RYAN EHRENBERG                                                                                           ryan@mreberg.com                                                                                                      _____________________________________________________________________          Education THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA - ORANGE COUNTY, Santa Ana, CA                                                                Oct. 2002 – Dec. 2005 Bachelor of Science in Media Arts & Animation ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Skills 3D Skills - Animation - Character Modeling – Rigging – Unwrapping – Texture - Lighting 2D Skills - Animation - Storyboard - Character Concept – Digital Painting ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Software Proficiency - Maya                  - 3DS Max                                 - Adobe Photoshop - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe After Effects - Flash - Toonboom ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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)