Donato R. Vytiaco
- 3705-A Bautista St., Palanan
Makati City, Metro Manila
Philippines 1235
Voice: +63(2)502-0784
Mobile: +63(917)811-7524
Email: resume@donvy.com
URL: http://www.donvy.com
Professional Objective
- Seeking
a creative, challenging and progressive position utilizing skills, abilities
and experience with Unix, Macintosh, Linux and Windows-based
workstations and solutions in the entertainment industry.
Skills Highlights
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- Extensive production management, creative and technical experience for the creative industries - spanning print, web, animation, advertising and broadcast media.
- Experience with SGI IRIX System Administration, maintenance
and support for SGI Indigos, Indigo2s, Impacts, Indys, Challenge-L,
O2s, Octanes and Origins in the 3D CGI, post-production and
animation industries.
- Experience
in integrating UNIX SGI workstations, Windows XP/98/NT/2000, Linux and
Macintosh workstations in a networked, server-based environment
with DDRs, RAID storage and video equipment using Gigabit Ethernet,
Fibre Channel and Wireless 802.11x technologies.
- UNIX
Korn Shell and C Shell scripting experience, Tcl/Tk, Visual
Basic for Applications programming as well as Softimage|3D animation
experience; exposure to and provided technical support for Autodesk|Alias|Wavefront
and Ciprico RAID products.
- System
and Network Administration training at Silicon Graphics in Mountain
View, California.
- Experience with Final Cut Studio setup and editing as well as DVD Studio Pro authoring, Adobe Creative Suite solutions, and Microsoft Office products of course.
- Possess
excellent organization and planning skills coupled with well-developed
communication skills as demanded by the successful management
of a 3D CGI facility's operations.
- Electronics
hobbyist, Macintosh enthusiast/evangelist, and occasional lecturer
on 3D CGI and technology in universities and the broadcast industry
in the Philippines.
Experience Highlights
- Click Digital Post, Unit 302 One Corporate Plaza, 845 A. Arnaiz Ave., Legaspi Village, Makati City
Technical Director
In charge of the post production facility's Engineering; covering Power Mac hardware and Final Cut Studio with Adobe Creative Suite software installations, video/audio hardware networking, technology solutions, capacity utilization, direction, upgrades and maintenance.
- Mano Productions, 8/F Common Goal Tower, Madrigal Business Park, Alabang
Project Consultant
Providing creative (writing) and technical (3D CGI) services to Mano Productions who were working on the very first, all-Filipino animated feature length 3D film. A second in-house animation facility for this project set up, along with a planned, full-featured Motion Capture facility.
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Freelance Consultant
Providing technical consultancy services in the fields of network design, multimedia, and audio/video integration for both the post-production and animation industries.
- ToonCity Animation, Inc., #5 First Street, Bo. Kapitolyo, Pasig City, Philippines 1603
Technology Director
Reporting
directly to the General Manager, Wayne Smith, provided
technical management services for Toon City Animation,
Inc. - in charge of upgrading the workstation complement
to over fifty production stations, twenty render farm
stations with a total online storage of over two terabytes;
employing Gigabit Ethernet, Fibre Channel and Wireless
802.11b technologies. Developed scripts and utilities
in Unix ksh, csh and Tcl/Tk; as well as Hardware/Network
Administration tasks. Edited and mastered Toon CityÍs
Demo Reel using Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro; as well
as laying out and implementing packaging and other marketing
materials using Adobe Photoshop among other tools.
- Unitel Productions, 1196 Vito Cruz Ext. cor Zapote Street, Makati City, Philippines
Technology Consultant
Provided
technical consultancy services for Unitel Productions,
Inc. - one of the largest production facilities in the
Philippines; catering to the broadcast, advertising and
corporate audio-visual and multimedia industries.
- ToonCity Animation, Inc., #5 First Street, Bo. Kapitolyo, Pasig City, Philippines 1603
Hardware/Network Administrator
Performed
network and peripheral installations for Toon City's SGI
Dual-Origin 200 server-based network of SGI Indigo2 Impacts
and O2s as well as Windows NT workstations running USAnimation
Digital Ink & Paint software. Wrote ksh and csh scripts
for automating the backup of final animation frames to
tape, generating regular system activity reports in Excel-readable
form among other miscellaneous scripts; and developed
an Excel-based production tracking system using Visual
Basic for Applications.
Technical Consultant
Provided
consultation services to several local animation companies
concerning network design, integration, installation,
implementation and expansion.
