Ruth Ramos
Creative Director
Maguey Designs
Los Angeles, California
ruth@magueydesigns.com
www.magueydesigns.com
cell (562) 760-9160 |
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Maguey Designs provides programming and graphic design solutions for web and Computer Graphics Imagery (CGI). Technically and artistically savvy with extensive feature film experience. Have worked hand-in-hand with art directors, animators, background painters, marketing, military, geeks, gurus, peons, and prima donnas |
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CGI Lighting |
Maya + MEL scripting |
Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter |
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CGI Look Dev |
Shake |
Dreamweaver, Fireworks |
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Deep Canvas |
Perl, C/C++, Assembly |
Web Illustration & Design |
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Visual EFX |
Training & Documentation |
Javascript, HTML |
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RenderMan |
Platforms: Unix/Linux, |
Oil, Acrylic, & Digital Painting |
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Animo Director |
Windows XP, SGI, Sun |
Photography |
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Industry Experience |
Maguey Designs |
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Owner/Creative Director since 2004 |
Dreamworks Feature Animation |
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CGI Lighting Artist/Technical Director, 7 months |
Walt Disney Feature Animation |
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CGI Look Development Technical Director, 6 years |
CalComp |
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Wrote embedded graphics software for large-format printers, 2 years |
Davidson & Associates |
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Wrote software for PC educational game, 1 year |
Hughes Aircraft, Space & Comm |
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Hardware, software, & firmware engineering for satellites, 8 years |
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Screen Credits |
Dreamworks Feature Animation |
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003) |
Walt Disney Feature Animation |
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Treasure Planet (2002) ♦ Gone in 60 Seconds (2002) |
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Fantasia 2000 (2000) ♦ Tarzan (1999) |
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Education |
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BSEE, 1984 |
UCLA Extension |
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Graphic Design program |
CSULB |
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Computer Graphics software programming |
Artistic Studies |
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Art, Animation, and Film studies completed at: |
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Associates of Art ♦ Animation Guild ♦ American Film Institute (AFI) |
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♦ Disney's Fundamentals of Animation (FODA) ♦ MOLAA art lectures |
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♦ Los Angeles Figurative Arts Academy |
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Affiliations |
LA-SIGGRAPH ♦ Animation Guild ♦ Volunteer, Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) |
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Reel, reel breakdown, and references available upon request |
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