Employment History

Sony Pictures Imageworks   2003-present

 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs / Final Layout
 ·Created final cameras moves based on mood of shot
 ·Responsible for continuity and proper use of environments

 G-Force - Rough/Final Layout
 ·Created camera and character blocking using storyboards for all CG shots
 ·Modified blocking from action shots for better Stereo-Optic effect
 ·Reconstructed Matchmove cameras for stronger character placement
 ·Created smooth hybrid transition shots from a Matchmove camera to an all CG camera

 The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian - Animation Support
 ·Provided assistance to animators by switching MPC rigs to Sony rigs
 ·Created new tools for set-up outside of Imageworks Pipeline
 ·Checked quality and functionality of swapped rigs from Sony to MPC

 Beowulf - (3D Conversion) Lighting T.D. / Compositor / Layout Artist
 ·Reconstructed 2D images to 3D stereo-optic imagery
 ·Managed data from diverse databases
 ·Color correction and compositing tasks were used to achieve a proper stereo-optic image
 ·Set dressed several shots for stronger visual composition
 ·Responsible for continuity and proper use of environments

 Surf´s Up - Layout Artist
 ·Hand operated several cameras and created water buoyancy cameras
 ·Set dressed several shots for stronger visual composition
 ·Responsible for continuity and proper use of environments.

 Monster House - Layout Artist / Integrator
 ·Integrated, tweaked motion-capture character data for animation rigs
 ·Quality checked continuity and corrected animation on hundreds of shots

 Polar Express - Layout Artist
 ·Set dressed several shots for stronger composition
 ·Continuity Checked  Haunted Mansion - Matchmover
 ·Created Quality Cameras using live Action film plates for animation and smoke effects

Centropolis Effects   2001-2003

 Willard - Matchmover
 ·Created Quality Cameras using live Action film for rat flocking animation

 Open Range - Matchmover
 ·Created Quality Cameras using live Action film for Background Image reprojections

 The Scorpion King - Matchmover
 ·Created Quality Cameras using live Action film for ant flocking animation
 ·3D Rotomotion of actors for sword Addition

 Eight Legged Freaks - Matchmover
 ·Created Cameras using live Action film for Spider animation and FX Goo
 ·3D rotomotion for shadow casting

 Rose Red(mini) - Matchmover
 ·Created Cameras using live Action film to create flash light 3D rotomotion and light casting

 KPAX-data i/o
 ·Responsible for Data Archiving, space and Render Processing management

Software Experience

Shake, Combustion, After Effects, A|W Maya Unlimited,Boujou 4, Elastic Reality,
Photoshop CS, Premiere Pro, Word, Excel,PfTrack, FileMaker,UNIX, HTML, Pro
Kaydara MotionBuilder, network/operating systems (Windows, Linux, and Mac OS). Retimer, Matchmover, Sony Proprietary Software.

Education


 The Art Institute of Los Angeles (1999)
 · Associate of Science in Computer Animation (with merit)

 Pasadena City College(1997)
 ·Completed 12 art units (Art and Design Fundamentals)

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