Phil Rivera

357 W OReilly St. Apt. 309

Kingston, NY  12401

 

www.philrivera.net

philriveramedia@gmail.com

 

Skills

3D/2D animation, rigging, 3D modeling, UV texturing, illustration, video editing computer usage and networking.

Major strengths include:      

Animation/Modeling: Maya, ZBrush

Video Production: DPS Reality Non-linear Editor, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Toxik

Image Processing: Photoshop, Illustrator

Internet Design: Html, FrontPage, Dreamweaver

Networking:  Mac OS, Windows

Programming: Turbo Pascal, Assembly, MEL Maya Scripting Language

 

Vita

Animator/Rigger/Modeler/Texture Artist

Studio Macbeth - Emmy Award Winner                               

June 2007 –Present

http://www.studiomacbeth.com

302 Wall St., Kingston, NY  12401

(845) 331 – 6737

° Worked on History Channel Television shows "Stealing Lincoln's Body"

"The Lost 40 Days" and "The Real Face of Jesus?"

° 3D Animator

° Character Rigging, animation and texturing

° 3D environment creation and texturing

 

Intern Animator/Rigger/Modeler/Texture Artist

Croog Studios

February 2005 – June 2005                                                        

http://www.croogstudios.com

135 West 27th St., 7th Fl, New York, NY  10001

(212) 457 – 6578

° Involved in story development for “Sprouts” project

° Character Rigging, animation and texturing

° 3D environment creation and texturing

 

Animator

Pensyl Animation and William Paterson University                                

http://www.pensyl.com/commerc/fish/fish.html

April 2002 – May 2002

360° Rendered Aquarium simulation presented at Siggraph 2002

          ° Involved with the design and production process
            ° Worked as integral member animation team

            ° Created skeletal rig for animation of Grouper fish

            ° Animated Grouper fish and integrated with environment

                       

Freelance Modeler

Decipher Cards www.decipher.com

          ° Designed and constructed 3D models
            ° Rendered and prepared Imagery for pre-press and final printing

Computer modeler/Freelance Artist

Lazarus and Williamson www.lazaruswilliamson.com

70 Spruce St., Paterson, NJ  07501

            ° Consulted on furniture design solutions

            ° Created realistic 3D model concept visualizations

            ° Rendered photo-realistic samples for clients

            ° Designed and produced collateral materials for marketing.

 

Cozzolino: Architectural Millwork                                                       

20 Standish Ave, West Orange, NJ  07052

Computer modeler/Freelance Artist

          ° Created realistic 3D model concept design visualizations

            ° Rendered photo-realistic samples for clients

 

Education

William Paterson University                                                                      

Bachelor of Fine Arts

New Jersey Institute of Technology,                                                

Studied: Computer science

Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art                            

Studied: Cartoon Art/Animation

 

Awards, Honors and Distinctions

Part of Emmy Award winning team

William Paterson Student Film Festival, First Place

WPU Art Honors Society Award

William Paterson Deans List
Member of the Minority Honors Society