Eric Sturgeon Email & Phone Number

Novato, California, United States

Successfully contributed to the launch of AAA titles such as Call of Duty Vanguard, Modern Warfare 3, and Crash Team Rumble which sold over 40 million copies worldwide Collaborated extensively with Lead Animators, Designers, Tech Artists, and Engineers to identify and implement animation requirements for both Crash Team Rumble and Call of Duty titlesDeveloped high-quality gameplay animations for Crash Team Rumble Camera and mocap polish for single and multiplayer modes on Call of Duty titlesImplemented and supported complex animations, including animation blueprints and state-machines, in both Infinity Ward’s proprietary engine and Unreal Engine 4Managed day-to-day development issues, identified problems, and brainstormed solutions to fix themAided in expanding the animation team by conducting interviews with potential candidates and interns, including reviewing resumes and demo reels

Novato, Ca

Served as the Facial Animation Lead for WWE2K16 through WWE2K22Delivered appealing and realistic body and facial performances by utilizing hand keyed animation and motion capture polishDeveloped the gameplay camera and cinematic cutscenes for WWE2K, incorporating the style of WWE Universe presentationsManaged and provided feedback on cinematic and facial animation shots to the in-house teamSupervised and provided feedback on the facial motion capture data provided by outsourcing teams Evaluated the development of new face rigs and tools in collaboration with Technical Animators Mentored teammates on WWE2K’s animation workflow with Maya, MotionBuilder, Faceware, and proprietary toolsPrepared documentation about character setup, project tools and how to troubleshoot them

Foster City

Collaborated with the Animation Director to animate the HADOOP Summit opening and Usher Music Video - “Lemme See” ft. Rick RossAided in managing shot distribution among team members

Foster City, Ca

Animated CG characters over a live action plate for a pilot series titled "Call of Dude"Assisted in aligning CG camera placement in live action camera positioningApplied keyframe animation for lip-syncing and performance acting

San Francisco Bay Area

Physical Therapy Workout Techniques, Cycles of different types of stretches and yoga positions.