META (through Gravity Media) (Los Angeles) | VFX Artist and Motion Graphics Animator | Feb 2021 - present

• Animation and GFX Lead for Meta Video Productions at the Los Angeles studio
• General CG - modeling, animating and rendering
• 2D and 3D animation
• World Building in realtime game engines
• Leads a team of 2D & 3D animators spread around the country

Freelance (Los Angeles) | VFX Artist and VFX Supervisor | Mar 2013 - Jan 2021

• Freelance VFX Artist. I work in my studio while virtually consulting with clients or I can work at client’s location.
• General CG (modeling, animating and rendering
• Supervision of VFX shooting on set.

NFL Network (Culver City, CA) | Motion Graphics Animator / 3D animator Dec 2019 - Jan 2020

• Motion Designer of NFL material for 2020 Super Bowl broadcast
• 3D tracking of multiple drone shots for the Super Bowl in Miami
• 3D graphics animated, rendered, and created in C4D and X-Particles. Comped in After Effects.

Snapchat (Venice, CA) | Motion Graphics Animator & VFX Artist / Set Supervisor | Mar 2018 - May 2018

• VFX Artist, Motion Graphics animator and VFX set supervisor
• Work was for Snapchat's marketing material and online content
• Majority of the work was done in After Effects and Cinema 4D

Art Institute (Los Angeles) | Advanced VFX Teacher | Mar 2014 – May 2018

• Teach part time an Advance Visual Effects class to students who are in their last year of the VFX program.
• Created all the syllabus and lessons for the class.
• Some of the topics covered were advance compositing, roto, tracking, many tips and tricks for workflow, working with clients and deadlines.
• Main software use is After Effects, C4D

Below The Radar (Los Angeles) | Lead Compositor and VFX Creative Director | Mar 2004 - Mar 2013

• Worked directly with commercial and feature clients as lead VFX artists.
• Supervised VFX shooting on set.
• Lead teams of 2D and 3D freelance artists on bigger projects.
• Set up the whole VFX pipeline (hardware / software) for the facility.
• Was involved in final decision for purchase of any VFX software and hardware.

Black Box Digital (Los Angeles) | Lead Compositor and UI Motion Designer | Jan 2002 - Mar 2004

• Designed futuristic UIs for such movies as Minority Report, Artificial Intelligence, Enemy of The State, The Italian Job, Simone, and others.
• Worked directly with A class directors such as Steven Spielberg, Tony Scott, and Michael Bay.
• Was in charge of all 2D compositing, tracking, and integration of our UI graphics with the live plates.

Sight Effects (Los Angeles) | Flame Compositing Artist | Apr 2000 – Jan 2002

• Was one of the 3 senior Flame Compositors for commercial work.
• Was part of the team that created “Running with the Squirrels” and “Cat Herders”. Two award winning Superbowl commercials for EDS.

Post Logic Studios (Los Angeles) | Senior Flame Compositing Artist | Sept 1998 – Apr 2002

• Hired as Flame artist for Post Logic’s VFX commercial division at the new Santa Monica facility
• Apart from commercial work, composited also feature films and music videos

Rhythm & Hues Studios (Los Angeles) | Flame Compositing Artist | Jun 1997 – Sep 1998

• Composited talking animals CG sequences with live plates for various scenes in the feature film Babe: Pig in The City
• When not on the feature film helped in the commercial division with comping.