- Form
Toonworks Manila, Inc., 2158 Chino Roces Ave., Makati
City, Philippines 1231
Project Consultant
Project Manager for the transfer of Form Toonworks Manila's
post-production and SGI network equipment and suites to
a three-storey building structure at its present location;
took charge of the strategic planning and implementation
of the move with minimal downtime and resource expenditure.
Tasks included network layout planning and installation
utilizing both new cabling and the efficient recycle of
cabling from Toonworks' previous location.
Systems & Network Administrator
Performed
SGI hardware and peripherals installation, troubleshooting
and upgrades as well as system and third-party software
installation and maintenance. Provided user as well as
on-call support for both the production and post-production
departments of the company.
- Form
DV-Net Pte Ltd, 39 Tampines St. 92, Singapore, 528883
Integration Services Consultant
Took
on project management tasks involving the successful configuration,
installation and networking of Silicon Graphics, Windows
NT and Macintosh workstations in the animation, post-production
and multimedia industries. Responsible for the installation,
networking, maintenance and support of Form Toonworks
Manila's network of over thirty (30) Silicon Graphics
workstations and an SGI Origin server designed for digital
ink and paint for the cel animation industry - complemented
by a full post facility equipped with Quantel, Avid and
3D animation hardware and software.
- CineVideo
Arts Philippines / Video-Post Manila, Inc., Legaspi Village,
Makati, Philippines
Operations Manager
Responsible
for delegating project assignments, handling hardware,
software and personnel requirements, evaluating system
usage and load, and overall department operations.
Network Administrator
In
charge of a server-based network of Silicon Graphics workstations,
performed all software and basic hardware installations,
network installations and maintenance, network storage
and peripheral resource allocations, and designed backup
strategies and their implementation.
Animation Director
Perform
modeling and animation of computer-generated images for
television commercials and film applications; as Animation
Director, directs CGI projects involving character animation.
- ABS-CBN
Broadcasting Corporation, Bohol Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
Post-Production Services Manager
In-charge
of the broadcast image design and production of program
logos, program plugs and station ids using both 2D Digital
Video Effects and 3D computer graphics.
Post-Production Specialist
Upon
completion of ABS-CBN's own Post-Production Facility,
functioned as ADO programmer, vision mixer and computer
editor using Ampex Betacam SPs, Ampex ADO 100, Ampex ACE
25 and Ampex VISTA switcher. Also in charge of installation,
maintenance and operator-training for the Division's Macintosh
computers utilizing a variety of type-manipulation and
page-layout software in the production of artworks for
print and broadcast use.
- Video-Post
Manila, Inc., Legaspi Village, Makati, Philippines
Computer Graphics Animator Designer
Produced
3D computer animation for the broadcast industry using
DGS' Digital Arts 3-Dimensional modeling and animation
software package on a parallel-processing PC-based platform.
Ampex Digital Optics Programmer
Provided
creative and technical services through the use of ADO
special effects in the production and post-production
of television advertisements, documentaries, multi-media
and business presentations.
- Arms
Corporation of the Philippines, Parang, Marikina, Philippines
Project Staff - Industrial Engineer
Presented
alternative solutions to Management for problems in Materials
Management, Productivity Index Measurement, Computerized
Lathe - to - Microcomputer data storage interfacing, Quality
Control / Ballistics Test Equipment - to - Microcomputer
interfacing, Quality Control Procedures in Ammunition
Manufacture, Systems and Procedures in the processing
of Ammunition.
- Computers
and Advanced Technology Skills Training Institute, Quezon
City, Philippines
Part-Time Instructor
Provided
teaching services for Basic EDP, WordStar, BASIC, COBOL
& dBase II/III Programming.
- CityTrust
Banking Corporation, Makati, Philippines
Project Staff - Programmer
Created
a Statement of Accounts Client Report program and other
report-extensive programs using dBase software on a PC-based
system.
Education / Seminars / Workshops Highlights
- Special
Interest Group on Computer Graphics
Regular participant in this annual conference in the United States since 1993
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July 2002, Jacob Javits Center, New York
- by Nortel Networks
September 2001, Manila, Philippines
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August 2001, Hollywood, California
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August 1999, San Francisco, California
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April 1997, Newbury, Berkshire, England
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January 1997, Silicon Graphics Headquarters, Mountain View, California
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April 1996 and 1995, Las Vegas, Nevada
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1982 - 1988, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
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1978-1982, Taft Avenue, Philippines
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