Kyle Long

Work History

• Software Engineer

  PocketList

  November 2019 - Present

  Remote
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  FX Technical Director

  Industrial Light & Magic

  January 2015 - October 2018
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  Production Engineer

  Industrial Light & Magic

  June 2013 - January 2015

  San Francisco Bay Area

  - Developed and maintained pipeline tools and artist facing software.
  - Front line pipeline and tools support for entire facility.
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  Assistant Technical Director (Feature Animation)

  Lucasfilm Animation

  September 2010 - May 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area

  - Pipeline engineering and tools development
  - Developed and maintained editorial pipeline & work flow
  - Production and technical support.
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  Technical Assistant/Assistant Technical Director (Image Unit)

  Lucasfilm Animation

  December 2007 - September 2010

  San Francisco Bay Area

  - Special pose lighter and compositor for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars Image Unit.
  - Modified, trouble shot, and fixed Maya scenes (rigs, cloth/particle sims, textures, UV mapping).
  - Provided production and technical support to the Image Unit.
  - Standardized and improved work flow through problem solving and script writing.
  - Delivered images for PR, marketing, and licensing.
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  CG Artist

  Studio AMD

  August 2006 - November 2007

  Providence, Rhode Island Area

  - Took projects from start to finish through interpreting blueprints, modeling buildings/furniture, texturing, lighting, rendering, and compositing/finishing in Photoshop.