About Me


I'm a creative CG artist and director with twenty years of animation and VFX experience. I make fascinating motion graphics and visual effects across a broad spectrum of visual media.
 
I founded and ran my own award winning company for nine years where I learnt about  management and supervision of CGI projects. I've worked on many big brands, well known TV shows and cutting edge holographic events. 
 
Always involved with projects in a hands on fashion I work with all the studio tools available and I am equally capable working with 2d, 3d and compositing softwares. 
 
I am a senior designer with AfterEffects, 3d Maya Generalist and Nuke compositor. I am also proficient in artworking and storyboaring with Photoshop and Illustrator.
  
Over the last few years I have increasingly been interested in VFX and compositing including the integration of 3d with live action.




WORK HISTORY:
 

UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH - VFX LECTURER  2019 to 2022
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON - VFX LECTURER   2021 to present
 Teaching compositing and VFX to 2nd and 3rd year BA Film and Animation students.
FREELANCE ARTIST. 2013 to present
Freelance motion graphics designer. Also working self employed as a 3d modeler building up my own portfolio of CG models.

MYRIAD GLOBAL MEDIA. Jan – Sept 2014
Animation Director
Producing and managing CGI projects which were mainly HD visualisations for corporate videos. Working with clients and directors in planning and design of films. Coordinating remote and in house artists alongside personal CG production work.

SQUAREZERO LTD. 2004 – 2013
Founder / Head of Animation
Founder of company initially created to work on feature film contract during 2004. SquareZero went on to provide a wide range of multimedia graphics and video production and post for diverse clients providing mainly branding and commercials. SquareZero  specialized in HD video content for holographic events as well as servicing regular clients including Disney and the BBC.
Hands on design, animation and compositing on pitches as well as live projects.
Responsibility for all creative studio output – keeping projects on time and on budget whilst holding true to designs, client expectations and my own high standards of quality control.
Responsible for hiring and managing of studio talent and freelancers. Allocating the right people with correct skills whilst guiding team or individuals working across multiple projects
Responsible for overseeing the studio systems, pipeline, hardware, software and render farm.

LIQUID TV. 1993-2002
Animator / Compositor
Working for almost ten years in this established Soho broadcast graphics company I learned all about videographics design,  2d animation and later 3d animation and node based compositing.
Senior Compositor, 2d and 3d Animation
Digital artist / illustrator for range of works; mattes, diagrams, backgrounds, concepts, maps, texturing etc.

Travelling Matte Company. 1992
Junior
Started as a runner and junior designer working on storyboards and pitches for game show ideas. TMC was the company behind pioneering graphics for the childrens TV  show ‘Knightmare’. I learned to use the paintbox and early DOS based 3d graphics.


Key Skills ------------------


Expert knowledge of Aftereffects 2d animation / motion graphics - typography - infographics - 2d characters, explainers, working with live action, effects, editing, commercials. Good drawing and illustration ability.

Highly experienced 3d generalist - modeling, lighting, animation, texturing, rendering using Autodesk Maya. Knowledge of Arnold, Substance Painter, Blender, Unity.

I have also directed shoots for visual effects promos.

I have designed and conceived projects for pitches with varied storyboarding techniques.

I have built up and led teams of creatives in house and remotely. I have managed multiple projects including budgets and client liasons.

Experience of teaching and mentoring graduates within my former company from positions as juniors/runners up to professional animators and designers.

Technical experience running studio animation environment - multiple workstations PC, Mac, Unix - servers, large data high speed networking, admin systems, render farms etc.

Post production knowledge - editing FCP, Avid, Premiere. Grading, file formats and versioning.
Compositing - very good knowledge of Nuke and Aftereffects for combining live action, 3d, 2d, 2.5d and vfx

I am easy to work with and take direction well. I listen and communicate fluently.




  Software Proficiency at a glance:

NUKE, AFTEREFFECTS.  Expert compositor, motion graphics and VFX

AUTODESK MAYA3D GeneralistStrengths are modeling, texturing, lighting, animation.
 
PREMIERE, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, FILEMAKER, UNITY, ARNOLD, REDSHIFT.


Industry Awards


INTERMEDIA 2014:  Gold Award for Brochure Illustration
LIVECOM 2012:    Award for Cultural and The Arts
LIVECOM 2012:    Award for Heritage
MAMAS 2010:       Best Corporate Content
LIVECOM 2010:    Award for Innovation
LIVECOM 2010:    Award for International Entertainment
IVCA GOLD 2010: Award for International Entertainment
LIVECOM 2007:    Award winners for Innovation
PROMAX  2001:    Gold award for TV title sequence
PROMAX  1998:    Silver award for channel idents