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RODRIGO QUESADA UREÑA

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I am a 3D animator, rigging specialist, and AI video storyteller with over 15 years of experience bringing characters, creatures, and environments to life across studio, freelance, and commercial pipelines.

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I am a 3D animator, rigging specialist, and AI video storyteller with over 15 years of experience bringing characters, creatures, and environments to life across studio, freelance, and commercial pipelines. I’m Maya certified and specialize in character and facial rigging (including FACS-based blendshapes), lip-sync animation, and photoreal rendering, with strong compositing and video finishing skills in the Adobe suite. I’ve mentored aspiring animators as a university rigging and VFX instructor. I embrace AI tools for image, video, and animation generation to accelerate creative pipelines while maintaining the director’s vision and on-deadline delivery.

  • 17 years' experience
  • Joined November 2025

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Education
  • Professional Services
  • Software & Internet
  • Manufacturing

Work experience· 20 roles

3d Lead Artist, 3d Printing Services, Prop Making · 3d Print ArmoryFeb 2025 – Feb 2025 · 1 mo

Led 3D printing services, prop making in fiberglass and thermoforming. Sculpt design and mask making in latex and silicone. Video editing with Adobe Premiere, Filmora, CapCut.

3d Lead Artist · Punkinlane WorkshopJan 2025 – Jan 2025 · 1 mo

Created AI art and publicity campaigns; Photoreal rendering; Video editing with Adobe Premiere, Filmora, CapCut; FX with After Effects.

3D Lead Artist · Pump kinlane WorkshopMay 2024 – Jan 2025 · 9 mos

Produced photoreal 3D renders and AI-generated art for client advertising and publicity campaigns. Created FX and motion graphics in Adobe After Effects to elevate client video deliverables. Streamlined a fast-turnaround video pipeline, editing campaign content across Premiere, Filmora, and CapCut.

3D Lead Artist · 3D Print ArmoryJan 2018 – Feb 2025 · 7 yrs 2 mos
INA Teacher at Educators Program · INA Educators ProgramDec 2017 – Dec 2017 · 1 mo
3D Environment Artist · Herald EntertainmentJun 2017 – Jun 2017 · 1 mo
Instructor · INA Educators ProgramJan 2017 – Dec 2017 · 1 yr
3D Environment Artist · Herald EntertainmentJan 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

Education· 6

Bachelor of Arts, Computer Animation · Universidad Veritas, San Jose, Costa Rica2012
Maya Certified Professional · Autodesk Maya (Costa Rica)2013
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Animation · Universidad Veritas2008 – 2012
Maya Certified Professional · Autodesk2013 – 2026

Certifications and awards

Maya Certified Professional2013
Maya Certified Professional2013 – 2026
Production Sculpting & FACS Facial Blendshapes, Facial Rigging2015 – 2026
Visual Arts: Digital Animation & Visual Effects Workshop2012 – 2026

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