Experience
 

Lead Artist at Encore VFX                                       Aug 2018 - Aug 2023, Burbank, CA

I am the lead groom, and character creature artist for award winning TV shows such as :The Flash, Doom Patrol, Titans, etc. I helped develop and implement the workflow and pipeline of digital hair creation for humans, animals and creatures in Houdini. I lead our groom artists and provide technical and creative guidance as needed.

Other than Groom lead, I also work closely with our show and department supervisors helping R&D unique and complex characters and creatures and make sure those assets integrate smoothly with our pipeline, and helping with troubleshooting any hair or look development issues as needed. And last but not least  I work on models, textures, look development and groom tasks for realistic character and creature creations as lead artist.

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3D Modeler at TNG Visual Effects                                                 Dec 2017 - Jun 2018, Torrance, CA
Character modeling for Digital doubles for Black Lightning (TV show), Shaft (2019 movie).
Character and props modeling for commercials for Under Armour, Sketchers, and Beautyrest, etc.

Character FACS facial blendshapes for characters for Hogwarts legacy.

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Motion Graphics Freelancer at Partners+Napier                     Jun 2016 - Sep 2016, Rochester, NY
Motion Graphics Animator and Designer for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle short film project .This is  a project based internship with Partners+Napier.

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3D Texture and Shading artist at Wanhao Cartoon              summer 2012 - spring 2014, Beijing, China

I worked on textures and look development for 3D cartoon shows and commercials such as Kugou, Lvyexunzhong, Confucius Cultural Festival, etc…

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Skills

People skills 

I am a very observant and empathetic person. And I am very patient with teaching and helping people and I would always consider things from the perspective of the other party. Consistently working with other departments and helping my team made my communication skills very good.  And with my good awareness of surroundings and technical thinking, I can usually quickly grasp where the problem is. And that usually pushes me towards the problem solver role in the team.

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Technical skills

Texturing and Shading Experienced with hand-painted textures and photo-editing textures using Mari, Zbrush, Substance and Photoshop. Experienced with node based shading network renderers such as Arnold, VRay, Renderman, etc... 

Grooming Experienced in Grooming using Houdini, Ornatrix, and XGen 

Modeling Experienced in organic modeling using Maya and Zbrush, Marvelous designer for cloth building.Had experience with FACS blendshapes for human and creature. Experienced in dealing with scan data from photogrammetry and light-stage for digital doubles.

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Other general skills  

Good at animating , have basic rigging skills in Maya, and  have basic skills with compositing softwares such as Nuke and AE. Have a basic understanding of Solaris and USD. I speak English and Chinese. And I have basic skills with python, C, C++. Good with cats

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Education

Master of Fine Arts Degree in Film and animation

 Oct 2014 - May 2018  Rochester Institute of Technology, NY, USA (GPA 3.94)

Bachelor of Engineering in Digital Media Technology

Oct 2008 -May 2012  Chengdu University of Information and Technology, Szechuan, China

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Personal Short Films and Awards

Flow(2015,3D, Personal Independent Film)
-High Falls Film Festival (selected)                                                         -Honor selection in RIT 2015 Show Reel 
I designed, directed and made the whole film.

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You Made Me Love You (2016, 2D/3D, collaborative Film Project)
-39th Denver International Film Festival (selected)                         -300 Seconds Short Film Festival (selected)      
-Portland Horror Film Festival (selected)                                            -Lux Et Lex Film Festival(selected)         
-The Love Horror Short Film Festival  (selected)                              -Honor Selection in RIT 2016 Show Reel
I was the Producer and 3D Lead Artist for this film.

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Stage(2019, 2D/3D experimental, Personal Independent Film

-WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival (Award Winner)    -London Greek Film Festival (Award Winner)

-USA Film Festival (Finalist)                                                                          -Monterrey International Film Festival (Semi-Finalist)

-Weyauwega International Film Festival  (selected)                            -Portland Film Festival (selected) 

-Independent-Star Filmfest Munich (selected)                                        -Tallahassee Film Festival (selected) 

-Moscow Shorts (selected)                                                                             -Monterrey International Film Festival (selected) 

-NewFilmmakers NY  (selected)                                                                   -Oxford International Film Festival (selected) 

-Portugal International film festival (selected)                                     -North Hollywood CineFest (selected) 

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