In the past, I worked on <span class="textNudge">9</span> films, <span class="textNudge">8</span> of those at <span class="textBump">Blue Sky Studios</span>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="textInblockBox">Character Simulation Technical Director (TD)</span> for hair / clothing sims &amp; tools in <span class="textName">Maya</span> on -

&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="textInblockBox">Effects TD</span> doing volume sims (snow &amp; dust plumes), particles, some RBDs, &amp; tools in <span class="textName">Houdini</span> &amp; <span class="textName">Maya</span> on -

&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="textInblockBox">Crowds TD</span> navigation, sims, &amp; tools in <span class="textName">Houdini</span> on -

I was part of 2 published Siggraph papers and was allowed the opportunity to speak at <span class="textBump">Siggraph 2015</span>.

<br><br> For <span class="textName">Peanuts</span>, I built an angle-to-camera locking system to drive agent's Movement and Head, Torso, &amp; Legs joint orientation to match the 2D style of the original cartoons. Along with Rails, Agents could choose to break free from, yet stay in rows on screen.

<br><br> For <span class="textName">Ferdinand</span>, I built dynamic Arm IK to have drivers hold 10&amp;2 on steering wheels, passengers to sit, and co-developed a horse-and-jockey system to keep the Passengers (Jockeys) in the Cars (Horses) while they drive the streets.

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<br>Please note, prior to Ferdinand, Houdini didn't have Crowd Simulation yet.

<br>We developed our crowd tools &amp; pipeline in-house.

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<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; I built most of the navigation tools, placement, pathing, obstacle detection, and the usual crowd/boid navigation logic itself in Houdini for Birds &amp; Land critters.

<br>I wrote systems to understand the terrain and how to follow the flow of the ground,

<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="textItalic">(Hence why I like AI Development now.)</span>

<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; Multi-limb IK for the people &amp; animals to walk over uneven terrain, and a 'lookAt' system for the characters to look around with multiple neck joints smoothly.

<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; While calculating the linear algebra to limit joint rotation in the neck to determine if the agent could look at their target or not.

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<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; This gave the crowd a more natural feel, as if a few had "somewhere to be".

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Character Simulation Technical Director (TD) for hair / clothing sims & tools in Maya on -

Effects TD doing volume sims (snow & dust plumes), particles, some RBDs, & tools in Houdini & Maya on -

Crowds TD navigation, sims, & tools in Houdini on -

For Peanuts, I built an angle-to-camera locking system to drive agent's Movement and Head, Torso, & Legs joint orientation to match the 2D style of the original cartoons. Along with Rails, Agents could choose to break free from, yet stay in rows on screen.

For Ferdinand, I built dynamic Arm IK to have drivers hold 10&2 on steering wheels, passengers to sit, and co-developed a horse-and-jockey system to keep the Passengers (Jockeys) in the Cars (Horses) while they drive the streets.

Please note, prior to Ferdinand, Houdini didn't have Crowd Simulation yet.

We developed our crowd tools & pipeline in-house.

I built most of the navigation tools, placement, pathing, obstacle detection, and the usual crowd/boid navigation logic itself in Houdini for Birds & Land critters.

I wrote systems to understand the terrain and how to follow the flow of the ground,

(Hence why I like AI Development now.)

Multi-limb IK for the people & animals to walk over uneven terrain, and a 'lookAt' system for the characters to look around with multiple neck joints smoothly.

While calculating the linear algebra to limit joint rotation in the neck to determine if the agent could look at their target or not.

This gave the crowd a more natural feel, as if a few had "somewhere to be".