eriks vitolins
Frontend Development @ AWS
Built intuitive onboarding, admin and monitoring UI/UX for Amazon Deadline Cloud customers.
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Founder of RGB Notes
Bootstrapped startup to deliver a powerful browser-based review system for artists.
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Character Supervision & Animation Workflow
Supervised the rig development of the tiger, orangutan, hyena and zebra characters featured in the film Life of Pi
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Character Supervision
Supervised the rig development of the troll character featured in the film Snow White and the Huntsman.
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Lead Animator & Animation Workflow
Delivered several character performances while also developing a widely used suite of animation workflow utilities for the film The Incredible Hulk.
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Pre-prod Character R&D & Animator
Pre-production morph animation R&D. Character animation for teaser trailer and feature film for The Golden Compass
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Bridging art and technology

I’ve always been drawn to the space where creativity meets technology. Over the years, I’ve had the chance to design, build, and launch everything from major AWS cloud services like Deadline Cloud and Amazon Nimble Studio to proprietary tools and pipelines that shaped animation workflows at top-level VFX and animation studios. Along the way, I’ve also co-founded studios, developed games, taught animation and rigging, and built and launched widely used utilities like RGB Notes and the AnimTools suite to make artists’ lives easier. Whether it’s cloud platforms, interactive experiences, or production tools, I’m passionate about solving complex problems in ways that empower both creators and teams.

"(Eriks) has been a strong bridge between the animation and the technology departments. Always strives to make it better for the artists and the studio."
- former colleague
“(RGB Notes) is the essential tool for what makes animation great"
- Bill Kroyer (Director of Animation @ Chapman University)
“RGB Notes is one of the most groundbreaking cloud tools for animation production and editing..."
- Rex Grignon (Nimble Collective co-founder)

What I do

I bring a deep level of understanding of the creative process, coupled with years of professional experience as a software and web developer. Below are some of the disciplines and companies I've excelled at:

  • web development
  • artist tools and workflow development
  • rig/character supervision
  • character animation
  • game development
  • education

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