Resume Fall 2025 - Christopher Coombs

 Christopher Coombs

3D Animation / Motion Capture

Phone: (805) 235-3781    Email: cscoombs@csuchico.edu

Portfolio: Blog - YouTube

Objective: To work in the animation department and continue refining my skills in animation, motion capture, and storyboarding.

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Professional Summary:

Ardent 3D artist, thriving in 3D animation and motion capture. Very proficient at multitasking and quite adaptable at tackling problems, especially in team environments. Not only spending time refining animation skills, but also enjoys picking up new talents such as 3D modeling, rigging, drawing, sound design, and photography. Also experienced with rendering in game engines such as Unity and Unreal Engine 5.

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Experience:

TA for Motion Capture (Fall 2025, ongoing) - 

Currently assisting in facilitating Motion Capture (CAGD 325) this semester under Nathan Pool as a teacher assistant/peer mentor. In charge of handling, recalibrating, and troubleshooting equipment, and ensuring students get adequate assistance in an effort to help them succeed in their projects.

Mocap Previs (Fall 2024) - In a group of three over the span of roughly two months, was responsible for storyboarding a zombie scene, recording in the OptiTrack and XSens suit, animation clean-up, and character retargeting.

Additional Class Experiences - Modeled, textured, and rendered a Pokémon-styled town in a group of four during the texturing final (3D Modeling Final - Fall 2023) and a Bioshock-themed room (Texturing Final - Fall 2024). Storyboarded and built a medieval-themed cutscene through Unity engine using provided assets and animations. (TechCGI Final, Spring 2025). 

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Technical Skills

• Software Proficiency: Maya | MotionBuilder | Motive | Photoshop | Premiere Pro | Substance Painter | Substance Sampler | Unreal Engine 5 | Unity | Avid ProTools
• Core Competencies: 3D Animation | Motion Capture | Modeling | Storyboarding | Rigging | Drawing | Video Editing  | Rendering

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  Education:

• Associate's Art & Humanities (2023 - Cuesta College), Computer Animation and Game Design 
  Honors: Dean's List - Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025 (Chico State)

• Computer Animation & Game Design 2023-2025 (Graduating Spring of 2026) - Completed CAGD 325, 2240, 340, 345, 441. Currently Enrolled: 345W