Lon Cook

Experience

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  Tippett Studio

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Rotoscope/Digital Paint Artist

  Responsible for accurately tracing and isolating elements within live-action footage to facilitate seamless integration of visual effects. Duties included creating detailed mattes and masks to ensure precise compositing and visual effects work.• Create detailed mattes and masks in Amazon Paint.• Digital paint to remove blemishes in scanned film negative.• Work closely with the VFX Supervisor and other team members to achieve the desired visual effects.• Ensure consistency and quality in all rotoscoping work to meet project deadlines.• Collaborate with other departments, such as compositing and animation, to integrate visual effects seamlessly. Show less

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  Deconstrukted solutions

  Mar 2005 - now

  Principal

  FileMaker consultant and developer of customized solutions for businesses across a spectrum of sizes, from small enterprises to large corporations, with a particular focus on the non-profit sector.• Collaborate with clients to understand their business needs and requirements.• Design and develop custom FileMaker solutions tailored to the specific needs of each client.• Implement best practices in FileMaker development to ensure efficient and scalable solutions.• Provide training and support to clients on using and maintaining FileMaker solutions.• Conduct regular assessments and updates to optimize the performance of FileMaker solutions. Show less

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  Beezwax Datatools, Inc.

  Apr 2011 - Oct 2023

  Senior FileMaker Developer

  Worked closely with a world-class team of distributed FileMaker, web, and application developers. Primary responsibilities included collaborating directly with clients to quickly identify and address challenges by creating custom applications that meet their specific requirements. Functioning in a lead role, I was responsible for architecting solutions, delegating tasks, and overseeing team deliveries to ensure successful project outcomes.• Lead developer on large interdepartmental solutions for Apple, Inc., with reporting being consumed at the most senior levels of management.• Architected and oversaw team delivery of several of the largest (at time) cross-platform desktop/mobile applications delivered to an enterprise clients, notably for Apple and Kaiser Permanente.• Contracted to Claris Inc, updating backend systems supporting e-commerce web funnctionality.• Closely involved in technical hiring, authoring tools and evaluation metrics to improve fairness and consistency.• Directly responsible for aggregating a collection of best practices and techniques, for company-wide FileMaker development, architecting a tool providing in-app links to documentation, and authoring much of the content.• Facilitated problem definition, system design, and requirements with clients.• Providing timely estimates for project management team. Show less