About Me
I am Course Manager for Diploma in Digital Animation (DDA) at the School of Digital Media and Infocomm Technology, Singapore Polytechnic. My team and I basically chart the direction, curriculum and student development aspects of the 3-year full-time course. In addition, I teach the character animation classes in DDA. I joined SP as faculty staff in 2001, and am still actively pursuing personal and professional development. I believe that we should never stop learning if we are to remain relevant and credible.
Below are some of the things I’ve done/been doing:
- 2011: Student Volunteers Chair for the 4th SIGGRAPH Asia 2011 conference in Hong Kong.
- 2008: Student Volunteers Chair for the inaugaral SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 international computer graphics conference held in Singapore.
- 2007: Character animator on the fully 3d animated feature film “Sing to The Dawn” at Infinite Frameworks Studios in Batam Indonesia.
- 2006: Obtained MA in 3D Computer Animation (with Distinction) from the NCCA at Bournemouth University, UK.
Although I have decent experience in various stages of the 3D production pipeline, my main areas of interest are visual storytelling and character animation.
I suppose it’s just a natural extension of my love for drawing. TV cartoons and superhero comics were a major part of my diet growing up. I’ve also been sketching as far back as I can remember, so life drawing and portraiture came quite naturally for me. I vividly recall seeing some computer graphics commercials on TV which mesmerized me and stayed in my memory for the longest time. My interest in computer graphics imagery and animation grew even more then. After obtaining a Bachelor of Applied Science (Computer Engineering) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 1995, I chose to join a multimedia company as an animator and have been actively involved in the industry ever since.
I make it a point to try to balance work and life as much as possible. Work (no matter how fun) isn’t everything. I believe in living moderately, and my faith and family never fail to keep me grounded, grateful and alive.
If you have any questions or just want to drop a line to say “Hi!” you can always e-mail me at ahmad(at)almahir(dot)com. You can also occassionally find me on Facebook, and for my fellow professionals I have a LinkedIn profile to connect to. Hope you enjoy the site!
My resume is available here.
Regards,
Ahmad Al-Mahir bin Abu Bakar
