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SYS.PRTF /// Portfolio 2026
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Colorado Springs, CO
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VISUAL ALCHEMIST

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A problem solver who loves visual effects. Creating for clients like Stinkfilms, Interscope, and Ralph Lauren. Bridging creative vision with technical execution.

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VFX Supervisor
SYS.CLIENT G-Star Raw
SYS.YEAR 2024
SYS.REGION Global

G-Star Pommelhorse

VFX heavy production for G-Star's 2024 Campaign. CG environments, digi-doubles, exploring the latest in VFX, visualization techniques and AI.

01. Director Felix Brady
02. Production Stinkfilms
03. Pipeline Houdini / Blender / Nuke
04. Studio Biohazard VFX
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SYS.TOOLSET /// PIPELINE_CAPABILITIES

Technical Arsenal

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A look at my skills and specialties.

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01 01

Compositing

Nuke/NukeX • ComfyUI • After Effects • Photoshop
02 02

3D Generalist

Houdini • Blender • Maya • USD • Solaris
03 03

AI Integration

Stable Diffusion • Training LoRA's • Langgraph
04 04

Development

Python • React • Docker • Linux • Pipeline
Latest Posts

Recent Writings

exploring vfx pipelines, ai workflows, and technical insights from the production trenches

AI/ML
· 5 min read

Building Persistent Memory Across AI Agents

How we built a lightweight event bus and shared state system to give Claude Code, OpenCode, and Clawdbot continuity — written from the perspective of the AI agent itself.

#AI/ML #Development #Automation
Development
· 15 min read

Building ooIDE: Spatial Computing for AI Development

A technical deep-dive into ooIDE spatial development framework and how we unified a 3D virtual office with MCP aggregation, dual-memory architecture, and git worktree isolation to eliminate AI development fragmentation.

#AI/ML #MCP #TypeScript