education:
Jan. 1993 - Aug. 1995
 
 
Columbia College Chicago
4-year Bachelor of Arts in Computer Graphics and Film Techniques
GPA 4.0

work experience:
Sept. 2008 - April 2011
 
 
 

 
 

freelance work for:
Locomotion, Düsseldorf, Germany
lighting TD / 3d generalist
       project: commercials

WDR, Düsseldorf, Germany
matte painter, on air graphics for "Lokalzeit"

Jan. 2008 - August 2008:
 
 
 
 
 
The Moving Picture Company, Vancouver, Canada
lighting techincal director / matte painting TD.
tasks included location scouting, HDRI photography for matte
painting textures, 3D layout and projection set up for matte paintings,
modeling, texturing, lighting and rendering
       project: WATCHMEN

Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2007:
 
 
entityFX North, Vancouver, Canada
3d supervisor
       project: Smallville seasons 6 and 7

Jan. 2006 - Dec. 2006:

 
 
 

 
 
 

freelance work for:

Locomotion, Düsseldorf, Germany
3d generalist
       project: commercials

Pictorion Das Werk, Berlin, Germany
matte painter, 3d generalist
       project: Meine Stadt (commercial)

Sept. 2005 - Nov. 2005:
 
 
Weta Digital Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
lighting technical director
       project: King Kong

June 2005 - July 2005:
 
 
Locomotion, Düsseldorf, Germany
on set supervisor, technical director
       project: commercials

Nov. 2004 - April 2005:
 
 
The Moving Picture Company, London, England
lighting TD
       project: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

March 2003 - March 2004:
 
 
 
 
The Moving Picture Company, London, England
modeller, texture painter, matte painter, lighting TD
       projects: ALIEN VERSUS PREDATOR
                         TROY
                         BIG FISH

Nov. 2001- Feb. 2003:

 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

freelance work for:

Cinesite (Europe) Ltd., London, England
lighting technical director
       project: DIE ANOTHER DAY

The Moving Picture Company, London, England
technical director (commercial department)

Magicon, Munich, Germany
model maker, suit performer
       project: GEORGE AND THE DRAGON

ARRI Digital Film, Munich, Germany
technical director
       projects: VERNEL (commercial)
                         GERMANIKUS

July 1999 - Oct. 2001:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Das Werk München, Munich, Germany
on set visual effects supervisor/ technical director
       projects: FEAR DOT COM
                         THE MUSKETEER
                         STARHUNTER (TV series)
                         TEA TATTOO (short)
                         CATCHING THE STARS (Expo 2000)
                         2001: A SPACE TRAVESTY
                         OTTO - DER KATASTROFENFILM

Jan. 1999 - May 1999:
 
 
SZM Studios, (Pro Sieben Media AG), Munich, Germany
CGI Supervisor
       project: Arete "digital nature tools"

July 1998 - Nov. 1998:
 
Ikarion Software GmbH, Aachen, Germany
modeller / technical director

Aug. 1995 - June 1998:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cinesite Digital Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA
computer animator / technical director
       projects: ARMAGEDDON
                         SPHERE
                         THE TRUMAN SHOW
                         THE POSTMAN
                         ROCKETMAN
                         DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
                         AIR FORCE ONE
                         HARD RAIN
                         SPAWN
                         BATMAN & ROBIN
                         JERRY MAGUIRE
                         SMILLA'S SENSE OF SNOW
                         SPACE JAM
                         FLIPPER

software experience:
platforms:
Maya, Renderman, Mental Ray, Photoshop, some Shake
Unix/Linux, Windows, Mac


References and demo reel available upon request.
For more information on the films listed above, visit the Internet Movie Data Base (imdb.com).

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