Juwana Samman Fox

Work History

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  Advisor and Consultant

  The Ignite Life

  January 2024 - Present

  San Francisco Bay Area

  Ignite designs and delivers *Catalyst for Teams* -- world-class transformative emotional intelligent communications training, coaching, and consulting services. We draw from all the contemplative traditions and richness and marry them to what we know of contemporary behavioral psychology, organizational psychology, learning theory, and extensive strategy and business acumen to create transformative learning experiences that apply to your organization’s performance improvement initiatives.

• Art Direction | Marketing | Branding

  Joanna Fox Creative and Marketing

  March 2023 - Present

  • Creative and Art Direction
  • Branding
  • Creative Content
  • Messaging and Positioning
  • Product Marketing
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  Creative Director

  xyz

  2020 - February 2023

  • Creative lead, concepting and art directing 3D, product visualizations, animation, AR/VR, lifestyle, and photos shoots. Key clients include Google, Williams Sonoma, Ring|Amazon
  • Led initiative to expand company into new technologies evangelizing change, educating about emerging trends, and articulating vision to gain buy-in from various stakeholders. Resulted in successful partnerships with Google, Epic /Sketchfab, Threekit
  • Co-developed and optimized the studio’s real time 3D pipeline, training the team on the asset creation process and best practices
  • Leveraged leadership expertise, supervising 15+ staff/freelancers and investing in team’s success through mentorship, training, and tools to improve workflow
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  Stylist / Business Owner

  J.Hilburn

  2017 - 2019

  • Grew business from the ground up, initiating growth by developing client relationships and researching potential new markets for increasing revenue stream, resulting in sales and strategic partnerships
  • Advised 50+ professionals on how to leverage effective visual communication to create a greater impact
  • Provided a customer focused approach, interviewing customers to understand needs and pain points
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  Tippett Studio

  January 2016 - May 2016
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  Tippett Studio

  January 2011 - May 2016

  Credits include: Ted ($219M) starring Mark Wahlberg; Twilight Saga ($292M) Kristen Stewart
  • Created standards, workflows, and templates to allow for quick iterations and continuity
  • Managed collaboration across departments, addressing creative + technical issues

  

  

  

  
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  Lighting Lead

  Tippett Studio

  2011 - 2016

  Credits include: Ted ($219M) starring Mark Wahlberg; Twilight Saga ($292M) Kristen Stewart
  • Led collaboration across multiple departments, defining goals, creating a strategic project plan, and proactively addressing creative and technical issues
  • Designed prototypes for preliminary approval, articulating vision to get buy in from various stakeholders
  • Maintained vision throughout multiple revisions, implementing standards and workflows to allow for quick iterations and visual continuity
  • Optimized processes to use limited resources more effectively, reducing delivery time by 20%
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  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2014 - April 2014

  San Francisco

  Credits: Transformers 4: Age of Extinction ($245M) starring Mark Wahlberg
  • Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn, use, and produce results with proprietary 3D software
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  Senior Technical Director / 3D Lighting Artist

  Industrial Light & Magic

  2014 - 2014

  San Francisco

  Credits: Transformers 4: Age of Extinction ($245M) starring Mark Wahlberg
  • Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn, use, and produce results with proprietary 3D software
  • Managed multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities, deadlines, and resources
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  Lighting Technical Director

  Tippett Studio

  January 2011 - February 2013

  The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
  Ted
  The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
  Busch Gardens Cheetah Hunt
  The Smurfs

  

  
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  Lighting Technical Director

  ImageMovers

  December 2008 - December 2010

  Mars Needs Moms - Lighting Lead / Lighting and Compositing
  A Christmas Carol - Lighting and Compositing

  

• Lead Lighting and Compositing Artist

  The Walt Disney Company (Imagemovers)

  2008 - 2010

  Novato, CA

  Credits include: A Christmas Carol by Robert Zemekis starring Jim Carrey
  • Managed process from concept through final, leading team to ship deliverables on deadline, and balancing demands between scope, resources, and time
  • Maximized deliverable output by developing repeatable processes, tools, and scripts to ensure project goals are met efficiently and on time, increasing productivity by 25%
  • Developed strategy and led meetings and daily check-ins to achieve key milestones, providing regular updates to leadership
  • Tested and assessed beta software over 6 month period and provided feedback to developers
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  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  August 2007 - June 2008

  Credits include: Hancock ($228M) starring Will Smith; Beowulf ($82M) by Robert Zemekis
  • Produced digital environments using 2D and 3D matte painting techniques, saving hours
  of artist and computer time by eliminating the need to create a rendered 3D environment

  

  
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  Technical Director

  Sony Pictures Imageworks

  2007 - 2008

  Credits include: Hancock ($228M) starring Will Smith; Beowulf ($82M) by Robert Zemekis
  • Produced digital environments using 2D and 3D matte painting techniques, saving weeks of human time and 1000’s of computing hours by eliminating the need to create a rendered 3D environment
  • Shipped numerous shots, lighting, compositing, and rendering to create final-to-film images
  
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  Pixar

  January 2007 - June 2007

  Credits: Ratatouille ($206M) directed by Brad Bird; WALL-E ($224M)
  • Built Renderman shaders using procedural methods, Photoshop and proprietary tools
  • Authored Python and shell scripts to automate production tasks and accelerate workflow

  
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  Technical Director Intern

  Pixar

  2007 - 2007

  Credits: Ratatouille ($206M) directed by Brad Bird; WALL-E ($224M)
  • Coded Python and shell scripts to automate various production tasks and accelerate workflow
  • Developed Renderman shaders using procedural methods, Photoshop and proprietary 3D paint tools

• Graphic Designer

  China-West International Group

  2004 - 2004

• Artist

  Freelance

  2003 - 2003

  Graphic design and character design for various clients
  Animation on independent short film

• Artist

  Bouncing Elephant Productions

  May 2001 - October 2001
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  Film Arts Foundation

  Intern

  January 2001 - May 2001