Experienced Effect Animator with 9+ years of experience in creating high-end effects animation for feature films, and skilled in using 3D software such as Maya, Houdini, Katana, and Nuke.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Effect animator
WaltDisneyAnimation Studio
Vancouver, Canada
06.2023 - 09.2025
Worked for Future Animation Film Zootopia2(2025)
Worked for Future Animation Film Moana2(2024)
Shot works and creates Fx Setup
FX artist
Mikros Animation
Montreal, Canada
06.2022 - 05.2023
Worked for Future Animation Film Thelma the Unicorn(2024)
Key shotwork and create FX setup
Fx Technical artist
Polygon Pictures Inc
Tokyo, Japan
06.2020 - 03.2022
Episodic Animation
:Kaina of the Great Snow Sea(2023)
:Estab life(2022)
:Onmyoji Idol Project(2022)
:Love, Death + Robots vol: 3 The Very Pulse of the Machine(2022)
Key shotwork, creating setup and troubleshooting
FxSupervisor
PolygonPictures Inc
Tokyo, Japan
04.2018 - 04.2020
Episodic Animation
:Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars(2021)
:Onmyoji Idol Project(2020)
:Onmyoji Game Cinematics movie Daisennmaru (2020)
:Episodic Animation Levius(2020)
Management of FXteams(3-8 Artist), Organized Fxworkflow
Supporting each artist
Create FXsetup
Visual Dev for key element of Effects
Fx Artist
PolygonPictures Inc
Tokyo, Japan
04.2016 - 03.2018
:Episodic Animation StarWars Resistance(2018)
:Episodic Animation Lost In Oz(2017)
:Episodic Animation Ajin(2016)
Shot works and creates fx setup
Education
Diploma - CG/VFX Class
Digital Hollywood School
Tokyo
03.2016
Bachelor - Department of International Studies
Suzuka International University
03.2015
Skills
3D animation
FX simulation
Houdini
Maya
Nuke
Katana
2D drawing
Languages
English
Full Professional
Japanese
Native/ Bilingual
Spanish
Elementary
Accomplishments
Houdini Hive Tokyo 2018 talks session Making of toon-shading look fluid effects | Masato Tsuzuki | SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 (Tokyo)
Freelance Subtitle Translator and Captioning Specialist at Iuyno Studio, BTI Studio, Doli Media Studio, Prevajalski Studio, SDI, HBO MaxFreelance Subtitle Translator and Captioning Specialist at Iuyno Studio, BTI Studio, Doli Media Studio, Prevajalski Studio, SDI, HBO Max