Hey, I’m Alexiss! I’m an Animation Mentor and Brigham Young University alum! I am currently working as a Character Animator at Reel FX in Dallas, Texas!

I started at Animation Mentor as a student who knew nothing about Maya or animation in 2007 and 18 months later found myself heading to my first gig to work on a film! I’ve had the great opportunities to work at Blue Sky Studios on Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and at Lumenas Animation Studios on The Legend of Santa Claus. I then went on to work at Animation Mentor HQ on Bishop 2.0 and the new Animals & Creatures curriculum. After a few months of traveling abroad, I moved to Texas to work at Reel FX where I have worked on a Despicable Me project for Universal Studios, Free Birds, The Book of Life, and the upcoming film, Rock Dog. I count myself blessed to get to be a part of this amazing industry.

I’m a Utah girl and I love to explore and do new things. I’ve had the chance to bounce from place to place and meet a lot of interesting, passionate people. I love the people in this industry and the further I get into it the more I love and appreciate the opportunity to be in it. What other place can I be a geek who loves cartoons and and still be cool? I love life and getting to know people.

Before becoming an animator I was a psychiatric technician in a lockdown children’s hospital, an Adobe specialist, a pottery instructor, an IT girl, and worked at a toy store. Now I’m an animator who is into photography, travel, and trying to get outdoors as much as possible.

Resume (CV)

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objective

To be a part of a great team who challenge each other to learn and grow each day,
while doing something I love, and further allowing me opportunities to pay it forward.

work

2011 – Present	Character Animator	Reel FX – Dallas, Texas

2009 – 2011	Content Admin / Animator	Animation Mentor – Emeryville, California

2010 – 2010	Lecturer, Animals & Creatures	Animation Mentor – Emeryville, California

2009 – 2010	Character Animator	Lumenas Studios – Salt Lake City, Utah

2009 – 2009	Maya Instructor	Animation Mentor – via online

2008 – 2009	Character Animator	Blue Sky Studios – White Plains, New York

education

2008	Animation Mentor – Emeryville, California Diploma in Advanced Character Animation

2006	Brigham Young University – Provo, Utah Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology

2005	Weber State University – Ogden, Utah Associates Degree, Communication and Graphic Arts

skills

SOFTWARE

– Animation: Maya, Softimage XSI (on Windows, Mac, and Linux)

– Graphics: Photoshop / PageMaker / InDesign / Illustrator

ANIMATION

– Team oriented with a determined and motivated work ethic

– Fast worker and able to complete projects in a quick manner

– Able to learn different software packages quickly

– Good knowledge of animation principles

– Developed understanding and experience in key-framing animation

– Ability to show emotion through actions and timing