Video Producer at Stepful

Produced educational video lectures for on-line healthcare training. Collaborated with content developers to review and refine educational video scripts, ensuring alignment and engagement. Oversaw the entire video production process, from pre-production planning to post-production editing, maintaining high standards in video quality, including color correction and audio enhancement. Lit, directed, and filmed live-action video shoots. Created custom fully-realized virtual sets for greenscreen use. Innovated new video formats and techniques to enhance student engagement and understanding, while suggesting continuous improvements. Worked closely with the Learning Program Manager and stakeholders to finalize videos for publication, utilizing feedback for ongoing content enhancement. Coached on-screen instructors on best practices for scene placement, lighting, and recording setups, optimizing delivery and technical quality. Managed on-line digital asset management systems to track new footage, stock assets, and content revisions.

3D Data Analyist at Apple (via OSI Engineering)

Within Apple's Technology Development Group, created synthetic data for developing and testing augmented and virtual reality, using LIDAR to produce reference 3D environment models from real-world data for use in improving AR/VR computer vision frameworks in visionOS through machine learning. Collected, cataloged, registered, QAed, and ingested LIDAR data from some 3,000 large-scale interior and 
exterior 3D scans for use in improving AR/VR frameworks in visionOS, with extremely positive consumer 
feedback leading to increased demand which was consistently met. Developed expert-level understanding of FARO-brand LIDAR scanners and processing software, providing consultation and assistance to developers fine-tuning our data collection and processing pipeline. Maintained records and comprehensive knowledge of data sets and metadata, including status, specific issues, and 
required remedies. On my own initiative, recovered weeks of work by dozens of people that would otherwise have been lost. Worked with developers to create a custom Digital Asset Management system for accessing our database both through a browser-based GUI and Python, as well as data-annotation tools, with specific focus on increasing usability and efficiency while fixing bugs and addressing data-processing edge-cases, guiding assets through their lifecycle. Followed processes and procedures for eliminating personally identifying information from data sets. Documented processes and procedures in detail, allowing for easy user training and expansion of our team.

Video Producer/3D Animator at University of California, Santa Cruz

Created animation, graphics, and virtual sets for video lectures as part of the UCScout on-line course 
series. Designed a workflow to seamlessly match live-action and 3D animated content. Edited final videos 
using live-action instructor footage, 2D and 3D graphics, and stock footage. Created instructional illustrations and motion graphic, and art-directed other team members. Designed graphic packages to be adaptable to ensure every course had an appropriate and consistent visual theme. Researched and fact-checked scripts and concepts to ensure all dialog and graphics were correct and accurate. Fully produced 3D assets and environments in Lightwave, using Photoshop and Substance Painter for texturing. Optimized scenes, meshes, and materials for efficient rendering. Managed off-line rendering, including scene breakouts. Composited renders with live-action elements in After Effects. Edited final courses in Adobe Premiere, using Confluence and Shotgun to track stock footage, existing assets, and final deliverables. Worked with instructors, actors, directors, animators, and audio artists in a multidisciplinary workflow.

Lead 3D QA and Touch-Up Artist at Apple (via Mindlance and Kelly IT Resources)

Applied new software to create and improve attractive 3D environments using photogrammetry and LIDAR data for over 200 cities and regions in Flyover Maps, also incorporating existing GIS data. Tracked issues and assigned tasks using Jira. Analyzed historical, cultural, and tourism points of interest to precisely allocate resources to the most-viewed areas of cities, confirming my conclusions against quantitative user analytics data. Updated and expanded documentation on procedures, best practices, and internal tools. Approved and corrected work by junior team members, as well as trained and mentored new hires. Designed 3D Flyover City Tours 3D Modeling Geospatial Analysis and data correction