Worked with an Agile team in Montreal, remotely from Los Angeles.
Pipeline Developer
Original Force
November 2015 - March 2016
Greater Los Angeles Area
Developed the pipeline from Editorial through Previs/Layout to Animation.
Pipeline Developer
Luminus VFX
October 2015 - November 2015
Vancouver and Los Angeles
Freelance. Developed an animation caching tool as part of an Animation-FX pipeline.
Sr. Pipeline TD
Sony Pictures Imageworks
March 2015 - October 2015
Vancouver, Canada Area
Pipeline TD
Nitrogen Studios
November 2013 - February 2015
Vancouver, Canada Area
Pipeline TD
Sony Computer Entertainment America
April 2013 - August 2013
Greater San Diego Area
Pipeline TD
RGH Themed Entertainment
January 2013 - March 2013
Woodland Hills, CA
Pipeline TD
Digital Domain
August 2012 - November 2012
Venice CA
Pipeline ATD
Digital Domain
January 2012 - August 2012
Venice CA
Character Pipeline Technical Director: "Green Lantern"
Sony Pictures Imageworks
February 2011 - June 2011
Culver City CA
Member of the Artist Support/Artist Pipeline group (ASAP)
* Create, develop and refine all technical aspects of the Maya animation production pipeline.
* Develop and support procedures and tools to allow for a streamlined and efficient animation pipeline consisting of rigging, animation, simulation, props, layout, cameras, plates, geometry conversions, and general shot asset management.
Animation Layout & Support Supervisor: "Red Riding Hood"
Rhythm & Hues Studios
June 2010 - February 2011
Animation Layout & Support TD: "Hop"
Rhythm & Hues Studios
March 2010 - February 2011
Animation Layout & Support Supervisor: "Knight and Day"
Rhythm & Hues Studios
February 2010 - August 2010
Work directly with the other supervisors throughout the VFX pipeline, from Tracking, Bg Prep, Modeling and Rigging, through to Tech Anim, Lighting, FX and Compositing, to anticipate and alleviate any issues or bottlenecks as shots move through the pipeline.
Additionally responsible for providing to the production director, man-hour estimates for all shots moving through Layout.
Animation Layout & Support Lead TD: "Marmaduke"
Rhythm & Hues Studios
December 2009 - June 2010
Animation Layout & Support Supervisor, "Cabin in the Woods"
Rhythm & Hues Studios
May 2009 - January 2010
This position reports to the Animation Director, animation supervisor and animation leads.
Animation Layout & Support TD
Rhythm & Hues Studios
January 2007 - May 2009
Generally, Animation Layout facilitates the smooth flow of shots through the layout dept & animation pipeline, providing technical support for all of animation and all dept's dealing with animation, helping to alleviate some of the Animator Supervisor's, leads and animators technical responsibilities.
Specifically, Animation Layout is responsible for verifying all elements needed for a production ready animation file. When all pertinent tracking data, Bg plates, sound, rotos, etc. are ready, Animation Layout will setup all Animation Files to achieve a consistent production standard, facilitate the smooth flow of all animation scene files through the production pipeline, and handle technical requests from animators, effects, lighting, tech anim and production personnel.
I am additionally responsible for custom animation tool programming.
“Aliens in the Attic”
“The Incredible Hulk”
“Alvin and the Chipmunks”
“The Golden Compass”
“Evan Almighty”
Applications Engineer
Various Engineering Software Companies
January 1999 - June 2006
Signal & Power Integrity specialist in the Electronics-Design-Automation (EDA) Industry.
