Andrew R. Enyart

CG Artist / Technical Director / Stereographer

arenyart (at) gmail (dot) com

Objective

Multifaceted CG professional seeks challenging role with the exciting prospect of combining multiple disciplines and solving interesting problems.

Work Experience

Sony Pictures Imageworks (2010) Stereoscopic Technical Director

• Worked as s3d compositor for the feature film G-Force
• Created an application (SPI Launcher) to expedite the process of setting up and working on a shot

3dh (2006 - 2009) Technical Director / Stereographer with an emphasis on production streamlining and automation.

Primary responsibilities include programming automation software and/or plug-ins for stereoscopic work-flows, designing production pipelines, creating cg content geared towards stereo output, stereo filming, r&d, and all around problem solving.

• Projects
  • Technical Director of Stereography for “Bug Eyes” animated 3d short series (Yet to be released)
  • Technical Director of Stereography for Israel 60th Birthday Event in LA which included live action footage of a Howie Mandel composited with CGI in 3d
  • Technical Director of Stereography for Tugger: The Jeep 4×4 Who Wanted to Fly (3d version unreleased)
  • 2d - 3d Synthesis Artist for several archived feature films (Technology demos), and a few commercials
  • CG Artist and Stereographer for various other in house stereoscopic projects (e.g. advertisements on autostereoscopic displays, 3d projector demos, real-time visualization examples, client logo animations etc.)
  • Stereoscopic Trainer at Samford University (created 3dsMax and Maya stereoscopic plugins, trained vfx staff on it’s usage and stereoscopic principles, and even set up projectors and screen)

• Other Responsibilities
  • Graphic Designer - Create logos, icons, PowerPoint templates, letterhead etc
  • Compositor and Editor - Post 3d content (film and CGI)
  • Documentation Writer - Create documentation for various stereo applications
  • eCommerce Manger - Create and maintain eCommerce website (Joomla based)
  • Productization Manager - Work to turn internal tools into retail products (includes bug testing and quality assurance)
  • Render Wrangler - Manage the renderfarm and troubleshoot render problems
  • IT Specialist - Manage vital infrastructure and security (create/delete user accounts, manage permissions, troubleshoot server problems etc.)

• Other Software: Nuke, Sony’s Katana, Shake, Photoshop, Illustrator, Gimp/Cinepaint, Inkscape, After Effects, Avid, Premiere, Flash, Pro Tools, Microsoft Office and OpenOffice (includes creating complex spreadsheets with charts and formulas and visually rich presentations), Qube! renderfarm management software

• Programming/Scripting Languages: MEL, MaxScript, Adobe ActionScript, Adobe ActiveScript, Python, Perl, Lua, Bash, and some C/C++ and openGL. Also well versed in HTML and CSS

• Operating Systems: Linux (and Unix family, including Mac OS X and BSD varieties), Windows and Dos proficiency. Experience as network administrator for both Windows Server 2003 and GNU/Linux systems. I also administer a renderfarm with Windows and Linux nodes (experience with RenderPal, Qube! and Dr. Queue)

• Other Interests and/or hobbies: drawing, painting, sculpting, photography, playing guitar and piano, juggling, and learning new things (my all-time favorite hobby)