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palmerfx is working on technology for IA3 and beyond
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First Name: Sean
Last Name: Palmer
Birthday: Sat-23-Jul-1983 (25 years old)
Gender: Male
About Me: I work in feature animation as a research associate with the R&D group. My goal is to design new tools and work-flows that enhance productivity and allow for the creation of effects and imagery that would not have been possible with conventional solutions. For our last project, Horton Hears a Who, I wrote C++ plugins for our proprietary renderer CGIStudio to create the clover field and other massive particle based procedural fur solutions. I am co-presenting this work at Siggraph 2008 as part of a long talk on fur technology at Blue Sky. I also have prior production experience as a technical director for fx and fur. It's been a privilege to work in an environment where everyone's knowledge is enriched.
Professional Awards: Contributor - Siggraph 08 (Talks progam)
Skills
Specialty: effects, fur, software development, particle and fur rendering technology, programming, scripting, tools, particles, volumetric effects, dynamic simulation, fluids, shaders
Software Skills: Software Experience:
Artist / Designer Tools: MAYA, Houdini, Realflow, Shake, Renderman, Mental Ray, SLIM, HDRI, Photoshop, AfterEffects, DreamWeaver, Premiere

Programming Tools/ Languages:
Proficient: C++, Python, Perl, MEL, CGI Studio (proprietary), bash, sh/csh
Familiar: VEX, Tcl, HTML, C, Php, MySQL, Bourne, Slim, Hscript

Operating Systems: Linux/UNIX, OSX, Windows
Professional Exp
Years of Professional Experience: 3-6
Professional Associations: ACM Siggraph
Past & Present Employers: Blue Sky Studios (Research Associate, FX TD, Fur TD) (2005 - Present)

Digital Domain (STORM training program) (2005)

Savannah College of Art and Design (web programmer) (2004-2005)

Notable Projects: Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Research Associate
Horton Hears a Who!, FX Seq. Lead, Fur TD, technology development
No Time For Nuts (short), FX TD
Ice Age: The Meltdown, FX TD


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Available For Work?: Yes
Education
Colleges & Universities: New York University, Professional Certificate C++ Programming, 2009 (exp)

SUNY Purchase College, coursework in Sociocultural Anthropology, 2006

Savannah College of Art and Design, BFA Visual Effects, 2005
Student Awards: Summa Cum Laude, First Place in undergrad Art History paper competition 2005
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City/Town: Stamford
State/Region: CT
Country: United States
Website URL: www.palmerfx.com
Profile Type: Individual
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