Ron Pucherelli

Ron Pucherelli

Senior Animator in R&D at Riot Games, L.A.

Senior Animator / 19 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Addditional Animator

Sonic Prime (2022)

Animator

Puss in Boots (2011)

Animator

Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011)

Animator

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Senior Animator

Jurassic World: A VR Experience (2018)

Senior Animator

Stereoscopic 3D Theme Park Experience

God of War (2018)

Character Animator

Allumette

Character Animator

The Rose and I (2015)

Senior Animator

On Ice (2015)

Character Animator

Home (2015)

Character Animator

Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

Animator

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

Animator

Rise of the Guardians (2012)

Animator

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Animator

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011)

Animator

Megamind (2010)

Animator

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Animator

Merry Madagascar (2009)

Animator

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)

Character Animator

Iron Man (2008)

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Work History
  • Lead Animator

    Framestore

    September 2018 - November 2018
    Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Lead Animator

    Framestore

    August 2018 - October 2018
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Senior Animator

    Riot Games

    November 2018 - Present
    Santa Monica, CA
  • Senior Animator

    The Virtual Reality Company

    March 2018 - May 2018
    Los Angeles, CA

    T-rex attack on the Gallimimus.

  • Senior Animator

    Framestore

    September 2017 - March 2018
    Los Angeles, CA

    3D Theme Park Attraction for Shanghai, China.

  • Senior Staff Animator

    Santa Monica Studio

    June 2015 - August 2017
    Playa Del Rey, CA

    To bring high level creature performance to Sony Santa Monica's next God of War on the PlayStation 4.

  • Penrose Studios

    April 2015 - June 2015
  • Animator

    Evil Eye Pictures

    March 2015 - May 2015
    San Francisco, CA

    Provided character performance for Google's 5th Spotlight Story, (OnIce).

    This was a 10-week contract.

  • Animator

    DreamWorks Animation

    March 2008 - March 2015
    Redwood City, CA

    Completed: Home (2015) feature film
    Completed: Penguins of Madagascar (2015) feature film
    Completed: How To Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) feature film
    Completed: Rise of the Guardians (2012) feature film
    Completed: Madagascar 3 (2012) feature film
    Completed: Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011) short
    Completed: MegaMind: The Button of Doom (2010) short
    Completed: MegaMind (2010) feature film
    Completed: How To Train Your Dragon (2010) feature film
    Completed: Merry Madagascar (2009) short
    Completed: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) feature film

  • Animator

    Electronic Arts

    September 2006 - March 2007
    Redwood Shores, CA

    Member of The Simpsons team responsible for hand-keyed In-Game Cinematics as well as Gameplay animation on The Simpsons (PS3, XBOX360).
    September 2006 - Current (full-time)

  • Junior Animator

    Electronic Arts

    June 2005 - September 2005
    Redwood Shores, CA

    Member of the James Bond team responsible for scripted events on James Bond: From Russia With Love (PS2, XBOX, Gamecube). Hand-keyed human characters. Also worked with motion capture.
    June 2005 - September 2005 (contract)

  • Animator

    Electronic Arts

    March 2006 - June 2006
    Redwood Shores, CA

    Member of the Sims 2 Console team responsible for social interactions between humans and dogs/cats on Sims 2: Pets Edition (PS2, XBOX, Gamecube). Hand-keyed both human and dog/cat social interactions.
    March 2006 - June 2006 (contract)

  • Animator

    SEGA

    March 2007 - February 2008

    Core member of the IronMan (XBOX360) team at Secret Level responsible for hand-keyed Gameplay animation. Have contributed a significant amount of Base/Gameplay animations and Contextual Actions to the main character IronMan, as well as Boss characters.
    March 2007 – February 2008

  • Animator

    GlueWorks Entertainment

    October 2005 - December 2005
    Charlotte, NC

    Responsible for creating background and lead character animation / performance in accordance with supervisor’s direction on the children’s film Hermie and Friends.
    October 2005 - December 2005 (contract) (worked remotely)

Education
  • Certificate, Animation

    Animation Mentor

    January 2007 - January 2008
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Computer Animation

    Ringling College of Art and Design

    August 2000 - May 2004
  • Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design

    The College of Saint Rose

    September 1994 - May 1998