Jeff
I've been working in the animation/film industry for 20+ years and have watched it go through many changes. Animating, modeling, texturing and post processing has been second nature just the software has changed. I personally have done work for many companies mostly as a  freelance animator learning and growing with every experience and having experiences that include putting together a television studio, editing commercials with avid and pinnacle systems all the way to creating commercials for television and short 3D animations for illustrations, technical training, and advertisement. The list goes on and on and I will be glad to answer any questions just drop me an email.