Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Creator Cephalopod

    • Jul 2020 - Present

    Created and designed entertainment market focused plug-ins for the 3D Modeling and design application Rhino.Designed and coded a plug-in that intelligently automated an upstream workflow and reduced the time to transfer a model by more than 90%.Created multiple products to alleviate pain points s...

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  Moreau Creative Inc.

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Freelance Design Lead

    • May 2006 - Present
    • Los Angeles, California, United States

    Led the design team on 70+ projects focusing on both concept and execution. Example projects: Rebel Moon, Westworld, Spirited and The Tragedy of MacBeth.Projects grossed up to $1.2 billion with an ROI of more than 700%.Out of more than 70 total projects; I was hired again by more than 68% of hiri...

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  The American Film Institute

  • Los Angeles, California, United States

  • Senior Lecturer

    • Aug 2010 - May 2022
    • Los Angeles, California, United States

    Created and taught a grad school level course in concept and narrative design.Mentored more than 100 fellows in the creative and technical aspects of design resulting in more than 75% of the students going on to successful design careers.Consistently rated as one of the best courses in the progra...