5.2005 - Present Freelance Visual Effects Animator Los Angeles, CA
Creating visual effects and animation for feature film, national commercial campaigns, broadcast titles and packages. Working with leaders in the design, motion graphics, and film industries:
Imaginary Forces, Hollywood CA
Prologue Films, Venice CA
BLT and Associates, Hollywood CA
Yu and Company, Hollywood CA
The Syndicate, Santa Monica CA
Projects include
- The Invasion, end title animation (Prologue Films)
- Chase Bank, effects for “Chase What Matters” commercial (Prologue films)
- Sony Imageworks, effects for identity animation (Prologue Films)
- 02, particle effects, modeling for commercial (Prologue Films)
- Pushing Daisies, effects for opening title animation (Prologue Films)
- American Idol, lighting for tilte animation (BLT)
-Time Warner Cable, effects for commercial (Imaginary Forces)
- Lexus, website 3D animation (Imaginary Forces)
- Nim's Island, end title animation (Imaginary Forces)
- Dragon Wars, effects for opening title animation (Imaginary Forces)
- ESPN, effects for soccer broadcast package (Prologue Films)
- ESPN, effects for NFL broadcast package (The Syndicate)
- Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, opening title effects (Yu and Co)
- Enchanted, end title animation (Yu and Co)
5.2005 - Present Freelance Scientific Visualization Animator Los Angeles, CA
Lead animator creating animations for the world's top researchers in the fields of nanotechnology, cancer research, AIDS research, crystallography, molecular biology, and biotechnology:
Digizyme, Boston MA
Stylus Visuals LLC
Harvard Medical School
Projects Include
- Intestinal Stem Cell Division for Hans Clevers' lab, Netherlands Institute of Developmnental Biology
- HIV and GP120 for Steve Harrison's Lab at Harvard medical School
- Animations for researchers depicting experimental energy production techniques, nanotechnology, and intracellular processes
1999 - 2005 Scientific Animator Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD
- Creating 3D animations for science education lecture series given by Howard Hughes Medical Institute's (HHMI) leading researchers.
1998 - 1999 Multimedia Specialist Astronaut 3 Media Group, Arlington, VA
- Developed illustrations, 3D and 2D animations, web sites, and interactive media for websites and CD-ROMs.
Writing and Teaching Experience:
Author of Introducing ZBrush (Wiley/Sybex ISBN 978-0-470-26279-5)
Author of Maya Visual Effects: The Innovator's Guide (Wiley/Sybex ISBN 978-0-470-11133-8)
Author of a suite of tutorials for the Maya for Molecular Biologists nanocourse at Harvard Medical School (www.molecularmovies.org)
Assisted as instructor for Ryan Kingslien and Scott Spencer - Introduction to ZBrush and ZBrush Advanced Texturing Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood
Author and technical assistant on Pixologic 3.1 online documentation
Numerous magazine tutorials and articles including Highend 3D magazine, www.highend3d.com, HDRI3D magazine
Skills
Experienced in:
- Character Modeling and Texturing with Pixologic's ZBrush and Autodesk Maya
- Visual Effects using Autodesk Maya (expert) and Side Effects Houdini (intermediate)
- Software Instruction