Nhan H. Nguyen
9606 Dalewood Dr.
Austin, TX 78729

CHARACTER ANIMATOR 
www.tofudragon.com  	
                 
E-mail: nhan@alumni.utexas.net
Phone: (512) 786-6750
	   
Skills Profile	

·	Maya 7.0 proficiency, understanding of: keyframe character animation, 
        Graph Editor and Dope Sheet, 3D low and high res. Polygon and NURBS modeling, 
        bipedal character rigging, UV texture layouts and painting
·	Animation focus: weight and timing, follow-through and secondary action 
·	Teamwork, leadership skills via class projects (3D game level design)
·	Development of conceptual sketch art and storyboarding
·	Compositing of CG effects into real life footage; Apple Shake 4
·	Experience with Final Cut Pro video editing; format conversion
·	Webpage designs and layouts: Extensive HTML coding; graphics design in Adobe 
        Photoshop 5.5-CS2; Flash 4.0 text animations; ASP; Javascript
·	Programming skills in MEL, Perl, ksh, C++; RedHat & SuSe Linux install
·	Windows NT,2000,XP installation, configuration, network setup; DOS
	   
Technical Experience
	 
Contract Work: Website Deployment
Assc. Of Certified Fraud Examiners	                   Dec. 2003
                  Austin, TX	 
·	Constructed dynamic ASP webpages from Photoshop webpage layouts
·	Self-taught Flash 4.0, ASP within one week deadline

 
IBM Co-op/Intern
IBM	Jun. 1999 – Aug. 2003
Austin, TX	 
·	Created 20+ page, step-by-step installation tutorials for WebSphere Application 
        Server 5.0, DB2, Trade 3 application for AIX
·	Automated Lotus Domino database to serve documents for web viewing
·	Renovated manager and project team websites 
·	Ran software testcases for AIX; reported status/defects to developers
	   
Teaching Experience
	 
Vietnamese Bilingual Teacher
Round Rock I.S.D. - Wells Branch Elementary	Aug. 2004 – Aug. 2005
Austin, TX	 
·	Co-teaching in regular classrooms for all students (2nd, 3rd, and 5th grades)
	   
Volunteer Work	
 
Team Lead/ Webmaster
Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team	2000-2002
Austin, TX	 
·	Designed artwork and graphics for team logo and t-shirt back
·	Developed leadership skills while writing and giving public speeches; organized
        finances; wrote policy (Constitution); set up business deals
·	Led training of members in martial arts/lion dance at weekly practices
	   
Education	 

Associate of Science: Computer Animation
Full Sail Real World Education
	Oct. 2005 – Nov. 2006 
Winter Park, FL	   

Bachelor of Arts: Mathematics
University of Texas at Austin	Aug. 1997 – May 2003 
Austin, TX	 
·	Minor in Asian Studies; some Computer Science coursework