Cara Lackey Email & Phone Number

- Founded Motion Giraffx LLC to supplement the growing demand for 2D Animation in Houston, resulting in at least 30% cost savings and increased efficiency for clients who typically market their campaigns with 3D animation or video.- Managed major campaigns including tradeshow graphics, investor presentation media, animated commercials and teasers, App designs, logo designs, corporate posters, and social media content, giving our clients a one-stop shop for their marketing needs and saving them money with package discounts and less administration work.- Reduced costs for our clients by working remotely and hiring the most efficient employees possible, enabling us to estimate projects up to 40% less than competing ad agencies.- We've created hundreds of unique animations and videos for clients around the world.- Some of our clients include: Schlumberger, NOV, Cameron, OneSubsea, and Phillips 66

Houston, Texas, United States

Motion Pixel Association is a non-profit organization intended to facilitate, educate, and nurture the Houston animation industry. As a board member, I help make informed decisions about how to best serve the community of animators and animation employers.

Houston, Texas Area

- Animated up to 15% of the jobs entering the agency during my employment there, generating hundreds of thousands of dollars for the company and their clients.- Completed projects from storyboard to music selection, modeling, texturing, preview animation, to final rendering and compositing. Being an effective 3D generalist saved the studio thousands of dollars by not having to hire several specialists. - Produced internet videos, animated shorts, trailers, product demos, digital signage, and various promotional pieces for internal audiences.

4646 West Sam Houston Parkway

- Executed a $250,000 3D animation project from my internal client across the world on time and on budget. The success of the animation allowed OneSubsea to make multi-million dollar sales of its' Dynamic Diverter Killing System, which would more efficiently save the ocean if another massive oil spill were to happen.- Animated large multimedia projects for internal training, marketing, and global presentations of products and services, which guided Cameron and Schlumberger to more seamlessly integrate as the joint-venture, OneSubsea- Developed a new method of completing ROV studies, which reduced their production time by up to 90%. This simple strategy saved my department over $5,000 per project.

- Created 3D art, animation, and visual effects as a temporary contractor for Schlumberger, which increased my department's production by 30%- Led the Rhino Reamer animation project from concept to completion, which was showcased at OTC for two consecutive years and was published as the back cover for World Oil Magazine in 2012.

5205 Spruce St

- Managed high end 3D animations and designs for the energy industry, working closely with clients to maximize their ROI and ensure 100% satisfaction.- Held a leading role for a $250,000 animation series for BP, releasing the product on time and on budget.

1100 Louisiana St. Houston, Tx

- Visualized realistic 3D interior and exterior scenes of future large industrial and commercial buildings. Our small team helped our clients solve architectural challenges, saving them potentially millions of dollars on construction costs.- Focused on bringing the design concepts for multi-million dollar Buffalo Bayou Park renovation to life. Brought valuable insight to the architectural and design team that helped Page/ win the bid to start the project.

1900 Yorktown St. Houston, Tx

- Assisted students with all studies related to media arts and animation, helping to increase the pass rate of the animation department while simultaneously decreasing the drop-out rate.- Re-taught general education subjects like math, physics, and english, to students who struggled with the curriculum, improving their grades and confidence.- Facilitated the entry exam for prospective students to AiH. As likely the first student they met before starting classes, I played a key role in making students feel welcome to the school and its facilities.

Certificate In Animation Fundamentals, Character Animation

One year program consisting of four classes to learn the fundamentals of character animation including Animation Basics, Body Mechanics.

Bfa, Media Arts And Animation

Activities and Societies: Animation Representative in Student Government, animation club member