Systems for Creativity.
Contact me for future-focused project R&D, creative leadership, and technical innovation strategy.
Hello! I'm Aaron.
I'm always interested in new opportunities and collaborations. Whether you have a project in mind, want to discuss the intersection of creativity and technology, or just want to say hello, feel free to reach out.
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Experience
2016
Started career as 3D Intern at Blue-Zoo Animation Studio, then moved to Framestore as 3D Generalist.
2018
Became a Senior Houdini TD at Glassworks VFX, directing and leading creative projects, developing artist tools and workflows.
2020
Started freelancing, working with top studios like The Mill, Framestore, Field.IO and Coffee & TV.
2023
Founded lobster.dog, an AI-powered education tool for Houdini users, building relationships with over 500 customers while developing a SaaS platform.
2024
Became Head of Research & Development at Coffee & TV, developing AI-powered creative pipelines and leading R&D strategy for new technologies.
What's Next?
I love to work at the cutting edge of creative technology, here's the kind of thing you might find me working on:
- Future-facing design
- Creative procedural systems design for visuals
- Tool, pipeline development and AI integration for VFX
- Algorithmic implementation and research
- AI-driven content creation
- Mentoring, education and upskilling
Skills
Software
Houdini, Nuke
Programming
Python, VEX, C++ (NDK, HDK), JavaScript, TypeScript
AI & ML
PyTorch, OpenCV, LLMs, MLOps
Cloud & DevOps
AWS Architecture, Docker, CI/CD
Web Technologies
React, Next.js
Development
Git, GitHub Actions
Education
Arts University Bournemouth
BA (Hons) Animation Production
Bournemouth, UK • 2013 - 2016
1st Class Honours
South Essex College
fDA Art & Design (Level 4 Diploma)
Southend-on-Sea, UK • 2012 - 2013