RESUME

Jacob English

Queen Creek, AZ

https://zimster.artstation.com/

Skills

• Maya

• 3DS Max

• Filmbox

• ZBrush

• Motion Builder

• Adobe Creative Suite

• Softimage XSI

• Unity

• Unreal 4/3

Professional Experience

Kung Fu Factory April 2018 – June 2023

Director Of Animation

Legends Reborn (PC/Web3), NBA Ball Stars (iOS, Android), Nickelodeon Kart Racer (iOS, Android), Lego Hidden Side (iOS, Android), Ty Beanie Blast - Puzzle Game (iOS, Android), Pacific Rim: Breach Wars (iOS, Android)

• Designed, developed, and maintained technical animation tools & pipelines to deliver facial and body animations

• Created body and facial animation using a combination of bones and morph targets

• Rigging, skinning, face rig setup, lighting, 3D modeling, and texturing

• Created VFX/combat particle effects in Unity

• Developed and maintained up-to-date animation processes for the team

• Led internal team and external partners, driving process, pipeline, and competitive animation quality

• Directed and managed mocap shoots

• Live Ops animation direction

CastAR November 2016 – June 2017

Senior Animator

The Video Game Show (CastAR – cancelled), Off-Road Elimination (CastAR – cancelled), Pet Game (CastAR – cancelled)

• Animation 3d art and VFX for three unreleased titles

Eat Sleep Play January 2010 – November 2016

Lead Artist/Animator

Twisted Metal (PS3), Cars Vs. Bosses (iOS, Android), Ice Age Arctic Blast (iOS, Android), Looney Tunes Dash (iOS, Android), Stampede Run (iOS, Android)

• Animation lead for Twisted Metal

• 3D Animation of vehicles, characters, and weapon systems

• Helped develop animation tools for proprietary engine

• Produced all real-time cinematics

• Built and textured pedestrians, handheld weapons, and textures

THQ (Rainbow Studios) March 2004 – November 2009

Senior Artist/Animator

MX vs. ATV Unleashed (PS3, XB360, Wii), MX vs. ATV Reflex (PS3, XB360, Wii), Unreleased FPS (PS3, PS2)

• Created next gen rider models and textures

• Animated all rider animations and stunts

• Developed animation re-targeting tool to save animation memory

• Animation – preproduction pre-visualization on nex-gen first person shooter

• Directed motion capture shoots for first person military shooter

Sony Computer Entertainment of America (Incognito Entertainment) August 2000 – February 2004

3D Animator

Downhill Domination (PS2), War of the Monsters (PS2)

• 3D animation, rigging, and weighting

Fox Animation Studios 1997 – 2000

Engineering Support Specialist, Digital Animation Team

TITAN A.E. (film), Bartok the Magnificent (film)

• Digital 2D effects animation

Education

Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona 1999

• Incomplete, Art