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Gold River, California, United States

Manages and collaborates with team members to craft a variety of high quality 3D animation driven designs. Conducts routine client consultations to proactively address continuous feedback and maintain adherence to project schedules. Pioneers initiatives to facilitate the seamless integration of artists into forward-looking workflows, centered around openUSD and NVIDIA Omniverse. This strategic move enables individuals to operate within their preferred toolsets while seamlessly participating in a software-agnostic, multi-user collaborative environment supported by the USD ecosystem.Works closely with the director of IT to continuously modernize logistics that support a fully remote based office setup designed to accommodate a variety of individual team members unique workflow requirements. Established a convenient, reliable, and organized infrastructure to share company resources across 50+ systems. Provides ongoing support, training, and mentorship to fellow artists.

Audubon, Pennsylvania, United States

Implemented a complete modernization and overhaul of the 3D animation department. Deployed convenient and powerful modern 3D animation project pipelines. Established best practices for the proper conversion of existing cad elements in preparation for many 3D animation design tasks.Worked closely on a daily basis with doctors, sales reps, copywriters, and regulatory teams to ensure detailed and stringent compliance standards were met for all projects. Provided support and training to new 3D animation team members as our department expanded over time. Spearheaded the rollout of a Thinkbox Deadline based internal render farm, while providing ongoing support, troubleshooting, and management for this powerful system.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Worked primarily as an After Effects motion designer assigned to the graphics team, and later began expanding into 3D animation using Maya. Designed and planned a variety of ongoing TV advertising campaigns. Managed multiple projects with tight deadlines in a fast paced environment. Supervised junior design staff. Worked closely with creative and sales teams to design full mock ups for various client pitches, animations, tv spots, teasers, graphics packages, and corporate training.