Derek Raymond

Top Gun Animator Seeks New Mission!

Senior Animator / 20 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Animator

Secrets of Sulphur Springs (2021)

Animator

The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)

Animator

Scooby Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster (2010)

Keyframe Animator

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

Animator

Speed Racer: The Videogame (2008)

Animator

Tak & the Power of Juju (2006)

Character Animator

The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (2006)

Animator

Derek Raymond is a passionate animator with 20+ years of experience, eager to infuse his creativity into your animation team. With a BS in Industrial Tech from ASU and a Certificate in High End Computer Graphics from Gnomon, Derek has left his mark on films like ‘Barnyard,‘ ‘Speed Racer,’ and ‘Mummy 3.‘ video game cut-scenes for ‘God of War 2 and 3,’ and TV series like ‘The Flash,’ ‘Supergirl,’ and ‘Doom Patrol.’ Notably, he was lead animator on ‘Doom Patrol’ Season 4.

Derek’s joy extends to teaching 3D animation to aspiring animators. Proficient with Autodesk Maya, he’s ready to bring his expertise to your projects. For a comprehensive work history, feel free to check out Derek’s LinkedIn profile or ask for a resume by emailing: derek@derekraymond.com

Work History

Instructor

Gnomon School of Visual Effects

September 2023 - Present

North Hollywood, CA

Teaching students Character Animation 2: fundamentals
Character Animator

PXP

December 2024 - February 2025

Animated cartoony characters for Huggies Pull Up Diapers Social Media Campaign
Instructor

California State University, Long Beach

September 2023 - May 2024

Long Beach, CA

Teaching Intro to Maya
Senior (lead) Animator

Encore VFX

October 2012 - August 2023

Animating Characters and Creatures for various TV series including Doom Patrol (MAX), The Flash (CW), Supergirl (CW), Under the Dome (CBS), Extant (CBS), Hawaii Five-O (ABC), Raising Hope (Fox), Banshee (Cinemax), NCIS (CBS), Lab Rats (Disney), and Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney)
Character/Creature Animator

FuseFX

August 2012 - September 2012

Burbank, CA

Animated creatures for the TV series American Horror Story on FX
Character/Creature Animator

Zoic Studios

February 2012 - July 2012

Culver City, CA

Character/Creature Animation for ABC's Once Upon A Time, TNT's Falling Skies, HBO's True Blood, and a video game cinematic.
Animator

Frame Machine

December 2011 - February 2012

Santa Monica, CA

Cinematics for Tomb Raider
Animator

Shade VFX

October 2011 - November 2011

Animating objects for a commercial using Maya
Character Animator

Umbrella

September 2011 - September 2011

Budapest, Hungary

Animating characters for a commercial using XSI
Freelance Animator

Watson Design Group

August 2011 - August 2011

key frame animated AI cycles for an online video game for the movie, "The Thing" using 3dsmax
Animator

Freelance

May 2011 - August 2011

Los Angeles, CA

MoCap cleanup for a video game using MotionBuilder
Character Animator

Encore VFX

March 2011 - April 2011

Animating creatures/characters for a TV show pilot using Maya
Character Animator

CBS Digital

October 2010 - February 2011

Animating characters for promo spots for the Disney movie Mars Needs Moms
Character Animator

FuseFX

May 2010 - September 2010

Animating the monster for the direct to video live action feature, "Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster" using 3ds max
Keyframe Animator

House of Moves

July 2009 - May 2010

Keyframe character animation for in-game AI and in-game cinematics for God of War III (PS3)
Keyframe animation and motion capture cleanup for cinematics for Halo Reach (XBox360)
Character Animator

CBS Digital

March 2009 - July 2009

Animating characters on Promo spots for the Disney movie GForce
Character Animator

Animation Lab

September 2008 - November 2008

Animating characters for the cg animated feature, "The Wild Bunch" using Maya
Keyframe Animator

House of Moves

June 2008 - August 2008

keyframe animation for in-game AI character cycles
Animator

CafeFX

May 2008 - June 2008

animating skeleton creatures for the movie "Mummy 3" using Maya
Computer Animation Instructor

Laguna College of Art and Design

March 2006 - May 2008

Teaching Students the basic interface of Maya, how to navigate through the software, and how to apply their knowledge of animation principles toward a CG character.
Freelance Character Animator

Motion Theory

March 2008 - April 2008

character animator for a commercial using Maya
Animator

CafeFX

January 2008 - February 2008

animator for the movie "Speed Racer" using Maya
Character Animator

Blur Studio

September 2007 - December 2007

animator for the "Halo Wars" video game cinematic using XSI
Character Animator

Red Eye Filmworks Animation

June 2007 - September 2007

Character animator for the Nickelodeon TV series, "Tak and the Power of Juju." Worked on episode 127 "This Bites"
CG Artist/Animator

Brain Zoo Studios

March 2007 - June 2007

Previz and character animation for a video game cinematic
Character/Creature Animator

CafeFX

November 2006 - December 2006

animating creatures and humans for live action short film
Character Animator

Technicolor Interactive

February 2006 - October 2006

animating characters for "The Legend of Spyro," and "God of War II" video game cinematics
Character Animator

Omation

May 2004 - January 2006

Character animator for the Nickelodeon/Paramount picture "Barnyard"
Character Animator

Threshold

October 2005 - November 2005

Character animator for the Lions Gate picture "Foodfight!"
Character Animator

Stan Winston Studio

July 2005 - October 2005

animating Birds and seals for the live-action Disney feature, "Eight Below."
Multimedia Designer

GES Exposition Services

1998 - 2001

Created 3D Virtual Fly-thrus of convention centers and deigned interactive Marketing and Sales tools
Video Artist

Casino Data Systems

1997 - 1998

Graphics and bonus screen animations for video slot and video poker games