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Ali Taheri No.12, Atarod Building, Atarod Street, Mofatteh Street, Tehran, Iran, 157171434

beingalitaheri@gmail.com - Cell: (+98) 939 41 45 337

SUMMARY

QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years of experience in Visual Media

5+ years of team lead and management experience.

Development and leadership experience in Visual Effects

Deep understanding of Digital Color and Color Science

Familiar with Programming, Computer hardware and Computer Science

Strong passion for problem solving, math and learning new technologies.

Advanced Researching skills

Insatiable lifelong learner

Strong Math and Physics background and long experience in Visual Art

PRIMARY MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Production Work-flow Design.

Managing complex projects under tight schedule to achieve a high quality on-time release.

Building highly motivated VFX teams with a strong desire for continues improvement.

Hiring the best Visual Artist and CG experts in different levels and coaching them to their highest

potentials.

Designing and Managing the VFX department of a teaching school for over 4 years

PRIMARY TECHNICAL SKILLS

Color Science, Color Management and Color Grading. (DaVinci Resolve as Primary software)

Photogrammetry and Combining Live-Action and CG (Matchmoving - PFTrack as Primary

software)

HDR, IR, and VR photography

Digital Cinematography and Camera Tech

Digital Image Technician

Visual Effects Design (Previs and UDK)

Virtual Lighting and Photorealistic Rendering (V-ray and Arnold)

Editing and Digital Imagery (Adobe Premier and FCPX)

Systems & Environments (Mac OSX, Linux/Unix, Windows)

Motion Graphic (Adobe Suite)

TEACHING SKILLS

4+ experience of teaching topics related to Computer Science, Visual Effects and Digital Image

Using new methods in teaching, from online teaching to using recorded videos to flip the

classroom

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feb 2011/Now MABIOCA CINEMA AND CG SCHOOL (WWW.MABIOCA.COM)

Technical Training Instructor

Designing and Teaching Courses on Visual Effects, Matchmoving, Compositing, Color Science,

Color Grading, Digital Photography, Digital Cinematography.

Co-Founder and CFO

Website Design and advertisement

Financial Decisions

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Feb 09/Jun 11 ANIMATION SCHOOL

VFX Instructor

Teaching VFX History, Combining Live-Action and CG and Digital Compositing

April 07/Now FREE LANCING

Editing, Color Management, Color Grading, VFX Supervision, Motion-Graphic, Camera Assist,

Cinematography, Photography

EDUCATION

2011 – 2014 University of Art, Tehran Tehran, Iran Master's Degree, Photography, G.P.A 15.81 out of 20 (3.15)

Thesis: "Studying Methods of Compositing Digital Photographs with Photo Realistic Computer Graphics" Practical Project: "Compositing Digital Photographs With Photo Realistic Computer Graphics"

Supervisor: Dr. Javad Salimi

Adviser: Mr. Reza Nabavi

2007 – 2011 Soore University (formerly Soore Institute of Higher Education) Tehran, Iran

Bachelor's degree, Cinematography, G.P.A 16 out of 20 (3.2)

Thesis: The Translation of "Special Effects: The History and Techniques" Written by Richard Rickitt.

Practical Project: "Contributing in a Short Film, "iDentity" as a VFX Sup, DIT and Colorist"

Supervisor: Mr. Mohammad Hossein Faraj

AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Certifications

E-Learning Ecologies by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on Coursera. Certificate

earned on March 16, 2015

English for Teaching Purposes by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona on Coursera.

Certificate earned on March 16, 2015

University Teaching 101 by Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. Certificate earned on

April 26, 2015

Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Tools by University of Houston System

on Coursera. Certificate earned on March 13, 2015

English Grammar and Essay Writing by Berkeley University on edX. Certificate earned on

March 16, 2015

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Academic and Business Writing by Berkeley University on edX. Honor Code Certificate

earned on March 16, 2015

Visual Perception and the Brain by Duke University on Coursera. Certificate earned on

March 30, 2015

The Brain and Space by Duke University on Coursera. Certificate earned on April 30, 2015

Statistical Analysis of fMRI Data by Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. Certificate

earned on March 22, 2015

Image and video processing: From Mars to Hollywood with a stop at the hospital by Duke

University on Coursera. Certificate earned on March 9, 2015

Applications of Linear Algebra (Part 1) by Davidson College on edX. Honor Code Certificate

earned on March 16, 2015

Programming for Everybody (Python) by University of Michigan on Coursera. Certificate

earned on April 29, 2015

Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming by The University of Edinburgh &

Universidad ORT Uruguay on Coursera. Certificate earned on April 12, 2015

Programming in Scratch by Harvey Mudd College on edX. Honor Code Certificate earned on

March 16, 2015

The Data Scientist’s Toolbox by Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. Certificate earned on

March 1, 2015

R Programming by Johns Hopkins University on Coursera. Certificate earned on March 30,

2015

Welcome to Game Theory by The University of Tokyo on Coursera. Certificate earned on

March 10, 2015

Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space by The University of Arizona. Statement of

Accomplishment earned on April 03, 2015

Introduction to Mathematical Thinking by Stanford University. Statement of

Accomplishment earned on April 30, 2015

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Fxphd (ID: FUERB353DRCVG3AM):

VRL101: Virtual Reality Bootcamp

UNR202: Production in Unreal Engine 4

UNR201: Tech Guerrilla Previz in UDK

PVS101: Introduction to Previs

TCH101: Introduction to TouchDesigner

BKD223 - Behavioral Economics

MTH201: Real Mathematics for Visual Effects and 3D

DCT301: Camera Tech and Colour Science (Charles Poynton)

DCT302: Advanced Colour Theory and ACES Workflow (Charles Poynton)

DCT303: Advanced Digital Colour Theory (Charles Poynton)

VFX102: History of Visual Effects

VFX201: VFX Foundations I

VFX202: VFX Foundations II

VFX220: Feature Film VFX Supervision

DOP213: DSLR Filmmaking

DOP214: Camera Tech

DOP215: Practical and Digital Effects

DOP216: Lighting People, Products and Cars

DOP217: Pimp My Lenses

PFT303: Advanced PFTrack - 3D Tracking

5TH101: Introduction to 5th Kind

Volunteer Experience & Causes

TEDxTehran 2014: Verge of Breakthrough. Volunteer and Event Photographer, September 2014

TEDxKish 2015: Inspire, Connect, And Innovate. Social Media and Photography, April 2015

Test Scores

Academic IELTS: Listening: 7, Reading: 7, Writing: 6.5, Speaking: 6 – Overall: 6.5

GRE: Score Verbal Reasoning 145 - % Below 25, Quantitative Reasoning 156 - % Below 64,

Analytical Writing 3 - % Below 15

References available upon request