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° specialize in Lookdev and Light&Render tasks° over 12 years experience using Arnold renderer in feature film and commercials° very strong knowledge of Maya to Houdini workflows ° pipeline and tools developement ° PhD in Physics ° Masters degree in Education (Physics and IT) ° several years of teaching experience ° specialize in VFX workflows/tool optimizations and user experience° love problem solving and creating new ways, how to do things° mentoring of new artists° workflows creation and maintenance° lookdev development templates° toolset development for lookdev and lighting° 3D pipeline design, with main focus on lookdev, light and renderI started doing my first 3D work back in 2003 and moved onto the feature film in 2011 as generalist and senior lighter. I'm very passionate about lookdev, texturing and asset creation. My another main skill is light and render. Other skills include FX, procedural work flows, Python scripting, sculpting, modelling, uvs, tracking, and hardsurface animation.My feature work include:Star Wars - AndorCocaine bearAnt-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaThe Wolverine - 20th Century Fox /MarvelSnowpiercer - Opus PicturesA Good Day to Die Hard - 20th Century FoxRed Tail - Lucasfilm/20th Century FoxIn 2014 I moved into the short form department and worked with brands like Sony Bravia, Toyota, Mazda, Nisan, Holden, Lexus, Honda, Pepsi, Asahi, Taco Bell, RACQ, Westpac, BudgetDirect, Commbank, StGeorge,  Mortein, Sharp, LG, Foxtel, Docomo, Pokemon Go, Virgin and Dominos.Many of those commercials are highly awarded, mainly: “Dinosaur Vs Unicorn” (AA Insurance)“Enter Asahi” (Asahi) “Protectors” (Commbank) "Help When It Matters” (Westpac)“Straw City” (FDA) "Momotaro Ep 4” (PEPSI Strong) “Never Stop Starting”(NZ Spark)“Captain Risky” (Budget Direct) 2019 Commercials reel https://vimeo.com/449960742 Houdini procedural assets reelhttps://vimeo.com/4499713622018 Commercials reel https://vimeo.com/278899548Feature film reel (old stuff):https://vimeo.com/89117252Software:Python, Houdini, Maya, Softimage XSI, MARI, Zbrush, Arnold, Mantra, PFtrack, Syntheyes, Nuke, UVLayout, Maxon Cinema4D, Adobe Phostoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, Adobe InDesignCisco CCNA certificationMasters degree in Physics and ICTPhD degree in Physics

Listed skills include Photoshop, Xsi, Visual Effects, Premiere, and 18 others.