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Sean Gill

Bean Station,TN

Summary

Accomplished professional with a proven track record at Hero Forge, specializing in translating artistic vision into technical execution. Expertise in Maya, Python, and the 3D asset pipeline enables me to develop innovative solutions and drive project success. Passionate about problem-solving and dedicated to bringing my teammates' artistic creations to life.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Rigging Artist

Hero Forge
11.2018 - Current
  • Created dynamic clothing and body systems for one of the most powerful character customizers ever made.
  • Developed and maintained Maya based pipeline tools.
  • Created diverse creature rigs in a modular system that allows for mixing and matching of body parts.
  • Automated updates for large asset libraries (500+)
  • Ensured high quality skinning for new assets by overseeing team of in-house and contract artists

3D Technical Artist Intern

Hasbro
2017 - 2018
  • Prototyped art features for mobile AR projects in Unity

Tech Art Intern

BitToys
02.2017 - 06.2017
  • Rigged and animated assets for a VR game in unity

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Digital Art And Animation

Digipen Institute of Technology
Redmond, WA
01-2018

Skills

  • Rigging/Skinning
  • Maya
  • Pipeline tools
  • Python/PyMel
  • Javascript
  • C#
  • Mel
  • Shaders/OpenGL
  • Unity
  • 3D modeling
  • Animation

Personal Projects

  • AutoRig tool that uses a modular component system to create nearly any shape of rig (biped, quadruped, robot, spider, dragon, anything). Has built in joint to control rig animation transfer. Can swap rig components mid animation with no animation loss. Writen in Python.



Timeline

Principal Rigging Artist

Hero Forge
11.2018 - Current

Tech Art Intern

BitToys
02.2017 - 06.2017

3D Technical Artist Intern

Hasbro
2017 - 2018

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Digital Art And Animation

Digipen Institute of Technology

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