Daniel Erwin

About Daniel Erwin

A seasoned Technical Animator with almost 20 years of experience driving keyframe and mocap animations for games, commercials, and films. Adept at developing cutting-edge animation tools and rigging systems, leveraging expertise in Python, Maya, and industry-standard software to streamline production pipelines and optimize workflows. Collaborative, solutions-oriented, and passionate about delivering immersive, high-quality animations that enhance both gameplay and cinematic experiences.

Experience

1. Principal Technical Animator

   Twisted Pixel Games

   Nov 2024 — Present

   Shipped \"Marvel\'s Deadpool VR\": Best Quest Game (Winner);Best AR/VR Game (Nominee)• Created 50+ Python tools for the animation pipeline, reducing manual work by an estimated 70%.• Developed a custom Faceware Batch Retargeting UI and toolset that processed over face animations, significantly reducing processing time allowing us to polish 100’s of facial animations.• Authored and maintained face and body rigs and developed Python tools to manage, fix, and validate rig standards and skinning.• Wrote a Python tool for editing and managing Head-Mounted Camera (HMC) mocap video for processing via Faceware Portal SDK that tracked uploads/downloads with Perforce integration.

Education

• The Art Institue of California Los Angeles

  BS, Media Arts & Animation

  2003 — 2006

Skills

• Character Animation
• 3d Studio Max
• Maya
• Modeling
• Storyboarding
• Video Games
• Character Rigging
• 3d
• Animation
• Mudbox
• 3d Modeling
• Commercials
• Mel
• Python
• Character Modeling
• 3d Animation
• Character
• Compositing
• Computer Animation
• Traditional Animation
• Rigging
• After Effects
• Photoshop
• Film
• Layout
• Visual Effects
• Facial Animation