Francisco Yasutaka Buyo
9304 Topridge Dr / Leander, TX 78641 / 832-715-6506
KikoBuyo@hotmail.com
Objective
To create high quality animations for Triple-A titles, learn new technical tools, and collaborate with talented artists.Work Experience
Senior Animator – The Mandate, Beast of Prey, Proven Lands, more to come.
- Providing high quality animations for multiple games.
- Delivering skinned and rigged 3DsMax characters.
- Maintaining strong communication with clients remotely.
- Managing an efficient time schedule for completing work on time.
- Consulting on the development of character rigs and animation pipeline.
Sep 2012 - Jan 2015 | KingsIsle Entertainment, Inc., Austin, TX
Senior Animator – Pirate101, Unannounced Game
- Animated character animation sets: Combat, Locomotion, Death, Cameras.
- Rigged and skinned low poly characters.
- Worked with designers, to implement new innovated combat system.
- Animation Panel Speaker at Austin Comic Com.
Aug 2006 - Sep 2012 | Bioware, Austin, TX
Senior Animator – Star Wars the Old Republic
- Animated and edited Mocap character locomotion, combat, and cut scenes.
- Directed Mocap talent to achieve combat look and feel.
- Integrated animation into SWTOR's Automated Conversation System using FaceFx.
- Rigged and skinned garment sets for multiple body types.
- Worked with programmers and designers, to implement Combat System.
- Assisted Lead Animator and Mentor.
Feb 2006 - Aug 2006 | Gearbox Software, Plano, TX
Animator – Brothers and Arms
- Edited Motion Capture for multiple soldiers.
- Rigged characters and implemented them to Unreal 3.
- Rigged faces and implemented phonemes to FaceFx.
Oct 2005 - Aug 2006 | Liquid Development
Contract Animator
- Rigged and skinned characters for Elders Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
- Animated creatures for Zoo Tycoon 2.
- Rigged, skinned, and created phonemes for Logitech’s Avatar Cam.
Mar 2004 - Jan 2006 | Terminal Reality, Lewisville, TX
Animator – Aeon Flux, Spy Hunter 3, Demonik (cancelled)
- Hand key animated multiple characters.
- Rigged and skinned several characters on Demonik.
Skills Programs
• Hand Key Animation • 3D Studio Max• Motion Capture Clean up Artist • Maya
• Rig / Skin Character Models • Adobe Photoshop
• 3D Modeling • Morpheme
• Texture Artist • Face Fx
Education
- Sep 2001 – June 2003 | The Art Institute, Houston, TX
- Associates of Applied Science, Animation Arts and Design - Dean's List 3.8 G.P.A
- Oct 2010 – Sep 2012 | Toastmasters, Austin TX
- Sep 2012 - Mar 2013 | Animation Mentor, Animal & Creature Master Class
- Dec 2013 | 11secondclub Animation Submission
- Awarded Top11
