Forecast upcoming work & internal Budgeting needs; Acquire Clients; Bid VFX for Episodic & Feature projects; Lead client presentations; Develop efficient workflows to maintain client delivery schedules; Direct artists based on Client’s needs & budget; Manage project databases; Interview & Supervise VFX Dept personnel; Oversee and approve all work going through the department
FEATURES:
Zoolander 2, Swiss Army Man, Love the Coopers, About Ray, Let Me Make You a Martyr
EPISODIC TV:
Vinyl (S1)
Head of Production, VFX Supervising Producer, & Compositing Supervisor
Encore VFX
January 2012 - April 2016
Supervise and organize all work going in and out of the Encore VFX division in NY.
Create, manage, schedule, and budget workflows for VFX (Features & Episodic) in conjunction with clients needs and Deluxe/Company3 facility services.
Also, Lead Artist and VFX Supervisor for all projects.
FEATURES:
Bessie, The DUFF, The Great Despair, Meadowland, Miles Ahead, Hillsong, Max, The Cobbler, Mortdecai, Let's Be Cops, Foxcatcher, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, Sunlight Jr, Girl Most Likely,...
EPISODIC TV:
Marco Polo (S1), True Detective (S1), Mysteries of Laura (S1-2), Orange is the New Black (S4), Texas Rising (S1), Scorpion (S1), Extant (S1), Under the Dome (S2), Manhattan Love Story (S1), Labrats (S4), Alpha House (S1), Revenge (S2,4), Hawaii Five-O (S3-4), Blue Bloods (S2-4), Treme (S3), In Plain Sight (S5)
VFX Supervising Producer
Encore VFX
January 2012 - April 2016
Supervise and organize all work going in and out of the Encore VFX division in NY.
Create, manage, schedule, and budget workflows for VFX (Features & Episodic) in conjunction with clients needs and Deluxe NY facility's services.
Also, Lead Artist and VFX Supervisor for all projects.
FEATURES:
Let's Be Cops, Foxcatcher, Wish I Was Here, The Harvest, The Better Angels, The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete, The English Teacher, Sunlight Jr, Girl Most Likely,...
EPISODIC TV:
True Detective (S1), Extant (S1), Under the Dome (S2), Alpha House (S1), Rev
Project Manager, Dailies Department
Deluxe Entertainment
March 2010 - April 2016
Create, manage, schedule, and budget workflows for Dailies (Features & TV) in conjunction with clients needs and Deluxe/Company3 facility services.
FEATURES:
The Bourne Legacy, Men In Black III, Premium Rush, Young Adult, various Ken Burns projects (Central Park Five, Dust Bowl, The Roosevelt's, Vietnam), Cosby Doc...
EPISODIC TV:
Treme (S2-4), Pan Am (S1)
Project Manager, Dailies Department
Deluxe Laboratories
March 2010 - April 2016
Create, manage, schedule, and budget workflows for Dailies (Features & TV, short and long format projects) in conjunction with clients needs and Deluxe facility's services.
FEATURES:
The Bourne Legacy, Men In Black III, Premium Rush, Young Adult, various Ken Burns projects (Central Park Five, Dust Bowl), Cosby Doc...
EPISODIC TV:
Treme (Season 2-4), Pan Am (Season 1)
Digital Artist Supervisor
Custom Film Effects
May 2001 - August 2009
Digital Compositor on 130+ feature films. As Department Supervisor/Coordinator, supervise and organize all work going in and out of the digital department.
Also, Digital Compositor for all projects.
Projects include (see imdb for full list):
Tropic Thunder, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Chicago, Gangs of New York, The Reader, The Lookout, Sideways, The Notebook, The Devil Wears Prada, A Dirty Shame, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Phone Booth, Far From Heaven, Blue Crush, Stuck on You, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Elf, Shanghai Knights,...
Freelance Visual Effects Artist
Zep Tepi Entertainment
March 2008 - April 2008
Freelance VFX Artist for independent films
Freelance Visual Effects Artist
Straighty180
2008 - 2008
Freelance VFX Artist for music videos
Freelance Visual Effects Artist
Dream Up Productions
2006 - 2008
Freelance VFX Artist for independent films
Freelance Visual Effects Artist
LP Productions
2004 - 2006
Freelance VFX Artist for independent films
Film Post Production/Editing Teaching Assistant
Ithaca College
August 2000 - May 2001
Assist Prof. Rob Hahn in teaching 2nd-3rd year students equipment usage, correct editing preparations, and their critique work
Manager of Telecom Equipment Facility (PPECS)
Ithaca College
January 1999 - May 2001
Supervise staff in sales department, lead training workshops and function check film/photo/video equipment, and create weekly work schedule
On-Set Production Manager and Post Production Film Editor
Ithaca College
August 1997 - May 2001
Production Manager and Editor for 30+ short films shot throughout New York State