Resume of Daniel Edwards

5152 Lindley Ave • Encino, CA 91316 • 941 504-5659 • 3dninja@gmail.com

Summary	Enthusiastic 3D Animator; able to communicate actions and acting clearly and concisely. Flexible and reliable with a passion for detail. Current student at AnimationMentor.com in order to further progress as an animator in addition to working full time. Two years of television animation experience immediately following an intense four year major in Computer Animation. Able to acquire new skills easily.  Other credited achievements include Character Rigging, Modeling, and Compositing.
Experience	October, 2006 – Present 2K Los Angeles (Kush Games) Character Animator responsible for checking, fixing, and implementing motion capture Personally responsible for 90% of Catcher animation and multiple swing, catches, runs, etc. Worked to fix and clean up previously problematic crowd animations June, 2006 – October, 2006 Infinity Ward, Encino, CA New FPS for Xbox360 based on the Call of Duty series, Call of Duty Modern Warfare Junior Animator responsible for checking motion capture, character animation, and view model weapon animations September, 2005 – June 2006 Shep 10 Studio 'Stonybrook at Venice, outdoor lifestyle community.' Storyboards, Modeling, Character Setup and Animation for character based commercial.
	January - August, 2005 Buzzie Productions, Melbourne, FL 'Furby Island', a full length movie for Hasbro Inc. aired on Nickelodeon. Character Animator, Technical Direction, 3D Modeler, and Compositor
	May, 2004 - January, 2005 Wacky World Studios, LLC., Oldsmar, FL 'Roach Approach, Don't Miss the Boat!' distributed by Fox Home Entertainment Character Animator, Technical Direction, 3D Modeler and Compositor 'Shasta Shortz', a character driven commercial for Shasta Cola Character Technical Direction 'Snipitz', kids’ hair salons featuring animated entertainment. Character Animation, Technical Direction
Education	2007 – Present Animation Mentor Animation certificate program taught by industry professionals. 2000 – 2004 Ringling School of Art and Design Sarasota, FL Bachelor of Fine Arts (major in Computer Animation) 1999 – 2000 Georgia Institute of Technology Industrial Design
References	References available on request