Kyle Gaulin

Current

Freelance Animator at Blur Studio

Past

Animator at Double Helix, Foundation 9 Entertainment
Animator - Freelance at Blue Fish FX
Animator at Treyarch

Lead Animator - Freelance at Night Agency
Lead Animator at Vicon House of Moves
3D Integration Lead at Harris Corporation
3D Artist Intern at Two Door Productions
Quality Assurance Tester at Electronic Arts - Tiburon

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Education

Full Sail Real World Education

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Industry

Animation

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Kyle Gaulin’s Summary

Character Animator, responsible for bringing characters to life with believable motions and actions. Particularly interested in game cinematic sequences and fast paced in-game animations.

Kyle Gaulin’s Specialties:

Technical knowledge of:
- Autodesk Maya
- Autodesk 3D Studio Max
- Autodesk XSI
- Autodesk Motionbuilder
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Premiere
- Diva
- Apple Shake
- Final Cut Pro

Kyle Gaulin’s Experience

Freelance Animator

Blur Studio

(Privately Held; Animation industry)

July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Animator

Double Helix, Foundation 9 Entertainment

(Computer Games industry)

September 2008 — July 2009 (11 months)

- Character/Prop keyframe animations
- Edit motion capture data

Credits include:
- G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra the Game | August 2009
- Unannounced title
Animator - Freelance

Blue Fish FX

(Animation industry)

November 2008 — November 2008 (1 month)

- Character/Creature animations

Credits include:
- Metallica "All Nightmare Long" music video | November 2008
Animator

Treyarch

(Public Company; ATVI; Computer Games industry)

March 2008 — September 2008 (7 months)

- Character/Prop keyframe animations
- Edit motion capture data.
- Assist with Motion Capture shoots

Credits include:
- Call of Duty: World at War | November 2008
Lead Animator - Freelance

Night Agency

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

March 2008 — April 2008 (2 months)

- Creature website animations for Spiral Frog
- Perform final approval of daily shots submitted by the animation team
Lead Animator

Vicon House of Moves

(Public Company; Entertainment industry)

March 2007 — March 2008 (1 year 1 month)

- Character/Creature animations
- Edit, solve, and retarget motion capture data using Vicon proprietary software
- Character/Creature setups
- Perform final approval of daily shots submitted by the animation team

Credits include:
- Resident Evil 5 | March 2009
- Fracture | October 2008
- Silent Hill: Homecoming | September 2008
- Golden Axe: Beast Rider | October 2008
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | November 2007
- TimeShift | October 2007
- Sports Science Television Series | Winter 2008
- WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 | November 2007
3D Integration Lead

Harris Corporation

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Defense & Space industry)

July 2006 — March 2007 (9 months)

- Character/Vehicle animations for real time simulations
- Model 3D buildings and monuments
- Create ground and building textures from satellite imagery using Harris proprietary software
- Integrate multiple 3D assets into Harris proprietary engine and perform initial QA Check
- Assisted with implementing Maya into the production pipeline
3D Artist Intern

Two Door Productions

(Animation industry)

April 2006 — July 2006 (4 months)

- Responsible for the creation of 3D assets
- Character/Creature Animation
- Character/Creature Setup
- Shot Composition and Post Editing using Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere
Quality Assurance Tester

Electronic Arts - Tiburon

(Public Company; Computer Games industry)

December 2005 — March 2006 (4 months)

- Responsible for seeking out and reproducing software flaws and design issues throughout different development stages of assigned projects

Kyle Gaulin’s Education

Full Sail Real World Education

Associate of Science , Computer Animation , 2004 — 2005

- Course Director's Award for Motion Studies and Control
- Course Director's Award for Character Modeling