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Computer Skills

Maya 8.5, RenderMan, Shake, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Unix, Windows XP, Mac OSX

Education

2003 – 2007

Ringling School of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL.; BFA Candidate, May 2007

Major: Computer Animation     Minor: Photography

2001 - 2003

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Major: Art & Technology

Workshops

2006

“Art of the Silent Gesture” workshop – Florida Studio Theater

2005

Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation - Wayne Gilbert

2004

Ed Hooks “Acting for Animators” workshop

Awards & Achievements

  • Microsoft Certified Professional

  • "Something Fresh" - Presented at the Sarasota Film Festival, 2007

  • "The Best Things" - Presented at the Movieside Film Festival, Chicago, 2002

  • Juried Student Shows:

    • “Best of Ringling, Computer Animation,” 2004, 2005, 2006

    • “Best of Ringling, First Year Program,” 2004

    • “Art Bash,” Best of SAIC First Year Program, 2002

Experience

6/2007 - Present Sony Pictures Imageworks

  • Lighting Associate Technical Director - G-Force (2009)

  • Lighting Associate Technical Director - Beowulf (2007)

  • Light and composite shots for fully CG feature films

  • Setup for shot lighting

4/2006 - 5/2007 Ringling School of Art & Design - IT Department

  • Render Wrangler

  • Wrote help documents for the render farm

  • Helped manage the render farm of 250+ computers

Summers, 2001 - 06 Illuminating Concepts, Inc.

  • Created photometric lighting renderings for architectural projects

  • Three years as designer and webmaster of IlluminatingConcepts.com

  • Designed lighting, audio and video systems for theatrical installation

  • Three years of digital video editing to produce marketing videos

  • High Definition video presentation technology research


3/01 – 6/01 GTN, Inc.

  • Audio engineering assistant (intern)

  • Organized all media produced during recording sessions


1995 - 2001 Theatrical Experience

  • Lighting and sound design for 25+ productions

  • Managed technical crews of 4 to 8 people