This document is a resume for CJ Le Page summarizing their experience in visual effects and data management roles over the past 15 years. They have held positions at several top VFX studios including Walt Disney, Pixomondo, Stereo-D, and Prime Focus, working on major films such as Pete's Dragon, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, and The Avengers. Their responsibilities have included creating VFX workflows, managing data transfers, overseeing render farms, and supervising artist teams. The resume demonstrates extensive leadership experience and technical skills in visual effects production and pipeline management.
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CJ Le Page picturesofsound@gmail.com
linkedin/cjlepage
661-210-7116
EMPLOYMENT
May 2015-Present / Walt Disney Studios, Post VFX Coordinator
Pete’s Dragon
Created VFX post production data Structures and workflows for internal departments
and external VFX vendors. Manage equipment rentals and purchases, as well as
software evaluations and deployments. Handle P.O.’s with accounting, manage films
assets and I/O with multiple 2D/3D VFX vendors. Distribute and ensure that technical
specifications are being maintained in vendor submissions. Prepare all VFX, schedule
and run daily reviews with the film Director, Studio Executives and VFX vendors. Take
detailed notes during reviews, maintain FileMaker database, and distribute notes to all
internal departments, vendors, and executives. In constant communication with film
Director, Producers, Studio Executives, and VFX Vendors to provide tracking and status
reports of VFX work. Strategize server and hardware maintenance with Disney Studio
networking and various technology teams within the company to ensure that our work
environment stays up and runs as smooth as possible.
2013-2015 / Reliance Mediaworks, Digital Supervisor/Production Manager
Hemlock Grove S2 Episodes 207/208/209/210, Chappie
Responsible for creative and technical supervision of Reliance Mumbai team of paint,
roto, and compositors, as well as additional local boutique artist teams. Create show
specific streamlined workflows for Burbank and Mumbai studios. Recruit and hire local
talent for in-house and outsource work. Negotiated artist contracts within corporate
budget allowances. Communicate with clients regarding scope of work, delivery
schedules, and feedback. Monitor production for adherence to client technical specs.
2013-2015 / Reliance Mediaworks, VFX Data I/O Department Manger
Maleficent, Gone Girl, Black Sails S1/S2, Chappie, Hemlock Grove S2, FF7, XMEN
D.O.F.P., Angry Little Gods, Hercules, Paranoia, Dangerous Children, The After
Creation and management of VFX production data structures and data transfer
accounts. Plate ingests, format conversions, and global distribution of all conformed
assets. Processed and coordinated data deliveries to client and vendors via web and
external drives.
2012-2013 / Pixomondo, VFX Data I/O and Render Department Manger
Game of Thrones S3, Star Trek: Into Darkness, Oblivion, Beautiful Creatures,
Da Vinci's Demons, Sleepy Hollow, Mindy Project
Created and maintained VFX data structures. Coordinated global data transfers,
plate ingests, format conversions, and asset I/O. Orchestrated remote rendering at
other Pixomondo data centers. Render Farm creation and management.
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CJ Le Page picturesofsound@gmail.com
linkedin/cjlepage
661-210-7116
EMPLOYMENT
2011-2012 / Stereo-D by Deluxe, Stereo Compositor / Paint Artist
The Avengers, Titanic 3D, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
Paint repair and restoration of footage from depth process. Cleaned imperfections by creating
clean plates and using other proprietary means. Responsible for finalling shots - Specialized in
Beauty and Hair.
2011 / Legend 3D, Stereo Paint Artist / Technical Administrator / Data I/O
Green Lantern, The Smurfs
Assembled Depth and VFX elements for final stereo output. Repaired stereo process
imperfections by creating clean plates and using proprietary compositing tools.
Data Management and I/O of assets from Legend San Diego studio. Created, configured,
deployed, and maintained new facility render farm. Maintained software versions, and
deployed workstations.
2010-2011 / Prime Focus, Stereo Artist / Data I/O and Render Manager
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Chronicles of Narnia: Dawn Treader
Generated 3D Depth for stereo conversions as directed by Stereographer. Created Clean Plates
for seamless integration of missing visual information in images. Managed render farms for
Hollywood and Vancouver studios. Ingested plates, conformed assets, managed data transfers
for Prime Focus globally.
2008-2009 / Café FX, Data I/O and Render Department Manager
Halo3 ODST, G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra, G-Force, Halo3 ODST, 7lbs, Wolverine Origins, Whiteout, Final
Destination V, Wizarding World of Harry Potter 3D (Universal Studios) Managed software
versioning and deployment. Resolved hardware, software, and pipeline issues. Developed
protocols for viewing and checking completed renders. Managed scheduling of subordinates
for evening and weekend shifts. Render Farm creation, deployment, job prioritization, statistics,
and troubleshooting. Ingested assets for internal use and conformed for final deliveries.
Data transfers, deliveries and priority management.
2006-2008 / Walt Disney Feature Animation, Assistant Technical Director 3D Animation
Bolt, Meet the Robinson's, Chicken Little
Provided animation and desk support for team of 64 Animators. Created blocking animation
and layout scene setups for Animators. Troubleshot Maya files for the animation and layout
departments and monitored element version control. Prepared artists committed files and
extracted IV files for compositing team. Contributed to development of proprietary animation
tools. Managed incoming layout asset versioning for animation scene files.
2001-2006 / Walt Disney Feature Animation, Render Administrator 2D/3D
Chicken Little, Atlantis, Treasure Planet, Home on the Range, Kangaroo Jack, Reign of Fire,
Bubble Boy, Snow Dogs, IMAX Extreme Sports, and Theme Park attractions. Strategized render
priorities across multiple productions. Monitored facility server I/O, managed render farm and
troubleshot 3D renders. Provided 2D animation support for all hand drawn footage to digital
conversion preparation. Created dailies of all hand drawn animation using down shooting
cameras and lighting rigs.
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CJ Le Page picturesofsound@gmail.com
linkedin/cjlepage
661-210-7116
Client/Vendor relations, Customer Service, Data and Render Management, RecruitmentSKILLS:
and Team Building, Creative Problem Solving, Management.
SOFTWARE: Maya, Renderman, 3DStudioMax, XSI, Houdini, Lightwave, Real Flow, Nuke, Fusion,
Shake, MochaPro, Silhouette, CS6, Deadline, Qube!, Tweak/RV, IRIDAS Framecycler, TightVNC,
Shotgun, Filemaker Pro, Excel, Image Wrangler, VNC, TightVNC, XnView, RDP, Team Viewer,
Polycom, Aspera, Aspera P2P, Aspera Cargo, Filezilla, FTP, GovernLan, Beyond Compare,
Robocopy, jZip, TreeSize, Explorer++, Notepad++, Revision, Xytech Scanner/Barcode, LSF,
Remedy, NAGIOS.
OS: UNIX/LINUX/Windows/Mac
AWARDS:
2015 Emmy Award: Black Sails Season One