MITCHELL LOTIERZO

Character TD

WORK EXPERIENCE
November 2010 | October 2011 Speakeasy FX, Westfield, NJ | Rigging Generalist Developed rigs for characters and props on Abbys Flying Fairy School, Season Two. Built Python based tools and plug-ins to streamline the production pipeline. Applied Softimage ICE particle systems and assisted in asset management duties. October 2010 | November 2010 Psyop, New York, NY | Freelance 3D Generalist Worked on a commercial spot for T. Rowe Price. Modeled and rigged scaffolding clamps, background flowers, and warehouse armature. Simulated grass growing with Softimage ICE particle systems. Assisted with previs camera animation. May 2009 | December 2009 Speakeasy FX, Westfield, NJ | Assistant Technical Director Developed rigs for secondary characters and props on Abbys Flying Fairy School. Modeled props and assisted in set construction. Applied Softimage ICE particle systems in setting up magic FX passes. Assisted in rendering and compositing duties. October 2008 | May 2009 Speakeasy FX, Westfield, NJ | Junior 3D Generalist Worked on a new TV segment for Sesame Street called Abbys Flying Fairy School. Modeled and polished numerous items for sets and props. Prepared props for texturing/surfacing by UV unwrapping. Assisted in the rendering process.

EDUCATION
June 2010 | August 2010 CGWorkshops, The Computer Graphics Society Technical Direction in XSI with Python, by Raffaele Fragapane September 2004 | May 2009 Rutgers University, Camden, NJ Bachelor of Arts in Electronic Arts, with a concentration in Animation.

SKILLS
General Exceptional organizational skills Strong willingness to work hard and achieve employers objectives Experienced in team working Willing to learn new techniques and software 3D Rigging, Modeling, Compositing, Rendering Software Autodesk Softimage, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign Programming Python & Softimage O.M., Softimage ICE

AWARDS AND HONORS

Spring 2009 Stedman Art Award Fall 2008 Faculty Choice Award Creative Excellence in Fine Arts References available upon request.

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Newark, NJ 07104

(856) 906-6368

mitchlotierzo@gmail.com