tracey mchugh roberts
RESUME
Experience
Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, CA. July 2021 - present
Technical Director Model/Rig.
NIKE, Beaverton, Oregon. March 2021 - July 2021
Digital Inovator II - NDA
Squeeze Animation Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Dec 2020 - March 2021
Rigging Lead/Supervisor - Character rigging lead/supervisor for Marvels "What if?" Pipeline design help, Character rigging for film Pitches.
Tippett Studios, Berkeley, CA. Sept 2019 - Dec 2020
Rigging Lead - Character rigging for film, game character animation, test/concept animation, muscle simulation, technical support for match move and other departments.
Oakland Ice Center/Sharks Ice, Oakland, CA. Mar 2018 - present
Ice Hockey Coach, Oakland Bears Hockey Club - coaching youth age 3 -16, in-house and travel ice hockey. USA Hockey level 3 coaching credentials, SafeSport certified, CPR certified.
ExoTools, Marin, CA. July 2019 - Aug 2019
Contractor - character rigging project.
Alchemic Ltd, Marin, CA Jan 2019 - July 2019
Rigging Supervisor - design, pipeline, rigging - ABBA music video/short.
Vesalius Creations, Marin, CA Sept 2017 - Dec 2018
Rigging Supervisor - design, pipeline, rigging.
Tippett Studios, Berkeley, CA 2014 - 2017
Character TD/Project Rigging Lead - rigging for film, commercial and VR. Character Animation and Motion Capture performance.
MG Live action costume, set/prop build, assist live action shoots, stop-motion pop through animation. MadGod. http://watch.madgodmovie.com/
Creative Assistant - mold room.
Atomic Fiction, Oakland, CA 2013 - 2014
Lead Character TD - modeling, rigging, simulation set up, technical animation, simulation.
Creature Art and Mechanics, Marin, CA 2012
Contractor, Character TD - cloth simulation.
Digital Domain, Larkspur & Venice, CA 2011 - 2012
Character TD - character rigging, muscle shapes, corrective shaping, technical animation/cloth simulation for Jack the Giant Slayer.
Industrial Light and Magic, San Francisco, CA 2011
Character TD - cloth simulations for Pirates of the Caribbean 4.
ImageMovers Digital, Novato, CA 2010
Character TD - cloth and hair simulation for Mars Needs Moms.
Goodby Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco, CA 2010
Lead Character TD - character rigging for animated commercial project.
Foomojo, Redwood City, CA 2008 - 2010
Character TD (Rigging/Model/Fur/Paint) - rigs, models, paint and fur, animation created in Maya then converted to Flash, characters created were also used in unity games.
MX-Productions, San Francisco, CA 2008
Lead Modeler - insect model creation for a Pixar Blu-ray Disc game based on feature.
The Orphanage, San Francisco, CA 2007 - 2008
Character TD/Rigger and Modeler - models and rigging for Zohan and multiple commercials, pre-production rigging for The Battle of Red Cliff, shot work and prop modeling for Iron Man.
Lightstream Productions, Petaluma, CA 2007
Character TD - cloth simulations for a trailer film pitch.
Industrial Light and Magic, San Francisco, CA 2006 - 2008
Character TD - cloth, flesh & rigid simulations for Pirates of the Caribbean 2, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Eragon and Spiderwick Chronicales.
Tippett Studios, Berkeley, CA 2000 - 2005
Project Lead Character TD - rigging, blend shapes, muscle, animation shot fixes, match move technical support. Practical VFX - painting/building miniature props and sets, assisted on miniature shots for films and commercials. CG and practical, Charlotte's Web, Matrix, Stepford Wives, The Ring, Starship Troopers 2, Santa Claus, Evolution, multiple pitches and commercials.
2010 - present
2010 - present
Software
Maya, Ziva, Zeno, Photoshop, Mud Box, Zbrush, RussianWrap3, Unity, Unreal, Premiere.
Education
BA, Colby College, Waterville, Maine
Dual Degrees - Economics and Art History (Minor Studio Art).
Varsity D1 Women's ice hockey, track and cross country
Tyler School of Art, Rome, Italy
Intensive program for figure sculpture and painting.
