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ANDY FREDERICK

660 N San Fernando Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90065
PHONE: 440 488 4594
EMAIL: andyfredy@gmail.com
WEBSITE: www.andyfrederick.com


SOFTWARE SKILLS:

Adept with both Mac or PC operating systems, as well as with the following software:

Maya, Zbrush, Photoshop, Motionbuilder, 3D Studio Max, After Effects, Crazybump, Painter, Flash, Final Cut, and Premiere.

EXPERIENCE:

Motion Capture NYC - New York, NY
June 2008 - June 2011
Art Director/ Senior Animator
    • Lead seven team members in the various production phases such as modeling, texturing,
       rigging, and animating for various clients such as Warner Bros, Vertical Learning Curve,
       Edit 1, The Dr.Oz Show, Hypnotic Media, Infosys, Pixeldust Studios, ICS Learning Group and
       Barnhart Crane.
    • Responsible for animation duties such as character rigging, motion capture clean up, straight
       ahead animation, compositing, and special effects.
    • Modeled/textured environments, objects, and character assets.
    • Created style guides, concept art, and maintained a consistent visual direction on the behalf
       of clients. 
    • Acknowledged as top animator, promoted to Senior Animator, and finally Art Director.

Vertical Learning Curve LLC - Brooklyn, NY
June 2007 - June 2008
Senior Animator
    • Animated the cumulative amount of over ten hours worth of interactive learning content.
    • Designed and modeled all custom environments and character assets used in the program.
    • Oversaw software upgrades and consulted to determine studio pipeline re-structring.
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Created textures and designed custom graphics for 3D assets.

EDR Media – Beachwood, OH
April 2006 – May 2006
Texture Artist/ Storyboard Artist - Contract
    • Drew storyboards for in game animations for Wynn casinos gaming machines.
    • Developed character and concept art for proposals to clients.
    • Created textures and archived texture files for animators.

Kaleidoscope Animations – Beachwood, OH
February 2005 – Aug 2005
Concept Artist/ Storyboard Artist/ Animator - Contract
    • Responsible for graphic design services, and storyboarding for a diverse client base including the Cleveland Indians, Macy's, Fox SportsOhio, Motorola, and Fisher Price.
    • Modeled environment and prop assets for animated advertisements and promotional videos.
    • Textured and optimized assets and composited footage overlays onto geometry.
    • Created project proposal storyboards, and concept art.

Flipline Design – Cleveland, OH
April 2005 – June 2005
Storyboard Artist- Contract
   • Designed story boards for a short film.
   • Created pencil and marker renderings for project in pre-production phase.

EDUCATION:

Cleveland Institute of Art, 2004
Major: BA in Computer Animation and Digital Art