RESUME

ELYSE HARTEY, RESUME 2020

elyse20@gmail.com

Glendale,CA

ELYSE HARTEY

elyse20@gmail.com

Glendale, CA

Areas of Expertise Include:

Substance Painter
Adobe Creative Suite
Autodesk Maya
Vray Renderer
Final Cut Pro

Foundry Mari & Nuke
Zbrush
Digital Painting
Photo Retouching/ Photo Manipulation

Texture/Shader Writing
Hard surface Modeling/ UV mapping
Photography/Lighting
Costume design/ Seamstress

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION • Glendale, CA • March 2014 – Present

VISUAL DEVELOPMENT – LEAD SURFACING ARTIST

Director of surfacing and creative design for in house as well as remote overseas studios. Popular titles include…

“Curses!” on Apple Tv
“Not Quit Narwhal”
“Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight”
“Dragons: The Nine Realms”
“Fast and Furious: Spy Racers
“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous”
“Dragons: Rescue Riders”
“Boss Baby: Back in Business”
“All Hail King Julien”
“Voltron”
“Spirit Riding Free”
“VeggieTales in the House”
”The Adventures of Puss in Boots”
“Dinotrux”

Execute daily design for popular children’s and family titles; lead creative direction for team of hundreds of international designers. Managing workflow and look development in a fast paced environment.
Establish brand standards and artwork timeline; collaborate with Art Director and other creative teams to deliver assets within timeline and budget.

Nickelodeon Animation Studios • Burbank, CA • May 2007 – December 2016

Produced high definition images for promotional material, such as press releases, social media ads, toy boxes, posters and more. Directed color, posing, lighting and compositing.

“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”
“PawPartol”
“Blaze and the Monster Machines”
“WallyKazam”

LEAD TEXTURE ARTIST

All shows have been nominated for Emmys, over 20 wins in total.

“Monsters vs. Aliens”
“Robot and Monster”
“Penguins of Madagascar”
“Fanboy and Chum Chum”
“Tak and the Power of JuJu.”

Directed art decisions for color, posing and lighting; all shows have been nominated for Emmys, over 20 wins in total.
Led and trained dozens of artists for teams in Burbank and via remote video tutorials for artists in India and Canada; traveled to New Zealand to train artists. All teams performed more efficiently at higher levels post trainings.
Produced nearly all designs ahead of schedule with little to no edits; saved studio both time and money.

ROBIN PICCONE • Los Angeles, CA • Dec 2014

PHOTO EDITOR, FREELANCER

Month-long consultation on photo edits and retouching expertise for swimwear company’s line in December.

Edited a catalog of photos for the December 2014 swimwear line; shots used for promotion on web and in store at Nordstrom and received commendation from product managers.

LIQUID DEVELOPMENT GAMES • Portland, OR • Jan. 2006 – April 2007

MODELER AND TEXTURE ARTIST

Freelanced for interactive gaming company. Provided modeling, UV/normal mapping, and texturing services.

Created several assets for various cellphone and PlayStation games including the original “Rock Band.”

NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL DISTRICT • Port Jervis, NY • Nov. 2006 – April 2007

COMPUTER SCIENCE TEACHER

Educated elementary through high school students on how to use and apply computer technology for the arts.

Developed curriculum and taught students for one academic year; students learned and advanced their knowledge and skills in computer applications, specifically Adobe suite.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Bachelor of Science in Computer Animation • FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY • Winter Park. FL

Fine Arts Courses • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA • Indiana, PA

Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ASIFA) • Member

Women in Animation • Member

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