Michael Lyndon Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, BC, CA

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I was part of an accelerator team whose mandate was to consult with internal teams to provide insights on existing AI tools, clarify AI capabilities and limitations, and identify opportunities to develop custom solutions to meet their needs.- Developed AI workflows that enhanced classification, tagging, and content filtering, outperforming existing ML.

I tried my hand at building a SaaS business. As a solopreneur I learned a lot about setting up and running a company and learned even more about myself.AllPullTogether was a 3D asset review web app for game devs.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

- Prototype solutions for the Universal Scene Description (USD) pipeline and environment building toolset.- Technical training on production proven workflows and tools.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As the vendor-side VFX supervisor for an animated feature film, I was responsible for overseeing the team, technology, and, to a lesser extent, the creative execution. My key responsibilities included:- Providing high-level recommendations during production planning.- Acting as a proxy for the client-side creative team.- Identifying potential production.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

One of 3 technical artists supporting game development teams all over the world. We were in constant contact with the community to consult and identify common problems that we could build solutions for.We built over a hundred tools to support the needs of game dev artists using Houdini.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Initially we were a team of 3 that grew to 9 in-house vfx artists and 6 external artists in multiple locations.Towards the latter stages of production I spent most of my time coordinating and reviewing vfx assets.During pre-production:- Worked with the production team to shape bids.- Created fire simulations in Houdini for particle systems and shaders in.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters - Volumetrics, Particles Sims, RBDR.I.P.D - Volumetrics, Particle Sims

Vancouver, Canada Area

Enders Game - Look dev and tools development for volumetrics as well as shot work.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sydney

I worked primarily on the final sequence of Happy Feet 2 while developing systems for other artists to use and provide support between lighting and fx. I also provided training on tools and general workflow.

Assisting in evaluating candidates who wish to become Autodesk Certified Instructors.

Creating particle effects for "The Immortals"

Lighting and Shading. Effects - particles, fluids, rigid body dynamics, cloth, fur. Python scripting in Houdini and Maya.Plugin development for Maya.

Character RiggingTools Development(python and M.E.L)Particle and Fluid Effects

Introductory to advanced training in Maya and production techniques.

Compositor(Shake)Consulting on mocap, match moving and compositing

Basic animation, Lighting and Rendering, Motion Graphics, Compositing