Patrick Danaher
658 Broadway St. #2,
Venice, CA 90291 415-948-6049
Pat_Danaher@yahoo.com
Professional Experience
Character Animator
Sony Pictures Imageworks Sept. 2008 to present Culver City, CA
Responsibilities:
Character animation for feature-length animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Alice in Wonderland, a Tim Burton film.
Character Animator
Tippett Studio Oct. 2006 to August 2008 Berkeley, CA
Responsibilities:
Character animation for feature-length visual fx projects: Enchanted, The Spiderwick
Chronicles, Cloverfield and Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
Character Animator,
contract
BlueSky Studios, Inc. Oct. 2005 to Jan. 2006 White Plains, NY
Responsibilities:
Character animation for Ice Age 2.
Character Animator
Electronic Arts Feb.
2003 to October 2005 Redwood City, CA
Responsibilities:
Character animation for various video-game titles in The Sims franchise:
Sims 2, The Urbz, Sims 2:
University, Sims 2: Nightlife, and Sims 2: Open for Business.
Character Animator
Cinemaware, Inc. Mar. 2002 to Feb. 2003 Burlingame, CA
Responsibilities: Character
animation and rigging for the Playstation 2 title Robin
Hood: Defender of the Crown.
Animation Instructor
3d3world Summer 2001
Palazzo del Pero, Italy
Responsibilities: Instructed
students of all skill levels in the use of Maya 3, Flash 5, and Lightwave 6.5, and directed them in the production of
individual creative projects using the software.
Education
The Academy of Art College
- Jan. 1999 to August 2002
San Francisco, CA
Completed the MFA program for Computer Arts, with a focus in character
animation. GPA: 3.8
James Madison University
Sept. 1993 to May 1997
Harrisonburg, VA
graduated with B.A. in Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude, with Honors. GPA: 3.7