ESCAPE TECHNOLOGY - Key Persons
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- Senior Purchasing Executive
Responsible for overseeing all logistics and operations functions, Amber has been working closely with our partners and suppliers since joining the business in 2014.
Amber graduated from Southampton Solent University in 2012 with a degree in Music before working as a wedding adviser for Debenhams. She joined Escape Technology's operations team in 2014 and became Operations Manager in November 2017.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Professional Services Director
- Professional Services Director / Sales and Account Management
Escape Technology's professional services director, Andrew leads the engineering team in its work to support clients around the world. With over 20 years' experience in visual effects pipelines, he is also skilled in operational management and business development.
Andrew started his career as an engineer for TSI and Arena P3 before joining Prime Focus as Head Of Group Operations in 2007. In 2015 he became Chief Technology Officer of Azure-world media before becoming COO at Pixit Media in 2016. With his expertise and knowledge in pipeline development, Andrew joined Escape Technology in 2017 to leads our team of dedicated systems engineers, ensuring that we give our clients the best service possible.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Technical Specialist
- Senior Systems Engineer
A technical specialist with over 12 years' experience, Ant leads our Support Services team. With expertise in mature pipeline infrastructure, he gives our clients the insight and advice needed to optimise their workflows.
Starting his career as IT manager at media production company, Th1ng, and then moving onto Molinare, Ant became a Systems Engineer at Escape Studios in 2010 before becoming Head of support services at Escape Technology in 2013. He specialises in the development and maintenance of pipelines and has a wide range of technical skills across the full spectrum of visual effects, including post production, commercials and architectural visualisation.
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- Research and Development Director
- Software Architects
An experienced technologist with an extensive background in computer science and CG, Aurelio has a wealth of knowledge spanning over 25 years. Previously working as 3D technical producer at Rushes Post Production and head of digital operations at Jim Henson's Creature Shop, he also worked with the BBC to optimise their post production pipeline. Later he was brought on as a VFX Producer for the documentary Earth: The Power of the Planet. Before joining Escape he was Senior Solutions Architect at ERA.
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- Development Manager / Operations
With a background in computer science and software development, David is our resident development manager and works on architecting, building and maintaining new software offerings.
In 2003 David started his career in software development for LD Consulting in Belgium. After completing the Maya Comprehensive course at Escape Studios in 2007, David was invited to work back-of-house as a Studio Assistant where he was quickly promoted, within the same year, to a developer. During his time as a developer at Escape Studios he was instrumental in developing the website and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) integration; he also created the bespoke LMS (Learning Management System) for the company.
David joined Escape Technology in 2016 where he heads up the development for Sherpa. Sherpa is Escape Technology's Level 2 cloud offering that enables creative studios of any size to seamlessly integrate the cloud with their in-house pipeline. Sherpa is secure, supplier agnostic, helps studios manage costs of projects and allows artists to render at capacity.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
A QA apprentice with skills in hardware configuration, Farhan works alongside Joseph Roswell to ensure that the workstations and servers we're sending to our clients are built to a high standard. Farhan is learning from our expert systems engineers while he's studying for his level 3 infrastructure technician apprenticeship qualification. In his spare time he works on his Golf GTI developing his knowledge in mechanics.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Head of Software
With extensive knowledge in visual effects software, Graeme is an expert in his field and is instrumental when providing software consultation to our clients from a wide range of industries.
Graeme's career in VFX started in 2005 when he worked for Alias as a sales representative before joining Escape Studios as Software Manager in 2007. His expertise in both licensing and deployment of visual effects software gives clients the confidence that they will be getting the right package for the job at hand. Graeme joined Escape Technology in 2012 as Head of Software.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Resident Expert
- Senior Systems Engineer
Our resident expert on Linux-based workflows and the full spectrum of storage solutions, James has over 20 years' experience in visual effects pipeline technology.
Starting his career in 1998 at M2 Television, James moved to Prime focus in 2007 before joining Escape Technology as a Senior Engineer in 2016. His experience with storage solution integration and visual effects pipeline technology means that our clients benefit from the best possible advice.
Jason Jenner - Chief Commercial Officer
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- Commercial Director
- Member of the Leadership Team
With a wide range of experience in networking and cloud storage, Jason is integral to developing infrastructure solutions for our clients.
Jason has been working in the visual effects industry for over ten years and began as Business Development Manager for Escape Studios in 2005. He then moved to Pixit Media to become their Sales and Marketing Director before rejoining Escape Technology in 2016 as Commercial Director.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Sales & Operations Manager
In her role as Sales and Operations Manager for Germany, Jennifer works with our sales team to build relationships with partners, suppliers, and customers.
Jennifer's career in the Visual Effects Industry started in 2006 where she was CEO of CAT Sales GMBH for four years. Since then she has worked for various visual effects companies such as Dreamwalks Solutions and 3D Cyberdream before she went freelance as a 2D and 3D consultant in 2013. She joined Escape Technology's Germany office in 2015, and manages sales and client relationships for the region.
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- Head of Education
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Head of Education / Engineering
John Stopforth is Head of Education at Escape Technology and is responsible for leading the education strategy, with a key focus on building classrooms of the future.
John's experience is extensive - having held positions across the commercial and education sectors since 1992. John fully understands the creative and technical challenges facing educators today. John firmly believes that students should be given everything they need in order to be commercially ready once they graduate.
John will ensure that further, and high-level education institutions have the best solutions to provide optimal experiences for their students - ensuring course success and future growth.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Systems Engineer
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- Chief Technology Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
Escape Technology's foremost authority on pipeline development and visual effects technologies, Lee is instrumental in providing consultation to our clients through thought-leadership across a wide range of industries.
Lee started his career at Alias as a Senior Applications Analyst. He helped build and launch Maya 1.0 before moving to The Film Factory as VFX Supervisor. He then joined Smoke + Mirrors as Head of 3D before becoming Deputy Head of 3D Commercials/Broadcast for MPC. Lee moved to Escape Studios as Training Development Director in 2006, where he redefined their training programme by making it more industry relevant. A year later he was made a Maya Master.
In 2013 Lee joined Escape Technology as Chief Technology Officer. He consults on all major pipelines and special projects.
Mark Cass - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the Leadership Team
As Managing Director of Escape Technology, Mark oversees every aspect of the business from operations to sales and support services. His vast experience in business development and CG technologies make him one of the foremost authorities in the industry.
Mark started as European Development Director at Alias in 1996 and was responsible for introducing Maya to the UK and Europe. He also ran the European video games business for Alias before moving on to become Commercial Director of Escape Studios in 2005. In 2010 he took over as Managing Director before creating Escape Technology in 2012 as an independent technology reseller.
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- Junior Build & Install Engineer
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Sales Administrator
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Strategic Business Development Director
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- Account Director
- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Business Development Director
- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- UK Sales Manager
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- Senior Pipeline Developer / Development
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- Engineering Manager
- Member of the Leadership Team
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Senior Systems Engineer