Daelyn Schmitz

daelynschmitz@hotmail.ca | +1 (250) 613-6254 | 860 KLO Rd, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9K9

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daelynschmitz/ | https://daeschmitz.weebly.com/

RELEVANT SKILLS

2D Animation | Character Animation | 2D Harmony Builds | Storyboarding | Character Design

Layout / Background Design | Visual Development | Compositing

EDUCATION
Animation Diploma at Okanagan College
Sept 2022 – May 2024
Relevant Classes:
2D Animation Principles Life Drawing Communications
3D Animation Principles Character Design Animation History
Storyboarding Layout and Design

MAJOR ANIMATION ASSIGNMENTS

Acting Assignments
2D Harmony Animation
• Completed multiple animated scenes featuring believable and appealing acting, lip-sync, and posing.
• Used a variety of rigs and paperless animation techniques, showing principles of animation.
• Showcased the ability to create an animation from the original planning, storyboarding, animation, and into the
compositing.
• Maintained form and volume, staying on model with rigs and paperless characters.
• Used many Harmony features such as the library, effects, camera moves, blurs, palette tinting, etc …

Body Mechanic Assignments

2D Harmony Animation
• Demonstrated understanding of foot-slip with run and walk cycles, done with bipeds and quadrupeds.
• Learned body mechanic and physics with heavy lift and jumping assignments.
• Used arcs, timing, and appeal to make the body mechanics have character.
• Learned how to create a rig in Harmony.

APPLICATIONS PROFFICIENCY

Toon Boom Harmony Studio | Storyboard Pro | Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Premiere Pro | Maya 3D AutoDesk
 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Wine Sales and Tour Associate
Grizzli Winery –Kelowna, BC. May 2023 – September 2023
• Worked closely with supervisor to accomplish daily tasks.
• Worked in a fast-paced client-based environment.
• Educated tourists on winemaking and the local area through tours and showcases.

Postal Employee
Canada Post –Prince George, BC. June 2020 – April 2022
• Worked in a team to ensure packages were delivered accurately and time effectively.
• Communicated with clients and upper management to solve problems and organize accordingly.
• Used a computer system to navigate the Postal Tracking System.
• Provided customer service and problem-solving skills with clients over the phone.

Volunteering
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Healthy Kids’ Day, YMCA , Prince George
Seasonally, 2014-2022
• Face Painted for the children who attended
• Made connections with the community
• Assisted with set up and clean up

References
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Logan McMillan
2D Animation Prof. | Okanagan College
LMcMillan@okanagan.bc.ca
(250) 869-7544

Oxana Grigas
Supervisor | Grizzli Winery
Oxana@grizlliwinery.com
(250) 769-6789

Harman Bains
Manager | Shoppers Drugmart
harmbains@outlook.com
(250) 301-8113