Professional Experience
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Associate Course Director
Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL.
JANUARY 2018 - PRESENT
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ACD for the Computer Animation degree program
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Programs of responsibilities include Compositing Fundamentals, Compositing Scene Finishing, Character Rigging, and Portfolio Creation
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Assist and educate students on daily tasks and industry practices
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Evaluate, critique and grade students’ development
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Ensure and maintain a safe and clean working environment
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Layout Artist
MPC Film, Montreal, QC.
AUGUST 2021 - FEBRUARY 2022
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Utilize 3DEqualizer to create cameras for quick layout and look development discussions
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Responsible for ingesting matchmove cameras into pipeline to be used by other departments
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Create quality control renders to assure rigs and data are properly captured and useable
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Provide staging, timing, blocking, apply and modify mocap data for animation department
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Create appealing presentation dailies within given time frame for client reviews
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Layout Artist / Compositor / Freelance
MARCH 2015 - JULY 2018
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Supervise Green screen setups - Light and Camera setup, place Tracking Markers
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Collect Camera and Set Data for tracking and matchmoving purposes
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Advanced Tracking and Matchmoving with Syntheyes and Maya for Set Fitting
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Matte creations using Rotoscoping, Keyers
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Utilize Render Layers and Passes for Computer Generated Imagery integration
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Compositor
Film name: Mind The Gap (2017)
APRIL 2016 - DECEMBER 2016
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In charge of Pre-processing my own shots which consist of - Denoise, White Balancing, evening out Green Screen footage
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Tracked and stabilized shots
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Created Hold out mattes, Garbage Mattes. Utilized Core, Edge and Gray-Matting techniques to pull a matte from Green Screen footage
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Post-processed footage with Color Grading, Edge Blending to background, matching grain for further integration
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Rendered out finalized composite to the required settings for delivery to be included in the final edit of the film
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Matchmove Artist
TV series name: Mirrors (2015)
MAY 2015 - SEPTEMBER 2015
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Collected camera and on-set data for VFX
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Responsible for tracking scenes in SynthEyes and exporting camera move into Maya for 3D modeling and set fitting
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Matte creation using a combination of Roto and Keying techniques
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Gryphon's Roar Publishing
AUGUST 2011 - JANUARY 2014
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Published title: LEGACY BLADE: The Search
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Author
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Book Publisher
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Web design
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Book marketing
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Full Sail University
MARCH 2015 - AUGUST 2015
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Intern
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Assist Instructor with Compositing projects
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Collect Camera and Set Data for tracking and matchmoving purposes
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Assist students with class projects
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H-D Productions
MAY 2002 - DECEMBER 2005
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Assistant Director
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Assisted in setting up shots
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Recruited cast members
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Editing
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DVD Authoring and menu design
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DVD labeling and casing design
Skills
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MATCHMOVE​
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SET FITTING
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ROTOSCOPING
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KEYING
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2D & 3D TRACKING
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OBJECT TRACKING
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COMPOSITING
Software
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NUKE
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SYNTHEYES
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MAYA
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3DEQUALIZER
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
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FINAL CUT STUDIO
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MOCHA PRO
Languages
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English
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Spanish
Education
Full Sail University
APRIL 2012 - MARCH 2015
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Computer Animation Bachelor of Science Degree
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Valedictorian; Course Director's awards in 2D and 3D animation
Digital Animation Visual Effects School
SEPTEMBER 2007 - DECEMBER 2007
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Course in 3D Modeling
2010 - present
2010 - present