Experience

SENIOR CHARACTER ANIMATOR / Lucasfilm Animation, Singapore / Jan. 2008 to till date
Creating character driven performance for “The Clone Wars " TV series in relative to the story, scene and flow of the shots with in the given deadline.

CHARACTER ANIMATOR / Condor, Dubai, UAE / Dec. 2006 to Dec. 2007
Created believable and entertaining performance of any given character and worked efficiently as a team in order to deliver the jobs on time.

CHARACTER ANIMATOR / Real Image, Dubai, UAE / Oct. 2004 to Nov. 2006
Modeled, rigged and animated characters for TV commercial.

FX ANIMATOR (Freelance) / Sifilm, Vancouver, Canada / February 2004
Worked closely with the director for the film “Shelf Life”, modeled 3d creature, textured and animated to composite with the live footage.

GRAPHICS DESIGNER / Ajman TV, U.A.E. / June 2000 to Nov 2002
Interacted with the directors and the editors to plan out the animation according to the show, promotion or commercials, prepared storyboards and created animation.

3D ANIMATOR / Purple Pixel, Mumbai, India / Aug. 1997 to May 2000
Interacted with clients conceptualized themes and ideas. Prepared storyboards and created animation.

Education

2006 to 2008 Diploma in Advanced Studies in Character Animation, AnimationMentor.com

2003 Diploma in 3D Animation & Visual Effects, Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, Canada

1997 Certificate in 3D Computer Graphics & Animation, St. Xavier Institute Graphics & Animation of Communication, Mumbai, India

1992 to 1995 Diploma in Handloom Technology, Indian Institute Of Handloom Technology, Assam, India


Summary of Skills
3D: Maya, XSI, 3D Studio Max
Compositing: After Effects, Combustion
Image Processing: Photoshop
Editing: Adobe Premiere
OS: Windows