Charles McIlvain

Work History

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  Creative Pipeline Engineer

  Netflix

  April 2019 - Present

  Los Angeles, California
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  Sr. Effects Desginer

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  November 2016 - November 2019
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  Pipeline Supervisor

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  2011 - June 2016

  Thirteen years production experience specializing in front-end pipeline development, automation, and tool scripting. Supervised numerous teams, of up to 17 members, in artistic and technical capacities and have most recently made a foray into layout supervision. Constantly striving to improve my programming and management skills, while also motivating everyone I work with to remember our main goal; make the most indelible and gorgeous effects you can.
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  Character Pipeline Lead

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  December 2002 - January 2011

  Complex asset publishing systems. Animation support tools. Multi-camera shot designs. Camera and comp connection systems. Team supervision and artist support.
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  Character Pipeline TD

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  July 2001 - December 2002

  Animation tools and user interfaces. Asset management and artist support.
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  Associate Engineer

  ENVIRON International

  1997 - 2000

  Associate consultant involved with industrial site environmental remediation cases and system design and engineering.