Jonathan G Edwards Resume Email: [email protected] ​ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonedwards3d/ ​ Website: http://jonedwards3d.com/ ​ Phone: (818) 282-3032 Introduction: Technical Artist​ with over 7 years of experience specializing in the development of animation and motion capture pipelines for games using Maya and Motionbuilder. Python is my primary language and I develop using the PyMel, PySide and pyfbsdk toolkits. Rigger ​with experience setting up characters suitable for real-time engines and high-fidelity, pre-rendered workflows. I thrive on making the iteration and integration process as painless for artists and engineers as possible by becoming the bridge between the two. Animator ​with experience in pre-visualization, rough layout, data clean-up, keyframe, camera and final polish workflows for both Motionbuilder and Maya. Projects: VR / AR ● Microsoft (2018) - Technical Artist / Rigger / Animator Games ● Agents of Mayhem (2017) - Technical Artist / Animator ● Injustice 2 (2017) - Technical Artist / Animator ● Allegiant | VR Experience (2016) - Technical Artist / Animator ● BattleCry (2014) - Technical Artist / Rigger / Animator ● Junga World (2014) - Technical Artist / Rigger / Animator ● Saints Row IV (2013) - Technical Artist / Animator ● Tomb Raider (2013) - Technical Artist / Animator Commercials: ● Muppets Band-Aid Commercial (2012) - Rigger / Animator After Effects: ● Frame Machine - Look dev projects (2014) - FX Artist / Animator / Technical Artist Skills: Pipeline Development: Python / PySide / Motionbuilder / Maya / Shotgun ​ Maya: Rigging / Animation / PyMel ​ Motionbuilder: Rigging / Animation / pyfbsdk ​ Unity: Animation / C# / Shading(HLSL). ​ After Effects: Scripting / Mettle / Compositing / Animation / VFX ​ Photoshop: Texture Touch-ups / Texture Management ​ Pipeline Development: ​ ● Data Management: Modules that handle how data comes in, gets conformed, how ​ to store it, organize it and access it, either abstractly on a platform like Windows or app-specific i.e. Maya or Motionbuilder. ● Data / File Ingest: Developed PySide interfaces that could be fed data (YAML, ​ JSON, CSV) that allowed users to ingest files, based on project configurations. ● Data / File Delivery: Get all data pertaining to the deliverable and conform it to fit ​ the delivery standards based on project configurations. ● Mocap Processing: Developed a few different pipelines on processing and ​ ingesting mocap data, fixing any consistent issues that arise. Some proprietary tools I’ve developed: Maya: ● Scene Assembly Tool: Allows artists to reference and apply the correct animation ​ for their characters. ● Asset Import: One-button-click tool that references and updates all assets in the ​ current scene by sifting through the asset’s directory structure. ● Asset Export: One-button click tool that exports all asset meshes and skeletons ​ associated with them to an Export directory in Unity that ensures the art structure is mirrored exactly. ● Vert Adjust Weights Tool: An interface that allowed riggers to adjust skinned ​ weights on a per-vertex level more quickly and interactively than the Component Editor. ● Scene Quality Control Tool: This tool would allow an artist to ensure their scene is ​ clean and ready to be exported for either a client or game engine. ● Spline IK Tool: This would allow artists to freely add a complex spline IK rig to any ​ joint chain, with options on toggling squash, stretch or both. It includes a dynamic blend feature and the ability to attach to a chain in any pose, even already animated joint chains. ● Transfer UVs: Converted a workflow a fellow artist discovered to a usable tool that ​ non-destructively transfers UVs from source to skinned target mesh. ● Batch Transfer Textures: Utilized maya’s built-in Transfer Maps tool to conform ​ several textures to a new UV layout. ● Other Batch Processes: A collection of tools that allow for batch importing FBX ​ data onto characters, playblasting, ingesting and quality control. Motionbuilder: ● Retime Tool: Allows an artist to safely retime their entire scene, shifting keys ​ forward or backward in time, from any part of the scene. ● Animation Database Tool: Allows an artist to save keyframe data from any object ​ or character to a file and later import into another scene or object. It allows for several export and import options including saving animation layer data, separate takes, etc. ● Scene Assembly Tool: Automatically assembles a scene based on which project ​ context an artist is in. ● Scene Quality Control Tool: Automatically processes a scene based on project ​ configurations and current step in the pipeline the artist is in. ● Scene Delivery Tool: Automatically prepares file(s) to be delivered to a client, ​ ensuring the client specifications are met. ● Camera Tool: Allows an artist to create a camera, with settings based on a config ​ file within a project context that automatically applies the settings to cameras. ● HUD Tool: Allows artists to automatically create and update camera HUDs that ​ contain information about the file, scene, project, etc. The HUDs are fully configurable via a config file. ● Batch Processes: Several tools that batch process any kind of scene, with options ​ on what users would like to do with the scenes, such as applying a Quality Control Tool config to each file while processing. ● Character Plotter: A more robust and artist-friendly plotting tool that supports ​ plotting several characters on several takes with just one click. ● Camera Shake Tool: Allows artists to generate realistic camera shake animation, ​ with several presets and the ability to create a custom preset by tweaking every single aspect of the shake. The tool also supports applying shakes to any animatable object in a scene as well as a damping / drop off feature. ● Replace Asset Tool: A robust tool that allows artists to replace any chosen object / ​ prop / character in a scene without plotting while retaining all animation layer and constraint data. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Experience: Position: Technical Artist / Pipeline Developer ​ Apps: Autodesk Maya, Unity 3D ​ Studio: Microsoft ​ Project: VR Prototyping Experiences ​ Date: May 2018 - Present ​ ● Collaborated with technical artists, riggers and engineers to develop a custom pipeline and framework for standardizing character rigs and expedite the prototyping process in Unity as well as assisting other teams with shader optimization. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position: Technical Artist / Pipeline Developer ​ Apps: Autodesk Motionbuilder ​ Studio: Frame Machine ​ Project: Custom pipeline, tools and framework development ​ Date: Fb 2012 - Jan 2018 ​ ● Helped develop a custom pipeline and framework for standardizing how studio-wide data, files and tools are handled. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position: Technical Artist / Animator ​ Apps: Autodesk Maya and Motionbuilder ​ Studio: Frame Machine ​ Project: Injustice 2 by NetherRealm Studios ​ Date: Oct 2015 - Feb 2017 ​ ● Keyframe animation, Layout and camera animation for Previs ● Pipeline Development and implemented a series of animation tools for Cinematics workflow in Motionbuilder and Maya ● Created a few tools in Maya for the Facial Animation team to help artists with redundant tasks and issues ● Assisted over 35 artists with training, technical workflows, issues, and tools. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position: Technical Artist / Animator ​ Apps: Autodesk Motionbuilder ​ Studio: Frame Machine ​ Project: Agents of Mayhem by Volition Studios ​ Date: Jan 2015 - Oct 2017 ​ ● Mocap cleanup and animation ● Pipeline development for conforming inhouse workflows to client’s workflow ● File delivery to client using tools to conform to client’s delivery specifications --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position: Technical Artist / Animator / VFX Artist / Compositing ​ Apps: Motionbuilder, Maya and After Effects ​ Studio: Frame Machine ​ Project: Internal look dev projects ​ Date: Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 ​ ● Mocap clean-up and Animation in Motionbuilder and Maya ● Pipeline Development specific to stitching together several different mocap clips to create entirely new animations ● Textured and Rendered environment in Maya to match concept art given ● Composited Sequence images in After Effects and generated several template effects to implement into final scene such as light effects, desintegrations, gun fire, and particle clouds and smoke --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Position: Technical Artist / Animator / Rigger ​ ​ Apps: Motionbuilder and Maya ​ Studio: Frame Machine ​ Project: BattleCry by ZeniMax Studios ​ Date: Apr 2014 - Aug 2014 ​ ● Pipeline Development for In-game animations to Ingest, conform and deliver files to client based on given specifications ● Mocap clean-up, animation and character rigging for body and face. Position: Character Rigger ​ Apps: Autodesk Maya ​ Studio: 9K9 Studios ​ Project: Band-Aid Magic Vision Commercial ​ Date: Jan 2012. ​ ● Collaborated with lead Animator and rigged Muppet characters and props for use in the