Chad Fox

Work History

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  CG Supervisor

  Animal Logic

  May 2022 - Present

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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  CG Supervisor

  Bardel Entertainment

  January 2021 - May 2022

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  - Create, maintain and manage project templates and workflows in collaboration with CG Department supervisors.
  - Set technical objectives for CG Departments and monitor progress and results.
  - R&D Workflows for new creative requirements.
  - Develop project oriented tools and scripts
  - Mentor department supervisors and leads
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  Sr. Technical Director, Character Effects Lead

  Zoic Studios

  September 2019 - January 2021

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  As a TD I performed R&D, Troubleshooting and Training. I was responsible for providing solutions to immediate production issues while also designing, developing and implementing long term solutions to prevent known issues or support upcoming technical needs.
  
  As the Character Effects Lead, I was tasked with establishing this new department and designing its workflows for production. I lead the R&D and developed tools for the department. For production tasks I supervised creation of Hair and Cloth simulation assets and shot production for Hair, Cloth, Muscles and Shot sculpting.
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  Sr. Technical Director, 3D Lead

  Zoic Studios

  May 2016 - August 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  As a TD I performed R&D, Troubleshooting and Training. I was responsible for providing solutions to immediate production issues while also designing, developing and implementing long term solutions to prevent known issues or support upcoming technical needs.
  
  In addition to TD responsibilities, I lead 3D production when the need arose.
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  Zoic Studios

  May 2015 - May 2018

  
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  Lead 3D Artist

  Zoic Studios

  August 2014 - April 2016

  Responsible for translating creative asks into actionable technical plans and leading 3D artists in partnership with compositing to execute the plans and deliver final renders.

  

• Owner and Technical Artist

  Blueshift Creative

  July 2012 - August 2014

  Coquitlam, BC

  - Collaborated in designing a full 3d Animation Pipeline workflow and developed supporting tools.
  - Provided 3d asset and technical services including modeling, look development, rigging, technical animation and tool development
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  Instructor and Mentor

  Think Tank Training Centre

  July 2009 - January 2014

  North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  - Taught a wide gamut of production skills, artistic and technical, to provide students with a broad understanding of how the work they wanted to do interacts with production as a whole.
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  Lead 3D Modeler

  Image Engine

  January 2011 - May 2012

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  - Led a team of modelers creating environments, vehicles, props and robots for film
  - Developed a set of asset QC and publish prep tools to reduce errors and improve publish quality.
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  3D Modeler, 3D Technical Generalist

  Image Engine

  January 2009 - December 2010

  - Modeled, rigged and setup lighting for a variety of vehicle, environment and prop assets
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  Character Modeling Mentor

  Vancouver Film School

  February 2008 - January 2010

  - Modeling instructor and mentor for the Digital Character Animation (maya) program

• Visual Effects Artist

  Faction Creative

  2010 - 2010

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Contract tasks performed: Modeling, shading, rigging, simulation, lighting and rendering

• Visual Effects Artist / Technical Artist

  CIS Vancouver (Formerly Rainmaker Visual Effects)

  May 2008 - February 2009

  Visual effects artist and technical artist for Feature Films, Television series and Commercials.

• Visual Effects Artist

  Rainmaker Visual Effects and Animation

  February 2006 - May 2008

  Tasks performed: Modeling, Texturing, Rigging, Lighting, Rendering and Pipeline/Tool development
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  Freelance Modeler

  Freelance

  May 2005 - January 2006

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

  Provided freelance modeling services for various commercial projects.

• Instructor

  Van Arts

  May 2005 - August 2005

• Jr Technical Artist

  Next Gen

  August 2004 - April 2005

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  - Built, textured and rigged vehicle game assets.
  - Developed game engine import and conversion tools to automate the process.