Rodrigo Amador is Nicaraguan-Canadian living in Ottawa, Canada, Classical Animation by education and curently is a Co-Owner and Vice President of Big Jump Productions.
Rod is a product of Sheridan College's renowned animation program. In the last decade Rod has worked on dozens of series, providing services that span design through animation, supervision and direction.
In addition to excelling in all areas of production from script through delivery, Rod's proficiency in Maya, Adobe Production Premium and Toonboom software has made him an 'industry jack of all trades'; so much so that Rod has been involved with setting up the digital production pipeline for various animation facilities.
He continues to learn new technologies in order to stay ahead of the times. He considers himself as a trend setter not a follower. He has always pushed the envelope in regards to quality and efficiency making sure that whatever he does is executed with the outmost care and professionalism. He enjoys working with others and he tries to extract the best from everyone in order to achieve the best result.
He also enjoys setting up and structuring production pipelines that eliminate unnecessary stages and boost productivity and quality.
In his spare time he likes spending time with his wife and sons.
To provide a wide range of skills from traditional drawing to digital; in a studio or freelance environment for Television and Web markets. I have experience as a Director, Assistant Director, Editor, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer, 3D Set Designer and 3D Lighting.
Big Jump Productions Inc. (Ottawa, ON) (April 2008 - Present)
CO-OWNER/VICE PRESIDENT
"Ugly Americans Season 2" 2d Animated Series TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, LAYOUT SUPERVISOR
"The Secret World Of Benjamin Bear IV" 2d Animated Series ANIMATION DIRECTOR, EDITOR
"Mr. Moon" 3d Animated Series STORY ARTIST
DHX Media. (2011)
(FREELANCE STORYBOARD ARTIST) "Pound Puppies" 2d Series
March Entertainment Inc. (2010)
(FREELANCE STORYBOARD ARTIST) "Mia And Me" 3d Series
Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc. (2008)
(FREELANCE STORYBOARD ARTIST) "Johnny Test 4"
Fatkat Animation Studios (Miramichi, NB) (July 2007 – April 2008)
(FREELANCE STORYBOARD ARTIST, BG DESIGNER, PAINTER) "3 Delivery", "Supa Strikas"
Studio B Productions (Vancouver, BC) (April - July 2007)
(FREELANCE STORYBOARD ARTIST) "Being Ian IV"
Elliot Animation (Toronto, Ont) (2007 – 2008)
(FREELANCE STORYBOARD ARTIST, KEY ANIMATION) "Total Drama Island", "Stoked"
Mercury Filmworks (Ottawa, Ont) (June 2006 – August 2008)
(FREELANCE STORYBOARD ARTIST), ART WORK IN TOONBOOM HARMONY "Weird Years", "Gerald McBoing Boing", "The Secret World Of Quest", "Harry And His Bucket Full Of Dinosaurs", "Producing Parker"
PIP Animation Services (Ottawa, Ont) (June 2005 – 2008)
ASSISTANT ANIMATION DIRECTOR, FLASH CONSULTANT "Caillou Season 4",STORYBOARD ARTIST "Sumo Mouse"
Amberwood Productions (Ottawa, Ont) (January 2004 – May 2005)
KEY ANIMATION SUPERVISOR, STORYBOARD ARTIST "Zeroman", "The Secret World Of Benjamin Bear II & III"
Funbag Animation Studios (Ottawa, Ont) (1999- 2006)
GRAPHIC DESIGNER, STORYBOARD ARTIST, KEY ANIMATION "Eggs" "Watership Down" "The Four"
Collideascope Digital (Halifax, N.S) (August – November 2003)
STORYBOARD ARTIST "Farzzle's World"
Helix Animation Studios. (Halifax, N.S) (1999–2000)
CHARACTER DESIGNER, KEY ANIMATION "Watership Down II" "For Better Or For Worse"
Sheridan College of Applied Arts and Technology. (Oakville, Ont) 1996 –1999 Classical Animation. Art Fundamentals. Graduated with honours.
Golfing, Traveling, Outdoor activities.
Windows and Mac operating systems: Adobe Production Premium, Maya, 3D Studio Max, ZBrush.
English and Spanish