Aviv Arad

Current

• Contract Animator at Bungie

Past

• Freelance Animator at Mako Games
• Animator at Kaos Studios (THQ)
• Freelance Animator at Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

• Freelance Animator at Hyatt Regency
• Animator at SuperEgo Games
• Animator at Core Design

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Education

• Savannah College of Art and Design
• International School of Kenya

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Industry

Computer Games

Aviv Arad’s Summary

Maya key-frame animation, rigging & skinning.
Experience in video game animation production and development.

Aviv Arad’s Specialties:

Hand-key animation
Lip-sync animation

Aviv Arad’s Experience

• Contract Animator

  Bungie

  (Public Company; Computer Games industry)

  April 2009 — Present (8 months)

  Halo: what more is there to say? Bungie made one of my favorite games (Marathon) and there is amazing talent here!

• Freelance Animator

  Mako Games

  (Computer Games industry)

  November 2008 — February 2009 (4 months)

  3D character animation on Otto for www.Slooh.com conveying body language for pre-recorded dialogue tutorials.

• Animator

  Kaos Studios (THQ)

  (Computer Games industry)

  April 2006 — May 2008 (2 years 2 months)

  Completed 3rd person / AI animation libraries and in-game cinematics for Frontlines: Fuel of War.

• Freelance Animator

  Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

  (Non-Profit; Museums and Institutions industry)

  August 2007 — September 2007 (2 months)

  Helped bring to life the interactive dinosaur exhibit by animating anatomically-accurate bone rigs.

• Freelance Animator

  Hyatt Regency

  (Public Company; Hospitality industry)

  April 2007 — July 2007 (4 months)

  Collaborated with Scott Harris on an interactive installation for the hotel restaurant.

• Animator

  SuperEgo Games

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Games industry)

  April 2004 — April 2006 (2 years 1 month)

• Animator

  Core Design

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Games industry)

  September 2002 — March 2004 (1 year 7 months)

Aviv Arad’s Education

• Savannah College of Art and Design

  BFA , Computer Animation , 1998 — 2002

• International School of Kenya

Additional Information

Aviv Arad’s Interests:

mountain biking, ping-pong, casual guitar-playing, traveling, continuing education

Aviv Arad’s Groups:

•    Animation, Media & Entertainment
•    Savannah College of Art and Design Alumni
•    Game Developers
•    Kaos Studios - Current & Past Employees
•    3D ISRAEL

Aviv Arad’s Honors:

Top Cadet, Airborne Supply, Paratrooper Brigade 1997

Aviv Arad’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
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• getting back in touch