Mike Bourbeau

Technical Art Lead

New York, NYmb@mikebourbeau.comlinkedingithub

01Skills

Maya: Character animation, rigging, modeling, technical animation
Scripting: Python, PySide / PyQt, MEL, VEX
Pipeline Dev: Ftrack, Maya, and Houdini
Houdini: Procedural modeling, VDB, PyroFX, RBD, POPs, VOPs, digital assets, VEX
ZBrush: Character and creature sculpting (organic and mechanical), architectural
Substance: Painter, Designer
Photoshop: Digital painting, photo manipulation
Unreal: Pipeline, character TD, animation, blueprints, FX
Unity: Character pipeline, animation, FX
Three.js: Character animation pipeline
Artistic: Drawing, painting, sculpture, human / creature anatomy, architecture, color, and form

02Experience

2019 –

ustwoNew York, NY

Lead 3D Artist

Concept art, modeling, shading, rigging, animation, FX, 3D pipeline
Python / PySide artist tool development
Unity game development

2014 – 19

Firstborn MultimediaNew York, NY

Lead Technical Artist

Rigging, character animation, FX, modeling, shading, general 3D pipeline
Python / PySide artist tool development
Ftrack pipeline tool development for Maya, Houdini, and Nuke
UE4 and Unity character pipeline

2014 – 18

Pratt InstituteNew York, NY

Visiting Instructor

Intro to 3D Animation
Character Design
3D Modeling

2017

UNC GreensboroGreensboro, NC

Online Visiting Professor

Taught 3D Character Animation, remoting into the classroom from NYC to UNCG via WebEx

2014 – 16

P.I. Art CenterNew York, NY

Instructor

Entertainment Design

2014

CollabNew York, NY

Freelance Technical Artist

Character rigging / animation, cloth simulation, After Effects animation / comping

2013 – 14

ArkadiumNew York, NY

Freelance Game Artist · Game Art Intern

2013

GravityNew York, NY

Art Intern

Jose Carlos CasadoNew York, NY

Studio Assistant · 3D Animator

03Education

2014

School of Visual ArtsNew York, NY

MFA, Computer Art

Concentration: 3D Animation, Modeling, and Technical Direction

2011

Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY

BA, Liberal Arts

Major: Studio Art

Minor: Art History

2010

Yale Norfolk Summer School of ArtNorfolk, CT

2006

Phillips Academy AndoverAndover, MA

2005

Winnacunnet High SchoolHampton, NH

04Exhibitions · Festivals · Publications

2016 – 17

Look at All These ThingsNew York, NY

2014

Los Angeles Film FestivalLos Angeles, CA

Glovebox Short Film and Animation FestivalBoston, MA

Sunscreen Film FestivalLos Angeles, CA

What’s Up Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck JonesMuseum of the Moving ImageLong Island City, NY

MetroCAFNew York, NY

Kid’s Corner DVDOmnibus EntertainmentTokyo, Japan

ZERO:ONESVA Chelsea GalleryNew York, NY

2013

M.I.A. Album Release ConcertThe 1896Brooklyn, NY

2010

Hamilton College Senior Art ShowHamilton CollegeClinton, NY

The Emerson Gallery Art InvitationalHamilton CollegeClinton, NY

Yale / Norfolk Summer School of Art and Music ExhibitionNorfolk, CT

Norfolk WorksYale UniversityNew Haven, CT

Hamilton Makes Art 2Art Capitol GroupNew York, NY

05Grants & Awards

2015

Best Animation — “Treasure Nest”, Poppy Jasper Film Festival

People’s Choice Award — “Treasure Nest”, Colortape International Film Festival

Silver Lei Award — “Treasure Nest”, Honolulu Film Festival

2014

Best Animation — “Treasure Nest”, Los Angeles Film Festival

Best Animated Film — “Treasure Nest”, Sunscreen Film Festival West

Semi-Finalist, Adobe Design Achievement Award

2013 – 14

ACM SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer

2013

SVA MFA Computer Art Scholarship for Academic & Creative Excellence

2010

Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship, Yale Summer School of Art & Music

The J. Barney Moore Prize in Art

The Philip W. Abel Prize

2009 – 10

Hamilton College Dean’s List

06Memberships

2013 –

ACM SIGGRAPHAssociation for Computing Machinery