David Santoyo Portfolio

Work Experience

 PRESENT     Asylum Visual Effects / IO Technician

2007-2009     Pacific Title / IO Technician

SEASONAL  Montecito College of Fine Arts & Design / TA Maya & Houdini

2005-2007      Walt Disney Feature Animation / "Meet the Robinsons"
                     Assistant Technical Director

                     Walt Disney Feature Animation / “Chicken Little”
                     Technical Support Engineer

2003-2005      Side Effects Software Inc.
                     Houdini Production Support Specialist /
                     Sys Admin L.A. Office

1999 – 2003   Santa Monica College Academy of Entertainment & Technology
                     Assistant System Administrator / Computer Lab Specialist

1996 – 1999   KTLA Channel 5 – Morning News
                     Graphics Co-coordinator – Live TV Production

                                          Art /  Engineering 

Master of Arts Program        University of Arizona
      Art / Video / New Media 

Associates of Art                Santa Monica College
     Academy of Entertainment & Technology
     Art / Animation Degree

Side Effects Software Inc.       Houdini Certified
        TD Course
        Vex Course
        HDK Course
        DOPs Course

Gnomon School                     Renderman Class
        Mel Scripting Class
        Photoshop Matte Painting Class

 Asylum Visual Effects / IO Technician

Python Scripting to enhance performance output, regular IO duties, backdraft, flame, inferno, etc. , heavy Linux, mac and windows.

 Pacific Title & Art Studio
IO Data Specialist:
Backdraft / Clipster / Heavy Linux Usage / Knowledge of HD & SD Formats and Aspect Ratios 

Walt Disney Feature Animation
EFX Assistant Technical Director:
Troubleshooting in Maya, Houdini, Shake, RealFLow 4 & PipeLine procedures

Shot assistance and completion
Shot Research and Development
Shot technical approval
Minor Mel, Vex, Shell Scripting
Usage of Maya, Houdini, Teragen, Photoshop

Side Effect Software Inc
Customer Service for the Houdini EFX Software
Production Problem Resolution and tutorial creation using Photoshop, Final Cut Pro and Premier

Santa Monica College Academy of Entertainment & Technology
Multimedia Lab Specialist
In this position I learned and taught software used in the CG-Production environment for the Academy of Entertainment and Technology.  This included all Graphic Design Products all Animation Products all Video Editing Products and All Web Content Creation Tools:  Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Indesign, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Final Cut Pro, Premier, etc.

KTLA Morning New, Channel 5
Graphics Coordinator
Responsible for the timely execution of all graphics related to the Morning News

 Recommendations

Letter of Recommendation:
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