Neil Bonsteel

Neil Bonsteel is an experienced animation professional currently working as a part-time 3D Animation Instructor at the Centre for Arts and Technology since September 2022. Throughout a diverse career since 2008, Neil has held positions including Animation Supervisor at Bardel Entertainment and Senior 3D Animator at Saturday Animation Studio. Neil's expertise encompasses various roles such as 3D Animator for Rally Road Racers at ReDefine, freelance animation on the Roblox team, and character rigging and animation for projects with Robot Sea Monster and CounterPunch Studios. Notable contributions to major titles include facial animation for Mortal Kombat 11 and character animation for the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. Neil holds a degree in Film and Animation from the Rochester Institute of Technology, specializing in 2D/3D animation, writing, and live action.