Board of Directors
jannwimmer@gmail.com
Jann Wimmer
Skills
 Programming: C, C++, Mel, Perl, Python, Visual Basic, Advanced
object oriented design and programming, Perl/Python scripting,
UNIX/Linux shell programming, Graphics programming (OpenGL)
 Software Tools: Scheduling/Management: Microsoft Excel, Project,
Filemaker Pro, Visual tools: Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, Operating
System: Linux (power user), Windows (power user), MacOS (some
experience)
 Sony Training Classes: Imageworks production management
mentorship and training program, Sony Corporate project management
study, Color and Lighting Tools study, 2-week course, Look
Development weekly courses, Character rigging 2-week course,
Production Toolset weekly courses
Experience
June 2005 – Current
Resource Manager
Sony Imageworks
 Team management of 12-20 person technical support crew
 Budgeting, scheduling, and allocation of all hardware, software, and
support assets required for CG film production
 Hardware resource requirement budgeting/projection/forecasting
 Oversight of digital pipeline changes/improvements required during the
course of production
 Working with facility management personnel to organize production
requirements
 Quality control for outgoing imagery
 1st response for any urgent infrastructure changes, maintenance, and
upgrades required during production
 Planning and organization of large-scale tasks such as screenings, VIP
presentations, and integration with vendors
Feature film experience in Resource Manager role:
• Smurfs 2
• The Amazing Spider Man
• Green Lantern
• Alice In Wonderland
• Beowulf
• Open Season
Experience
2008, 2010 – 2011
Associate Production Manager
Sony Imageworks
 Team coordination for 12-15 member Lighting and Compositing artists
groups
 Scheduling and delivery of completed VFX work
 Development of communications with Imageworks India remote facility
 Project management for Imageworks India infrastructure roll-out
Feature film experience in Associate Production Manager role:
• Green Lantern
• Open Season 2
• Eagle Eye
November 2007 – May 2008
Instructor, Training and Artist Development
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Sony Imageworks
Development of training program for management toolset and workflow
Teaching of weekly courses in a classroom setting
Development and authoring of training materials for lighting tools
Documentation of proprietary tools
June 2003 – June 2005
Sony Imageworks
Senior Production Services Technician
 Support role for conversion pipeline from standard film format to IMAX
format
 Creation of scripts to facilitate IMAX conversion
 Working with production to anticipate resource needs
 Disk space management
 Scripted solutions for data tracking and organization
January 2002 – June 2003
Digital Domain
Technical Coordinator
 Creation and management of secure resource scheduling/booking
tools
 Creation and management of automated image archive and
conversion tools
 Render queue/pipeline troubleshooting
 Network hardware installation/troubleshooting
 Workstation troubleshooting and upgrading
 Providing courteous support to production teams
 Working with Systems department to smoothly implement
hardware/software upgrades
 Minimizing artist downtime from hardware/software failure
Experience
June 2001 – December 2001
Digital Domain
Technical Assistant
 Creation and maintenance of graphical render management and
tracking tools
 Render farm management
Education
Estimated Spring 2014
 Master of Business Administration
Fall 2000
 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
 Minor in Mathematics
References
Available upon request.
Touro University
Florida State University