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I am a television and game industry professional with a passion for innovation, animation, technology, and efficient pipelines. My career led me across the globe where I've worked in production, publishing, and outsourcing. I've led teams of various sizes in producing top-tier AAA titles at companies like Activision, Electronic Arts, Tencent and 2K, as well as managing original and third-party IPs at DeNA West, consistently at a high quality and advancing technology while maintaining efficient day-to-day operations.I am currently the Technical Animation Director at Ubisoft SF working on XDefiant. In this role, I collaborate closely with key stakeholders within Ubisoft SF along with co-development and outsourcing partners across the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, China and parts of Europe to ensure the studio's vision and project objectives are achieved.SKILLS:• Cross-functional leadership, direction, animation pipelines, technologies, tools, innovation, and training for gameplay and cinematics• Face and body hand key and motion capture animation pipelines• Hand key and motion capture editing proficiency in Maya, Motionbuilder, and Max• Motion capture performance direction and setup• Animation outsourcing training and management• Unity, Unreal• R&D, troubleshooting, and problem solvingCREDITED WORK:Ubisoft2024: XDefiantTonk Tonk Games2017: Unannounced projectDeNA West2016: Unannounced project2015: Blood Brothers 2, Marvel Mighty Heroes, unannounced project2K2014: NBA 2K15Tencent2013: 2 unannounced projectsActivision2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops, DJ Hero 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone2009: DJ Hero, 007: Quantum of Solace2007: Spider-Man 32005: Ultimate Spider-Man, Gun2004: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
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Animation LeadMetaSan Francisco, Ca, Us -
Technical Animation DirectorUbisoft Mar 2022 - PresentSaint-Mandé, Île-De-France, Fr• Developed and directed animation pipelines for cinematics, menus, monetization and marketing.• Partnered with my tech animation team, tech art department and engineers to develop DCC and game engine tools and pipelines, enhancing day-to-day efficiency for the gameplay and cinematic animation teams.• Developed strategies with my leads and producers to stay ahead of seasonal content demands, addressing both short-term and long-term goals.• Directed, trained and mentored the core XDefiant team in San Francisco, along with co-development and outsourcing partners across the US, Canada, Australia, Japan and parts of Europe.• Worked closely with directors and key stakeholders to shape the creative vision and monetization strategies, leveraging live data insights.• Ensured animations were at a high quality while still being optimized and performance driven.• Managed and mentored the team on career development and growth.CREDITED WORK• 2024: XDefiant -
Animation DirectorUbisoft Jun 2017 - Mar 2022Saint-Mandé, Île-De-France, Fr• Played a key role in building XDefiant from its early prototype stage, establishing the foundation for all gameplay and cinematic animations, leading up to live operations.• Directed, trained and mentored the core XDefiant team in San Francisco, along with co-development and outsourcing partners across the US, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, China and other parts of Europe, focusing on animation, tools/pipelines, and monetization.• Collaborated with directors and key stakeholders to shape the creative vision and develop monetization strategies.• Worked closely with various departments to enhance the quality and efficiency of character, weapon and prop pipelines through the creation of tools and best practices within the DCC and game engine.• Established the body and facial motion capture pipelines.• Maintained a hands-on approach to stay current with animation techniques and technologies, ensuring alignment and buy-in from various departments.• Partnered with the executive producer to manage team resources and budgets.
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Director Of Animation And Tech ArtTonk Tonk Games Dec 2016 - Jun 2017Austin, Texas, Us• Restructured the character and animation pipelines by implementing a system for seamless character mesh swapping, and integrating a fully scalable squash-and-stretch rig optimized for Unity.• Researched, prototyped and integrated a full-body IK solver for procedural in-game interactions.• Established the foundational infrastructure for source assets and version control. -
Director Of Animation And Tech ArtDena West May 2015 - Dec 2016• Restructured the studio to increase efficiency by centralizing art tools across multiple projects and standardizing best practices.• Established and implemented animation, character, environment and vfx pipelines for internal/external DeNA studios and outsourcing vendors.• Provided direction for all 2D and 3D animated titles from pre-production to live operations.• Actively communicated with key stakeholders to ensure company and project goals were met.• Researched and implemented relevant technologies.• Managed, trained and provided growth opportunities for the animation, tech art, vfx, and modeling departments.CREDITED WORK• 2016: Unannounced project• 2015: Blood Brothers 2, Marvel Mighty Heroes, Unannounced project
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Animation DirectorDena West Jul 2014 - May 2015
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Animation Consultant2K May 2014 - Jul 2014Novato, California, Us• Provided facial animation direction, pipeline integration, and training for NBA 2K15.• Trained, mentored and led a team of 19 animators to create cinematic facial animations.• Established the facial animation pipeline using a video based capture system called Faceware.• Collaborated with the 2K mocap team to create tools and scripts to streamline the animation pipeline• Collaborated with the 2K Publishing Art and Animation Directors for all deliverablesCREDITED WORK• 2014: NBA 2K15 -
Animation DirectorLee Studios Aug 2013 - Jul 2014Supporting studios from in-game animation and previsualization to developing and implementing animation pipelines and tools.Specialties:• Animation pipelines, technologies, tools, and direction• Face/body hand key and motion capture animation pipelines• Hand key and motion capture editing support in Maya, Motionbuilder, and Max• Motion capture performance direction and setup• Animation outsourcing training and management• Leading teams of all sizes• Previsualization
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Animation DirectorTencent Aug 2011 - May 2013Shenzhen, Guangdong, Cn• Collaborated with studio and project art directors to visualize and define the animation styles per project.• Worked with project producers and technical artists to create efficient and robust animation pipelines. • Trained, motivated and inspired the animation department to create high quality animations.• Provided class lectures and shared techniques to improve the overall quality and workflows of the studio.Unannounced Project 1 (2011 – 2013)• Created human and creature hand key animations in Max and Motionbuilder.• Provided a facial animation pipeline solution.• Provided feedback and direction for animation outsourcing.Unannounced Project 2 (2013)• Created and helped implement a facial animation system in Max. -
Animation DirectorActivision 2003 - May 2011Santa Monica, California, Us• Directed a specialized team of two animators and one tech artist to support our global Activision studios on key AAA titles during my 8+ years within the Central Technology Department.• Established proven pipelines for animation, tools, outsourcing and training and gained buy-in from studios on said pipelines.• Provided hands-on animation support where needed.• Created Call of Duty: Black Ops’ proprietary motion capture facial animation pipeline and system.• Helped Ultimate Spider-Man receive an Annie award for best animation in a video game for hero animations I created for Spider-Man and Venom.CREDITED WORK• 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops, DJ Hero 2, James Bond 007: Blood Stone• 2009: DJ Hero, 007: Quantum of Solace• 2007: Spider-Man 3• 2005: Ultimate Spider-Man, Gun• 2004: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
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