Jose Gutierrez

Jose Gutierrez

Supervisor associate production manager / Lead Technical Facial Animation Lead / 11 yrs

Petaluma, CA, United States

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Work History
  • Motion Capture Associate Production Manager

    2K Games

    April 2019 - Present
  • Motion Capture Specialist II: Lead Motion Capture Artist.

    2K Games

    January 2014 - March 2019

    Enhance Python and HSL processing tools for production workflows
    Flag animation files that do not adhere to aesthetic visual consistency and technical standards
    Mentor, review, and provide constructive feedback to animators for creating high-quality performance and motion
    Involved with collaborative facial capture hardware decisions
    Oversee work with external outsourcing vendors
    Integrate outsourced assets into Mocap pipeline
    Deliver data and assets to multiple clients

  • Motion Capture Specialist I: Technical Facial Animation Lead

    2K Games

    January 2007 - December 2013

    Lead both mocap and animation personnel in Faceware and Dynamixyz
    Managed external animation partners ensuring quality facial animation content
    Assisted in cleaning up and animation of facial animations.

  • Mocap Stage Technician

    2K Sports

    January 2007 - December 2013

    Cleaned, solved, and motion edited performance capture data.
    Refined pipelines for better optimization of data processing and delivery.
    Assisted in mocap shooting sessions and prepared performers for motion capture shoots.

  • QA Tech

    2K Sports

    March 2004 - September 2005

    Authored and duplicated DVD builds for the QA and Production departments.
    Prepared, mastered, and delivered submission packages for Microsoft and Sony.

Education
  • Major:Illustraion/Animation Emphasis - Minor:Photography

    San Jose State University

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