LAIKA – Hillsboro, OR                                                  July 2010 –  Present
CG Rigger {Rapid Prototype Dept}

• Setup and maintained dynamic facial rigging systems on numerous lead characters for a stop-motion feature film
• Layered facial systems incorporates  cluster driven joint constrained to a muscle system (Maya)
• Collaborative work environment that required constant support and end product success communication from beginning to end of asset life cycle
• Worked within tedious real world precision and limitations as animations created from rigs were printed in 3D
• Based in MEL scripted rigging pipeline/environment
• Established and scripted quick body (biped) rigging pipeline for fast turn-around to development
• Evaluate rapid prototype prints, troubleshoot errors, and execute fixes within rigs for overall or specific solutions.

Projects: : ParaNorman (08-17-2012 release)

CafeFX – Santa Maria, CA                                                  Dec. 2008 – Feb. 2010
Rigging Technical Director

· Responsible for character/prop rig creation and maintenance
· Adapted script based rig builds (MEL) to adjust for unique characters
· Developed pipeline tools (MEL and Python):

-Sanity checks for publishing assets
-Version checking and HUD for Lighting/Cloth/Animation
-Stereo3D camera rig attribute additions

· Provided constant technical support to animation department
· Assisted with rigging and ran simulations for cloth assets

Projects: Alice in Wonderland, G-Force Promos, G.I. Joe

Pendulum Studios – San Diego, CA                                  Feb. 2008 – Dec. 2008
3D Technical Director

· Created character/prop rigs and intuitive control systems
· Developed Save/Open pipeline tool that streamlined asset hand-off
(Python)
· Provided rigs that could integrate key frame and mocap animation
· Created/Texture/Light Unreal level for GDC presentation
· Worked closely with Animation Department to provide technical support
· Performed cloth simulations for numerous shots

Projects: Red Faction: Guerrilla cinematics, Golden Axe: Beast Rider cinematics

Technical Skills:

Software: Maya, 3D Studio Max, Unreal Engine, Photoshop, Illustrator, Fusion, Shake, After Effects, Final Cut Pro
Languages: MEL, Python, C/C++, HTML, Java, PHP

Education:

Full Sail University                                                         Winter Park, FL December 2007
Bachelors of Science in Computer Animation

Florida Southern College                                                Lakeland, FL April 2005
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science