Jonathan Soto

Work History

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  Character Technical Director "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

  Nickelodeon Animation Studio

  September 2013 - Present
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  character technical director

  Nickelodeon

  February 2013 - Present
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  Asset Production Assistant "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

  Nickelodeon Animation Studio

  February 2013 - September 2013

• Character Rigger

  Robinson Digital Arts

  December 2012 - February 2013

• Harvest

  I See Paper Productions

  August 2012 - November 2012

  Personal Short film. Worked on Animation, Rigging, Modeling, Texturing, Sound, and VFX for the entire film.

• Rigger/Animatior

  CTI Technologies

  April 2012 - June 2012

  Rigged and Animated various games cycles for game
  Exporting Animation from Maya to Unity Engine
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  Production Intern "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

  Nickelodeon Animation Studio

  September 2011 - December 2011

  -Update and label images and renders in Portfolio
  -Aide Production Assistants in dialoguing boards and calling out assets in File Maker Pro
  -Assist in rendering BG templates for board artists in Maya
  -Assist in preparing model packs for shipment
  -Assist in setting up for storyboard pitches, design and animatic reviews
  -Attend classes in various parts of the pipeline with Nickelodeon employees

• Tremendous Trouble

  Prickly Pachyderm Productions

  November 2010 - May 2011

  Character Technical Artist for all characters in the film Overviewed all animation in film and animated shot in the film Clips of the film are now part of the school’s demo reel
  Class awarded $1800 grant for the film

• Beaver Fever

  I See Paper Productions

  August 2010 - May 2011

  Personal Short film. Worked on Animation, Rigging, Modeling, Texturing, Sound, and VFX for the entire film.

• The Guardian

  Prickly Pachyderm Productions

  January 2010 - May 2010

  Character Technical Artist - Mechanical Cat
  Overviewed character animation and animated shot in the film Setup dynamic wall explosion and breaking chain
  Clips of the film are now part of the school’s demo reel

• 3D Environment and Character Artist

  SDGI

  2007 - 2008

  Modeled various assest for game.