Richard Purcell Email & Phone Number

Halifax Regional Municipality, Ns, Ca

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

As a lead lab tutorial assistant (TA) for CSCI 2110 (Algorithms and Data Structures) and CSCI 3171 (Networking), I facilitate hands-on lab sessions, assisting students with core computer science concepts. My responsibilities include guiding students through complex topics, troubleshooting code, and clarifying concepts in algorithms, data structures, and network protocols. I provide individualized support to enhance students’ practical understanding, in-person and online.

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Industry Projects: Forest Fire Prediction using Federated Learning R&D --Industry partners: Cistel, TeleAI --Educational partners: University of Waterloo, Carleton University --Research of current forest fire prediction methods --Creation of novel fire ignition data base for British Columbia --Design of forest fire prediction system using federated learning Computer Vision Product Identification--Industry partner: SureShot Solutions--feasibility study for computer vision augmentation of new product lineVirtual Hallway Cyber-Security Analysis --Industry partner: Virtual Hallway --Cyber-security analysis for online medical records company Good Neighbor App --Industry partner: Happy Communities Project --Design of chat application promoting neighbor to neighbor interaction Gavin Cloud --Industry partner: Cartoon Conrad --Research and design of cloud app promoting of healthy lifestyles --Focus is youth with juvenile diabetes

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Responsibilities: --improving all aspects of technical operations within the studio --hiring/department-building and studio leadership --project time and cost estimation --creation and analysis of systems and procedures --hardware and software review/recommendations --predict future technical needs of the studio --monitor related industry technical innovation and visual trends --guide R&D team, --develop looks and systems in response to studio pitches and client requests --studio technical education supervisor --creation of render farm analysis tools --creation and maintenance of a RenderMan and Nuke pipelines --code for tools and shading systems in Python, C++, C, and RSL --introduced RenderMan, Houdini, and Substance to the studio --feasibility studies of Katana, Shotgun, RedShift, and repository systems Shows: --Doozers (multiple seasons) for The Jim Henson Company --Little People (multiple seasons) for Mattel --Wishenpoof (multiple seasons) for Amazon --Bob the Builder for Mattel --SuperWhy for Out of the Blue --Inspector Gadget for Netflix --Space Ranger Roger for Family Channel --Romeo Dallaire's Child Soldier Foundation - training material --Rev and Rumble --Pitch packages for Netflix, HBO, and Amazon --Internal Peanuts pitches

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Responsibilities: --pre-production look development --shading and lighting using RenderMan/Maya/Nuke --directed, reviewed and maintained the established look of the show --aided texture artists in creating good looking and efficient shaders --reviewed shots/shows from lighters/compositors --maintained lighting quality and visual look on episodic and seasonal basis --reviewed new lighting rigs created by lighters for sets and characters --worked with IT and TDs to create and maintain an efficient rendering and storage system --worked with IT and TDs on other pipeline related development Shows: --Bo On the Go (season 3) for DHX Media Ltd. --Animal Mechanicals (season 2, season 3) for DHX Media Ltd. --Pirates Adventures in Art (season 1 and 2) for DHX Media Ltd. --Monster Math Squad (season 1 and 2) for DHX Media Ltd storage system.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Responsibilities: --look development for release of Lollipop's MERL100 RenderMan presets --testing, sample renders, and feedback on various shader products

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Responsibilities: --create and maintain the lighting of 2 preschool tv series. --assisted texture artists with technical aspects of shading --supervised a team of five lighters --reviewed daily rendered shots --correct domestic and international delivery picture errors

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Responsibilities: --animated shots for a stop-motion preschool tv series (Lunar Jim) --daily animation quota, lighting and camera setup

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities: --animated shots for a stop-motion preschool tv series (Henry’s World, FunPak) --daily animation quota, lighting and camera setup

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities: --modeler, animator and lighter on network id packages and show openers

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities: --created promotional material for marketing --created demonstrations showcasing Houdini's features --test new features and advise engineers

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Computer Science

Master Of Computer Science, Computer Science

Animation Diploma, Animation

Bachelor Of Architecture - Barch, Architecture

Bachelor Of Environmental Studies, Architecture

Theatre Production And Design Diploma