RESUME
Last updated 8/12/01

PETER ABRAHAMSON
Email: roninsfx@pacbell.net
 

EDUCATION: University of Southern California, School of Fine Arts, 1985-89, B.F.A.
                         Pasadena Art Center, 3D computer modeling using Alias software
                                on Silicon Graphic machines, 1995
 

SKILLS:
Computer Aided Design               Mechanical Design                   Machining
Member S.A.G. Puppeteer           Puppeteering                              Suit Performance
Mechanical Fabrication                 Electronics                                     Model Building
Show Control Programming         Show Control Systems               Computer Graphics
                                                                PADI Certified Diver

CURRENT PROJECTS:
Men In Black II- Rick Baker's Cinovation Studios Inc., 2001
  Creature Effects: Designing and building aliens for the up coming film.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

FILM:
Beer Money- Beer Money Productions,Masters FX, 2000
  Creature Effects: Supervised and built animatronic alien head.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered eyes on "Greenie" alien character.
Say it isn’t so- Conundrum Productions, Film Illusions, 2000
  Creature Effects: Built an animatronic walking cow.
Me, Myself, and Irene- Conundrum Productions, Film Illusions, 1999
  Creature Effects: Built an animatronic cow head.
MonkeyBone- MonkeyBone Productions, Film Illusions, 1999
  Creature Effects: Built animatronic heads and full body suits.
Bicentennial Man - Bicentennial Man Productions, XFX, 1999
  Creature Effects: Built animatronic head for robot suit.
Idle Hands - Devils Work Productions, Cannom Creations, 1998
  Creature Effects: Built lip mechanism for RC "Pnub" head.
Jack Frost - Warner Brothers, Jim Henson Creature Shop LA, 1997
  Creature Effects: Designed and built eye mechanisms for animatronic snowman head.
Mighty Joe Young - Walt Disney Productions, Cinovation Studios Inc., 1997
  Electronic Effects: Rewired radios for waldo inputs.
Dr. Dolittle - Walt Disney Productions, Jim Henson Creature Shop LA, 1997
  Creature Effects: Designed and built walking dog rig.
George of the Jungle - Walt Disney Productions, Jim Henson Creature Shop LA, 1996
  Creature Effects: Designed and built "Tookie bird ", snake, and lion arms.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered "Tookie bird" and snake puppets.
Warriors of Virtue - Law Brothers Productions, Alterian Studios, 1994 to 1996
  Creature Effects: Mechanical designer and electronic lead of animatronic animal heads.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered lip synch for "Lai" a kangaroo character.
  Suit Performer: Performed " Chilla " a chimp character.
Legend of Galgameth - Sheen Productions, Alterian studios, 1994-1995
  Creature Effects: Supervised design and fabrication of mechanical dinosaur heads.
Life form - Invader Productions, Alterian Studios, 1994
  Creature Effects: Supervised the build of mechanical alien puppet.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered cable controlled alien and marionette alien.
  Suit Performer: Performed alien for pick-up shots.
Born to be Wild - Warner Bros., Alterian Studios, 1994
  Creature Effects: Supervised design and fabrication of mechanical gorilla heads.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered radio-controlled gorilla heads.
  Suit Performer: Performed background gorilla.
Stargate - BYFG Productions, Flix FX, 1993
  Model Builder: Built mechanical pyramid.
The Addams Family - Paramount Pictures, David Miller Studio, 1991
  Creature Effects: Retrofitted mechanical "Thing" hand and wagon.
  Puppeteer: Drove the "Thing" wagon.
Alien3 - 20th Century Fox, Amalgamated Dynamics Inc., 1991
  Creature Effects: Fabricated computer controlled mechanical human "Bishop" head.
Beethoven - Universal Pictures, Peter Knowlton Special Effects, 1991
  Creature Effects: Fabricated cable and radio controlled "Beethoven" the dog.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered mechanical dog.
There's Something In My Attic - Ted Abenheim, Ronin SPFX, 1989
  Creature Effects: Fabricated foam creature suit and radio controlled head.
The Blob - Tri Star Pictures, Lyle Conway, 1988
  Creature Effects: Maintained and slime wrangled blob.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered blob and mechanical tentacles.
Monster Under The Bed - Kurgpold Productions, Ronin SPFX, 1987
  Creature Effects: Fabricated mechanical hand.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered creature hand.

