OBJECTIVE:
~To exceed expectations, and create objects and dynamics that blur the lines of reality.
EXPERIENCE:
Disney Animation, Burbank, CA
February 2012 - October 2013
Tech Anim T.D.
The Frozen - Cleaned up the geometry and simulated the hair and cloth for many of the characters. Also simulated and cleaned up ropes and branches for many shots.
Wreck-it Ralph Cleaned up the geometry and simulated the hair and cloth for many of the characters.
Sony Pictures Imageworks, Culver City, CA
June 2008 -April 2011
Cloth and Hair T.D.
The Smurfs - Set up characters for both cloth and hair. Simulated the hair and cloth for Smurfette and a few other smurfs.
Alice in Wonderland Simulated the hair and cloth for many of the characters..
G-Force - Simulated the hair for all the characters.
Digital Domain, Venice, CA
October 2007 - May 2008
Hair T.D.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Ran dynamics on a number of shots. Helped groom hair for a number of shots.
The Mummy 3 - Groomed a majority of the hair for the mummies.
A Coke Ad - Helped out on the hair for a coke ad.
Sony
Pictures Imageworks, Culver City, CA
July 2005 ? October 2007
Cloth and Hair T.D.
Beowulf - Groomed characters, animals, and costumes. Ran dynamics on a number of shots.
Open
Season
- Simulated the hair and cloth for a number of human and woodland
characters.
Chronicles of Narnia; The Lion, The Witch, And The Wardrobe - Created realistic moving hair/fur for the Beavers, Wolves, and Fox. Manually animated the hair to look like it was colliding with other characters and themselves. Collaborated on the look of the chainmail for Mr. Beaver.
Super78,
Los Angeles, CA
June
2004 - February 2005
Modeler,
Texture Artist, Cloth and Hair T.D., VFX T.D.
Curse
Of The DarKastle - Created characters, props, and sets for a theme park ride. Created
the look of the heavy leather cape and the main characters hair.
Work on some visual effects, including the ghost look and smoke, and
debris from crashing rocks.
Lowry
Digital Images, Burbank, CA
March
2004 - June 2004
Artist
Restoring
old movies such as; Star Wars episodes 4 thru 6, Bambi,
Thunderball, View to a Kill, The World Is Not
Enough, and assorted Disney Nature Series films
TigarHare
Studios, Sherman Oaks, CA
June
2003 - July 2003
Cloth
Dynamics Artist
Dungeons
& Dragons: Temple Of Elemental Evil - Created realistic moving cloth on characters for a
game cinematic using Stitch and SimCloth.
3D
Bob Productions, Burbank, CA
August
2002 - June 2003
Head
of the Cloth and Hair Dynamics Department, Modeler, and Texture
Artist
The
Godman
- Created characters, props, and sets using 3ds Max. Supervised the Cloth and Hair department with 20 employees,
using Stitch and SimCloth.
E-Glass
Inc., Van Nuys, CA
January
2002 - April 2002
Freelance
3d Modeler
Created
3d images of jewelry from concept drawings: for such people as Lenny
Kravitz, Christina Aguilera, and Diane Warren.
StudioWorks
Inc., St. Louis, MO
August
2000 - January 2001
3d
Artist / Graphics Artist
Designed
and created 3d animations for video editing, using Maya. Created
video graphics, web pages, and graphic design elements: for such
clients as, The Untied States Post Office and Anheuser-Bush.
EDUCATION:
Savannah
College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
July
2000
Bachelors
of Fine Arts in 3d Computer Animation