Daniel Lindsey

Work History

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  Media & Art Pipeline Manager

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  July 2017 - April 2020

  Glendale, CA
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  Principal vfx designer

  Walt Disney Imagineering

  June 2015 - July 2017

  Glendale, California
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  Character Rigging TD

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  November 2007 - June 2015

  Rig up characters, props, and vehicles for animators. Etc. You know, everything riggers do.
  
  Proj: Seventh Son, Django Unchained, Snow White and the Huntsman, Alvin 3, Hop,A-Team,Marmaduke, Cabin in the Woods, Alvin 2, Night at the Museum 2 , Cirque du Freak, Mummy 3

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Technical Animator

  Rhythm & Hues Studios

  June 2007 - November 2007

  Hair, Fur and Cloth dynamics. Make any additional fixes, deforms, or adjustments for lighting to render properly.
  
  Proj: Alvin and the Chipmunks
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  Technical Director

  Brain Zoo Studios

  March 2006 - June 2007

  Maya Generalist, specializing in rigging(character, prop, and vehicles) Modeled, Textured, Lighting, Compositing. Pipeline development for Phasespace active LED system.
  
  Commercials for Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom, and Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
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  Instructor

  Laguna College of Art and Design

  September 2005 - May 2007

  
  Developed and instructed 15 week Maya course for modeling and rigging. Made further recommendations and syllabus to split class into 2 15 weeks courses. Modeling and texturing, and Rigging and MelScripting
  

• Generalist TD

  Gregorian Production

  February 2005 - July 2005

  
  Pipeline setup, character setup, and animation to create 30 minute animated short films.
  

• Technical Director

  South Park

  August 1998 - February 2005

  
  Starting as a lipsync artist on the show, I moved my way up to Technical Director where I setup shots, built and setup characters and environtments, etc.
  
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  Technical Director

  Paramount Pictures

  July 2004 - September 2004

  
  Character, and shot setup, animation, texturing and lighting for Intelligence screen, vehicle monitors, and newsreel sequence for Team America
  

• 3D Modeler

  Threshold Digital Research Labs

  February 2001 - April 2001

  
  Prop, and Environment modeling, texturing and lighting. Environment designs for pre-production on Food Fight
  

• 3D Modeler

  Foundation Imaging

  August 2000 - October 2000

  
  Prop and Vehicle modeling, and texturing for Max Steele
  
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  Assistant Animator

  Paramount Pictures

  September 1998 - December 1998

  
  Did lipsync for South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut