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Nathan Dickey

Ottawa,ON

Summary

Experienced Toon Boom Rigging Supervisor skilled in team management, Photoshop, and Shotgrid. Successfully led rigging efforts on major projects like 'Hilda' and 'The Lion Guard,' delivering high-quality results while mentoring team members.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Toonboom Rigging Supervisor

Mercury Filmworks
Ottawa, Ontario
06.2009 - Current
  • Senior Rigging Artist on Andy Coyle's horror short, The Devil's Rock (2025).
  • Rigging Supervisor on Andy Coyles' The Worm. (2023) A Stab at Cartoon Horror.
  • Senior Rigger on Disney's The Proud Family. Creating character and prop builds, as assigned by the supervisor. Receiving and completing any revisions.
  • Toonboom Rigging Supervisor on Hilda seasons two, three, and the movie (2019–2023), working closely with production to provide accurate time estimates and scope assessments, coaching team members as needed, weekly check-ins, plus providing tips and tricks to help boost production.
  • Held the position of Senior Builder on The Ghost and Molly McGee (2019 - 2020), matching the style and approach of the supervisor so as to maintain a high level of consistency for the animators.
  • Engineered tweenable 360-degree rotations for main characters in Tangled: The Series (2017), with a unique lineless/textured style build.
  • Managed Toonboom rigging processes as Supervisor for seasons two and three of The Lion Guard (2016-2018). Working closely with the in-house designers to combat design complexity and create methods for crowd shots that would not bog down the scenes for the animators.
  • Senior Rigger on Disney's The Lion Guard season one (2015).
  • Supervised rigs on Disney's Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014).
  • Executed specialized builds for a simple rubber hose-style show, Atomic Puppet. (2016-2017)
  • Created unique special poses and builds for characters in Wander Over Yonder, emphasizing dramatic lighting.
  • Held the Junior Toon Boom Rigging position for Disney XD's Kick Buttowski (2010 - 2012), building off the designs, and creating additional angles as required by the board.

Senior Toonboom Rigging Artist

Atomic
Ottawa, ON
03.2023 - 04.2023
  • Senior Builder on Teenage Euthenasia season 02 (2023)
  • Providing rigs for both characters and props as needed for the production.

Senior Toonboom Rigging Artist

Big Jump
Ottawa, Ontario
02.2023 - 03.2023
  • Senior Toon Boom Rigger on the Build-A-Bear movie Glisten and the Merry Mission. (2023)
  • Provided rigs that matched the style and complexity of existing rigs to help provide a consistent experience for the animators.

Senior Toonboom Rigging Artist

Atomic
Ottawa, Ontario
03.2022 - 04.2022
  • Executed rigging tasks on show Pinecone and Pony to align with style and build specifications established by supervisor

Junior ToonBoom Rigger

Chuck Gammage
Hamilton, Ontario
06.2012 - 07.2012
  • Developed UPA style rigs for short project titled "Wake Up From Your Commuting Nightmare."
    A project that Encouraged individuals to transition from commuting to living and working in Hamilton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tiNg6AYYSk

2D Animator

Mercury Filmworks
Ottawa, Ontario
06.2009 - 11.2010
  • Animated characters for Disney show Jake and the Neverland Pirates (2010)
  • Utilized rotational builds to create authentic, traditional-looking animation with 2D digital puppets.

Sets and Props

Cuppa Coffee Studio
06.2009 - 09.2009
  • Designed authentic sets and props for Stop Motion environment, ensuring alignment with show's universe and puppet scale.
  • Collaborated with team to create visually cohesive elements for Glenn Martin DDS.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Animation - Animation

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Oakville
05-2010

Art Fundamentals Certificate - Art Fundamentals

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
Oakville
05-2006

Skills

  • Toon Boom Harmony rigging
  • Rotational builds
  • Master controllers
  • Team management
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Shotgrid

Timeline

Senior Toonboom Rigging Artist

Atomic
03.2023 - 04.2023

Senior Toonboom Rigging Artist

Big Jump
02.2023 - 03.2023

Senior Toonboom Rigging Artist

Atomic
03.2022 - 04.2022

Junior ToonBoom Rigger

Chuck Gammage
06.2012 - 07.2012

Toonboom Rigging Supervisor

Mercury Filmworks
06.2009 - Current

2D Animator

Mercury Filmworks
06.2009 - 11.2010

Sets and Props

Cuppa Coffee Studio
06.2009 - 09.2009

Bachelor of Applied Arts in Animation - Animation

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning

Art Fundamentals Certificate - Art Fundamentals

Sheridan College Institute of Technology And Advanced Learning
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