EDGAR CARLOS
Website: https://edgarcarlosart.com/
Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/edgar-carlos-animation

EXPERIENCE (Selected)
Warner Bros. Animation, Background Designer - Scooby Doo Series 1-3 • Where’s My Mummy • Aloha Scooby-Doo • Creeps Ahoy • Chill Out, Scooby-Doo • Tom & Jerry Tales 1-2. • A Nutcracker Tale • Looney Tunes
Santa Monica College, Adjunct Instructor - Animation program
Rough Draft Studios/ Stars Entertainment, Background Layout • The Simpsons Movie
The Hettema Group, Theme Park Designer • Legends Theme Park, Dubai 
Omation Studios, Freelance Concept Designer • Planet Sheen
BRC Imagination Arts, Illustrator, Concept Art, and Storyboard. • Freej Theme Park • Dreamworks Theme Park Dubai • Heineken Experience • Lincoln Law Office Museum • NASA/Constellation Museum • Sci-fi Channel Attraction
Wild Brain Animation, Lead Background Designer - Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, 2010 
Hasbro Animation, Background Design Supervisor - GI Joe Renegades • Transformers: Rescue Bots, 2010-2012
RGH Entertainment, Location Designer - Klaus CGI Feature Film, 2012
Cartoon Network,  Freelance BG Designer - Ben 10: Omniverse, 2013
Disney Consumer Products & Interactive Media, Production Designer, Art Director • Club Penguin (Stop Motion) • Oswald The Lucky Rabbit • Pixar Cars • Pixar Battlesaurs • The Legend of the Three Caballeros • Muppet Babies 2013-2017
Warner Bros. Animation, Background Designer Scooby-Doo! And the 13 Ghost, 2017
NBC Universal Dreamworks, Background Designer - Curious George, 2017-2021
Bento Box, Background Designer - Duncanville, 2022
Oddbot Animation, Art Director - Kindergarten The Musical for Disney Jr. •  Art Director - for NetFlix Development  2022-2024 

SKILLS 
Roles in animation: Layout Artist, Background Designer, Background Supervisor, Concept Artist, Art Director. 
Film composition, production layout, staging, stylization, and concept development. 2D and 3D asset design for characters, props, and environments. Visual development management, color keys, keyframes, mood boards, and storybooks. Art direction: visual consistency, artist and overseas studio guidance. LRC/COMP QC reviews. Cross-department collaboration. Budget and deadline awareness. 

EDUCATION 
Non-Commissioned Officer Leadership courses, USMC. 
Bachelor of Arts from California State University, Northridge – Illustration and Graphic Design
Associates In Art - Illustration and Painting. 
12-month animation and background layout program at Walt Disney Feature Animation. 
Immersive training program at Pixar Animation Studios. 
Supervision seminars completed at Pryor. 

References available upon request.