Senior Animator with 15 years of experience delivering complex animation for film, TV, and commercials. My expertise lies in character performance (realistic and stylized), creature work, mechanical/robotic animation, and products. Some shows include: Westworld Black Mirror Wonder Woman Wanda Vision The Walking Dead His Dark Materials For All Mankind Dexter: New Blood Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Core Expertise: High-end Creature & Character Animation Facial Performance & Mocap Cleanup/Integration Animation Layout, Previs, and Camera Animation Animation for AR and Game Engines Animation for Explainer Videos 2D Character Animation Software: Autodesk Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine (Learning), After Effects, Nuke, and Shotgrid.

Yarim Machado

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Senior Animator with 15 years of experience delivering complex animation for film, TV, and commercials. My expertise lies in character performance (realistic and stylized), creature work, mechanical/robotic animation, and products. Some shows include: Westworld Black Mirror Wonder Woman Wanda Vision The Walking Dead His Dark Materials For All Mankind Dexter: New Blood Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Core Expertise: High-end Creature & Character Animation Facial Performance & Mocap Cleanup/Integration Animation Layout, Previs, and Camera Animation Animation for AR and Game Engines Animation for Explainer Videos 2D Character Animation Software: Autodesk Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine (Learning), After Effects, Nuke, and Shotgrid.

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Senior Animator with 15 years of experience delivering complex animation for film, TV, and commercials. My expertise lies in character performance (realistic and stylized), creature work, mechanical/robotic animation, and products.

Some shows include:
Westworld
Black Mirror
Wonder Woman
Wanda Vision
The Walking Dead
His Dark Materials
For All Mankind
Dexter: New Blood
Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

Core Expertise:
High-end Creature & Character Animation
Facial Performance & Mocap Cleanup/Integration
Animation Layout, Previs, and Camera Animation
Animation for AR and Game Engines
Animation for Explainer Videos
2D Character Animation

Software: Autodesk Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine (Learning), After Effects, Nuke, and Shotgrid.

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent

Work Experience

Lead Animator at FRAMESTORE
December 1, 2019 - February 28, 2026
Delivered cinematic-quality performances for global ad campaigns and high-profile episodic series, specializing in photorealistic creature movement and complex character acting. Provided creative mentorship and technical notes to peers, stress-tested assets with Rigging, tracked plates for seamless live-action integration, and built animation-to-engine workflows from Maya to Unreal Engine, including AR and on-location character performances.
Senior Animator at DNEG TV
April 1, 2017 - April 1, 2019
High-volume lead performance for complex character and creature shots across HBO, Netflix, and Apple TV+. Processed and refined motion capture data with cleanup, tackled technically challenging sequences requiring physics, weight, and photoreal integration, and delivered high-speed, high-quality results within DNEG standards across diverse projects.
Animator at DNEG FILM
September 1, 2016 - April 1, 2017
Worked in the Feature Film Department on the Wonder Woman project, contributing to character and creature animation pipelines for a major live-action feature.
Animator at DNEG TV
July 1, 2016 - September 1, 2016
Managed complex sequences, including a 45-rig single-environment setup for high-profile TV work, and supported integration of detailed animation into live-action contexts.
Storyboard Artist at Milk Barn Productions
March 1, 2015 - March 31, 2016
Storyboarding for Disney’s Goldie and Bear, translating scripts into visual sequences and shot planning.
Animator at Future Dude
July 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014
Character animator for TV series pilot Parallel Man, delivering an entire sequence.
Animator at Panda Panther
March 1, 2014 - June 30, 2014
Character animator for cinematic sequences in Skylanders: Trap Team.
Animator at Curious Pictures
April 30, 2013 - October 30, 2013
• Character animator - Goldie & Bear and Amanda’s Alligator, a Disney animated series.

Education

BA in Design at School of Fine Arts (Escuela de Artes Plásticas of Puerto Rico)
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2006

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment