US Citizen with Permanent Residency status in Canada.
Work History
Senior Animator
Halon Entertainment
October 2022 - Present
Los Angeles, California, United States
Director
Swordfish (iBelieveInSwordfish Inc.)
January 2016 - October 2022
San Francisco Bay Area
Character Animator
Contract work
June 2022 - July 2022
Los Angeles, CA
Lead Animator
IMVU
September 2020 - July 2022
San Francisco Bay Area
- Created a pipeline and standard methodology for the creation and implementation of animated assets
- Created a new animation library for the popular metaverse platform using key-framing and custom motion capture.
- Collaborated with the engineering leads to design and implement new games and animation features.
- Assisted with directing the animation, balancing performance, quality, and continuity.
- Coordinated with the Project’s Planners to achieve all technical, schedule, and budgetary requirements. Skills: Teamwork · Interdisciplinary Collaboration · Animation Direction · Project Management · Leadership · Animators · Autodesk Maya · Unreal Engine 4 · Keyframe Animation · Character Animation · Motion Capture · Facial Animation
Worked with Google's ATAP Lab and Evil Eye Pictures to create two animated shorts for the Spotlight Stories series- On Ice and Pearl (nominated for a 2017 Academy Award).
• Collaborated with the engineering team to develop the SDK
• Supervised animation team to conform all animation assets to technical requirements set by engineers Skills: Teamwork · Interdisciplinary Collaboration · Project Management · Leadership · Animators · Augmented Reality (AR) · Virtual Reality (VR) · Adobe Illustrator · Storytelling
Animation Supervisor
Image Engine
January 2011 - December 2014
Vancouver, Canada
I directed teams of over 30 animators for the feature films, Chappie and Elysium. We delivered thousands of key framed character and vehicle shots on time and at the highest quality.
• Collaborated with the leads in all departments along the production pipeline.
• Worked directly with Producer and VFX Supervisor to establish schedule and personnel requirements
• Nominated for Outstanding Character Animation by the Visual Effects Society (2016) Skills: Teamwork · Interdisciplinary Collaboration · Animation Direction · Project Management · Leadership · Animators · Autodesk Shotgun · Visual Effects · Facial Animation
Animation Supervisor
Image Engine
January 2011 - November 2014
Vancouver, BC
Elysium and Chappie
Lead Character Animator
Digital Domain
November 2009 - January 2011
Los Angeles, California, United States
• Animated and supervised commercial projects for Disney, Panasonic, Electronic Arts, et al
• Directed motion capture actors for cinematic game sequences Skills: Teamwork · Project Management · Leadership · Animators
Lead Animator
Digital Domain
September 2010 - January 2011
Los Angeles, CA
Various commercials
Stop-motion Animator
Starburns Industries
2010 - 2011
Stop-motion character animator on Christmas episode of the sit-com "Community". Skills: Animators · Stop Motion
Stop-motion Animator
Bent Image Lab
2010 - 2010
Stop-motion and CG animation for various commercials. Skills: Animators
Animation Supervisor
MX Productions
January 2009 - December 2009
Supervised all aspects of animation for the Magic Mirror character for the menu of the Blue-Ray release of Disney's Snow White. Skills: Project Management · Leadership · Animators
Senior Animator
Technicolor Group
June 2008 - January 2009
Animated cinematic sequences for Gears of War 2. Skills: Project Management · Leadership · Animators
Lead Animator
Eveo
2009 - 2009
Created medical animation sequences to illustrate drug reactions at molecular and cellular level. Skills: Leadership · Animators
Lead Animator
Duck Studios
February 2008 - June 2008
United Airlines "Heart" commercial (Annie Award winner); Animation Lead on Madagascar 2 end title sequence Skills: Leadership · Animators · Stop Motion
Animator
The Orphanage
September 2006 - May 2008
San Francisco, CA
Superman Returns, The Host, various commercials
Character Animator
Flagship Studios
January 2007 - February 2008
Hellgate: London
Animation and rigging for various game characters using 3D Studio Max CAT Skills: Animators
Character Animator
Industrial Light & Magic
March 2006 - December 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Animated Kraken and Davey Jones characters using Maya Skills: Animators
Character Animator
The Orphanage
September 2005 - March 2006
Superman Returns and The Host
Animated Superman and Host creature using Maya
Created crowd cycles for background animation
Cape animation on Superman using Syflex Skills: Animators
Character Animator
Electronic Arts
April 2005 - September 2005
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (for XBOX 360)
Created in-game facial animation. Edited body motion capture assets for current and Next Gen platforms
Worked with character TDs to design motion capture editing interface
Updated asset tracking documents for animation team Skills: Animators
Lead Animator
Carl's Fine Films
December 2004 - March 2005
Fruity Pebbles (3 Commercials)
Led team of three animators to create the first 3D Barney Rubble
Used XSI application Skills: Traditional Animation · Animators · Stop Motion
Stop Motion Animator
Shadow Machine
August 2004 - December 2004
Robot Chicken (TV Series)
Worked directly with show writers and directors to animate comedy sequences
Responsible for character setup and staging
Responsible for coordinating with all departments (puppet, set, lighting) to set up shots Skills: Animators · Stop Motion
Character Animator
Rhythm & Hues Studios
September 2003 - June 2004
Garfield and Scooby Doo Too
Character animation on title characters using R&H's Voodoo software Skills: Animators
Character Animator
ESC Entertainment
May 2002 - September 2003
Matrix Revolutions
Animated Sentinels and APU characters for siege sequence using Maya Skills: Animators
Character Animator
Wholesome products
August 2001 - April 2002
Phantom Investigators (TV Series)
Worked directly with episode director to complete scenes with multiple characters
Responsible for coordinating with all departments to set up shots Skills: Traditional Animation · Animators · Stop Motion
Character Animator
Tippett Studio
March 2000 - May 2001
Evolution and Hollow Man
Character animation on multiple creatures using Maya
Sequence lead on "Cutie Pie Dog" scene Skills: Animators · Stop Motion
Freelance Animator
Colossal Pictures
January 1994 - March 1996
San Francisco, California, United States
2D and stop-motion animation on various commercials. Skills: Traditional Animation · Animation
Animator
Colossal Pictures
1994 - 1996
2D in-betweening on 2 Coke commercials. Skills: Animators