Resume
About Me
I’m a senior VFX veteran with nearly 20 years of experience at best-in class shops. My specialties include leading projects, high end compositing, direct client sessions, on set supervision, and finishing. My projects are consistently organized and run efficiently to maximize cost savings.
I take pride in building teams. I’ve mentored and trained Flame artists from the ground up, creating homegrown powerhouses.
Lastly, I bring a level of personality. Clients have fun in my sessions. We joke and laugh and remember why we got into this industry. The result: maximum client satisfaction and repeat business.
Experience
- Mr Wolf
- Creative Director | Head of Commercial VFX (staff)
- Aug 2021 – current
- Harbor Picture Company
- Head of Commercial VFX L.A. (staff)
- July 2020 – July 2021 (1 year)
- ArsenalCreative
- Flame Lead | Senior Flame Artist (staff)
- Jan 2013 – June 2020 (7 years)
- Mirada Studios
- Senior Flame Artist (staff)
- 2005 – 2012 (8 years)
- 1.1 VFX (now Mr Wolf)
- Flame Artist (staff)
- 2006 – 2011 (6 years)
- Motion Theory
- Flame Artist / Shake Artist (staff)
- 2005 – 2012 (8 years)
Primary Skills
Flame Compositing & Finishing | VFX Supervision
- Autodesk Flame (15+ years)
- High end compositing (live action / cg)
- Leading projects start to finish
- Overseeing teams of artists (comp / cg / roto)
- Direct client sessions
- Finishing
- On set VFX supervision
- Bidding
- Conform
- Layoff
- Matte painting
- 3D compositing
Secondary Skills
Tracking
- SynthEyes
- Mocha Pro
- Boujou
Compositing / Editing / Roto
- Shake, After Effects
- Premiere, Final Cut Pro
- Silhouette
AI
- Stable Diffusion
- ComfyUI
- Automatic1111
- Topaz
Programming / Languages
- Python
- Linux shell scripting (bash)
- HTML, PHP, MySQL
- Custom visual effects via programming
- Interactive installations
Computer Hardware / Operating Systems
- Linux / MacOS / Windows
- System administration
- Building / networking / troubleshooting
Print / Web Design
- Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
- WordPress, Dreamweaver
Education
- University of California, Los Angeles
- BA, Design | Media Arts
- 2000-2005