Resume

Robert Rivard
Art, illustration, design, comics
robo.rivard@gmail.com
robertrivard.myportfolio.com

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 2014 – Jul 2015
Productions ToonDraw
Location Designer
Production Design on the 2D series "Yaya & Zouk", directed by Raymond Lebrun.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Mar 2014 – Apr 2014
Atomic Cartoons
Digital Storyboard Artist
Storyboard work using Toonboom Storyboard Pro on the 2D series "Pirate Express", directed by Dave Woodgates.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Feb 2013 – Sep 2013
Sardine Productions
Digital Storyboard Artist
Storyboard work using Toonboom Storyboard Pro on the 3D series "Mia", co-directed by Ghislain Cyr (Canada) and Thierry Lelardoux (France).

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 2012 – Feb 2013
Sardine Productions
Lead Designer
Production Design on the 3D series "Mia", co-directed by Ghislain Cyr (Canada) and Thierry Lelardoux (France).

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jul 2012 – Sep 2012
Corporation Image Entertainment
Storyboard Artist
Storyboard on the 2D series "Walter and Tandoori", directed by Daniel Decelles.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 2012 – Jun 2012
Blue Bug Entertainment
Concept Artist
Production Design on the 3D feature film "Ballerina", co-directed by Eric Warin and Eric Summer.

Saint-Lambert, Quebec, Canada
Jun 2010 – Sep 2011
PVP Animation
Location Designer
Location Design on the 3D series "Jack" (52 episodes), directed by Steve Majaury.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 2009 – Apr 2010
Corporation Image Entertainment
Location Designer
Location Design on the 2D series "Walter and Tandoori" (52 episodes), directed by Daniel Decelles, as well as on the feature film "Walter's X-Mas", directed by Sylvain Viau.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2004 – 2008
Spectra Animation
Location Designer & Storyboard Artist
Location Design and Storyboard work on the first 2D series of "Toopee and Binoo", based on the books by Dominique Jolin, and directed by Raymond Lebrun.

Quebec, Quebec, Canada
2006
Volta Creations
Concept Artist
Concept Art (linearts) for the video game "Guitar Hero Smash Hits".

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Oct 2005 – Apr 2007
Sardine Productions
Location Designer & Storyboard Artist
Location Design and Storyboard work on both seasons of the 2D series "My Goldfish is Evil!" (26 episodes), directed by Steve Majaury.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2003
Vivatoon
Storyboard Artist
Storyboard work on the 2D serie "Flat!", coproduction with France.

Westmount, Quebec, Canada
2002
Tooncan
Location Designer
Location Design on the 2D series "Malo Korrigan", coproduction with Futurikon (France), directed by François Hemmen.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nov 2000 – Oct 2001
TVA International
Location Designer
Location Design work on the 2D series "The Boy", directed by Elie Klimos.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2000
Pictor Entertainment
Production Designer & Storyboard Artist
Developpement work on the 2D series "Magician's Village", as well storyboard work on the 2D series "Elliot Moose is on the loose".

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2000
IMAX-Sandde
Storyboard Artist & 3D Layout Artist
Storyboard work and 3D layout using the "Sandde" 3D software, on the feature film "Cyberworld".

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1998 – 1999
Tube Image
Production Designer
Concept design for the virtual ride "Oceania", created especially for the Internal Exposition of Lisbon (Portugal).

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1996 – 1997
Cactus Animation
Location Designer
Location Design work on the 2D series "Bob Morane" (26 episodes), directed by Norman Leblanc.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1992 – 1996
Nelvana
Storyboard Artist
Storyboard work on the following series: “Dog City, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, Free willy, Little Bear, Eek the Cat, Magic Schoolbus, Gargoyles”.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sep 1992 – Apr 1993
Cinégroupe
Production Designer
Production Design work on the 2D feature film "Copperfield’s Christmas Special”, directed by Don Arioli.

Paris, France
1990 – 1992
EDITIONS GLENAT
Comic Book Artist
Publication of two 46 pages hard-cover graphic novels (bandes dessinées), with Pierre Dubois as the writer. The series was called "Pixies".
1/ Le cercle des caraquins
2/ Le roi des ombres

Paris, France
1989
Le Studio Ellipse
Layout Artist
Layout work on the 2D series "Babar", coproduction with Nelvana (Toronto).

Dublin, Ireland
1988
Sullivan Bluth Studios
Animation Key Clean-Up
Clean-up work on the 2D feature film "All Dogs Go To Heaven" (with training on the reshoot scenes of "Land Before Time".

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1986 – 1987
Nelvana
Layout Artist
2D layouts work on the following series: "Ewoks, Care Bears, My Pet Monster, Johnny Quest, Duck Tales", as well as on the 2D feature film "Care Bears in Wonderland".

Languages

French (Native), English (Fluent)