Greetings! I'm JM,
I've been working in the VFX industry for
about a decade now in several different roles.
I found I always gravitated towards the technical
side of Creature FX, Rigging and Crowds, which led
to my eventual shift into Software Engineering.
I delved into Machine learning before it was cool, and
am now leading ML tool development at Digital Domain.
One of which, ML Cloth, was nominated for a VES
Emerging Technology award in 2024.
I am primarily interested in ML's untapped potential
for rigging, CFX, and animation.
Thanks for stopping by!
Honors
Movies
Madame Web (2024)
Digital Domain
Assoc Lead Software Engineer
Led development and rollout of ML Cloth on Madame Web.
Blue Beetle (2023)
Digital Domain
Assoc Lead Software Engineer
Led development and rollout of ML Cloth on Blue Beetle. Our work was subsequently nominated for the VES Emerging Technology award.
Black Widow (2021)
Digital Domain
Animation & Rigging TD
Built and maintained animation and rigging tools for the production.
Mandalorian Season 1 (2019)
Hybride
Senior Rigging Artist
Built and maintained animation and rigging tools for the production.
Watchmen Series (2019)
Hybride
Senior Rigging Artist
Built the facial rig system and a workflow to process and integrate facial scan data.
Aladdin (2019)
ILM
Senior Creature TD
Built the magic carpet rig. Created simulation setups for various assets, ran simulation and shot fixes and built animation tools.
Thor:Ragnarok (2017)
ILM
Creature TD
Worked on crowd setup and ran shots simulation. Built tool for automating crowd cloth simulation.
Valerian (2017)
ILM
Creature TD
Rigged a number of aliens and ships. Ran simulation and shot fixes.
The Mummy (2017)
ILM
Creature TD
Rat crowd simulation, ran simulation and shot fixes.
TMNT2 (2016)
ILM
Creature TD
Ran simulation and shot fixes on main characters.
Surf's Up 2: WaveMania (2016)
Rainmaker
Junior Creature TD
Rigged several characters and assets. Built live simulation tool for animators.
Open Season: Scared Silly (2016)
Rainmaker
Junior Creature TD
Rigged several characters and assets. Extended rigging system.
Barbie: Puppy Chase (2016)
Rainmaker
Junior Creature TD
Rigged several characters and assets. Extended rigging system.
Bob the Builder (2016)
Rainmaker
Junior Creature TD
Rigged several characters and assets. Extended rigging system.
Monster Trucks (2016)
MPC
Junior Techanim Artist
Ran shot simulations and shot sculpted. Built animation tool for solving complex tentacle movement with simulation.
Night at the Museum 3 (2014)
MPC
Junior Techanim Artist
Ran shot simulations and shot sculpted.
VFS Short Film (2013)
I've heard it said that once you enter the VFX industry,
your student projects become objects of shame.
Au contraire, I occasionally still find myself enjoying my short film.
Student Honors
