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Michael Sabalvaro

Lead Animator / 15 yrs

Dublin, CA, United States

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Animator

Marvel Heroes (2013)

Fix-Animator

Tangled (2010)

Animator

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

After studying at Animation Mentor, I've since had the pleasure and incredible opportunity to learn and work with some of the most passionate people in the industry. I've been fortunate enough to work at Blue Sky on IA3 as a temp animator as well as a fix animator on Disney's Tangled. Now, I am the Lead Animator on the PC game Marvel Heroes 2015. I go forward still with that child-like sense of wonder and will continue to learn and grow as a CG Character Animator.

Work History

Animator

31st Union

October 2023 - Present
Animator

PlayStation Studios Visual Arts

October 2021 - July 2023

remote
Senior Animator

Hangar 13

January 2021 - October 2021
Lead Animator

Secret Identity Studios

January 2013 - November 2017

Lead Animator for the MMO Marvel Heroes. Responsible for ensuring the overall quality of the animation department while also contributing as an animator on a regular basis.
Lead Animator

Gazillion Entertainment

November 2011 - November 2017
Animator

Secret Identity Studios

November 2011 - January 2013

Animator for the MMO Marvel Heroes Online. Responsible for animating iconic Marvel characters such as Iron Man, Spider-Man and Thor and coming up with relevant acting choices that fit their IP.
Fix-Animator

Walt Disney Animation Studios

March 2010 - August 2010

Responsible for a wide range of animation duties for the feature film: Tangled - from single frame tweaks to full animation redos.
Talent & Development Artist (Animation)

Walt Disney Animation Studios

September 2009 - February 2010

Participated in the Talent & Development program where I was mentored by Darrin Butters
Contract Animator

Treanor Brothers Animation

May 2009 - June 2009

Created in-game cinematics for the video game: Littlest Pet Shop 2.
Temp Animator

Blue Sky Studios

February 2009 - March 2009

Created quality character animations for the feature film: Ice Age 3
Quality Assurance Tester

Cryptic Studios

September 2008 - February 2009

Black-box tested the MMO: Champions Online
Quality Assurance Tester

Perpetual Entertainment

April 2007 - October 2007

Responsible for carrying out smoketests and Build Verification Tests for the MMORPGs: Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising and Star Trek Online. Found, reported and verified general bugs. Assigned to side-tasks for specific debugging situations.