Resume

Membrane Development Specialists
3D / Motion Graphic Artist / Web Development / Branding - Sept. 2013 - Current

Responsibilities: Design and develop new web presence and branding. Translate technical patents and R&D into easy to understand videos using 2D/3D animations, motion graphics, videos and 3D models. 

Caustic Graphics / Imagination Technologies
3D Artist - Mar. 2011 - Sept. 2013
Project: Caustic Visualizer for Maya
Responsibilities:  Design and bulld complex scenes to test and demonstrate Caustic Visualizer Ray-tracing viewport and rendering plug-in. Create and host video tutorials and was lead presenter/artist at various trade-shows/venues. Promoted the OpenRL API.

Total Media Group
Motion Graphics / Editing / Visual Effects Artist - Feb 2011 - Aug. 2013
Projects: Various Clients
Responsibilities:  Editor, Motion Graphics, Color Corrector, Compositor

Wells Fargo
3D / Motion Graphics /Flash Artist - April 2013 - Sept. 2013
Projects: Stop Motion Style Animation and Web banner advertising
Responsibilities:  Creative Director, 3D Modeling, Surfacing, Lighting, Rigging, Animator, Rendering, Editor, Motion Graphics, Color Corrector, Compositor, Flash, Retouching / Cleanup

Pacific Digital Image
Motion Graphics - May 2011 - Dec. 2012
Projects: Various Advertising Agencies
Responsibilities: VFX Supervisor, Lead 2D/3D Compositor, 3D Generalist, Retouching, Layout Design, Motion Graphics, Color Corrector

Elastic Creative
Visual Effects Artist - Apr. 2011
Project:  EMC2
Responsibilities:  Layout Composition, Compositor, Rotoscoping, Match Moving, Rig Removal, Motion Graphics, Color Corrector, Surfacing

Westernized Productions / Rough House
Visual Effects Artist - Nov. 2010
Project:  Corning Glass     
Responsibilities:  Compositor, Rotoscoping, Match Moving, Rig Removal, Motion Graphics, Modeling, Surfacing, Lighting, Rendering 

EVEO Inc.
Visual Effects Supervisor / Lead Editor - Aug. 2004 - Oct. 2010
Projects: Medical Media Marketing for over 100 brands including Johnson & Johnson, Genentech, Novartis, GSK, and Pfizer.
Responsibilities: On Set VFX Supervisor, Lead Compositor, Match Moving, Motion Graphics, Stereoscopy, Color Corrector, Editor, Blu-Ray/DVD Authoring, Advanced Encoding, Maya Generalist, MEL Scripting   

Bay Area Video Coalition
Instructor - Dec. 2008 - Apr. 2009
Responsibilities:  Instruction of Compression and Codecs class and Advanced DVD Authoring focusing on DVD Studio Pro.

Sony
Visual Effects Artist - Mar. 2005 - Apr. 2005
Project:  Tori Amos - “Sleeps with Butterflies” (Music Video)
Responsibilities:  Compositor, Match Moving, Rig Removal, Keying, Modeling, Surfacing, Animator, Lighting, Rendering 

Media Box
Visual Effects Supervisor / Editor / Partner - May 2002 - Sept. 2004
Projects: Various Commercial Clients    
Responsibilities:  Design, Editor, Compositor, Match Moving, 3D Generalist, Motion Graphics, DVD Authoring

Playground
Visual Effects Artist - Apr. 2002 - Apr. 2002
Project: Tommy Lee - "Hold Me Down" (Music Video)
Responsibilities:  Compositor, Match Moving, Rig Removal, Color Corrector

Academy of Art University
Lab Supervisor / Instructor / Sys Admin - Jan. 2000 - May. 2002
Responsibilities:  Supervise CGI Lab of 20 employees, 1500+ students and 200+ computers (SGI, Mac, PC). Set-up and maintain Smoke/Flame suites. Instruct classes in Flame, Maya, Shake, and Unix. System/Network admin.