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Jeff Amis, VP, Product Development, Smart Bomb Interactive
“Nathan is a very creative, dedicated, and forward-thinking animator. He excels at organizing teams, managing and scheduling workloads, evaluating artistic talent, and creating a work environment that attracts other creative minds. He is an excellent animator and consistently provides quality work product -- on time and on budget. I offer Nathan my highest recommendation and would hire him in an instant if given the chance.”

Taylor Maw, Animator / Character Designer, Smart Bomb Interactive
“Nathan is a very creative individual who is resourceful and effective. Storytelling and character development have been particularly key in bringing our characters to life. He knows what he wants and always has something to say to improve my work in a positive way, by also giving me freedom to make it my own. It has been a pleasure to collaborate with Nathan on numerous projects over the last several years.”

Pat Carver, Animator, Smart Bomb Interactive
“I could not have asked for a better lead animator. As a colleague, Nathan is a talented animator and actor with a great eye for timing, staging, posing, etc. His experience with directing in film and plays is so helpful as an animator because he's able to clearly interpret what he wants to see out of each animation. As a lead, Nathan knows how to delegate work, he's been really great at managing our team and making sure the work gets done on time and with excellent quality. He's always smiling and always has a good attitude, which is SO nice to have in a leader day in and day out. He's a great problem solver, he's patient and has a wide knowledge of everything in the pipeline to help work through different issues that arise in crunch time. He's been an amazing teacher, friend and colleague and I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked under him at Smart Bomb Interactive.”

Mark Jarman, Art Director Sky Legends, Smart Bomb Interactive
“Nathan has been an invaluable asset to our art production team on Sky Legends here at Smart Bomb Interactive. Nathan has been a pleasure to work with. He is unfailingly kind and accommodating. His work product has always been the best quality, and he always delivers on time. Nathan understands and is proficient in current animation tools and has been a great help in navigating technical hurtles as they relate to animation. Also he has done a great job as an animation lead, the subordinates on his team, to a person, have nothing but the utmost respect for him. I can recommend Nathan without reservation for any animation assignment.”

Andy Vanwagoner, User Interface Artist, Smart Bomb Interactive
“Nathan is amazing to work with. He's a terrific at everything cinematic and he's a great manager. I envy his ability to stay positive and make the most out of every opportunity. I can whole heartedly say, Nathan would be a valuable addition to any cinematic team.”

Joshua Olmos, Audio Director, Smart Bomb Interactive
“Nathan has been a pleasure to work with in every aspect. He is a multi-talented animator, voice actor and mentor. He has been instrumental in providing invaluable feedback and direction aurally for every cinematic, trailer and animation. In addition to those talents he has provided vocal direction for voice actors, script and dialog. He's a uniquely gifted animation director and is a true asset for any studio whether it's documentaries, film or video game development. He can adeptly surpass the difficulties of any obstacle he is faced with.”

Preston Whitney, Sr. Design/ Lead Scripter, Smart Bomb Interactive
“Worked with Nathan extensively through the Snoopy Vs. The Red Baron project and continuing through new projects. He is the go-to man for near all animations to get done. All work from Nathan was on-time and more than expected. He is a top-notch worker and I have great respect for him. Highly recommended!”

Key Emura, Animator, Smartbomb Interactive
“It has been a pleasure working together with Nathan for the last two years now and i must say that he is a great animator with a good eye for timing, staging and comedy. He is always friendly, patient, motivating but also demanding. Not only is he a great animator but also a great lead. He gives specific directions and critiques to the animators but he also listens to his team for opionions and suggestions and is very open for discussions regarding the project we are working on. This results in his team being motivated and producing high quality work, efficiently and fast.”

Peter Wagner, Character Artist, Smartbomb Interactive
“Nathan is an amazing animator, he has the ability to give life and character to everything he touches and has improved my work as a Character artist greatly just by working with him. He has been a valuable asset to our studio both though his art and also as a mentor and friend to the artists who work here.”


Maximo Olmos, Audio Engineer, Smart Bomb Interactive
“It has been my privilege to work on the same projects as Nathan. He brings amazing talent and great foresight with every project he works with on top of his excellence as Animation Lead. I look forward to working on future projects with Nathan. He has excellent communication skills, is genuine,energetic, friendly, and would be a tremendous asset to any company.”


Chris Wright, Environment Artist, Smart Bomb Interactive
“Nathan is a great animation lead. He is careful to give pertinent feedback on assets that will be rigged. His understanding of animation principles helps bring characters to life.”

Tl Shelton, QA Manager, Smart Bomb interactive
“Mr. Riddle is an outstanding person to work with, he is fast, professional and always gets his work done in time for deadlines and such. he would make a fantastic addition to any animation team.”