Profile
Character rigging, and CG generalist, adaptable to new environments, dependable team player, excellent communication skills, and willing to learn.
Skills
Primary: Rigging, modeling, texturing, and technical/scientific illustration.
Secondary: Matte painting, lighting, animation, graphic design, and linear drawings.
Software
Focus: Maya, ngSkinTools, Body Paint 3D, UV Layout, Mudbox, PhotoShop, and Illustrator.
Additional: After Effects, InDesign, and Designer.
Employment
Jam Filled Entertainment
May 2017- Present
ToonBox Entertainment
December 2015- May 2017
DHX Media
2014-December 2015
Toronto, Ontario
Arc Productions (Formerly Starz Animation)
September 2007-2014
Toronto, Ontario
Animated TV Series:
2011-Present
• Rusty Rivets
• Super Why!
• Inspector Gadget 2.0
• Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway
• Matt Hatter Chronicles
Responsibilities: Rigging Lead, Modeling/Character Rigging, and Final Layout.
Video Game Cinematics:
2010-2011
• Rage Intro/Final Cinematics
Responsibilities: RLO Camera Animation, RLO Modeling/Rigging,
Modeling/Rigging, Final Layout, and Character Finaling.
Animated Feature Films:
2008-2017
• The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
• Gnomeo & Juliet
• Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil
• Shane Acker’s ‘9’
Responsibilities: Character Rigging, RLO Modeling/Rigging, Foliage Modeling, Foliage Interaction,
Scene Prep Lead, Character Finaling, and Final Layout.
Animated Short Films:
• Enter the Sandbox
• Bundle of Joy
Responsibilities: Scene Prep Lead, and Final Layout.
New Flyer Industries Limited
Winnipeg, Manitoba
April-August 2004 and April 2005-December 2006
Responsibilities: Created isometric and perspective illustrations for various bus manuals (Parts, Service, and Operator’s Manual). Provided detailed breakdowns of part assemblies and installations as well as service procedures and layouts.
Education
2001-2007
Graduate Degree in Computer Animation, Honors Bachelors Degree of Applied Arts, Advanced Honors Diploma in Technical and Scientific Illustration.
References
Available upon request
evan.potkonjak@gmail.com
905 466 8933
Toronto, Ontario
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