> Furious FX, Burbank, CA (8/08-1/09, 2/10-5/10)
Freelance Maya generalist. Used Maya Unlimited to create 3D digital effects sequences for the cinematic features Race to Witch Mountain and Gamer. Duties included scene set-up, object animation, shader-creation and rendering. Some light modeling, lighting, particle dynamics and fluids. Utilized Photoshop for texture creation. In addition, was hired as texture artist, lighter and renderer for an upcoming video-game trailer. Responsible for creating photo-real shaders for two of the sets. For my assigned shots, I also lit both the set and characters. Created myriad render layers for mental ray rendering (including motion vector, ambient occlusion, beauty, mattes, etc.).

> Crazybridge Studios, Glendale, CA (10/07-4/08, 2/09-4/09, 09/09)
Freelance 3D animator. Used Maya to animate various objects including bombers, warships, tanks, spaceships and scene cameras. Some light modeling and texturing also. Projects included three broadcast documentaries including Enterprise: Battle 360, Patton 360 and Universe.

> 23D Films, Hollywood, CA (04/09-05/09)
Freelance Maya generalist. Used Autodesk's Maya to refine and down-rez high-poly cruise ship model. Also responsible for its lighting and some camera animation. Project was a pending Disney Channel sitcom.

> Barbed Wire, Santa Monica, CA (7/08-8/08)
Freelance Maya generalist. Used Maya to create a commercial spot for Hot Wheels. Responsible for scene set-up, texturing, lighting, modeling and compositing (using After Effects).

> Motion Theory, Venice, CA (8/06-9/06, 12/06-02/07, 6/07, 7/07-9/07)
Freelance 3D artist. Used Maya to produce 3D digital effects sequences for several television commercial spots (including Nyquil, Gatorade, Sony and Exxon-Mobil, among others), and one Modest Mouse music video. Duties included modeling, texturing/shader-creation, animating, lighting and rendering (using both mental ray and Renderman for Maya).

> Whodoo Effects, Santa Monica, CA (3/07-6/07)
Freelance 3D artist. Used Maya to produce 3D digital effects sequences for the cinematic feature, Charlie Wilson's War. Duties included modeling, texturing/shader-creation (using Photoshop or Maya's own procedural textures), animating, lighting and using mental ray for rendering. Also created some test comps using Shake as well as After Effects.

> eVox, Rancho Dominguez, CA (10/06-12/06)
Freelance 3D artist. Used mental ray for Maya to render photo-realistic stills of automobiles. Renders used for automotive company web sites. Some shader creation and light modeling.

> Threshold Digital, Santa Monica, CA (7/05-6/06)
Staff 3D artist. Used Maya to build and light 3D city environments and characters as well as particle systems. Used PolyTrans conversion software to convert pre-made Lightwave models into a Maya-compatible format. Also used Maya to clean and fine-tune those files converted from Lightwave. Project was a 3D animated feature entitled Food Fight! that was due out in Spring 2007.

> Sassoon Film Design, Santa Monica, CA (5/05-7/05)
Freelance 3D artist. Used Maya Unlimited to build various models for the stereoscopic Imax production, Magnificent Desolation. Some of the models included an astronaut's helmet, a lunar rover antenna array, lunar terrain, and other miscellanous items for the astronauts. Also did some particle R&D for lunar dust kicks. Used SynthEyes for tracking some of the live footage.

> Zoic Studios, Culver City, CA (1/05-4/05)
Freelance 3D artist. Used Maya Unlimited to create 3D digital effects sequences for episodic programming. Responsible for various aspects of shot creation including modeling, texturing/shader-creation (using Photoshop to create texture maps), lighting, animating and rendering.

Programming:
* CSI: Miami
* Point Pleasant
* The Discovery Channel's Untouchables