Richard Warner
[email protected]
(916) 330-8923
Experience
Support Lead
The Third Floor, Inc. 2022-Present
- Coordinated and implemented solutions to urgent production requests and technical outages
- Developed an automated workflow to transfer client-formatted motion capture data onto internal character rigs
- Managed company-wide transition to new deployment infrastructure
Junior Support TD
The Third Floor, Inc. 2021-2022
- Responded to helpdesk tickets in Jira for technical problems related to TTF’s pipeline
- Resolved and submitted fixes for bug reports related to internally developed software
- Introduced a wiki of known support issues that significantly reduced troubleshooting time
Character TD (Glow - Short Film)
Aurora Bell Tower Studios 2019-2021
- Rigged characters and props, defined Maya to Unreal pipeline, scripted tools as necessary to support production
Business Manager
Scents & Inspiration, Inc. 2019-2021
- Developed a customized automated inventory system using Google Sheets and Javascript
- Worked as an independent Graphic Designer fulfilling commissions for clients (logos, shirts, labels)
Senior Rigger (Junior Giants: Foodie Cats - Mini Series)
Academy of Art University 2015-2016
- Rigged the PBJ Cat and Kaiju Ham characters according to the production's guidelines
- Responded to feedback and requests for fixes on various characters
Skills
- Maya
- Blender
- Python
- Typescript
- After Effects
- Photoshop
- Obsidian
- Jira / Confluence
- Shotgrid
Education
Academy of Art University 2012-2016
School of Animation and Visual Effects (GPA 3.57)
- BFA in Animation/VFX, emphasis in Character Animation
- President of the Christian Student Fellowship club
Awards
National History Day
Second Place State Level in the Web Design Category
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
National Level - Silver Key
State Level - Two Gold Keys, a Silver Key, an Honorable Mention
Interests
- Home Server management
- Organization / Productivity
- Cartooning
- Board Games
- Racquetball
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