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Irvine, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

Manage the daily activity, development and progress of the in-game cinematics team. Communicate and coordinate goals between the game team and the project crew. Research and help develop solutions for technical and artistic challenges with the project.

Orange County, California Area

Lighting and Compositing of C.G. animated cinematics and trailers for Blizzard Entertainment's major game titles:Overwatch Animated Short: "Zero Hour"Overwatch Animated Short: "Reunion"Overwatch Animated Short: "Shooting Star"Hearthstone Animated Short: "Hearth and Home"World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer: "Battle For Azeroth" Overwatch Animated Short: "Infiltration"Overwatch Animated Short: "The Last Bastion"Overwatch Animated Short: "Hero"Overwatch Animated Short: "Alive"Overwatch Theatrical Trailer: "We Are Overwatch"Overwatch Cinematic Trailer: "Fight for the Future"World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer: "Legion"World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer: "Warlords of Draenor"World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer: "Mists of Pandaria"Diablo III Cinematic Trailer: "Reaper of Souls"Starcraft II Cinematic Trailer: "Wings of Liberty"World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer: "Cataclysm"World of Warcraft Cinematic Trailer: "Wrath of the Lich King"

Orange County, California Area

Lighting Lead helps organize and guide the lighting team from start to completion of a cinematic project. Duties include the setup and planning of lighting assemblies and lighting sequences, the organization of the lighting team and their assignments, and acting as a liaison between the show's Supervisors and the lighting team. Further tasks include tools guidance and development as well as task scheduling and cross-team representation.

Los Angeles County, California, United States

Since 1999, the Computer Animation Festival has been recognized as a qualifying festival by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and several works that were originally presented in this program have received nominations and wins for the Best Animated Short Film Academy Award. The Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater jury is composed of experts from various backgrounds and industries that help to determine the best content for the SIGGRAPH 2020 show.

Greater Los Angeles Area

The SIGGRAPH Games Chair is responsible for the planning, selection process, and implementation of the annual conference with an eye towards Games. The Games Chair works closely with the Conference Chair, the Chief Staff Executive (CSE), other volunteers, and contractors to produce an interesting and successful Games Program.

Culver City, Ca

Generated lighting and compositing for the following film releases:Spider-Man 3Monster House

Toluca Lake, Ca

Oversaw the 3D animation department of the studio. Jobs included managing, scheduling, training of the 3D staff along with interaction and communication of various studio clients. Worked with the following film projects:Scary Movie 4, The Pink Panther, Fantastic Four, Mr. & Ms. Smith, ElektraBlade: Trinity, Taxi, Exorcist: The Beginning, I, Robot, The Final Cut, Torque, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Freddy vs. Jason, S.W.A.T., League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, Basic, Agent Cody Banks, Daredevil, Final Destination 2, The Hot Chick, Half Past Dead, Blade II, Hart's War, Rollerball, Behind Enemy Lines, Black Knight, Race To Space, Bones, After The Storm, Driven, 300 Miles to Graceland, Red Planet

Valencia, Ca

Animated, lit and composited for the following full C.G. animated television shows. Tasks also included keyframe animation, motion capture direction:Max Steele, Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Concepted, animated, lit and composited for a varied range of commercial projects.