Kevin Cheng 16 Buffalo View Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32137 (relocating to TX)| 4079687469 | kevinkennethcheng@gmail.com | Portfolio: www.kevinkcheng.com

Objective

· To bring my animation knowledge and hardworking perseverance into Animation and Media Production.

Education

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS | MAY 2016 | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

· Major: Emerging Media – Character Animation

ASSOCIATES OF ARTS | MAY 2014 | DAYTONA STATE COLLEGE

· General Education

Qualifications

SKILLS

· Camera Layout; 2D & 3D Animation; 3D Modeling; UV Mapping, Texturing; Lighting and Compositing; Video Editing, Storyboard Art; Digital & Traditional Illustration; Production Management

PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS

Windows and Mac OSX The Foundry’s Nuke

Autodesk Maya Microsoft Office (Word, Powerpoint, Excel)

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro & Final Cut Pro

Experience

DAYTONA STATE COLLEGE | FIRST IMPRESSION CLERK | 2009-2011

· Operated the front desk of a computer lab at one of Daytona State’s regional campuses making sure everything works and functions as expected.

· Assisted students and visitors accessing computers and software, troubleshooting and providing guidance if needed.

· Checked in/out equipment and specialized tools for people with or without disabilities.

Projects

FARMER GLORP | CAMERA LEAD | 2015-2016

· Oversaw the development of camera shots from 2D layout drawings to 3D space in Autodesk Maya.

· Delegated over 80 shots among 12 teammates including myself, monitoring the progress of work and setting deadlines.

· Worked with individual team members providing guidance on camera positioning and character staging as well as communicating layout suggestions and ideas to help strengthen the overall narrative.

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· Helped create important changes to camera shots, pacing of sequences, choreography of characters and actions during meetings and dailies with our student directors and faculty advisor.

FARMER GLORP | ANIMATION LEAD | 2015-2016

· Worked with fellow lead animators and teammates turning finished layout shots into fully realized animations.

· Supervised the progress of animations, providing helpful pointers and suggestions to strengthen the quality of people’s work.

· Made revisions and performed animation cleanups on files before being sent to lighting.

Achievements

WINNER | DOLMAN LAW GROUP NATIONAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP | 2015

· Created a short video essay discussing the issue of texting and driving and solutions to mitigate the ongoing problem.

1ST RUNNER UP TEAM | F.A.V.O ART COMPETITION | 2013

· Worked in a competitive small team to create a business proposal for Faith Arts Village Orlando, a ministry of Park Lake Presbyterian Church. Created a video walkthrough to facilitate our business proposal presentation to judges as opposed to a live presentation. Was praised for providing more information in less time and being the only team to have done this.

· 1st runner up out of 35 teams.