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Cary, Nc, Us

Cary, Nc, Us

● Researched customer requirements and provided full product feature specifications and project roadmaps.● Developed functional implementations of new product features for engineering.● Advised on best practices for content creation workflows, systems architecture, and technical management.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

● Joined Shotgun when it was a startup to help drive the product forward, pushing business development and product design from concept to market.● Responsible for multiple areas of the product roadmap, spanning web, native desktop, mobile, and InfoSec.● Drove market expansion from Film/TV post-production into Film/TV creative production as a cloud-based solution, generating recurring business at 2 major film studios.● Led and managed the agile development of a 6+ person remote, multi-region engineering team, key projects included: ○ Artist workflow integrations with 10 digital content creation applications: □ Adobe Photoshop. □ Autodesk 3DS Max, Flame, Maya, Motion Builder, and Softimage. □ Foundry Hiero, Mari, and Nuke. □ SideFX Houdini. ○ Apps to browse and share images and 3D data as well as manage artist work scene files. ○ Media deliveries from third-party vendors to parent studio productions. ○ Secure watermarked media review in the cloud. ○ Event-driven automation based on user actions within the system. ○ Modernized login experience with two-factor authentication and single sign-on.● Led vision and user research on a suite of features for a major release enabling individual shots to be reviewed dynamically with their surrounding editorial context. Created actionable project roadmap for engineering.● Partnered with the design team to develop wireframes and high fidelity UX prototypes for new features.● Frequently visited existing and prospective clients to hear direct product feedback and build strong customer relations.● Worked closely with the support team to champion usability features that foster client happiness, mentoring the group on writing specifications for the top 20 most-requested features.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

● Produced and managed internal development projects with a 4+ person engineering team, including: ○ Production management and project scheduling overhaul with integration of Shotgun. ○ New system for dailies, shot reviews, and media library. ○ CG lighting pipeline overhaul to bring consistency across 4 renderers. ○ Asset management and data sharing to enable collaboration between 5 international studio locations. ○ Facial animation capture development for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. ○ Color management pipeline for accurate viewing of all imagery on all devices.● Aided in the planning and setup of the new Vancouver studio location.● Represented the studio in managing relationships with key software partners.● Identified and proposed new and innovative projects for the technology team to develop.

● Answered to the Director in dealing with technical matters for the production.● Arranged and oversaw the construction and installation of stereo screening room(s).● Captured data for visual effects reference.● Worked with the HD Supervisor to define color/metadata pipeline for creating visual effects elements.● Worked with the VFX Supervisor to plan and schedule complicated visual effects shoot setups.● Collaborated with the VFX vendor studios to determine various methodologies for the project.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

● Coordinated all aspects of CG production, with an emphasis in digital environments and R&D.● Worked with project leads to schedule/manage artists.● Arranged and facilitated reviews with the VFX Supervisor and Director.● Served as mentor for newly hired Production Assistants.