KevinRuckerAnimation

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EXPERIENCE

Ready At Dawn Studios, Irvine, CA
Animator - January 2009 - Present
Blue Sky Studios, White Plains, NY
Animator - September 2008 - December 2008
•Animator on the feature film, Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
FJORG! Iron Animator Competition, SIGGRAPH 2008
Animator - 1st Place Team, “The Red Truck”
•Competed for 32 non-stop hours to create 45 seconds of character driven animation.
•Worked with a team of three to shape solid story idea, layout and animation.
Ready At Dawn Studios, Irvine, CA
Animator - September 2006 - September 2008
•Animator for exaggerated but realistic key framed in game animations on a wide variety of character types.
•Shipped God of War: Chains of Olympus for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
The Collective Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Animator - August 2005 - September 2006
•Responsible for creating dynamic key frame in game animations for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
•Involved in creating in game cinematic cut scenes to help drive the story of the game play.
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Foster City, CA
Animator - February 2005 - April 2005
•Responsible for key frame cinematic animations on Rise to Honor 2 (working title) for PlayStation 2.
•Worked closely with storyboard artist to create character layout and camera animation.

SKILLS

•Strong traditional drawing skills with color, composition and design.
•Knowledge of Principles of Animation showing weight, balance, timing, spacing, exaggeration, etc.
•Ability to animate using Maya, applying traditional animation skills.
•Proficient with Linux, Photoshop, Premiere and Sony Vegas.

EDUCATION

Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1999 - 2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts - Illustration/Animation
•Courses included Life Drawing, Layout, Traditional and Computer Animation.

AWARDS

•First Place FJORG! Iron Animator Competition, “The Red Truck”
•11 Second Club Winner March 2008 “My Perfect Music”
•10 Second Club Winner May 2006 “Lost in Translation"