Yesenia Cartagena

yesicontacts@gmail.com
177 Coleridge Green, (510) 894-5527
Fremont, CA 94538 www.yeseniacartagena.weebly.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
I’m an ambitious Animator in Fremont, California with 4 years of study in 3D animation. I’ve been involved in several projects
throughout my study and frequently took the Leadership and Production Coordinator roles in my teams. Organization and
communication is a deep passion of mine with storytelling, in which has been shown throughout all of my projects.

• 3D Animation • Project Management

• Character Design • Video Editing
• Storyboards • 2D Animation

EDUCATION
​ ogswell College (San Jose, CA)
B.A. (Digital Arts and Animation), C
● Graduated in 2019 with a concentration of 3D Animation
● Honors with a of GPA 3.51
Graduate, ​Irvington High School (Fremont, CA)
● Graduated in 2015 with a 3.8 GPA

RELEVANT PROJECTS
Project X: ​Miles
A Studio setting in a school environment that bring students from different departments together to create a short film. The
goal of Project X studio is to give students experience with a production pipeline and collaborating with students in multiple
disciplines. The final product is a professional short film which promotes the school and is ready to be presented at festivals.
Character Animator ​​ 2018 – May 2019
Sept
● Animated several scenes with complex audio and lip sync
● Communicated and collaborated with several crew members on rig issues and paired animation scenes
● Frequently communicating with the director about any changes and feedback.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEMONSTRATED

MIDNIGHT DIAMOND
Animated Short ​ 2019 – Current day
Sept
Director, Producer, Production Coordinator, Lead Animator - ​Cogswell Polytechnical College, San Jose, CA
● Organized schedules for the team
● Directed animators
● Arranged animation dailies to view progress and critique
CLICK TIME
Short Film May 2018- Aug 2018
Director, Production Coordinator, Video Editor - ​Cogswell Polytechnical College- San Jose CA
● Assigned shots to crew members
● Coordinated schedules, kept in constant communication with team
● Edited the whole 5 minute film short

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Languages:​​English (fluent), Spanish (fluent)
Computer Skills:​​Maya, Microsoft Suite, Toon Boom, Gmail, Shotgun (intermediate), SyncSketch, Paint Tool Sai,
Clip Studio Art, Perforce, DaVinci Resolve 16, Adobe Creative Cloud, Cinema 4D, Mac and PC platforms