12 Years in the professional computer animation industry spanning kids television to feature films. Positions vary from character animator/layout artist to lighting and rendering. Always striving to improve my craft while problem solving, adapting to a diverse environment, coordinating with all facets of the pipeline while meeting strict deadlines.
Specialties: Character Animation, Lighting/Rendering in Computer Animation
Programs: Maya, Houdini, Photoshop with some experience in 3DSMax and nuke.
OS: Windows/Linux/Mac
Work History
3D Animator
Jam Filled
October 2016 - Present
Toronto, Canada
Animation Lead
Jam Filled
October 2016 - December 2017
Toronto, Canada
Lead a team of animators creating top quality kids television for Sprout and NBC
3D Animator
Arc Productions
September 2015 - August 2016
Animation Lead
Mark Media
June 2015 - September 2015
Lead Animator
Mark Animation
January 2014 - September 2015
Toronto
Overlooking a team of animators on the the 3rd season of kids television show Miao Maio.
On top of producing high quality character animation, tasks include daily individual and weekly group reviews to guide animators in polishing their work. In addition, assigning shots, creating animation cycles and increasing productivity and workflow through various tools/scripts to ensure deadlines are met.
3D Artist
Soho VFX
October 2011 - January 2014
Liberty Village
Duties included camera tracking, object/character animation and crowd simulation on feature films using Maya, PFTrack and Nuke.
Animator
Gallus Entertainment
March 2009 - October 2011
Toronto
Animated 3 seasons of Waybuloo and a pilot of the kids television show Matt Hatter Chronicles. Brought characters to life.
Lighter/Renderer
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
February 2009 - February 2009
Brief contract at CORE lighting on Super Readers for a PBS commercial.
Lighter/Renderer
Red Rover Studios
January 2009 - February 2009
Lighting/Rendering Samsung models for the upcoming Winter 2010 Olympics. The finishes images are stills used for advertisement purposes.
Lighter/Renderer
C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures
December 2007 - December 2008
I was the lighter/renderer on the animated kids TV show Super Why!. I created the lights for the 3D/2D characters and sets. Oversaw the rendering look and troubleshooting of render. Assisted in the rendering of Chris Landreth's short film 'Spine'.