RESUME
EXPERIENCE
Powerhouse VFX, New York NY
Staff CG Supervisor, June 2022 - Current
Technical manager and creative lead supervising work output of CG artist teams of various sizes
CG project liaison between all shot/asset artists with VFX supervisors, VFX producers, and 2D supervisors, and studio CG pipeline liaison with developer team
Methodology establishment of shot and asset creation through final delivery
Budget assistance in bidding shots, flagging overages and change-order requests through post-production and potential project sales
Senior CG Generalist and technical lead working to deliver 3D aspects of projects self-sufficiently
Studio representative internally and during recruitment interviews and collaboration with Savannah College of Art and Design BFA Visual Effects professional mentorship
Staff Lighting Lead & Senior CG Artist, September 2020 - June 2022
Technical lead establishing asset and scene setups for teams of both staff and freelance artists of various department strengths and sizes
Direct coordination with CG supervisor to determine artist skill distribution along with show/studio CG methodology implementation and troubleshooting
Top collaborator with the Head of CG, developer team, and other department leads to manage CG pipeline and cloud rendering resources
Senior CG Generalist using Houdini, Maya, Mantra, Nuke, Substance Painter, and Mari
Crafty Apes VFX, New York NY July - August 2020
Freelance CG Generalist
CG Generalist with a focus on lighting using Arnold, Maya, and Nuke
Project client Star Trek: Discovery
ABC News, New York NY April 2020
Freelance Graphics Artist
Graphics artist using Mocha, After Effects, Premiere
Project client ABC News Covid-19 emerging news coverage
Powerhouse VFX, New York NY April 2019 - March 2020
Freelance CG Generalist
CG Generalist with a focus on lighting and effects using Houdini, Maya, Nuke, and Substance
Project clients include Netflix, CBS, Apple TV+, Focus Features
Gramercy Park Studios, New York NY February 2019, August 2029
Freelance CG Generalist
CG Generalist with a focus on lighting using Redshift, Maya, 3ds Max, and After Effects
Project clients include Deer Park, Ernst & Young
Method Studios, New York NY January 2019, March 2025
Freelance CG Generalist
CG Generalist with a focus on lighting using V-Ray, Maya, and Nuke
Project clients include Planters, TurboTax, Apartments.com
VaynerProductions, New York NY November 2018 - January 2019
Freelance CG Generalist
CG Generalist with a focus on lighting using Arnold, Maya, and Nuke
Project client Quaker Oats
MPC Advertising, New York NY November 2015 - November 2018
CG Artist
CG Generalist with a focus on lighting, look development, and groom using Arnold, Maya, Houdini, Nuke, Substance Painter, and Mari
Projects include Mercedes Benz, Google, Samsung, Pepsi, Oreo, AICP, Pennsylvania Lottery, Scana Energy, Friskies, Macy's, HP, Sour Patch Kids, US Navy, Microsoft
Render wrangler for NY office and cross-site render distribution
On-set VFX PA for New York Lottery and Pennsylvania Lottery
Business Insider / Tech Insider, New York NY May 2015 - November 2015
Video Intern
Motion graphics animator and editor using Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Illustrator
Equipment assistant on shoots, and animator creating assets for team members
Story contributor to create ideas to drive interest and traffic to the site
Archer Gray, New York NY May 2014 - June 2014
Animation Intern
Rotoscope and traditional animator for Sundance feature, The Diary of a Teenage Girl
special projectS
School of Visual Arts April 2018 - Current
Thesis Showcase Industry Jury Member
Industry professionals jury for the BFA 3D Animation and Visual Effects thesis film screenings
Mini-Fridge: A Mini-Series March 2018
Motion Graphics Artist
Motion graphics animator for online web series using Adobe After Effects, responsible for pilot title sequence
for the lost September 2014 - April 2015
Student film
Full CG short film for BFA Senior Thesis
Chair’s Selection Award : SVA Class of 2015 Jury Screening
Festival selection : Cannes Short Film Corner, FILE Festival São Paulo Brazil, FLICKS-Malta Film Festival, QYOU Network
SKILLS AND SOFTWARE
Autodesk : Maya, Mudbox
Other VFX : Houdini, Nuke
Renderers : Arnold, Mantra
Adobe : Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign
Production : Ftrack, Tractor, Shotgun, ProTools, Microsoft Office Suite
Scripting: Python, MEL, PyMEL
OS : Mac, Windows, Linux
EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts, New York NY September 2011 - May 2015
BFA Computer Art, Animation, and Visual Effects