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New York, NY, US

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

New York, New York, United States

• Assisted in building a new Graphics Department to assess and fulfill 2D and 3D graphics needs for CondéNast multimedia brands including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Allure, Glamour, GQ, WIRED, Ars Technica, BonAppétit, and.
• Implemented new project tracking methods, as well as a comprehensive Graphics pipeline, covering allstages of development from concept to completion, including post production calendars and developmentschedules.
• Regularly collaborated with GFX department members and external department heads to gauge pipelineease of use and user satisfaction, consistently testing and implementing new workflows to increasedepartment and.
• Oversaw and assisted in development of over a thousand individual projects, including 2D, MotionGraphics, 3D CGI and Animation, Social Media Content, Livestream Coverage, Print Media, and Brand VisualIdentity overhauls.
• Managed teams of internal permanent staff as well as external freelance artists to fulfill department needs.
• Served as primary cross-department contact for visual effects needs across all company brands;collaborated with a multitude of internal and external departments to scope, budget, staff, and schedule alldepartment.

New York, New York, United States

• Solely developed a new 3D project pipeline covering all stages of 3D visualization from concept to completion.
• Designed new project tracking and server file structure standards, transferred data and digital assets from legacy servers and legacy project tracking interfaces onto new systems.
• Managed and coordinated several concurrent 3D visualization projects throughout all stages, including project scoping, budgeting, staffing, and scheduling,
• Supervised a multitude of internal and external artist teams, worked very closely with each team member to help prioritize, manage and track their workload.
• Primary contact for client relations, regularly communicated with clients on project statuses, hosted weekly client progress report meetings, gave feedback and answered client questions from a 3D technical perspective.
• Oversaw project development schedules, milestones, deadlines, and hired teams of freelance artists on a per-project basis.

Montreal, Canada

• Modeled, textured, and look developed numerous photo-real 3D assets for feature films.
• Undertook scattering, set dressing, and layout for multiple complex shots.
• Received training for and utilized a myriad of 3D VFX and production pipelines.
• Communicated and collaborated with producers and downstream departments to ensure shot assets were up to date, in working order, and properly formatted.
• Chosen as ambassador to represent and voice artists’ feedback to department heads and upper echelon studio management, assisted with event planning and rollout, as well as implementing quality of life improvements at.
• Received training for both MPC and Mill Film pipelines;

Boston, Massachusetts

Training covering modeling, lighting, texturing, and rendering in a professional work environment; Utilized industry standard tools including Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, and V-Ray;Responsible for undertaking an independent project, from concept to completion;Received training for the ZERO pipeline;Given feedback and hands-on training from working.

New York, New York, United States

• Created numerous photo-real 3D assets for episodic series and feature films, assignments included modeling, texturing, shader development, layout, scattering, set dressing, and various animation tasks via the Mr.X 3D.
• Additionally tasked with UVing assets with UVLayout via Autodesk Maya. Tasked with UVing additional miscellaneous 3D assets for pipeline integration via UVLayout.
• Responsible for cleaning up and refining purchased 3D assets for pipeline integration
• Assisted production teams with daily tasks like budget assessment, asset tracking, and holding artist review sessions.
• Managed production schedules & collaborated across departments to establish development milestones and budgets.

6832 Phillips Mill Rd, New Hope, PA 18938

Managed young children and wrote daily lesson plans for camper's daily activities, organized camp events for children of all ages; Had an active management role in swimming exercises, including lifeguarding and teaching young children how to swim; Had a large role in customer service and support, interactions with parents of campers and displaying.