LAIKA is a stop motion animation studio that produced the featured films Coraline, Paranorman, The Boxtrolls, Kubo and the Two Strings, and Missing Link.

Assistant Machinist on The Boxtrolls and Kubo and the Two Strings


Skills at LAIKA:
-Set up, maintain, and operate a Haas 3-Axis CNC
-Research & Development for the rigging and model shop departments for Film 4 "Kubo and the Two Strings"
-designed and fabricated origami prototypes for animals, tessellations, and concept work for the Moon Beast
-Assist Head of Mechanical Fabrication in designs
-Design and fabricate in house designs utilizing 3D printing and various manual machining techniques
-Manual machining of various projects
-Main machined parts are; Armature components for various characters, Rigging components, and motion control components
-Quality Control of components leaving the machine shop