EXPERIENCE
Industrial Light & Magic / Compositor
August 2024 - October 2024, San Francisco, CA
Nuke compositor for Wicked and other upcoming feature films.
Industrial Light & Magic / Compositor
September 2021 - June 2024, San Francisco, CA
Nuke compositor for Alien: Romulus, The Creator, season three of The Mandalorian, and other productions.
CoSA VFX / Compositor
January 2020 - September 2021, North Hollywood, CA
Nuke compositor for various productions, such as Lucifer, The Prom, and Westworld, as well as a lead artist for the digital makeup department.
Mill Film / Key Artist - Compositor
October 2019 - December 2019, Adelaide, South Australia
Nuke compositor for feature film project, Cats, as a key artist at Mill Film in Adelaide. Executed extensive CG integration, deep compositing, clean-plating, and marker-removal.
CoSA VFX / Compositor
October 2018 - August 2019, North Hollywood, CA
Nuke compositor for various projects, such as Lucifer, Swamp Thing, Gotham, and Togo. Executed tasks such as CG integration, blood and zirc hits, green screen keying, removing objects, and various 2D effects.
Ancient Order of the Wooden Skull / Compositor
September 2018, Glendale, CA
After Effects compositor for YouTube Series, Hot Wheels City. Tasks included puppet clean-up, rig-removal, and stabilizing sets.
Bix Pix Entertainment / VFX Supervisor & Compositor
August 2018 - September 2018, Sun Valley, CA
VFX Supervisor for Google Doodle short, "Celebrating Mister Rogers." Supervised task management, interdepartmental communication, client revisions, and project delivery. Assisted director with prepping stop motion stages. Executed compositing tasks and clean-up in After Effects.
Netflix / Compositor
July 2018 - August 2018, Hollywood, CA
After Effects compositor for the Netflix stop motion feature film Wendell and Wild, directed by Henry Selick. Production under Wendell and Wild, Co. Tasks included rig-removal, creating 2D water effects, and integrating digital and practical elements.
Bix Pix Entertainment / Lead Compositor
May 2016 - May 2018, Sun Valley, CA
Lead compositor for Amazon Prime TV Show, Tumble Leaf, for seasons three and four. Along with compositing tasks in After Effects, assisted supervisor with prepping stop motion stages for shooting, task management, and interdepartmental communication.
Bix Pix Entertainment / Compositor
June 2015 - April 2016, Sun Valley, CA
Compositor for Amazon Prime TV Show, Tumble Leaf, for season two. Tasks included stabilizing plates, puppet clean-up, creating 2D visual effects, and integrating digital and practical elements in After Effects.
Bix Pix Entertainment / VFX Intern
January 2015, Sun Valley, CA
Paint and clean-up in After Effects for stop-motion special of Adventure Time, episode "Bad Jubies."
The Mill LA / Runner
October 2014 - May 2015, Los Angeles, CA
Assisted with client hospitality and food services, and maintained general office tidiness and inventory.
EDUCATION
Gnomon School of Visual Effects
May 2017 - June 2017, Hollywood, CA
Completed a ten-week course in Advanced Nuke Compositing.
Loyola Marymount University
August 2010 - May 2014, Los Angeles, CA
Earned a Bachelor of Arts in Animation and a Minor in Studio Arts. Graduated from the university Honors Program with 3.80 GPA.
Gonzaga-in-Florence
January 2013 - April 2013, Florence, Italy
Completed a semester abroad in Florence, Italy through Gonzaga University.
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
SideFX Booth at Siggraph 2013
July 2013
Promoting the SideFX booth to Siggraph attendees and answering questions about the software.
SideFX Booth at Siggraph 2012
July 2012
Encouraging Siggraph attendees to stop by the booth and answering questions about the software. Assisting in check-in and T-shirt distribution at the SideFX 25th Anniversary Party at the ESPN Center in LA Live.