We have to congratulate TJ Galda! In our Day Two of Siggraph 2006 section of this blog, we stated that he was nominated as a Maya Master in Boston, however we were wrong...
HE WON!
pic of TJ with the award
pic of TJ with the awardWe would like to formally congratulate him! Angie has know TJ for years and of his giving nature to teach others what he knows. TJ represents what is great in the CG community. An artist who actually gives back and shares with other artists!
In case you don't know, the award is given to 5 or 6 people worldwide who prove that they are experts in their field and give back to the community as a whole. This year they split it up into Maya and Max softwares, and TJ was one of 3 people worldwide that one the Maya award. The other winners were Chris White who is the VFX Supervisor at Weta (King Kong, Lord of the Rings, etc), and Paul Thuriot who is heading up a game for LucasFilm (attached to ILM).
You rock TJ.
You rock TJ.