Experience

ALTERED FX
• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Visual Effects Supervisor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

ZERO VFX
• United States
• Movies and Sound Recording
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Compositing Supervisor

  • Feb 2022 - Jan 2023


Falcon's Creative Group

• United States
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CG Supervisor

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Provide direction on all digital media projects in the absence of Senior Directors.• Review story scripts and provide creative feedback and communicate technical concerns that may impact project budgets.• Perform initial assessment, viability and forecasting of potential media projects.• Work with producers and production managers on optimizing production schedules and resource allocation.• Review monthly reports for ongoing CG projects and address any issues that may arise.• Work with exterior VFX houses on collaborative projects, ensuring clear communication is maintained. • Perform creative and technical reviews of all milestone digital media deliverables. • Coordinate with internal design team and ride manufacturers to account for any hardware specifications that may impact the digital content creation.• Perform onsite media installations and color calibration. • Manage outsource vendor when necessary. • Supervise and provide creative and technical support to all digital media departments.• Determine and maintain an optimal workflow on all digital media projects.• Work with the pipeline department to set goals and prioritize tasks as they pertain to digital media projects.• Research new technology trends, both software and hardware related.• Perform on-set visual effects supervision duties when required.• Perform employee performance reviews.• Assist with marketing strategies and opportunities for the media department.• Assist in recruitment of digital media personnel.• Help maintain a positive studio morale, and elevate HR issues promptly.• Perform artist tasks when necessary to help fill gaps throughout the production effort. Show less

• Compositing Supervisor

  • May 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Manage and perform all task associated with compositing, stereography and matte painting.• On-site VFX supervision & outsource supervision• Work with directors and other supervisors to establish artistic direction.• Supervise the development of production management and pipeline tools.• Develop content creation workflows for virtual, augmented and mixed reality projects.• Perform 3D generalist duties including lighting and set layout tasks.



Armada FX, LLC (Freelance)

• Compositing Supervisor

  • May 2015 - Oct 2015

  • Manage and perform all tasks associated with the compositing process. • Bid and manage the organization of projects for small freelance team. • Provide insight for the design of cloud based project management software. • Manage and perform all tasks associated with the compositing process. • Bid and manage the organization of projects for small freelance team. • Provide insight for the design of cloud based project management software.



The Build Creative

• United States

• Freelance Generalist

  • May 2015 - May 2015

  • Perform camera tracking tasks and provide 3D geometry for vehicles. • Perform camera tracking tasks and provide 3D geometry for vehicles.



Blue Sky Studios

• United States
• Animation and Post-production
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Digital Compositor & Matte Painter

  • Jan 2013 - May 2015

  • Perform all tasks associated with the compositing process. Including, but not limited to; integration of elements, match-moving, base shot lighting, matte extractions, color grading, digital paint and stereo compositing. • Create background environments and sky matte paintings. • Complete shots in an appropriate time frame. Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) The Peanuts Movie (2015) Rio 2 (2014) Epic (2013) • Perform all tasks associated with the compositing process. Including, but not limited to; integration of elements, match-moving, base shot lighting, matte extractions, color grading, digital paint and stereo compositing. • Create background environments and sky matte paintings. • Complete shots in an appropriate time frame. Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) The Peanuts Movie (2015) Rio 2 (2014) Epic (2013)



Zimmerman Advertising

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Freelance 3D Generalist

  • Sep 2012 - Oct 2012

  • Perform and self-manage all CG tasks required to final select shots. • Perform and self-manage all CG tasks required to final select shots.



Digital Domain Media Group

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound

• Lead Digital Painter - VFX Department

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2012

  • Manage, bid and perform all tasks associated with VFX digital paint.• Perform quality control checks for all shots assigned to the department.• Develop nuke tools and collaborate in the development of pipeline tools.Ender's Game (2013)47 Ronin (2013)Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)Silver Linings Playbook (2012)DDI Commercial (2012)The Watch (2012) Rock of Ages (2012)The Ball Unleashed (2012)The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

• Lead Compositor - Stereo Department

  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2012

  • Manage, bid and perform all tasks associated with stereo compositing.• Perform quality control checks for all shots assigned to the department.• Develop nuke tools and collaborate in the development of pipeline tools.• Manage and create training courses for over 60 artists within the department. HydePark Logo Demo (2011)Smurfs 3D (2011)Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

• Digital Artist - VFX Department

  • Nov 2010 - Mar 2011

  • Perform compositing task to include, but not limited to; layer integration, digital paint, rig-removals, match-moving, matte extractions, and stereo compositing.Amazin' (2011)Thor (2011)



United States Marine Corps

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sergeant/E-5 (MOS 2111)

  • May 2004 - May 2008

  • Administrative: Developed schedules for training, executed tasks from upper management, planned, conducted, and taught weekly training on topics relating job duties. • Operational Duties: Oversee personnel while on the job, ensured policies and regulation were enforced. Achieved proficiency in working with and leading close-knit teams to accomplish time sensitive goals while budgeting allotted resources. • Administrative: Developed schedules for training, executed tasks from upper management, planned, conducted, and taught weekly training on topics relating job duties. • Operational Duties: Oversee personnel while on the job, ensured policies and regulation were enforced. Achieved proficiency in working with and leading close-knit teams to accomplish time sensitive goals while budgeting allotted resources.



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2003 - Jan 2004

  - Design 2D art media for marketing. - Webpage development. - Design 2D art media for marketing. - Webpage development.