Michael is a self-taught Creative Technologist, Animator, and Developer with over 15 years of experience in the creative industry. He has a wide range of skills and experience in both the creative and technical aspects of project development, from ideation and design to coding and deployment. He has a passion for staying up to date on the latest technology advancements and exploring their potential in creative and technical projects.

Airbnb, Ally, Apple, Best Buy, CSU, DirecTV, Facebook, Hulu, Instagram, Microsoft, Motorola, NBCSN, Starz, Thomson Reuters, Twitter, UCLA, Verizon, 3M and many more.

Responsible for the application of technology in all aspects of the BUCK's creative work, from ideation to execution. Managed a team of 20 Creative Technologists. Advised and developed on internal data systems, pipelines, and integrations for the entire studio.

Created motion graphics and VFX animation using 2D and 3D software for television, film and commercial productions. Developed commercial plugins for use in Adobe After Effects. Wrote custom tools, applications, plugins and integrations for use within production workflows.

Created motion graphics and 3D animations using Adobe After Effects and Cinema4D. Used Maya to create efficient render pipelines for animations that had many variants. Developed and maintained websites using Wordpress.

Developed animations and interactive applications using Adobe Flash. Extensively used ActionScript 2 & 3. Created 3D animations with Cinema4D. Modeled pre-released devices in Modo & Rhinoceros for creating realistic and accurate animations.