Experience

ILM Immersive

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Experience Designer

  • Feb 2022 - Present

• Associate Experience Designer

  • Jun 2019 - Present



Industrial Light & Magic

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior External Assistant Technical Director

  • Oct 2017 - Jun 2019

  Received a promotion following superior performance on multiple productionsEnhanced Python ingest pipeline codebase to correspond with new developments in software products and digital art methodologies Automated layout shot setup process, reducing artists' initial preparation time by an average of 4 hoursIngested and integrated steadily increasing volume and variety of vendor assets for up to 5 major VFX projects at a timeExpanded open communication with global vendors, VFX artists, and production personnel to ensure efficient technical support for ILM's outsourcing proceduresCredits include: Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Ready Player One, Skyscraper, Warcraft, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and others. Show less

• Ext ATD

  • Apr 2014 - Sep 2017

  Managing, reviewing, and tracking work sent out to or received from third-party studios for ILM live-action movies and Disney Theme Park rides.Duties Include:Converting assets and elements into formats useable by both ILM and external studios.Ingesting shot elements from outside vendors and integrating them into the ILM pipeline.Packaging outgoing shot elements with necessary security precautions for delivery. Writing scripts and tools according to ILM coding standards to optimize the outgoing and incoming data pipelines.Evaluating all received work and elements to ensure a high standard of aesthetic and technical quality.Restoring older assets into compatibility with current ILM software.Communicating with internal production, artistic, and support personnel and external vendors to ensure the most efficient transfer of data between studios. Show less



Lucasfilm Animation Ltd

• Assistant Technical Director

  • Sep 2010 - Apr 2014

  Lighting, creating special effects, rendering, and compositing promotional images and clips for Star Wars: The Clone Wars and other Lucasfilm properties.Duties Included:Creating high resolution still frame images of characters, vehicles, props, and sets for use on product packing, billboards, posters, standees, and magazine covers.Producing asset and scene building turntables for DVD special features. Ingesting assets and scenes from various outside studios and integrating them into the internal company pipeline. Writing MEL and Python scripts to maintain and streamline the Image Unit pipeline.Providing troubleshooting and technical support for the Image Unit.Mentoring junior members of the Image Unit in lighting, effects, and rendering techniques.Creating and maintaining documentation of current processes and techniques on internal webpages. Show less

• Technical Assistant

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2010

  Produced and delivered information and images of Star Wars: The Clone Wars assets to client companies for toy-making purposes.Duties Included:Lighting, compositing, and rendering asset turntable images.Modifying and maintaining MEL and Shake scripts to increase pipeline efficiency.Converting assets into various 3D file types to ensure compatibility between different studios' programs and operation systems.Troubleshooting the Image Unit production pipeline.



Texas A&M University - College of Liberal Arts

• Technical Assistant

  • Jun 2007 - Dec 2008

  Provided technical support to students and faculty in the Department of Performance Studies Duties included: Assisting the facilities coordinator in administering computers and related music and theatre equipment, resolving repair and network issues with faculty and lab computers, assisting in setting up, troubleshooting, and maintaining the sound equipment and instruments in a professional-quality recording studio. Printer, Network, PC, and Mac hardware and software installation and support. Show less