Christopher Hernandez Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Post Anim Deformers tool (For Match Move and Animation departments) - Outsourcing friendly - With custom C++ deformer to work internally. - Matching custom deformer recreated using bifrost for outsourcing.General Dev and Support- Creating and supporting rigging tools.- R&D for custom python and C++ nodes/deformers.- Providing technical assistance to the rigging, animation, modelling and match move teams.- Refactoring and optimizing existing python libraries.- Collaborating on the writing of a new auto-rigging system.- Development of UI utilities.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

- Collaborated writing New Auto-Rigging system.- Rigging Setups R&D.- Rigging modules/setups refactoring and optimization (Focusing on playback speed and making sure they were parallel friendly).- Writing python modules for auto-rig system and rigging libraries (Such as core functionality to be used across all rigging modules).- Matrix based constraints library.- Created Character Rig version updater/publisher tool to update several characters at once.- Wrote mocap importer/baker tool for VFX shows.- Providing technical assistance to the rigging team.

Stockholm, Sweden

RIGGING - Building body and facial rigs for realistic and stylized projects. - Writing Python Rigging tools. - Facial auto-rig. - Skinning helper tool. - Body and facial setups R&D. - Support for the animation and modelling departments with scripts/tools. - Geometry Stress map Maya API Deformer R&D.PIPELINE- Maya (GPU Cache Geo) to Houdini (Alembic) Publisher/Exporter/Importer tools.- Modelling Checker/Utilities tool.- Maya Scene cleaner tool.- Blender Modelling exporter.- Shotgun to Slack integration.

Querétaro Area, Mexico

- Building cartoon style body and facial rigs for feature a film. - Developing Python tools to speed up the rigging process and to implement custom setups.- R&D for both body and facial setups.- Problem solving and support for the rigging team.

Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

- Rigging characters and props for advertisement as well as for series.- Developing Python and Mel scripts/tools to speed up the rigging process.- Giving support to the animation department with scripts/tools.- Problem solving and support for any maya related issues.

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