Gary Shelley

Work History

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  Key artist

  Mr. X

  December 2021 - Present
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  Senior/Lead Roto/Paint Artist

  ScanlineVFX - Vancouver, Montreal, LA

  May 2019 - October 2019

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Joker
  Black Widow
  Spiderman: Far From Home
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  Show Lead

  ScanlineVFX

  May 2019 - September 2019

  Montréal, Canada

  - Responsible for the most advanced tasks on multiple projects on a daily basis.
  - Created realistic action plans to help junior artists complete task goals
  within deadlines.
  - Communicated with global offices in Los Angeles, Vancouver, and London for
  daily task details.
  - Thrived in an iterative workflow that allowed tasks to be approved by clients on
  a more regular and rapid basis.
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  Show Lead

  Method Studios

  October 2017 - May 2019

  Vancouver, Canada Montreal

  - Led multiple teams of artists to finish and complete movies such as: Deadpool 2,
  Star Wars: Rogue One, and Christmas Chronicles under budget.
  - Devised innovative ways to bring client callouts to reality within industry and
  studio standards.
  - Co-Founded the culture and pulse organization to help increase studio moral
  and efficiency across multiple facilities.
  - Received client feedback and created versions of work that satisfied their vision.
  - Provided detailed instructions and artistic direction to both internal and external
  artist teams to bring tasks to creative final.
  - Overlooked sequence and matching tasks to ensure the highest level of detail and
  quality was met prior to delivery to clients.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  
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  Roto/Paint Lead Artist

  Method Studios

  December 2018 - May 2019

  Montreal, Canada Area

  Top Gun 2
  Wonder Woman
  Bloodshot
  Sonic: The Hedgehog
  The OA
  

  

  
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  Paint Artist/Compositor

  Stereo D

  March 2015 - October 2017

  Toronto, Canada Area, Burbank California
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  stereo compositor

  Stereo D

  April 2015 - September 2017

  Los Angeles, CA: Toronto, ON

  - Adapted to working on multiple tasks and learning the needs of clients within two
  months, which led to my transfer to the Toronto studio.
  - Assisted in establishing the Toronto studio and making it an industry leader in
  quality and standards.
  - Promoted to a senior position in two seperate departments within two years of
  starting in the film industry.
  - Established a workflow to consolidate client assets which led to a speed up
  in production.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

• Specialist

  Diamond Formalwear

  February 2007 - January 2014

  Mokena, Illinois

  I was the only employee that worked with the owner year round and was responsible for all the day to day activities associated with running/maintaining a retail space. On top of the office work, I also wrote orders and brought new business into the store through calls and referral based business. When I was given creative liberty I was able to organize the stock in a more efficient manner as well as created the web site for the company and various signs that were used for advertising purposes.
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  Marine

  United States Marine Corps

  2006 - 2008

  Sand Diego, CA

  I was in charge of various teams in my short time with the Marines. I received an honorable medical discharge when I got hurt in a training accident before my deployment. Through my education I learned to value team work, independence, initiate, honor, commitment, courage, and the willingness to get a job done no matter the obstacles.
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  Manager

  Moorehead Communications dba TCC, Verizon Premium Wireless R

  2004 - 2006

  Orland Park, Illinois and Minooka, Illinois

  I was responsible for the day to day maintenance of two large, volume producing stores for the company. I had to write schedules, request stock, inventory, balance deposit details, and keep my quota high in order to be successful.
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  Manager

  Moorehead Communications dba TCC, Verizon Premium Wireless R

  2004 - 2006

  Orland Park, Illinois and Minooka, Illinois

  I was responsible for the day to day maintenance of two large, volume producing stores for the company. I had to write schedules, request stock, inventory, balance deposit details, and keep my quota high in order to be successful.