Allison Baldi
Animator

Career Objective: Work on challenging projects with other passionate respectful people.

Employment History
Company: TRG Reality - Cleveland, OH
Dates: September 2007 - Present
Title: CGI Specialist
• Keep job assets organized and delivered on time, excellent at following clear instructions.
• Export CAD files using Pro-E, Rhino, and Polytrans so the models can be brought into Lightwave and Maya. When no CAD is provided create original models using Rhino, Lightwave, and Maya.
• Texture, rig, and prepare models to be posed or animated in Lightwave and Maya,
• Set up scenes and lighting to create a realistic image using the Maxwell render engine.
• Animate a variety of objects, scenes, and characters following the client's storyboard.
• Retouch the rendered image in Photoshop, adding any final details or elements that can't be done in 3D (such as color correction).
• Composite animations with text and other elements using Final Cut Pro, After Effects,
and Quicktime Pro. Most often these are used as previews and the final editing is done elsewhere.

Software
• Maya
• Photoshop
• Lightwave
• Maxwell
• Rhino
• Final Cut Pro
• Quicktime Pro
• After Effects
• Pro-E
• Polytrans
• Flash


Education
College for Creative Studies - Detroit, MI
•Bachelors of Fine Arts majoring in Animation and Digital Media
•Annual Scholarship recipient and Dean’s List.

The Beck Center for the Arts – Lakewood, OH
•Adult Acting: Back to Basics

Cuyahoga Community College - Parma, OH
• Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication
• Life Drawing I – currently in progress

Additional Skills & Activities
• Thesis film shown at the CCS Student Exhibition and the 2D or not 2D Film Festival.
• Previous Webmaster and Event Coordinator for the CCS Student Chapter of Siggraph.
• Current Webmaster and Event Coordinator for the non-profit reenactment group Pentwyvern.