TELEVISION:
Friends - Bright, Krane, and Kauffman, Film Illusions, 2000
  Creature Effects: Built robot cop character.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered radio-controlled robot.
Kingsly’s Forest - The Character Shop, 1999
  Puppeteer: Preformed lip sync on lion character.
Wake Up America - Strike A Match Productions, XFX, 1999
  Creature Effects: Built animatronic puppet heads.
Seaquest DSV "Dream Weaver" - Amblin, Alterian Studios, 1995
  Creature Effects: Supervised the build of mechanical alien head.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered radio-controlled alien head.
Dinosaurs - Walt Disney Productions, Jim Henson Productions, 1991-1993
  Creature Effects: Rebuilt and maintained mechanical dinosaur heads.

COMMERCIALS:
Bud Frogs Commercial - Brentwood Productions, Film Illusions, 2000
  Creature Effects: Built three oversized frogs.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered frog doing "The Wave".
Skol Beer Alien Commercial (3 spots) - Zero Films, Anatomorphex, 1999
  Creature Effects: Built animatronic alien head.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered radio-controlled alien head.
Coca Cola Crow Commercial -Big Eye Films, Anatomorphex, 1999
  Creature Effects: Built crow puppet.
Texaco Oil Commercial -Reactor Films, The Character Shop, 1998
  Creature Effects: Built scaled up rod puppet of a deep sea eel.
Spyro Video Game Commercial - Stiefel, The Character Shop, 1998
  Creature Effects: Built lip mechanism for RC "Toasty the sheep" head.
Konica Camera Commercial - Dayo Productions, Anatomorphex, 1998
  Creature Effects: Rebuilt 1/4 scale great white shark puppet.
Konica Camera Commercial - Dayo Productions, The Character Shop, 1998
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered otter floating in the ocean.
KFC Chicken Sandwich Commercial - Capos Films, The Character Shop, 1998
  Creature Effects: Built chicken hand and rod puppets.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered "Bus Driver" chicken.
Combat Roach Traps Commercial -Shelter Films, FlixFX, 1998
  Creature Effects: Built Grim Reaper skeleton arm extensions.
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered skeleton hands and feet .
Bud Bowl V Commercial - Budweiser, Boss Films, 1993
  Mechanical Effects: Designed and built mechanized claw that crushes a TV set.
Energizer Bunny Commercial - Limelight Commercials, Jim Henson Productions, 1993
  Creature Effects: On-set mechanic for King Kong suit.
Cool Whip Commercial - Steve Johnson, XFX INC., 1988
  Puppeteer: Puppeteered mechanized cow.

THEME PARK:
Fantastic Puroland - Sanrio, Landmark Entertainment Group, 1990
  Show Control Specialist: Wired and programmed animatronic figures and special effectsfor theme park in Japan.
Ghostbusters Show - Universal Studios Florida, Landmark Entertainment Group, 1990
  Mechanical Animator: Retrofitted and installed animatronic figures.
Fantastic Puroland - Sanrio, Landmark Entertainment Group, 1989
  Model Builder: Fabricated scale model of central village.
Ghostbusters Show - Universal Studios Florida, Landmark Entertainment Group, 1989
  Mechanical Animator: Fabricated animatronic ghost figures.
Caesar's Palace - Joe Hoffman, Ronin SPFX, 1987
  Model Builder: Fabricated model of Roman warship and chariot race.

OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Battle Bots - Battle Bots Inc., Team Sinister, 1999-2000
  Robot Warrior: Designed, built and operated the robot "Ronin" for combat as a member of Team Sinister.
Mattel Toy Fairs- Mattel Inc., Chaos Inc., 2000-2001
  Control Effects: Installed show control racks, AV gear and demonstration computers for toy galleries at New York Toy Fair 2000-2001, Tucson Toy Fair 2001, summer Pre Toy Fair 2000, and E3 2000.
Mattel Inc.- Creative Services, 1998-2001
  C.A.D.: Drafted gallery space for New York Toy Fair 1999-2001, Tucson Toy Fair 2001, summer Pre Toy Fair 2000,and E3 2000
Whale Exhibit - Pacific Science Center, Film Illusions Inc., 1998
  Creature Effects: rebuilt full size animatronic killer whale.
Chuck Wood - David Strassman, Jim Henson Creature Shop LA, 1997
  Creature Effects: Supervised, designed, and built animatronic ventriloquist puppet.
Chuck Wood - David Strassman, Ronin SPFX, 1997
  Electronic Effects: Designed and built radio box to interface with a computer control system.
Robot Wars - Robot Wars tm. , 1994-1997
  Robot Warrior: Designed, built and operated robots for combat as a member of Team Sinister.
Forest Technologies Trade Show Booth - Joe Hoffman, Ronin SPFX, 1996
  Creature Effects: Supervised and built animatronic owl, chipmunk, and woodpecker.
Action Max - Worlds Of Wonder, Joe Hoffman, 1987
  Model Builder: Fabricated space ships for video game.


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