Tabor Academy Marion, MA
preparatory school - received graduating Art Award
lacrosse (Varsity Captain), tennis, Women's and Men's ice hockey.
Film and Commercial Production
Film and TV
2020 nda rnd character anim | Rigging Lead (Tippett Studio)
2020 Avengers Game | Character Animation (Tippett Studio)
2020 nda Film1 | Rigging Lead (Tippett Studios)
2020 nda Film2 | Rigging Lead (Tippett Studios)
2020 nda Ride | Character Rigger (Tippett Studios)
2018-2019 ABBA project | Rigging Supervisor (Alchemic & Vesalius)
2017 Ganghes Kahn | Lead Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2017 Orville | Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2017 KPMG (commercial) | Lead Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2016 Intel Warcraft (commercial) | Lead Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2016 Monster Strike (commercial) | Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2016 Patient Zero | Lead Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2016 League of Gods | Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2016 Dream of Anhui | Character Animation/Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2016 Advantage 2( commercial) | Lead Character TD (Tippett Studios)
2015 Ted 2 | Lead Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2015 Dodge Law (commercial) | Lead Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2015 Gods of Egypt | Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2014 The Crossing | Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2014 A Million Ways to Die in the West | Lead Character TD/Rigging (Tippett Studios)
2014 Transformers | Character TD/Rigging (Atomic Fiction)
2014 Mad God | live action costume, sets, props, lighting and test shots (Tippett Studios)
2014 Cosmos | Lead Character TD/Rigging (Atomic Fiction)
2013 Blended | Lead Character TD/Modeling/Simulation/Rigging (Atomic Fiction)
2012 Jack the Giant Slayer | Character TD/Simulation/Rigging (DD)
2011 Pirates 4 | Technical Animation /Simulation (ILM)
2010 Mars Needs Moms | Technical Animation/Simulation (IMD)
2008 Don't Mess with the Zohan | Character TD/Rigger/Modeler (Orphanage)
2008 Iron Man | Rigger/Prop Modeler (Orphanage)
2007 The Battle of Red Cliff | Character TD/Rigger (Orphanage)
2007 Spiderwick Chronicles | Simulation Artist (ILM)
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean 3 | Simulation Artist (ILM)
2006 Eragon | Simulation Artist (ILM)
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean 2 | Simulation Artist (ILM)
2005 Charlotte's Web | Character TD/Rigger - lead and designed test film pitch (Tippett Studios)
2004 Stepford Wives | Lead Character TD/Rigger (Tippett Studios)
2003 Starship Troopers 2 | Lead Character TD and Practical Props (Tippett Studios)
2002 The Matrix Revolutions | Lead Character TD/Rigger (Tippett Studios)
2001 The Ring | Lead Character TD/Rigger (Tippett Studios)
2000 Evolution | Character TD/Rigger (Tippett Studios)
Commercial Production
2010 Hewlett Packard | Character TD/Rigger/Modeler (GSAP)
2008 Toy Story Mania | Character TD/Rigger/Modeler (Orphanage)
2005 Kibbles and Bits | Lead Character TD/Rigger (Tippett Studios)
2004 Nine Lives | Lead Character TD/Rigger (Tippett Studios)
2004 Capital One | Lead Character TD/Rigger (Tippett Studios)
2001 Blockbuster (Carl and Ray) | Character TD/Rigger (Tippett Studios)
Featured Shorts
Devil Went Down to Georgia | Fabricator (Fat Cactus Films)
Lizard Wamper | Fabricator
Feet | Cel and Background Painting (MTV Short)
Games
FooPets | Rig/Model/Fur/Paint (FooMojo)
Pixar Blu-ray Disc Game | Modeler (MX)
Squezzels | Modeler (Protozoa)
I have rigged creatures for numerous feature films, both at a lead level and team level. I enjoy finding solutions to move/animate anatomically correct creatures in realistic ways with minimal technical pain to the animators. I've also spent time working with facial animation, muscle systems, fur setup, and paint. Most of the past positions have been technical in nature. I do have solid sculpting skills for digital CGI character animation, traditional clay/stop motion animation, and maquette character sculptures for film pitches.