Resume

Professional Background & Skills

About Me

I’m a senior VFX veteran with 20+ years of experience at best-in class shops. My specialties include leading projects, high end compositing, direct client sessions, on set supervision, and finishing. My projects are consistently organized and run efficiently to maximize cost savings.

I take pride in building teams. I’ve mentored and trained Flame artists from the ground up, creating homegrown powerhouses.

Lastly, I bring a level of personality. Clients have fun in my sessions. We joke and laugh and remember why we got into this industry. The result: maximum client satisfaction and repeat business.

Experience

Mr Wolf

Creative Director | Head of Commercial VFX (staff)

Aug 2021 – current

Harbor Picture Company

Head of Commercial VFX L.A. (staff)

July 2020 – July 2021 (1 year)

ArsenalCreative

Flame Lead | Senior Flame Artist (staff)

Jan 2013 – June 2020 (7 years)

Mirada Studios

Senior Flame Artist (staff)

2005 – 2012 (8 years)

1.1 VFX (now Mr Wolf)

Flame Artist (staff)

2006 – 2011 (6 years)

Motion Theory

Flame Artist | Shake Artist (staff)

2005 – 2012 (8 years)

Primary Skills

Flame Compositing & Finishing | VFX Supervision

  • Autodesk Flame (15+ years)
  • High end compositing (live action | cg)
  • Leading projects start to finish
  • Overseeing teams of artists (comp | cg | roto)
  • Direct client sessions
  • Finishing
  • On set VFX supervision
  • Bidding
  • Conform
  • Layoff
  • Matte painting
  • 3D compositing

Secondary Skills

AI

  • ComfyUI
    • image | video | audio creation | editing
    • LTX-2, Wan, Flux, Qwen, Z-Image, SDXL, SEEDVR2, Vibe Voice, etc
    • Configuring AI workstations via CLI in Linux
  • Topaz
  • LLM | Coding
    • llama.cpp, OpenCode
    • Configuring & optimizing local & API LLM models to write code

Tracking

  • SynthEyes
  • Mocha Pro
  • Boujou

Compositing | Editing | Roto

  • Shake, After Effects
  • Premiere, Final Cut Pro
  • Silhouette

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • Linux shell scripting (bash)
  • HTML, PHP, MySQL
  • Custom visual effects via programming
  • Interactive installations

Computer Hardware | Operating Systems

  • Linux | MacOS | Windows
  • System administration
  • Building | networking | troubleshooting

Print | Web Design

  • Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign
  • WordPress | Dreamweaver

Education

University of California, Los Angeles

BA, Design | Media Arts

2000-2005