Sydney ACM SIGGRAPH » The Board

Bill Lee

sydgraph — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:00:12 +0000

Bill works for the University of New South Wales (UNSW) as the AV Manager for the College Of Fine Arts (COFA), keeping the audio and video labs and studios running and assisting academic staff, undergraduate and postgraduate students with the wide range of software and hardware that COFA uses.

Bill had 15 years of experience working for Apple as firstly Technical Support Engineer and later as a Systems Engineer, specialising in the Video, Broadcast and Publishing markets. Bill has been trained in Shake, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, Combustion, Apple server products and Vectorworks, but is experienced in a wide range of other software packages.

Bill has worked on a review panel for the University of Wollongong Masters of Digital Media as well as a speaker at the Australasian Music Business Conference. He has also acted as a consultant to Channel 7, Channel 9, and SBS. In the early days of Apple’s entry into the professional video market, Bill provided technical support for many of the Australia post-production houses such as Animal Logic, Rising Sun Pictures, and Fuel.

Nomination Statement:
Provide a contact at COFA for the SIGGRAPH NSW chapter, as well as providing facilities at COFA to support the SIGGRAPH meetings and assist with the running of the meetings.

Nick Hore

sydgraph — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:15:29 +0000

Currently Training Supervisor at Animal Logic. Joined AL as a Recruiter in 2004. Previously from 1999 to 2004 was New Media Officer at the NSW Film and Television Office and from 1994 to 1999 was the Visual Arts Industry Unit Coordinator at the National Association for the Visual Arts. BSc (Arch), Sydney University, 1988. BFA, College of Fine Arts, UNSW, 1993.

Nomination Statement:
I’d like to continue the work of the Sydney chapter as Chair. The chapter serves the local community largely through providing career information to individuals wanting to enter the computer graphics industry and this is the work I’d like to see continue.

Shilo McClean

sydgraph — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:15:06 +0000

Dr. Shilo McClean is the author of the books: The Digital Playing Fields: New Rulz for Flm, Art and Performance (Currency House, July 2010), Digital Storytelling: the narrative power of visual effects in film (MIT Press, 2007; 2008; 2009) and So What’s This All About Then: a non-user’s guide for digital effects in film (AFTRS, 1998).
She designs and conducts seminars, workshops, and lectures for industry and tertiary courses in filmmaking, digital visual effects, architecture and storycraft.
She is a consultant to the Screen NSW Digital Visual Effects Scheme and produced and directed two documentary videos on digital visual effects on their behalf.
Shilo is the Vice Chair of Sydney ACM SIGGRAPH (Professional Chapter). Her consulting and editorial work ranges from digital image curation for games developers, strategic advice on educational/media ICT development and digital content, and the development of strategy documents and reporting in the areas of digital media/ICT.

Nomination Statement:
My goal as Vice Chair has been to ensure that our program makes access to the digital visual effects industry as great as possible for people of all backgrounds. Since its establishment as an industry, the diversity that we draw from in terms of talent, training and experience has enriched the field and our strength lies in continuing to nurture and develop the potential of our membership for a role in digital visual effects.

James Murty

sydgraph — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:32 +0000

James holds a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science & Pure Mathematics) from University of Sydney and a Graduate Diploma in Internetworking from the University of Technology Sydney. He is currently the IT Manager for an Advertising and Marketing group and in his spare time consults for the online media industry.
He has 15 years experience in film, TV and online production having worked with Beyond Online, StreamWorks, and Yoram Gross – EMTV. He managed the encoding for News Interactive/Fox/Apple Computer joint venture in online broadcast for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. He was the author of a series of UNIX how-to columns for MacWorld Australia in 2003-2005. He also works as an video editor, compositor, and streaming media, website developer.
He has been an active member of ACM SIGGRAPH (Sydney Professional Chapter) since 2001 and the webmaster for our Chapter website for 7+ years.

Nomination Statement:
I’d like to continue to improve communications amongst members of the chapter, and to promote and expand attendance to our events.

Tracey Sernack-Chee Quee

sydgraph — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:00:25 +0000

Tracey Sernack-Chee Quee is the Higher Education Course Advisor at TAFE NSW Sydney Institute.

She has more than twenty-five years industry experience as a professional in the fashion and management sectors of the design industry, as well as nineteen years experience as a design and digital media educator and curriculum developer in TAFE NSW.

Tracey holds a Masters in Art and Design Education and a Bachelor of Art Education from the College of Fine Arts (COFA), Sydney, as well as a number of VET qualifications in a variety of design, digital media and educational disciplines.

Tracey was the recipient of the Award for Excellent Service to Public Education and Training in 2004.

Tracey is currently the Treasurer of the Sydney ACM Siggraph Chapter, and Education and Membership Councillor for the Design Institute of Australia’s NSW chapter.

She is passionate about creating and maintaining excellence in education for the design and digital media industries in Australia.

Nomination Statement:
I have been the Treasurer and Public Officer for the Sydney ACM Siggraph Professional Chapter since its inception in 2000. I hope to continue in my current role to provide some continuity and stability in the management of the chapter’s finances. I look forward to working with other Board members to ensure that the chapter responds to the wants and needs of its members, and enjoys continued futher growth in membership over the next two years.

Steve Weymouth

sydgraph — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:27:08 +0000

Steve Weymouth, Lecturer at CoFA’s School of Media Arts builds on his professional industry experience at Sony PlayStation to focus his research on various aspects of 3D animation development, including techniques, software (mechanics), historical precedents (traditions and principles) and contemporary products.

Kit Devine

sydgraph — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:26:37 +0000

Kit Devine has 20 years experience as a 3D animator using packages including Softimage, Alias Power Animator and Maya. She has worked on film and TV projects in both the UK and Australia at companies incuding Photon, Rushes, GMD and Animal Logic. Her movie credits include Super Mario Brothers and Inspector Gadget 2. Her commercial work has won a large number of awards at festivals including The New York Festivals, BDA Promax Asia Hong Kong, Australian Television Awards, The Australian Effects and Animation Festival and the New York CLIO Awards. Kit has trained as a graphic designer and has completed post graduate study in Computer Science. Her short film Womb with a View was screened at the 1992 London Film Festival. Kit is currently working as a lecturer in 3D at the Australian, Film, TV and Radio School (AFTRS). She is also working on a Phd at the College of Fine Arts (COFA) in collaboration with the iCinema.

Valerie Allerton

sydgraph — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:26:09 +0000

Valerie Allerton coordinates the New South Wales Film & Television Office’s Emerging Filmmakers Fund and Digital Visual Effects Scheme. She has been working in the Development and Investment Branch of the FTO since 2004. Prior to working in Australia, Valerie worked with the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS), a world-renowned classical music training and performing institution. A classically trained musician herself, Valerie has expertise in grant development and fundraising and has worked with Board Trustees and National Council level management in these areas. She also has worked in journalism and silkscreen and textile design.

Peter Giles

sydgraph — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:53:54 +0000

Peter is the Director of the Digital Media Division at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) which runs Australia’s leading postgraduate and professional programs in Digital Animation and Emerging Media. Projects from these programs have won both national and international recognition for artistic and technical excellence.

Peter has produced projects for radio, television and interactive media and he has worked on a wide range of industry training initiatives. He is the past chair of the Sydney chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH.