Grover Richardson

Work History

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  Whiskytree

  September 2021 - January 2024

  San Rafael, California, US

• Private

  July 2021 - October 2021

  Sunnyvale, CA
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  Compositor

  Territory Studio

  March 2020 - February 2021

  San Francisco, CA

  

  
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  nuke compositor

  Territory Studio

  January 2021 - January 2021

  San Francisco, CA, United States
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  after effects compositor

  Territory Studio

  December 2020 - January 2021

  San Francisco
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  nuke compositor

  John McNeil Studio

  September 2020 - October 2020

  Berkeley, California, United States
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  Nuke Compositor

  Whiskytree

  March 2019 - August 2019

  San Rafael, CA, US
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  Compositor

  John McNeil Studio

  January 2019 - January 2019

  Berkeley, California, United States
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  Compositor

  John McNeil Studio

  November 2018 - December 2018

• Iron Will Productions

  December 2017 - August 2018
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  Projectionist

  Carmike Cinemas

  1995 - 1996

  Douglasville, Georgia, United States

  Built up and broke down films each week to our platter system. Trouble shoot projection issues.
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  Warehouse Associate

  Clinical Reference Laboratory

  July 1998 - January 1999

  Overland Park, Kansas, United States

  Filled DOT Drug Test Orders in the warehouse. Left to work in a climate controlled environment. The reason sounds lame, I know. Midwest deep Summers and Winters are no joke in a warehouse.

• Business Leasing Specialist

  Conseco Finance

  January 1999 - November 2000

  Kansas City, Missouri, United States

  Processed and Approved Business Leases for Gateway Computers. My division went automated and we were phased out.
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  Roto/Paint Artist

  Psyop

  2009 - 2009
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  Stereo Paint Artist

  Spy Post

  June 2009 - July 2009

  San Francisco, California, United States

  Stereo Paint out of Tracking Markers
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  Compositor (Contract)

  John McNeil Studio

  April 2017 - October 2020

  Berkeley

  Managed multiple projects. Assigned shots from the edit. Broke out the VFX shots for artists. Reviewed shots before sending to editorial. Integrating multiple plates, greenscreen elements, and stock elements into seamless composites. A fair amount of problem solving involved as well. Wrote a pipeline for the Compositing Department for Nuke Artists .
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  Postvis Artist/Compositor

  The Third Floor

  April 2021 - August 2021

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
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  Insurance Collections Associate

  Apria Healthcare

  November 2000 - January 2003

  Forensically investigated insurance non-payments on patient accounts. Promoted to Lead.
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  Lead Insurance Collections Associate

  Apria Healthcare

  January 2003 - January 2005

  Forensically investigated insurance non-payments on patient accounts. Left to pursue career in Visual Effects.

• Sales Associate

  Metreon

  January 2005 - April 2005

  San Francisco, California, United States

  Retail sales. Music, Computer Gadgets, Trendy Backpacks. Promoted to Lead

• Lead Sales Associate

  Metreon

  April 2005 - December 2005

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Managed roughly 6 associates per shift. Cashier Balanced sales associate tills at the end of their shifts. Managed Kronos Time for associates when GM was unavailable.
  
  *CPR Certification Completed

• Projectionist

  Dickinson Theatres

  May 1996 - July 1996

  Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

  Built up and broke down film reels to the projector platters. Inspected films for defects, scratches and missing reels. Made sure that every performance was crisp and clear. Replaced Xenon bulbs as necessary. Promoted to Assistant Manager

• Assistant Manager

  Dickinson Theatres

  July 1996 - January 1997

  Hutchinson, Kansas, United States

  Cash Processing and Bank exchange. Projection Operation for 8 Auditorium Theater. Processed time cards. Managed up to roughly 8 to 15 employees at a time depending on the movie or season. Promoted to General Manager.
  
  *Completed Certified Kronos Time System Training
  

• General Manager

  Dickinson Theatres

  January 1997 - July 1998

  Newton, Kansas, United States

  Operated and Managed a single auditorium movie theater. Scheduled movie times. Coordinated with local media outlets to advertise movies. Scheduled employees. Built and broke down reels each week. Operated projection for most shows. Inventory and ordering of concessions stock. Cash handling at the end of each showing and bank exchange. Successfully endured 14 weeks of Titanic on our one and only screen without breaking. Ultimately, the theater closed down.
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  Compositor

  Freelance

  December 2005 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area
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  Compositor

  Whiskytree

  March 2018 - April 2018

  San Rafael

  

• Compositor

  4 Max Post

  November 2015 - June 2017

  Burbank, CA

  The Haves and the Have Note
  If Loving You Is Wrong
  Too Close to Home
  Boo: A Madea Halloween

• VFX Supervisor

  Generation Effects, Inc

  June 2013 - November 2014

  Canoga Park, CA

  Fire City: End of Days
  Harbinger Down
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  Compositor

  Teak Digital

  November 2013 - November 2017

  San Francisco, CA
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  Stereoscopic Compositor

  Stereo D

  December 2012 - March 2013

  Burbank, CA

  

  

  

  

  
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  Digital Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  November 2006 - November 2011

  San Francisco, CA

  Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End
  Transformers
  Rush Hour 3
  The Spiderwick Chronicles
  Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  The Avengers

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Roto/Paint Supervisor

  The Base Studio

  January 2010 - November 2010

  Foster City, CA

  Gulliver's Travels
  Priest
  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
  The Green Hornet
  
  
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  Roto/Paint

  Evil Eye Pictures

  March 2006 - December 2009

  San Francisco, CA

  Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest
  Nightmare Before Christmas 3D
  SpeedRacer
  2012
  Star Trek
  Australia
  Spiderman 3
  Invincible
  

  

  
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  Roto/Paint Artist

  Psyop

  2009 - 2009
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  Roto/Paint

  The Orphanage

  December 2005 - July 2008

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Roto/Paint

  RotoFactory

  August 2007 - August 2007

  Santa Rosa, CA

  Get Smart

• Roto Artist

  Paranoid U.S.

  July 2007 - July 2007

• Roto Artist

  2k Strong

  June 2006 - June 2006

• Lead Associate

  Metreon

  November 2004 - November 2004