Austin Piko Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California, United States

Colorado, United States

• Have worked with the team on multiple contract jobs over the years.
• 3D modeled and animated props and characters for commercial scenes.
• 2D animated graphics in Adobe After Effects.
• Scripted animations in both Maya and After Effects to create procedural animations.
• Managed cloud farm renders for errors and would troubleshoot files to solve them.
• Cleaned up and animated motion capture footage for heavy dialogue sequences.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• VFX Production Coordinator in the fast-paced environment of commercial spots and small film projects.
• Owned short-term planning and day to day management of the project and team.
• Provided teams with detailed feedback and reports from the clients and creative directors
• Worked to improve the project efficiency and gave creative input where possible.
• Incorporated new practices from previous projects to increase the success of future ones.
• Kept longer term projects moving forward when possible and provided weekly updates.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Credited on Blackpanther: Wakanda Forever and The Last of Us TV Series
• Managed dozens of tasks and responsibilities at a time with conflicting priorities
• Helped design and ideate on a new outsource workflow. This was later implemented company wide.
• Communicated and coordinated efficiently across departments in a timely manner
• Collaborated closely with production managers to flag potential problems/solutions for the project
• Created regular status reports and schedules for multiple departments

Orange County, California, United States

• Worked with the director and producer to bring shots in need of visual effects in line with their vision for the film.
• Created and stuck to a timeline so the producer could quickly check progress and see weekly updates.
• Used After Effects to composite live action footage with effects and backgrounds.
• Rotoscoped characters, animals, and environment pieces off of footage.
• Keyed dozens of green screen shots to add in backgrounds or characters.
• Created particle effects for fire and "holy wisps" that matched the tone of the film.

Orange County, California Area

• Maintained 100+ computers through service and maintenance.
• Provided tech support and solutions for students and staff to maintain smooth operations.
• Created schedules and managed other lab assistants to form a cohesive unit.
• Managed the render farm and helped students and staff troubleshoot rendering errors.

• Modeled, rigged, animated, and composited a CG character into live action scenes.
• Cleaned up motion capture data and applied it to CG characters.
• Keyed, composited, and applied art filters to live action shots to achieve a highly stylized result.
• Collaborated with directors to ensure proper filming techniques and consistent art direction.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Emphasized in data analytics. While completing my MBA, I was also a VFX supervisor on two graduate films.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Digital Arts

Digital Arts major with an emphasis in VFX and Animation. Computer Science Minor