WORK EXPERIENCE

09/2015 – present          SEGA Interactive Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

• Worked closely with animators and game developers to construct the rigging and animation pipeline in Maya.

• Translated the articles about the latest CG technologies from English to Japanese to bring fresh ideas into the studio

• Developed the module based animator friendly rigging tools which can be customized based on the type of project, model and pipeline.

• Systematically documenting the tools and technologies on the studio's confluence server.

• Solved various technical problems with other artists during the game productions.

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03/2016 – present          GUNCY’S, Tokyo, Japan

• Built a scalable infrastructure using EC2 from Amazon Web Services

• Integrating Perforce source control system to the existing pipeline to ensure data integrity throughout the production pipeline

• Installing Shotgun Pipeline Toolkit with Perforce Integration and testing the latest technologies while corresponding with the Shotgun team.

• Remote technical support for the animators and other artists.

 

01/2015 – 07/2015         Oculus Story Studio, San Francisco, California

• Rigged “Henry”, the first original VR hedgehog character created by the Pixar veterans.

• Set up dynamic rig that can runs real-time for the props in Henry short film.

• Worked closely with the animation team and helped solve the animation related technical difficulties.

• Programmed the tools with user friendly GUI’s to automate the tedious tasks.

 

05/2014 – 02/2015         Polygon Entertainment, San Rafael, California

• Worked with various artists for the two visual effect short film projects rendered in dome  (Arabian Nights and Dragon Age).

• Constructed and maintained a fully functional VFX production pipeline.

• Rigging, Character & Creature TD.

• Dynamic Simulations & Tool Development.

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EDUCATION

06/2010 – 05/2013         Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California

• Studied Animation & Visual Effects with rigging focus, while working on Wishing Box and Aria for a Cow.

• Produced and directed The Snake & The Fox short film.

 

SKILLS

Pipeline Development, Project Management, Rigging, Dynamic Simulations, Producing

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TOOLS

Programming:   Python, Action Script, MEL, Maya API, QT

Software:          Maya, Photoshop, InDesign, Shotgun, Perforce, SVN