Instruct a class of 15-24 students in the art of Character Rigging including writing the curriculum.

Character Technical Director: Nickelodeon, Burbank, California        2009
Created toon rigs for characters and props for “Fanboy and Chum Chum” and “Penguins” television shows.

Lab Specialist: Full Sail, Winter Park, Florida                2003-2009
I assisted the students in the lab in the following classes. The most recent class is described first.
Computer Animation Production: Specialize in Character Rigging and MEL/Python scripting to assist the students building the final assets for their demo reel.
MEL Scripting Basics: An introduction class to MEL scripting.
Character Rigging: A complex rig including dynamic expressions, constraints and soft bodies.
Character Modeling: The creation a character using NURBS and Polygon modeling techniques

Events Chair: Orlando Professional SIGGRAPH Chapter           2006-2009
Work with the fellow members of the board to educate and entertain the members through events. Formally held the position Volunteer Chair prior to June 2007

Freelance Character Rigger: DXD, Kansas City, Missouri       2008
Standardize animation controls for existing character rigs and corrected preexisting issues. Including, rigging entire characters for the current project.

Character Rigger: 3DH Entertainment, Celebration, Florida       2008
Created character rigs and scripts for direct to video children’s animation

Lead Character Rigger: Full Sail Project                   2005-2006
Work in a team project to create the character rigs for Behind the Scenes animation that will be displayed during the in-house tours.

Past Freelance Companies

nospam@example.com (Brian Escribano) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:58:00 -0600

I have worked with the following companies in the past:

Motion Theory
DXD (Dimensions X Designs)
3DH Entertainment
LaDriere Studios
Imathon Limited

Continuing Education Classes

nospam@example.com (Brian Escribano) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:31:57 -0700

I believe Continuing Education is very important in my career as a Professional Technical Artist. I am actively taking technical and professionalism classes online through SkillSoft.

Listed below is all the classes I have currently completed.

Professionalism Classes

nospam@example.com (Brian Escribano) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:16:59 -0700

Listening for Higher Purposes
Listening for Comprehension
The Basics of Listening

Technical Classes

nospam@example.com (Brian Escribano) — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:15:43 -0700

C++ Programming: Structured Programming