Ozan Serim

Ozan Serim

Project Manager at Pixar Animation Studios

Technical Director

San Francisco, CA

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Production Support

La Noria (2018)

Project Manager

Monsters University (2013)

Project Manager

Brave (2012)

Cars 2 (2011)

Project Manager

Toy Story 3 (2010)

A motivated and creative professional with a strong background in product management, project management, animation production, computer graphics, software requirements and software development

A dynamic, resourceful and results-driven individual with strong communication skills, a passion to help people and a proven ability to deliver innovative solutions to challenging problems under tight project deadlines
Work History

  • Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

    Tribe VR

    January 2018 - Present
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Leading the development of a virtual reality experience that allows people to learn, create, and share music.

  • Toastmaster

    February 2014 - Present

  • High Fidelity

    April 2014 - January 2018

  • Technical Director

    High Fidelity, Inc.

    April 2014 - 2018
    San Francisco Bay Area

    Summary
    - Content lead for the facial and body animation system
    - Built VR content including avatars, environments, props, animation and interactive experiences
    - Led the implementation of photo-real scanned avatars from high-res geometry and textures to rigged VR avatars
    - Produced immersive experiences for media franchises including Power Rangers, Dragon Ball Z and others.
    - Responsible for leveraging content partnerships and supporting user community.

  • Project Manager

    Pixar

    January 2009 - April 2014

    - Project manager for the implementation of the Pixar animation system.
    - Work closely with the engineers and supervisors to rollout of the new features and handle support issues.
    - Lead daily scrums, weekly patch releases and bi-weekly sprints.
    - Facilitate communication and collaboration across development teams.

  • Technical Artist

    Pixar

    December 2012 - November 2013

    Animation generalist with a range of experience including:
    - Character Modeling & Rigging
    - Layout, Staging and Animation
    - Set Dressing
    - Motion Capture Integration
    - Shot/Asset Management
    - Pipeline Support
    - Python Scripting

  • Freelance Producer

    Mamanijo

    May 2011 - September 2012

    Managed the inception and implementation of the interactive storybook proof-of-concept.

  • Senior Product Manager

    liveBooks

    July 2008 - November 2008

    Key Achievements
    - Managed the design, requirements and implementation of a new corporate blog which serves as the foundation for the company’s online community strategy

    - Managed the requirements and specifications for a mission critical e-commerce system

  • Co-Founder and Chief Designer

    Ravenflow

    January 2000 - February 2008

    Key Achievements
    - Co-founded a successful software company, called Ravenflow, which is now the leader in requirements definition

    - Created and designed the Ravenflow product which automatically translates use case text into activity diagrams

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Education

  • Animation Mentor

    2011 - 2012

  • San Francisco Art Institute

    1993 - 1997

  • Stanford University

    1996 - 1996

  • American School in London

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