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MEGAN RIBLE MENDELSON
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Objective: Currently Employed
Education:
B.A., Visual Effect & 3D Graphics, May 2005
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,
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,
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
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
Borders Books, Music and
Café,
Music Clerk (June 1999 –
September 1999, December 1999 – January 2000)
Activities: SIGGRAPH (member since 2003)