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Objective:

To apply my Fine Arts training and wide production experience in a Film, Game, or Television environment where I can collaborate in the production of high quality 3D Visual FX, Mechanical & Organic Models, Textures, Lighting, Animation, etc.. I'm also interested in Hair Systems, Styling & Dynamic Simulations.

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Work History:

Hair Grooms & Dynamics, Digital Domain Commercials: April - May 2013
Created assets and dynamics assets for two E3 Trailers for Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment.

Final Shot Grooms using "Sampson 1", dynamics & character interaction using Maya Hair Dynamics & implicit surfaces
Hand animation of lattice deformers for art directed hair motions

Freelance Character Animation, Dialated Pixels: September - October 2012
Animated shots for two SyFy TV Movies in the span of about a month. Created character animation for:

Winged Terror (2013 TV, Monkey Bat)
Heebie Jeebies (2013 TV, Multiple Fused Miners with a vortex in their chest)

Hair & Cloth TD, 'Arthur Christmas', Sony Imageworks: February – August 2011
Used Maya and learned Proprietary Pipeline Tools (Tango, Katana, Custom Plugins, etc.), to produce:

Final shot grooms, dynamics & character interaction for hair / fur
Animated cloth & props using Tango, nCloth or hand cluster animation
XML wedges for aesthetic control of cloth simulations

Freelance Shave & Haircut TD, Dilated Pixels: April – September 2010
Created hair styles & nForce dynamic simulations for 3 characters in an E3 game Trailer for Warner Bros.: a Mage, Elf & Dwarf. Duties included:

Creating all maps and initial curves for CG hairstyles in Maya
Texturing, Lighting Rigs, Final Shot Lighting & Rendering with motion vector passes via Mental Ray

Replaced a Maya TD who quit & said what we were trying to accomplish, was doomed to fail. Took over his responsibilities to move project foward.

CG Hair Modeler, 'TRON: Legacy', Digital Domain: December 2008 - March 2009
Responsible for preliminary hair styling and R&D for fuller 1980's styles. Duties include:

Creating base maps and initial curves for preliminary CG hairstyles
Experimenting with radically varying styles to work around Mental Ray Hair primitive issues
Worked with TD's to aid testing updates & improvements to proprietary hair system

Encouraged Studio to add radial fiber distribution code to 'Guide Profiles' in hair system, greatly improving naturalism at higher fiber densities.

CG Hair Stylist, 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons', Digital Domain: May 2007 — August 2008
Responsible for styling hair for 'Buttons' Head Replacement Shots. Duties include:

Creating base maps and initial curves / settings for almost all "Buttons" CG hairstyles
Creating Age and Shot Specific Variations as per Supervisor input (Over 70+)
Worked with TD's to aid planning & testing of new proprietary hair system

The Hair Team's dedication, persistence & attention to detail, combined with the rest of the awesome Buttons Crew; helped win a VFX Oscar in 2009. All this, while still being in the black and delivering content on time.

Freelance VFX Artist, Commercial Division, Digital Domain: August 2004 — May 2008
Responsible for modeling, lighting and special effects. Duties include:

Modeling & texturing digital props, characters, sets or environments
HDRI scene color & Lighting
primary and secondary animation, including camera work
Creation of hair styles or fur for characters, or hair systems within CG environments

Efficient organization and drive allowed me to consistently deliver high quality content, satisfying demands by both my CG Supervisors & their Clients. This helped propel the commercial division into record profits back when the film side was underutilized.

Visual F/X Animator, Foundation Imaging: August 1999 — Sept 2002
Responsible for character animation, lighting and special effects. Duties include:

Creating timing breakdowns from story boards, animatics and audio elements
Hand keying characters, vehicles or effects elements
Audio breakdown for lip sync
Primary camera animation for all shots
Hand Keying emotive facial performances and lip sync from audio
Directing Motion Capture performances
Mocap Motion Cleanup and Scene Assembly in Lightwave
Organic and Mechanical Modeling & Texturing
IK bone structures and Mocap Skeletons
Technical Direction for final shot lighting and Special FX
Interface Design (SST:Roughnecks)
Creating hair or fur FX for characters (Max Steel, Dan Dare, Sky Jammers)
Coordinating production between separate teams for continuity

Television production includes 7 episodes of the Emmy nominated show, "Roughneck Chronicles" for Sony / TriStar, 3 of "Max Steel" Season 1, 4 of "Max Steel" Season 2, and 3 episodes of "Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future". Shows were created in record time, to meet demanding client production schedules.

Computer Skills:

Apps include: Maya, Modo, Lightwave, ZBrush, Photoshop, etc.. Platforms include: Linux, Windows or OS X environments.

Education:

Associates in Specialized Technology Degree: Computer Animation & Multimedia,
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, December 1997. GPA 3.5

Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2D Studies. Emphasis on Painting, and Computer Graphics.
Bowling Green State University, December 1992. GPA 3.43
Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society

Interests and Activities:

Drawing, Modeling, Creative Writing, Movies, Cartoons, Character Animation, Segways, Theremins, Cello

References:

Available upon request.