
lighting technical director & compositor
Jonathan Navarro
Professional
Experience
TECH SKILLS
3D Lighting
Compositing
Shading
Texturizing
Rotoscoping
Organic Modeling
Inorganic Modeling
SOFT SKILLS
Adaptability
Active listening
Team player
Problem solving
Critical thinking
Time Managment
Self Motivation
Creativity
RENDER ENGINES
Glimpse / Animal Logic
CGI Studio / Blue Sky Studios
Hyperion / Walt Disney Animation
Arnold Renderer
Renderman
Unreal
SOFTWARE
Maya
Nuke
Katana
Unreal
Zbrush
Mudbox
Premiere
Shotgun
Illustrator
Photoshop
UV Layout
After Effects
Davinci Resolve
OS
Linux
Windows
Mac OS
Senior Lighting & Compositing Artist
Freelance (remote)
May 2012 - Present
Lighting Instructor
Animum Creativity Advanced School (Malaga, Spain / remote)
Present
Project: Wish> feature animation film
Lighting Technical Director
Walt Disney Animation Studios (Burbank, CA, USA)
May 2023 - Sept 2023
Project: The Magician's Elephant > feature animation film
Lighting Technical Director
Animal Logic (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
Oct 2021 - Jul 2022
Project: Spies in Disguise > feature animation film
Lighting Technical Director / Compositor
Blue Sky Studios (Greenwich, CT, USA.)
Oct 2018 – Aug 2019
Project: Spiderman into the Spiderverse > feature animation film
Lighting / Compositing Artist
Sony Pictures Imageworks (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Jan 2018 – Oct 2018
Project: Dreamwork's Captain Underpants > feature animation film
Lighting / Compositing Artist
Mikros Image Canada (Montreal, QC, Canada)
Feb 2017 – Apr 2017
Project: Moana > feature animation film
Lighting / Compositing Artist
Walt Disney Animation Studios (Burbank, CA, USA)
May 2016 – Oct 2016
Project: Sausage Party > feature animation film
Lighting / Compositing Artist
Nitrogen Studios Canada (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Jan 2016 – May 2016
Project: Zootopia > feature animation film
Lighting Apprentice
Walt Disney Animation Studios (Burbank, CA, USA)
Jun 2015 – Dec 2015
Talent Development Artist - Lighting
Walt Disney Animation Studios (Burbank, CA, USA)
Feb 2015 – May 2015
Project : Un gallo con muchos huevos > feature animation film
Senior Lighting / Compositing Artist
Huevocartoon (Guadalajara, Jal, Mexico)
Jun 2013 – Nov 2014
Project: Thingdom > feature animation film
Modeling / Lighting / Look Development Artist
Kaxan / Mandaraka Estudios (Guadalajara, Jal, Mexico)
Jul 2012 – May 2013
3D Generalist
Ool Digital Studio (Guadalajara, Jal, Mexico)
Apr 2009 – May 2012
Worked in TV advertising\commercials for clients like:
-Coca-cola
-Bimbo
-Telcel
-Barcel
-Quaker State
-Gray Agent
-Campbell's
-Akron
-more.
Tasks included:
Modeling
Texturing
Lighting
On set supervision
Designer / CG Artist
The Graphic Door (Guadalajara, Jal, Mexico)
Jan 2008 – Dec 2008
-Web design
-Exhibition booth design
-Branding
-Editorial design
-Motiongraphics
Projects Highlights:
Project: Spiderman into the Spiderverse - 2018
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Academy Award winner for Best animated feature
Vancouver, Canada
Project: Moana - 2016
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Academy Award nominee for Best animated feature
Burbank, California
Project: Zootopia - 2016
Walt Disney Animation Studios
Academy Award winner for Best animated feature
Burbank, California
Project: Y Dialogaron por siempre - 2009
Short film ( personal shortfilm )
Gold Medal winner at Infomatrix 2009
International Computer Project Competition
LUMINA Educational Institutions
Bucharest, Romania
Gold Medal winner at Infomatrix America 2009
ITESO Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
Guadalajara, Mexico
