Lenny D. Gordon
708 Venice Way, #11 (760) 877 - 9729 Inglewood, CA 90302 [email protected] Reel: https://vimeo.com/250039937 http://www.lennygordon.com Password: 090677
Objective: To obtain a full time position using my skills and professional attitude. I'll explain my work ethics as quickly as possible. When put on my first VR headset I immediately started learning Unreal Engine. After 11 months of training I started prototyping. After a month of prototyping I teamed up with two others. After 6 months I released my first VR game title “Hangry Bunnies From Mars”. When I wanted to work for Luma Pictures they told me they needed trackers. I asked them “What is a tracker?”. Two Weeks later I had my demo reel ready for them. They hired me and I went on to become their Lead Rotomation Tracking and Layout Artist for 8 years. I am relentless in becoming very good at whatever job I take, as my references will testify. I take great pride in becoming an expert at any position I hold. While I may stumble at first, my upbeat personality and driven work ethics have made every employee that has ever hired me very pleased they did so.
Professional Experience: Luma Pictures, Santa Monica, CA 06/2009 - 02/2017 Senior Rotomation Tracking and Layout Artist (310) 888 - 8738
● Organization of sequence layouts and cameras via set photos, lidar scans and blueprints. ● Lead and teach a team of CG Trackers to achieve highest quality camera tracks and CG virtual sets for use in digital effects. ● Process Lidar scans and convert them into usable cleaned mesh assets. ● Program tools to increase workflow speed using Python and Pymel for use within Maya. ● Research and review new software tools to be implemented into the CG pipeline. ● Rotomate actors that exactly mimic the movement of real world cameras used to film major motion pictures. ● Track cameras that exactly mimic the movement of real world cameras used to film major motion pictures. ● Create CG virtual environments that replicate original real world film sets that laying the foundation for animators, lighters, and compositors to work within. ● Use blueprints and schematics to replicate and maintain consistent CG virtual sets that mimic real world film sets. ● Demo Reel Password : 090677 - Demo Reel: h ttps://vimeo.com/250039937 ● Credited Films: Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, The King's Daughter, Allegiant, Deadpool, In the Heart of the Sea, The Last Witch Hunter, The Vatican Tapes, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Age of Adaline, Insurgent, Run All Night, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., I Frankenstein, Thor: The Dark World, See IMDB for more credited films - h ttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm4400737/
Studio 229, Torrance, CA 02/2017 - 09/2017 Game Designer And Programmer (323) 546 - 7803
● Design and prototype all core elements of game from the ground up for Hangry Bunnies From Mars. ● Use UE4 Blueprints to program and implement all elements of game including core game logic, enemy ai, player logic, interface, weaponry, animation logic, environmental effects. ● Create and implement all visual and audio fx. ● Refine and fix animations, models and textures. ● Test and debug all gameplay elements as well as analyze public testing results ● Programs utilized: Unreal Engine 4, Maya, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audacity and Blender.
The Hideout Steakhouse, Santa Ysabel, CA 10/2007 - 05/2009 Manager (760) 803 - 5441
● Supervised a working crew of several employees to help maintain a level of quality exceeding customers expectations. ● Documented a detailed database of weekly financial reports. ● Maintained an accurate inventory of supplies to use then for purchases from vendors on a weekly schedule. ● Raised moral and work productivity ensuring a profitable business.
Engelbrecht Advertising, Chico, CA 06/2003 - 09/2007 Graphic Artist (530) 891 - 1988
● Designed, modeled, rigged, animated, lit, textured and rendered several well received animated television commercials for successful clients such as Robinson Casino and Resort, The Blaze Radio and Gallaghers. ● Composited and edited video for several television commercials. ● Designed, created, programmed and installed numerous websites including ASP and SQL databases that surpassed clients expectations. ● Designed and created countless magazine and newspaper ads as well as many advertising campaigns and logos. ● Repaired, updated and maintained ftp and file storage server systems as well as company work stations. ● Assisted in raising a level of quality production that maintained profitable yearly contracts with company clients.
Sony Computer Entertainment America, Foster City / Psinapse, CA 02/2001 - 02/2003 First Party Quality Assurance Analyst (650) 655 – 8000
● Systematically located and documented errors in video game titles keeping a high level of quality maintained. ● Assured game titles adhere to Sony TRC Checklist ● Suggested potential improvements to video games titles. ● Located and documented technical requirement checklist errors in video game titles. ● Titles worked on include Jack and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Ico, Primal, Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus as well as many others.
Education: De Anza College 2002 - 2004 | Chico State University 1996 - 2000 Graphics and Animation Program | Computer Science with Graphics and Animation
Skills/ Programs: Layout, Rotomation, Matchmove, Tracking, Unreal Engine 4, Blueprints, Maya, 3D Modeling, 3D Animation, UV Mapping, Rigging, Lighting, Python Programming, ASP Programming, Z Brush, PF Track, Syntheyes, Bouju, 3D Equilizer, Nuke, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, 3d Studio Max, Lightwave, SoftImage, Shader Networks, Rendering and Texture Painting, Compositing, C++ Programming and ASP Programming, Computer Assembly.
References: Evan Clover epc@dneg Animator @ Double Negative Alexandre Cancado [email protected] CG Supervisor @ Luma Pictures Mike Perdew [email protected] Production Supervisor @ Luma Pictures Cobalt Cox (423) 741 - 3069 Art Director @ Studio 229 Gina Guerrero (864) 637 - 9225 Pipeline TD @ The Third Floor John Hazzard (530) 680 - 7297 Pipeline TD @ Sony Pictures Imageworks Richard Sutherland [email protected] Previous CG Supervisor @ Luma Pictures Gregory Engelbrecht (530) 891 - 1988 Employer @ Engelbrecht Advertising Nancy Robinson (760) 803 - 5441 Employer @ Hideout Steakhouse