Mark Wendell

Work History

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  3D Artist Manager

  Mass Virtual

  May 2024 - Present

  Orlando, FL
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  Creative Technologist

  Freelance

  January 2023 - Present

  Working with a variety of startups on Experience Design, Creative Tech, XR, and Immersive Entertainment. Available to discuss new projects!
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  Advisory Board Member

  Sound Objects

  December 2022 - Present

  Remote
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  Senior Digital Artist

  Preymaker

  May 2023 - August 2023

  New York, United States · Hybrid

  High-end product CG lookdev, lighting, pipeline work. Maya, Arnold, Nuke, Houdini.
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  Director, Experience Design Studio

  Meow Wolf

  January 2022 - January 2023

  Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
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  Director of Creative Technology

  WarnerMedia

  February 2020 - January 2022

  New York, United States

  Wearer of many hats at the new WarnerMedia Innovation Lab in Manhattan.
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  VFX Pipeline Architect

  HBO

  August 2018 - February 2020
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  CG Supervisor

  HBO

  April 2018 - August 2018

  Manage and design 3D VFX workflows; partner with productions to ensure efficient 3D asset management and deliveries; partner with marketing and other groups to deliver VFX assets; lead on various in-house R&D projects including emergent tech and VR/AR.
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  CG Supervisor, VR/AR

  Lytro

  July 2017 - March 2018

  Mountain View, CA

  Technical leadership on game-engine integration of lightfield technology. Comp artist on AIS-awarded Sensations of Sound. Develop methods for converting lightfields to various 3D formats for playback on a range of devices, including mobile. Guide post-production team in all aspects of 3D integration with lightfield technology.

• CG Supervisor

  JTS Productions

  June 2016 - June 2017

  New Jersey

  Fast-turnaround animation tech startup for Jon Stewart/HBO, focusing on multi-platform delivery.
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  CG Supervisor

  Image Engine

  2012 - June 2016

  Vancouver, Canada Area

  Technical leadership for multiple film and television projects. CG supe on White House Down, Chappie, Game of Thrones. Hands-on lighting, layout, lookdev, effects, technical animation, pipeline software dev, technology management and development, team management, artistic supervision. Deep involvement in maya, houdini, gaffer, python, nuke, shotgun, asset management.

  
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  Effects Supervisor

  Digital Domain

  2012 - October 2012

  Port St. Lucie Florida

  Heading up the effects department for Legend of Tembo at DDMG in Florida.
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  Digital Effects Supervisor

  Rising Sun Pictures

  April 2010 - July 2012

  Digital Effects Supervision for "Bee Chase" sequence on Journey2: Mysterious Island. Oversaw expansion of layout and camera pipeline, stereo workflow, massive asset build and lookdev for photoreal digital jungle and characters. On-set supervision for "Bee Chase" sequence.
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  Sequence Supervisor

  Rising Sun Pictures

  April 2010 - December 2010

  Adelaide, Australia

  CG supervision for 'Dementors' sequences in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt 1

  

  

  

  
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  Senior Lighting TD

  Sony Pictures Animation

  December 2006 - May 2008

  lighting/compositing
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  senior lighting technical director

  Sony Pictures Animation

  2006 - April 2008

  lighting/compositing plus pipeline tools
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  CG Supervisor

  DreamWorks Animation

  2001 - 2006

  CG supervision on Sharktale and Flushed Away, plus Madagascan Penguin's Christmas Tale, and marketing materials.

• CG Supervisor

  Pacific Data Image (PDI)

  1998 - 2001

  CG supervision on Shrek. Also suped at PDI-CAFE on Evolution.

• Senior FX TD

  Santa Barbara Studios

  1992 - 1998

  light, comp, effects, lookdev, team lead

• Programmer Analyst

  UCSB

  1990 - 1992

  General IT consultation, programming, graphics, training, documentation, trouble-shooting, systems, etc for the Neuroscience Computer Lab at UCSB.