RYAN EHRENBERG                                                                                           ryan@mreberg.com
                                                                                                    
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Education

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA - ORANGE COUNTY, Santa Ana, CA                                                                Oct. 2002 – Dec. 2005
Bachelor of Science in Media Arts & Animation
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Skills

3D Skills
- Animation - Character Modeling – Rigging – Unwrapping – Texture - Lighting
2D Skills
- Animation - Storyboard - Character Concept – Digital Painting
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Software Proficiency
- Maya                 
- 3DS Max                                
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe After Effects
- Flash
- Toonboom
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Relevant Experience

Shiny Entertainment, Newport Beach, CA - Visual Effects Artist                                                                             May 2006 - Present
- Creating visual effects that follow the established art style of the game
- Working with rigid body dynamics, particles and shaders to simulate effects of explosions, smoke, fire, steam, etc.

CRAVE ENTERTAINMENT, Newport Beach, CA  - QA Tester                                                                                  Mar. 2006 - May 2006
- Assisted with test activities in support of new offline and online games across multiple video game platforms
- Provided feedback on game functionality

Logocentric Games, Cypress, CA – Lead Animator                                                                                              Apr. 2005 – Oct. 2005
- Led team for cinematic and in-game animation
- Storyboarded animated sequences
- 3D modeling, unwrapping, and texture
- Member of Game Design Team

The Art Institute of California - Orange County – “Salsa on the Rocks” – animated short
- Animated “Kitchen Dance” scene                                                                                                             June 2005 – Sept. 2005
- Storyboarded short
- 3D Modeled main background piece                            

The Art Institute of California - Orange County – “Band of Roaches” – animated short
- Animated key action sequences                                                                                                                Oct. 2005 – Dec. 2005
- Storyboarded short
- Designed pre-production character concepts
- 3D modeled several crucial props

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Awards

"Oliver":
3D Animated Short
- televised on Independent Film Channel (IFC) Media Lab Uploads, January Media Lab Winner (Jan. 2007)
- featured in Independent Film Channel Free Film Fest, San Fransisco (Aug. 2007)