AWARDS

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Oscar | Nominee ‘Elemental’, ‘Inside Out 2’                                                                                                                         Annie Award | 1st ‘Dream Productions’

Student Oscar | Top 7 ‘Death and Delilah’                                                                                                                                         Student Emmy | 1st ‘Stowaway’ ​

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WORK EXPERIENCE

LAIKA Studios (2024-Present)

Look Development | Technical Director | Environment Artist

• Designed and implemented processes for digital asset creation, establishing a streamlined workflow for a newly developed pipeline

• Managed the entire end-to-end pipeline workflow, overseeing all phases from modeling to compositing, ensuring seamless integration and quality throughout each stage

• Led optimization initiatives for legacy assets, improving performance and efficiency

Pixar Animation Studios (2021-2024)

Look Development | Technical Director | Research & Development

• Contributed to the technical engineering of shading networks within Houdini and Katana for all water characters in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Elemental’

• Led cross-departmental research creating and implementing stylized shading into the existing pipeline

• Managed a dedicated shading system for crowd characters, utilizing a novel Houdini-Engine character pipeline, ensuring consistent visual fidelity comparable to that of hero characters

Computer Graphics Master Academy (2023-2024)

Houdini Grooming Instructor 

• Conducted instruction for a diverse student cohort spanning from novices to seasoned professionals.

• Offered constructive feedback and evaluations on student assignments.

• Facilitated weekly Q&A sessions to address student inquiries and delivered live demonstrations as needed.

Walt Disney Animation Studios (2021)

3D Generalist | Modeler/Rigger | Look Development | Simulation Artist

• Acquired proficiency in the tools and workflows of five distinct departments within an intensive eight-week period

• Produced an original short within a 6 week deadline, owning character model, rig, look dev., and CFX, ensuring alignment with objectives and timelines.

• Worked closely with upstream departments to ensure design feasibility and maintain design integrity throughout the development lifecycle.

Blue Sky Studios (2020)

3D Character Intern

• Advanced proficiency in ZBrush through the creation of production-ready sculpts of characters and props based on concept designs

• Mentored with industry experts across multiple disciplines within the character creation pipeline, including grooming, texturing, modeling, and rigging

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SKILLS​

Houdini | ZBrush | Maya | XGen | Katana | Nuke | Adobe Suite | Substance | Mari | Renderman | Arnold | Python | Problem Solving | Adaptability | Spanish | Portuguese