MEGAN RIBLE MENDELSON

 

 www.megcatscorner.com

megcat@stanfordalumni.org

 

 

Objective:                 Currently Employed

 

Education:                 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA

                                  B.A., Visual Effect & 3D Graphics, May 2005

 

                                  Stanford University, Stanford, CA

                                  B.S., Computer Science, June 2002  ·   President's Scholar Award

                                  Minor: English Literature

                                  G.P.A.: 3.5

 

Computer Skills:       Languages:  Python, csh, Java, Java Swing, Java servlets, J2EE, J2SE, C/C++, HTML, OpenGL, JavaScript,

                                                     SQL, XML, MEL, DTL, PHP, CSS, Perl

                                  Platforms:   Linux, Unix, Windows 95/98/2000/XP, Macintosh

                                  Software:    Emacs, Perforce, Nuke, RV, Zeno, CVS, MS Word/Excel, Oracle, Apache,

                                                     Tomcat,Adobe Photoshop, Corel PhotoPaint, Maya, Adobe After Effects,

                                                     Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro,MS Visual C++, Sun JDK,

 

Work Experience:     Industrial Light & Magic, San Francisco, CA

                                  Technical Director (September 2011 – current)

                                  ·           Battleship: water simulations

 

                                  Assistant Technical Director (January 2008 – September 2011)

                                  ·           Avengers (area shadows pass, shot_prep, nkbake)

                                  ·           Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon (stereo layers, stereo splits, rv transmissions, ffm/ffc, TD lighting on 13 shots)

                                  ·           Ironman 2 (envBrowser, lookdev zeno tools, oqeslap, rvSession, crowd sims)

                                  ·           Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (parts library, developed nuke pipeline, b44 pxys, rv, envoy, vbBrowser, pmsphere, TD lighting on 2 shots)

                                  ·           Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull (fracture tool)

                                  ·           RV tool development

                                  ·           Nuke tool development

 

                                  Technical Assistant (March 2006 – December 2007)

                                  ·           Developed Luna

                                  ·           Managed Luna development (May 2007 - current)

                                  ·           Watched renders, assisted artists, etc.

 

 

                                  Stanford Residential Computing, Stanford, CA

                                  Software Developer (October 2001 – current)

·           Continued maintenance of Stanford’s IP Request servlets

·           Ported system from JServe to Tomcat, and switched from integrated HTML to DTL templates

·           Designed and created new DTL-based servlet system for reporting Port disconnections

·           Automated entire system

 

Software Developer (June 2001 – September 2001)

·           Fixed bugs, cleaned up code, and made several additions and changes to the student IP request system, a servlet-based internet system allowing students and administrators to request and update Stanford network connections

·           Alterations included added search functions, faster database queries, automatic table creation, easier-to-use interface, etc.

·           Assisted in porting the entire system from Sybase to Oracle

·           Used Java, DTL templates, HTML, and Javascript, and SQL to access the Oracle database

·           Designed layout and created graphics and HTML code for a new Stanford system called SunAppSys, short for Stanford UNiversity APPlication SYStem.  An early template can be seen at www.stanford.edu/~mrible/sunappsys.htm

 

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA

Assistant Coordinator of SHARP (June 2000 – September 2000)

·           Helped coordinate the Summer High School Apprenticeship Research Program (SHARP), a program for minority high school students to work with NASA researchers

·           Communicated with students and NASA researchers, led workshops, wrote evaluations, and performed various administrative duties

·           Designed and created a web site for the program at Ames.  My personal copy of the site can be found at www.stanford.edu/~mrible/Sharp/sharp.htm

 

Borders Books, Music and Café, San Mateo, CA

Music Clerk (June 1999 – September 1999, December 1999 – January 2000)

 

Activities:                 SIGGRAPH (member since 2003)