Professional info
 

     For the last 15 years, I've been involved with the look development and creative departments in VFX and Animation studios.  I love the creation process and thrive off team collaboration.  I've always been inspired by visual details, so it is only natural that I have established myself in the Look Dev/Surfacing Department.   Concept to creation is the name of the game and surfacing has allowed me to participate with almost all spectrums of this production.  Finessing shader properties and painting texture quality to achieve the most resolution and appealing result on screen is my forte.  Environments, Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Props, and Characters,.......I'll help create and put the finishing touches on all.                                                                                                                                   

Work experience
 

Dreamworks Animation

Look Development Supervisor

Environment Surfacing Lead

Department Chair

PipeX Surfacing Lead

May 2010 – Present

Croods 2, How to Train Your Dragon 3, Trolls Holiday Special, Larrikins, Boss Baby, Kung Fu Panda 3, Penguins, Home, The Croods, & Puss in Boots



Asylum Visual Effects

Texture Artist

​​Jan 2008 - June 2008  &  Oct 2009 - May 2010 ​

Benjamin Button, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Verizon Droid Commercial, &​

Prince of Persia



Rareform Productions

​Texture and Lighting Artist

July 2009 - Sept 2009 

Digital artist for short film, "Wallenda



Rhythm and Hues

Texture TD

July 2008 - May 2009

Land of the Lost, Night at the Museum 2, & Cirque Du Freak



Gentle Giant Studios

Nex Gen Character Development

July 2007 - Jan 2008

Nex Gen release--Golden Axe: Beast Rider

-Character and creature workflow: consists of building game mesh on ZBrush sculpt and detailing with in game texture maps. (color, spec, normal, amb occ).
-Resurfacing scans for feature films and toy products

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Look FX

Matte Painter & Roto Artist

March 2006 - Dec 2006

Rotoscoped on Pirates of the Carribean 2, Rocky Balboa, and Nightmare before Christmas. Provided matte painting for NASA simulation ride.

Sony Imageworks

Dustbuster

Sept 2005 - Dec 2005

Dustbuster on Ghost Rider and invested time in their in house training with Maya and animation.