N. joseph burnette
Resume
Education
- Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA (2006-2010) Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Effects, Minor in Technical Direction Summa Cum Laude Dean’s List 2006-2010
- Antigua/Barbuda International Institute of Technology, Antigua, W.I (2002-2004) Associate Degree Program – Computer Programming
Skillset
- Autodesk Maya/MEL
- SideFX Houdini
- Pixar RenderMan
- Python
- UNIX/LINUX Shell Scripting
- C ++
- Houdini Vector Expression Language (VEX)
- PIXAR USD
- Unreal Engine
- Nuke
- Katana
- After Effects
- Adobe Creative Suite
- HTML5
Work Experience
- Square Enix - Tokyo, Japan - Technical Director - Procedural Pipelines (Janyary 2022)
- Cygames - Tokyo, Japan - Technical Effects Pipeline (April 2020 - January 2022)
- Ritsumeikan University - Kyoto, Japan - Visiting Lecturer (November 2019) Undergraduate Seminar on VFX workflows, Pipeline Design and Demo Reel construction
- BaseFX - China - Lead Effects Developer, Effects Pipeline Design (April 2017 - July 2019)
- Wish Dragon
- Universidad Panamericana, Campus Guadalajara - Visiting Lecturer (April 2017) Taught a course in Effects design using 3ds Studio Max
- Weta Digital - New Zealand - FX TD/Effects Developer - Pipeline (October 2015 - May 2016)
- The Big Friendly Giant
- ReelFX - Texas - Sr. Effects Artist/Effects Developer (April 2013 - October 2015)
- Book of Life
- Rock Dog
- DreamWorks Animation - California - Effects Artist/Effects Developer (September 2010 - April 2013)
- Turbo
- Rise of the Guardians
- Madagascar 3
- How to Train your Dragon: Gift of the Night Fury
- Savannah College of Art and Design - Georgia - Visual Effects Tutor (September 2009 - September 2010)
- SideFX - Toronto - Effects Artist (December 2009 – March 20th 2010)
Awards/Publications
- 2014 - 42nd Annual Annie Awards Nomination - Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in an Animated Production, Hollywood, California
- 2011 - DreamWorks FX Challenge Graduate, San Fransisco, California
- 2010 - Student Work featured in Sidefx Houdini 2010 Demo Reel
- 2010 – SCAD VSFX Departmental Awards – Best Individual VSFX Project – Kindred Dance
- 2010 – SCAD - Award for Outstanding Achievement in Visual Effects (Undergraduate), Savannah, Georgia
- 2009 – Winner of Pixar’s Stupid RenderMan Tricks, Presented at Siggraph 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana
- 2008 – “Who’s Who Amongst Students in American Colleges and Universities”