The Hair Global Development Group is responsible for standardizing, maintaining and creating tools/workflows that pertain to hair across all departments and shows. This group establishes consistency, efficiency and support in the grooming and simulation process. This group is also responsible for pushing forward innovation in terms of new technologies both internal and external to the studio.Consulted with Producers/VFX Supervisors to help anticipate technology production needs.Created and delivered technology presentations to studio Executives/Department Supervisors.Managed and collaborated in the development of DreamWorks Feather System.Developed “Medusa” a modular workflow for hair simulation in CFX.Managed and collaborated in the development of “Shaggy Hair”, the next generation hair system.Worked closely with Department Chairs/VFX Supervisors to facilitate technology deliverables.Issued biweekly technology reports to inform the studios stakeholders on our progress.Worked with R&D Supervisors on resources and overlapping technology goals.Managed several tools/workflow packages through Git/GitHub.Promoted transparency to technology stakeholders on the studios direction and ongoing projects.Organized and co-wrote the studios hair global documentation.

Liaison between Surfacing/CFX to ensure the quality of grooms/simulation.Created modular Hair Simulation workflow "Medusa" compatible with current/future DW pipeline.Created a new feather authoring workflow "Phoenix".Collaborated in the creation of a new grooming template and provided support.Created a new efficient workflow for transferring grooms from one generic character to another.Managed grooming approvals, Pixie training, bug reports and new feature request.Worked with R&D to improve and test Willow(DW hair creation tool set),Whip(DW hair solver) and Pixie(Grooming tool set).

Worked closely with the show's leadership in order to expedite grooms in to production.Collaboration between Surfacing/CFX to ensure the quality of grooms/simulation.Groomed several characters using Willow and Pixie. Developed and supported several hair simulation rigs.

Collaboration between Surfacing/CFX to ensure the quality of grooms/simulation.Created tools to expedite the hair groom review/approval process for Surfacing/CFX.Updated and maintained the hair simulation work flow "SoulGlo".Developed and supported several hair simulation rigs.

Created and supported new advanced simulation techniques for cloth/hair.Co-Designed Dragonfly Pipeline (New standard in the CFX Department)Streamlined and updated essential Maya toolsets.Developed a new efficient crowds cloth workflow and pipeline.Developed and supported several cloth, hair, and fur simulation rigs.

Supported and maintained cloth/hair simulation rigs from DDU.Worked on cloth, hair and tech anim shots.

Hair grooming using Willow.Created a procedural workflow for generating chains from animations stand in geometry.Developed and supported several cloth, hair, and fur simulation rigs.

Created a template for general fur interaction.Developed a procedural system for adding debris on to fur.Feather grooming and simulation.Developed and supported several cloth, hair, and fur simulation rigs.

Developed and supported several cloth, hair and fur simulation rigs.Worked on cloth, hair and tech anim shots.

Beowulf (2007)Cloth Visual Development for Final Battle Sequences.Cloth Setup for falling Chain Mail.Shot work for simulating Cloth / Hair.

Beowulf (2007)Lead - Motion Capture Body Tracker (On Stage)Cleaned and processed Body and Facial Motion Capture Data.Body Solving.Tool Development using HSL language.Monster House (2006)Cleaned and processed Body and Facial Motion Capture Data.

Assisted in Motion Capture shoot prepping markers for talentsKept track of continuity for shot naming conventionsCleaned / Edit Marker DataSolved Skeleton to Motion Capture Data

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)Assisted in Motion Capture shoot prepping markers for talentsKept track of continuity for shot naming conventionsCleaned / Edit Marker Data