Summary

Veteran CG animation pipeline TD with extensive experience in service-based pipeline architecture and workflow integration.

Experience

Lead Technical Director, Dreamworks Animation

2018-present

• Guiding workflow integration according to core pipeline redesign.
• Overseeing implementation of a USD-based asset model architecture.
• Leading workflow development and testing toward cloud-native production.

Specialist Technical Director, Dreamworks Animation

2015-2018

• Pioneered workflow redesign and reimplementation around services.
• Architected service-based workflow software configuration system.
• Built web tools for pipeline management.

Technical Director, Dreamworks Animation

2012-2015

• Supported site-to-site data transfer pipeline.
• Developed and supported cross-pipeline data conditioning system.
• Designed and developed a CG material and texture catalog service and UI.

Education

B. A. Computer Science, University of Minnesota 2011

Skills

• Platforms & Paradigms
  • CG production pipeline development and support
  • Service development, deployment, and integration (REST, JSON)
  • Web app design and development
  • UX research and design process
• CG Software
  • Houdini
  • Mari
  • Maya
  • Nuke
  • RV
  • Shotgun
  • USD
• Languages & Libraries
  • Python, Web, Java, C++
  • Qt, PyQt, PySide
  • Node, React.js, Redux
  • MongoDB, Redis, SQLite
  • Rez
  • OpenImageIO
  • Docker