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DigitalFishSupervising Technical Artist
Apr. 2019
FreelanceConsulting
Mar. 2018Consultant for: Art Direction, Game Design and VR and AR for various clients in the SF Bay Area
Including: Google Spotlight Stories, Evil Eye Pictures, Digitalfish, Adventure Lab and Facebook
Steel Wool StudiosCo-Founder and CCO
Oct. 2012 - Mar. 2018Oakland, CA• Drove business development opportunities with key partners such as Google, LEGO & NASA • Developed industry-first VR initiatives & pilots through prototype hardware creation that was used by Google, HTC & Valve • Successfully raised $6MM in Series A funding through two VC rounds
• Game Design lead
• Led a highly-motivated team that released 5 titles on Steam and designed & developed two large VR projects for the Kennedy Space Center • Full management & operational guidance for the entire corporation including staffing, resource allocations, business development, financial management & product development growing the company from 4 to 27 employees • Drove essential strategic partnerships & relationships with vendors & industry leaders Fly Hunter, Quar: Battle for Gate 18, Mars:Odyssey, Bounce, Betrayal at Calth(Warhammer 40k licensed), Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, Ready Player One OASIS Kennedy Space Center: Two VR/simulator experiences in the Kennedy Visitor Center
Ex'pression CollegeInstructor
Jan. 2010 - Jul. 2015Instructor for Reel Pro 1 and Reel Pro 2. Mentoring of students completing their final senior projects for their demo reels.
ZombieSmithOwner
Jan. 1997Created & actively lead tabletop gaming & custom digital services company that has created innovative & engaging games & products • Successfully lead & operationalize all gaming & digital services (3d printing service bureau & custom metal casting services)
• Direct & manage several direct-reports through mentoring, leadership & learning/development opportunities • Published 14 tabletop games & several hundred mass produced gaming figurines (And counting!)
• Led critical marketing & advertising efforts including digital campaign creations & social media initiatives • Collaborated proactively & effectively with key external vendors & strategic partners • Regularly recognized as thought-leader within gaming & creative community • Drove essential funding & investment processes to assist in company launch http://www.zombiesmith.com
Several books published: This Quar's War, Songs of Our Ancestors, Of Spats and Pedrails, Tales of the Breach, War of Ashes: Shieldwall and War of Ashes: Shieldbash, Kami Tale, etc.
Several hundred unique figures poses sold (in pewter): Quar, War of Ashes, Misc Sci-fi, Misc Fantasy and Zombies.
Pixar Animation StudiosTechnical Director
Aug. 1996 - Oct. 2013Films:
The Good Dinosaur - Modeling and Shading
Brave - Modeling and Shading
Partly Cloudy - Modeling, Shading and Painting
Burn-e - Modeling and Shading and Painting
Wall-e - Shading and Painting
Ratatouille - Shading
Lifted - Lead Shading and Painting
One Man Band - Shading and Painting
Boundin' - Shading Pixar Shorts Dept Lead:
Misc. Short Projects, Commercials, Oscars, and Theme Park Related projects.
Nemo Seas (Epcot Attraction) - Lead Integration of Digital Assets and Practical Sets
Nemo Submarine Ride (Disneyland Attraction) - Lead Integration of Digital Assets and Practical Sets
Turtle Talk - (Epcot Attraction) - Building of real time Nemo assets for interactive experience.
Knick-Knack - Remaster and conversion to widescreen
Oscars - Comping of Pixar characters into various live action sequences
Commercials - Too many to count.
MOMA Exhibit, NY, NY - Artscape multimedia wall for Museum of Modern Art world tour. Pixar University Instructor - Internal education of existing employees, interns and liaison to outside interests.
Courses include:
Renderman Shading Class - One week class taught to incoming interns and residents. Also taught as refresher to prior shading TDs and lighting TDs.
"Class Day" Lecturer - Provided 4 classes per day of 30+ Emery Ed Fund donors a lesson on how animated films are made. Annual event.
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