Been passionate about telling stories with Legos and drawing comics from a young age I made from my hobby my profession. Having graduated bachelor's degree in indie game development with specialization in Animation I have now worked 7 years professionally in video Game animation. From realistic AAA, as well as stylized mobile games. From directing mocap previs sessions, to being the animation lead on 3D moba project and having animated 50+ different animals and creature, I have developed a broad expertise and understanding of software and pipelines. In my professional career I have rigged most of the characters I have animated.…

Mike van Nieuwenhoven

Been passionate about telling stories with Legos and drawing comics from a young age I made from my hobby my profession. Having graduated bachelor's degree in indie game development with specialization in Animation I have now worked 7 years professionally in video Game animation. From realistic AAA, as well as stylized mobile games. From directing mocap previs sessions, to being the animation lead on 3D moba project and having animated 50+ different animals and creature, I have developed a broad expertise and understanding of software and pipelines. In my professional career I have rigged most of the characters I have animated.…

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September 1, 2026

Been passionate about telling stories with Legos and drawing comics from a young age I made from my hobby my profession. Having graduated bachelor’s degree in indie game development with specialization in Animation I have now worked 7 years professionally in video Game animation. From realistic AAA, as well as stylized mobile games. From directing mocap previs sessions, to being the animation lead on 3D moba project and having animated 50+ different animals and creature, I have developed a broad expertise and understanding of software and pipelines. In my professional career I have rigged most of the characters I have animated.

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Skills

Experience Level

Animation
Expert
3D Animation
Expert
3D Model
Expert
Video Advert
Intermediate
Motion Graphic
Intermediate
Product Video
Intermediate
Illustration
Intermediate
3D Design
Intermediate
Character Design
Intermediate
Game Design
Intermediate

Language

Dutch
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Beginner

Work Experience

Animator at SUPER SOLID
March 1, 2020 - Present
Working as an animator on various projects, including ETERNAL HEROES and HOME STREET, focusing on character animation across multiple platforms.
Junior Animator at SUMO DIGITAL
September 1, 2018 - March 1, 2020
Contributed to projects including LITTLE ORPHEUS and SPYDER, specializing in hand key animation.
Placement Animator at SUMO DIGITAL
September 1, 2017 - September 1, 2018
Worked on various animation tasks while gaining valuable industry experience.
Product Animator at FUJIFILM EUROPE
January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2014
Responsible for creating animations for product marketing, enhancing visual engagement through animation.
Procedure simulator at ROYAL ARMY ST. BERNHARD
January 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013
Worked on developing animations for military simulations and training programs, using ARMA 3 engine for realistic visuals.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Game Architecture & Design at NHTV Breda University of Applied Science
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2018
MBO (Vocational education) at GLU - Grafisch Lyceum Utrecht, Netherlands
January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment
    RoPets

    Lead animator for pet Sim game in RoBlox engine. Rigged and animated over 50 pets of different shapes and sizes all with their own personality. Including animations like walk, run, eat, sleep, happy, dance, jump, etc.

    Eternal Heroes

    Lead animator on MOBA project developed in RoBlox. I was responsible for character and creature animations as well as the rigging side. Each character had their own set of abilities that needed the right readability, timing and duration for gameplay purposes. Project was in collaboration with RoBlox to attract older age audiance to the platform. Therefor, the quality of project is far beyond average looking project in RoBlox.