Chelsea Shannon

Study at BCIT to gain pre requisite credentials in maths, physics and chemistry for further course work.

• Worked closely with the Unreal Engine Games group to gather requirements for integrating multiple pipelines.
• Designed Houdini CFX PDG workflow for game cinematic project.
• Conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of Unreal into standard pipeline.

• Developed long term pipeline direction across all aspects of company's workflows and departments, including assets, motion capture, layout, rigging, animation, lighting and editorial.
• Implemented Shotgrid, file management and version control across studio.
• Supervised team of technical developers across all departments including, assets, animation, motion capture, rigging, layout and editorial.
• Evaluated and directed technical tasks for short vs long term goals and milestones communicated from management.
• Supervised and designed automation and syncing workflows of motion capture data from capture to animation.

• Supported key creatives and department supervisors to ensure final delivery.
• Held client demos for virtual production filming.
• Bidding.
• Led internal and client productions as director, CG or VFX supervisor.
• Evaluated team member performance regularly to identify and resolve productivity concerns.
• Pitched new concepts and technology advancements to senior management to aid company's capabilities.
• Fostered strong relationships with all company employees to collectively meet priorities and needs of business.
• Coordinated with other departments to maintain smooth and efficient product flow.
• Managed staff hiring, training and supervision.

• Worked with rigging and motion capture department to design rigs that met needs of motion capture and Unreal Engine.
• Supported and trained rigging team (Maya) to Unreal Engine character workflows.
• Worked and developed Metahuman workflows and integration with motion capture team and animation.
• Trained and worked with assets team to provide models suitable for rigging and motion capture needs.
• Supervised and provided QA across assets, rigging, motion capture and animation.
• Evaluated long term goals for rigging solutions and automation steps for motion capture.

Super Pets

• Developed and implemented procedural USD workflows across Houdini departments including FX, Character and Crowd.
• Provided Crowd and FX setups, support and debugging.
• Developed crowd asset builds and tools.
• Pipeline HDA development and scripting.
• Provided automation support for FX departments.

Peter Rabbit 2

• Developed pipeline automation tools for Character FX department.
• USD implementation within CFX and FX teams.
• Worked with Character FX Supervisor/Leads to develop tools for cloth and hair.
• Identified and contributed to group and department pipeline updates.

Pipeline

• Established and implemented sequence tools for lighting and rendering.
• Asset and camera IO tool development
• Automation of FX

The Boys - December 2018 - January 2019

Senior FX Technical Developer

• FX assets for destruction scene

Spiderman Game Trailer - July 2018

FX Artist

Winchester - June 2017 - December 2017

Senior CG Lead

• Lighting and rendering
• Animation
• Shader development
• Automation tool development

AXL - November 2017

Senior CG Lead

• Rigging
• Shaders
• Animation
• FX
• Lighting and rendering

Underworld 5 - September 2016

Fx Artist

Powers: Season 2 - March 2016

Senior Technical Artist

• FX
• Rigging
• Animation

Guardians of the Tomb - 2016

Technical Developer

• Asset builds and support
• Procedural Rigging
• Animation

Mako Mermaids: Season 3 - August 2016

FX Lead

UQ Advertisement - June 2015

FX Artist

Powers: Season 1 - February 2015

FX Artist

Age of Adeline - October 2014

FX Artist

Mako Mermaids: Season 1 - July 2014

Character Artist

• Rigging
• Animation