L E E Z H E N Y A N G
E-mail: leezhenyang [at] gmail.com
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| P O S I T I O N |
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| C A R E E R O B J E C T I V E S |
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- To realise my passion for creating animation |
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- To construct highly believable animated characters, and always strive to raise the bar of complexity and quality |
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- To always stay challenged and to work with talented people to create high-quality animation |
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- To learn as much as I can in both technical and artistic aspects and contribute what I have learnt |
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| W O R K I N G E X P E R I E N C E |
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LUCASFILM ANIMATION SINGAPORE [Sept 2010 - Current] |
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Rigger - Feature Animation |
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LUCASFILM ANIMATION SINGAPORE [April 2010 - Sept 2010] |
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Rigger - TV |
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- Worked on Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV animated series |
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- Season 3 |
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LUCASFILM ANIMATION SINGAPORE [April 2008 - April 2010] |
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Junior Rigging Technical Director - TV |
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- Worked on Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV animated series |
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- Season 1 |
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- Season 2 |
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OMENS STUDIOS [March 2007 - March 2008] |
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Rigger |
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- Responsible for rigging and skinning animator-friendly production rigs |
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- Developed custom tools to optimise overall production pipeline |
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- Helped in building Rush-Mental Ray Standalone rendering pipeline on Linux & Windows |
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- Set up and maintained cloth and hair simulation |
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- Provided technical support to animators/artists throughout production |
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- Projects involved in: |
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- Aegis Faction (trailer) |
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- GONG (game cinematic) - TOSE Software |
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- THQ/Vigil Games logo animation |
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- Sedo Dog (TV series) |
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- Sketchers Cali Gear (TV commercial) |
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- Sketchers Larry Bird (TV commercial) |
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- Pirates (documentary) - National Geographic/Oak3Films |
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- Art of War (TV series) |
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- Bradley (TV series) |
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CHALLENGE SYSTEMS [2003 - 2006] |
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Software Programmer |
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- Developed custom accounting/finance application based on client requirements |
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- Developed VBA Macros to customise workflow of Sage ACCPAC ERP |
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- Developed VBA Macros in Microsoft Excel to run repetitive processes |
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- Built data-driven reports using Crystal Reports |
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FREELANCE [2001 - 2006] |
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Web/Graphic Designer |
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- Designed and built static (HTML-based) and interactive (Flash-based) websites |
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- Developed data-dynamic websites using ASP |
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- Designed flyers, brochures and banners |
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Technical Support |
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- Diagnosed and troubleshooted hardware and software faults |
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- Implemented and set up network system: client-server & peer-to-peer |
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VOLUNTARY WORK |
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Web/Graphic Designer |
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for fan club of Taiwanese singer group S.H.E [2002 - 2005] |
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- Re-designed official club website according to release of new albums |
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- Designed official club logo |
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- Designed event banners |
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| A C A D E M I C Q U A L I F I C A T I O N S |
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Bachelor of Arts (Multimedia) [2006] |
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RMIT University, Australia |
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Advanced Diploma of Multimedia [2003 - 2005] |
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RMIT University, Australia/Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology, Malaysia |
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| S O F T W A R E K N O W L E D G E |
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CG |
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- Proficient with Maya, mental ray, Photoshop, Premiere, Flash, Dreamweaver |
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- Familiar with Syflex, Fusion, Modo, After Effects, LightWave 3D, Illustrator, Director |
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- Basic knowledge of XSI, 3ds Max, Shake, RealFlow |
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Programming/Scripting |
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- Python, MEL Script, PHP, JavaScript, Visual Basic |
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OS |
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- Experienced with Windows and Linux |
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- Familiar with Mac OS |
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| S K I L L S |
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- Strong in both artistic/creativity and technical aspect of animation production
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- Strong knowledge of 3D animation production stages: modeling, animation, lighting, rendering |
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- Good knowledge of Maya’s character animation tools |
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- Strong understanding of Maya’s node based architecture to implement in character rigs |
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- Extensive knowledge of MEL to script repeatable process, create custom tools |
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| A C H I E V E M E N T S |
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International Animation Festival Hiroshima, Japan [2006] |
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第一届全国辅导动画教材创作比赛 [2006] |
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- 3rd prize award for student category |
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- National level Chinese-language animation competition |
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- Organised by Foon Yew High School (宽柔中学) & Sin Chew Jit Poh (星洲日报) |
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Industry Award for Excellence [2006] |
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- Best in 3D Visualisation |
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- Awarded by Limkokwing University College |
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- Sponsored by Click Grafix |
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Erti Merdeka Award [2003] |
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- Grand prize award for English category, tertiary level |
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- National level web design competition organised by Telekom Malaysia |
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- In conjunction with Malaysia’s 46th independence day
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Member's Choice Award [2002] |
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- DesignersDepot’s Award of Excellence for Outstanding Graphic Design |
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