Mike Ton

I've written a large number of tools that end up deprecated.  Often times the content creation app will offer a more elegant native solution in an update, or more commonly, the pipeline needs itself changes.

Interfaces however, are much more resilient and surprisingly high mileage.  

I've built many one off animations rigs that languish, while the keyframe tool that drives it continues to find usage.  The animation UI pictured for simple commands such as zeroing out, mirroring and keying poses have been adapted to numerous foreign rigs on a number of various contracts and small side projects.

Inspired by the Animator Survival Kit videos(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd0VjbchU1M)  a few years ago: Took a shot at making modest traditional 2D animation cycles.

Spent a week checking out the Stykz (www.stykz.net) animation program.  Loved the simplicity of it and had a blast!

Wrote script to rig Juggernaut and Psylocke.  Hand Animated walk cycles.  And also wrote CGFX shaders.  Fun!