Tomo Akiyama

Tomo Akiyama

Lead Animator / 25 yrs

Vancouver

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Work History
  • Lead/Senior Animator

    Capcom Vancouver

    July 2011 - March 2016

    Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX plus Alpha (expansion pack) - Lead Animator

    Dead Rising 3 DLC - The Lost Stories of Los Perdidos (4 episodes) - Lead Animator (combat, NPC interactions)

    Dead Rising 3 (Xbox One Exclusive): senior gameplay animator (zombies, NPC's, combat, boss battles) - Senior Animator

  • Animation Mentor

    The Think Tank School

    October 2013 - January 2014

    Mentored students final animation projects teaching animation techniques, principles and production workflow.

  • Senior Animator

    Radical Entertainment

    December 2010 - July 2011

    Prototype 2 - gameplay (combat & ambience)

  • Lead Animator

    Electronic Arts Canada, Inc. (EA)

    August 2005 - November 2010

    NBA Live 10 (gameplay & NIS)
    NCAA March Madness 09 (gameplay & NIS)
    March Madness 08 (gameplay & NIS)
    March Madness 07 (gameplay & NIS)

  • Associate Animator

    Electronic Arts Canada, Inc. (EA)

    May 2004 - August 2005

    March Madness 06 (gameplay & NIS)
    FIFA Championship League (NIS)
    FIFA Japan (gameplay)

  • Avid Senior Animator

    Mainframe Entertainment Inc.

    February 2001 - May 2004

    Worked on Barbie: The Princess and the Pauper, MTV Music Awards, Spiderman: The Animated Series, Max Steel and Heavy Gear.

  • Jr. Animator

    Mainframe Entertainment Inc.

    August 1999 - February 2001

    Worked on Heavy Gear, Action Man, and Beast Machines: The Transformers.

Education
  • Vancouver Film School

    1998 - 1999
  • Keio University, Tokyo

    1996 - 1997
  • University of British Columbia

    1990 - 1994