Summary

KEECHAN “CHUCK” SUONG

E-mail: choochtoons@gmail.com

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LINKS:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/chucksuong

http://vimeo.com/choochtoons

http://www.giantbomb.com/chuck-suong/72-17038/

https://www.mobygames.com/person/61778/chuck-suong/

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Senior Animator / Rigger / Artist

OBJECTIVE:

To utilize all the knowledge and skills learned from previous education - work experience, and apply them in a creative way towards bringing creatures, people, animals and machines to life.

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EDUCATION:

• Los Angeles County High School for the Arts – Visual Arts; graduated 1988

• Art Center College of Design – Bachelor Fine Art / Illustration; graduated 1993.

• Associates in Art – Traditional Animation Principles / Instructor Larry Whitaker 1994

• Animation Academy – Intro to Character Design / Instructor Charles Zembillas 1995

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SKILLS:

• Ability to animate a variety of creatures, characters and humanoids in related styles to project.

• Can rig in 3-D Studio Max & Maya

• Animation Skills in Autodesk – 3d Studio Max, Maya and Motion Builder

• Can adapt quickly to animation pipelines and stay on or exceed schedule

• A team player and I enjoy working with people

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EXPERIENCE:

2022 – Present Blind Squirrel Games, Inc. – Austin, TX

• Senior Character Animator – (Contracted for Undead Labs - Microsoft) Edited and hand keyed motion capture data utilizing Autodesk Motion Builder and Maya for facial animation:

⦁ “State Of Decay 3” (Xbox)

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2020 – 2022 Art Craft Entertainment, Inc. – Austin, TX

• Senior Character Animator – Hand keyed animations utilizing 3d Studio Max

⦁ “CrowFall” (Multiplayer Online)

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2016 – 2020 Phaserlock Entertainment – Austin, TX

• Senior Character Animator -Rigged, skinned and animated characters, machinery and environments, Edited gameplay footage and marketing videos for:

• “Final Assault” (VR - RTS)

• “Twisted Arrow” (VR - FPS)

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2010 – 2016 KingsIsle Entertainment – Austin, TX

• Senior Character Animator -Rigged, skinned and animated characters, machinery and environments for:

• “Wizard -101” (MMO)

• “Pirate – 101” (MMO)

• “Un-Announced Mobile Project” (Canceled)

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2008 – 2010 Vigil Games Studios – Austin, TX

• Senior Character Animator - Animated characters, machinery and environments, and animated cut scenes for:

• “Warhammer 40,000” MMO

• “Darksiders” (cut scenes)

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2006 – 2008 Ready at Dawn Studios – Santa Ana, CA

• Senior Character Animator (PSP) Animated In-game characters and assets and cut scenes for:

• “God of War: Chains of Olympus”

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2005 – 2006 The Collective Studios – Newport Beach, CA

• Senior Character Animator

• “Dirty Harry”. (Cancelled Project) Xbox

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1998 – 2005 Insomniac Games – Burbank, CA

• Character Animator / Artist – Rigged, Skinned, Animated most assets

• Rigger/Animator/Modeler for Sony Playstation titles:

• “Spyro the Dragon”

• “Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage”

• “Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon”

• Rigger/Animator/Modeler for Sony Playstation 2 titles:

• “Ratchet and Clank”

• “Ratchet and Clank 2: Going Commando”

• “Ratchet and Clank3: Up Your Arsenal”

• “Ratchet and Clank: Deadlocked”.

• In-house art director for all “Spyro The Dragon” series - (Playstation 1)

• Created worldwide assets for print ads, magazines and point of purchase products, promotional products world-wide

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1995 – 1998 Kronos Digital Entertainment Inc. – Pasadena, CA

• Character Animator for Sony Playstation title:

• “Cardinal Syn”

• Character Animator for Nintendo 64 title:

• “Dark Rift”.

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1993 – 1994 Sierra On – Line – Oakhurst, CA

• Background designer and painter for PC on-line title:

• “The Realm” (MMO)

LANGUAGES:

**Fluent in both English and Korean**

Skills

Software proficiency

3ds Max

Illustrator

Maya

Photoshop

Reel