Experience

The Rookies

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Jan 2014 - Present

  Founded in 2010, The Rookies is a community for non-professional digital artists. A place for artists with a passion for film, games, animation, immersive media, archviz, motion graphics, product design and other creative industries. Responsible for Technical and Creative Operations, Web Development, Marketing and Business Vision. Founded in 2010, The Rookies is a community for non-professional digital artists. A place for artists with a passion for film, games, animation, immersive media, archviz, motion graphics, product design and other creative industries. Responsible for Technical and Creative Operations, Web Development, Marketing and Business Vision.



Industrial Light & Magic

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• CG Supervisor

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

  Ensured all delivered shots maintained the rigorous standards of ILM and supported the creative vision of the Director by directing the artists’ creative work, technical skills and communication. Tasks included bidding and scheduling TD work for the show and forecasting render farm resources. Led numerous pipeline improvements and helped develop GLSL tools for asset and animation departments. Film credit - Bumblebee: The Movie (Transformers 6) Ensured all delivered shots maintained the rigorous standards of ILM and supported the creative vision of the Director by directing the artists’ creative work, technical skills and communication. Tasks included bidding and scheduling TD work for the show and forecasting render farm resources. Led numerous pipeline improvements and helped develop GLSL tools for asset and animation departments. Film credit - Bumblebee: The Movie (Transformers 6)



Animal Logic

• Australia
• Animation and Post-production
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Modeling Supervisor

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2013

  Film Credits: Suckerpunch, Walking With Dinosaurs 3D, The LEGO Movie, Storks (Development), Peter Rabbit (Development)

• Head of Asset Department

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2010

  Film Credits: Guardians of Ga'Hoole + Internal Development Projects.Asset Department covered Layout, Previs, Model, Rigging and Texture/Shading artists.Worked closely with Management, Producers, Human Resources and Recruitment to manage 120+ crew. Responsible for training and development of artists across Modeling, Surfacing, and Rigging departments.Responsible for performance reviews, resolved crew issues, and managed recruitment requirements for film and tvc projects.Responsible for capturing, analysing and reporting data that can improve processes and workflows across creative departments.

• Asset Supervisor

  • Aug 2008 - Jan 2009

  Film Credits: Australia, Knowing.Responsible for delivery of assets to meet brief from Producer and VFX Supervisor across model, rigging and texture/shading departments.



MPC

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Modeling

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2008

  Film Credits: Harry Potter 5, Harry Potter 6, 10,000 BC, Fred Claus, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Sweeney Todd, Watchmen. Responsible for setting up a Creature and Environment Department to handle all film projects and commercials produced by the company. Designed and implemented a range of internal tools for both clients and artists. Heavily involved with the budgeting, project scheduling, resource projections, crewing, and client presentations. Film Credits: Harry Potter 5, Harry Potter 6, 10,000 BC, Fred Claus, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Sweeney Todd, Watchmen. Responsible for setting up a Creature and Environment Department to handle all film projects and commercials produced by the company. Designed and implemented a range of internal tools for both clients and artists. Heavily involved with the budgeting, project scheduling, resource projections, crewing, and client presentations.



Animal Logic

• Australia
• Animation and Post-production
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Modeling Supervisor

  • May 2003 - Oct 2006

  Film Credits: Happy Feet, Where the Wild Things Are Film Credits: Happy Feet, Where the Wild Things Are



Ambience Entertainment

• Australia
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 3D Generalist

  • Aug 2002 - May 2003

  Worked on animated television series, Scion Advertising campaign and McDonald animated television commercial. Worked closely with development team pitching ideas and concepts to clients. Worked on animated television series, Scion Advertising campaign and McDonald animated television commercial. Worked closely with development team pitching ideas and concepts to clients.