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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Lit VFX shots in Houdini for shows like "Umbrella Academy" and "Interview with the Vampire."Set up render elements for compositing, managing multiple shots and projects simultaneously.Troubleshoot render errors and optimise render times, coordinating with Wranglers and Producers.Assisted the assets department with modelling and surfacing for "Bad Boys: Ride or Die."Developed a Python tool for Nuke to update slap comps with the latest renders.

Montreal, Canada Area

Surfaced characters and sets for animated movies such as "Rumble," "Back to the Outback," "Scoob: Holiday Haunt," and the hero character for "Monkey King."Created texture maps and materials matching the project style using Painter, Mari, and Maya.Developed a Python tool for Maya to automate shader creation and map pathing.Managed asset priorities and notes to meet Director and Supervisor expectations.

Montreal, Canada Area

Worked on the environment look dev team for "Playmobil: The Movie."Created textures in Mari and Painter that matched the film's style.Worked on heavy sets with hundreds of UDIMs.

Vancouver, Canada Area

Worked on "Once Upon a Time" as a Generalist, creating assets and lighting scenes.Used Maya and V-Ray to light scenes and created lighting templates for sequences.Sculpted props in ZBrush, set up cloth simulations, and stitched and graded HDRIs.

Vancouver, Canada

Rendered animated cinematic trailers for a Star Wars mobile game, ads for Slack, and BC Hydro.Managed freelance and junior artists, coordinating with animation and comp artists.Created multiple MEL script tools in Maya to optimise repetitive tasks for projects.Managed the local render farm and utilised cloud rendering to finish projects on time.Created explosion and fire simulations with Phoenix.

Toronto, Canada Area

Worked on ads for Canadian Tire, Listerine, and Tim Hortons.Fast-paced work environment, handling modelling, texturing, and rendering of 3D elements.

Toronto, Canada

Created visual effects for clients such as Tide, Coca-Cola, Interac, and more.Collaborated with the Animation Director, Flame artists, and Producers to execute clients' visions.

4Stroke

Created full CG ads for Scotiabank, ILC, Benylin, and more.Worked in a fast-paced environment.Prototyped AR apps for iOS using Python in Unity.