About Me
With over 15 years of film experience, I have worked in various departments throughout a production pipeline, including modeling, shading, fur grooming, lighting, rendering and compositing. The recent rise of real time technology brought me into the gaming industry and a world of learning opportunities, where I make new discoveries everyday.
Current focus weighs heavily on lighting, lighting in budget, rendering, compositing and scripting.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dreamworks Animation Studios
Lead lighter
01/2023- current
Responsible for translating art keys/reference material into 3D in a given sequence. Main tasks include designing and building sequence wide light rig, set up sequence wide comp template, cross department troubleshooting and coordination, and taking shots from beginning to finish. Other tasks include helping fellow artists troubleshoot shot issues, establish cross department communication, and help ensure sequence deadline is met.
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
- Kung Fu Panda 4
Dreamworks Animation Studios
Lighting artist
10/2019 - CURRENT
Responsible for shot lighting, rendering, and compositing. Other tasks include light rig building,template building, sequence rig setup and troubleshooting/debugging.
- Trolls World Tour - Marketing
- The Croods: A New Age
- Boss Baby: Family Business
- Trolls Holiday in Harmony
- The Bad Guys
- The Bad Guys: The Maraschino Ruby
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
- Puss in Boots: The Trident
- Trolls Band Together
- The Wild Robot
Respawn entertainment
Lighting artist
11/2018 - 10/2019
Responsible for real time lighting in level and in cinematics. Other responsibilities include keeping lighting within performance budget, work through level transitions and general debugging and troubleshooting.
- Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Weta digital
Lighting TD
01/2017 - 09/2018
Responsible for shot lighting, rendering, pre-comping and passing elements off to compositors. Other tasks include light rig building,template building, sequence rig setup and troubleshooting/debugging.
- Wonder Woman
- Justice League
- Battle Angel Alita
dreamworks animation tv
Lighting lead
06/2014 - 12/2016
Responsible for setting up master lighting on sets and main characters. Other responsibilities include situational rig R&D, creating demo comps, gizmo design and creation, proficiency tool development, lookdev, troubleshooting and file setup for partner studios.
- Netflix Exclusive: The Adventure of Puss in Boots
moonbot studios
Generalist
01/2014 - 03/2014
Responsibilities ranged from beginning to the end of the pipeline, tasks included modeling, texturing, shading, lighting, rendering and compositing, with heavy focus on lighting, rendering and compositing.
- Dolby Atmos: Silent
Sony imageworks
lighting td
03/2013 - 11/2013
Responsible for lighting and pre-composite/composite CG generated elements into a shot. Also responsible for stereo conversion on animation features.
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Revenge of the Leftovers
- Edge of Tomorrow
Rhythm & Hues
lighting td
07/2012 - 02/2013
Responsible for lighting and pre-composite CG generated elements for live action plate integration. Also contributed to prototyping PyQT Gui interface for shot submission.
- Life of Pi
- Grown Ups 2
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Reelfx studios
generalist
04/2006 - 02/2008
08/2009 - 07/2012
Responsibilities ranged from beginning to the end of the pipeline, with heavy focus on modeling, lighting, rendering, compositing and stereo compositing. Also contributed to set dressing and shot layouts, generating Maya paintFX, texturing, hair generation and grooming, and R&D Nuke efficiency tools through Python scripting
- Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
- Radio City Rockettes: 2011 Christmas Spectacular
- Looney Tunes: Daffy's Rhapsody
- Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
- Open Season 3
- Universal The Simpsons Ride
- Open Season 2
- Snow 2: Brain Freeze
- American Greetings: Tinpo
SKILLS
EDUCATION
University of texas - dallas
- Bachelor of Fine Arts: 2003 - 2006
- Master of Fine Arts: 2006 - 2008