Experience

• Jan.2008 - present

Digital Domain - Technical Director

software R&D

development of plugins for various tools, stand-alone applications, rendering pipeline, shaders

film "TRON: Legacy"

development of mental ray shaders, look development

film "2012" (uncredited)

development of RenderMan rendering pipeline

film "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

development of mental ray shaders and pipeline

film "Speed Racer" (uncredited)

development of mental ray shaders

• Oct.2004 - Jan.2008

Sony Pictures Imageworks - Senior Color & Lighting Technical Director

film "I Am Legend"

development of Image Based Lighting pipeline, look development and RenderMan shader writing, shot lighting and compositing

film "Monster House"

look development and Arnold shader writing

• Apr.2002 - Sep.2004

ESC Entertainment - Color & Lighting Technical Director

film "CATWOMAN"

look development and mental ray shader writing for virtual Catwoman

film "Matrix Revolutions"

look development and mental ray shader writing for virtual humans, especially "Superpunch" (contributed SIGGRAPH 2004 Sketch, "Making of the Superpunch")

film "Matrix Reloaded"

development in-house mental ray shader library

• Jul.2000 - Apr.2002

OptGraph, Inc. - R&D Division

development commercial global illumination renderer (project canceled)

• Apr.1999 - Jun.2000

SEGA Enterprises - R&D #7 Movie Section

games for SEGA Dreamcast "SAKURA Wars 3"

lighting and RenderMan shader writing, development SOFTIMAGE plugins

• Jun.1998 - Dec.1998

"Hakuchi" project

film "Hakuchi" - Future Film Festival Digital Award Venezia

lighting and RenderMan shader writing

• Oct.1997 - Mar.1999

TRILOGY Corp.

part-time RenderMan shader writer

• Sep.1997 - Oct.1997

POLYGON PICTURES Inc.

part-time RenderMan shader writer