Randy Nelson

Head of Artistic Development & Training – DreamWorks Animation [ Currently: (Retired) Director, Apple University – Apple, Inc., Dean of Pixar University – Pixar Animation Studios ]

"Lucy Burton is a big talent. She is hard working and focused, and brings a passionate interest in the overall success of a project. I worked with Lucy for two years at DreamWorks on the development of a very large custom software tool. Her ability to focus on her deliverables, while helping to move the whole project forward, is a wonderful balancing act that Lucy does with great enthusiasm and drive. It is easy to see from her work that she can write, but what I know from working with her is more important, I know she can think. Her deep thoughts on interface, vocabulary, measurement, system design and project readiness were clearly valuable to the team and to the development and refinement of the project. That deep a talent and that much passion requires thoughtful management. If you have something big and complex and worthwhile you need developed, documented, grown, Lucy will more than return your investment in her."

Erin Elliott

Crowds FX Artist – DreamWorks Animation [ Currently: Senior Crowds Technical Director – Industrial Light & Magic ]

"Lucy Burton combines her experiences as a writer, artist, and software end user to create user guides and documentation that are not only informative and technically deep, but easily accessible to the artists she is writing them for. She brings her designer's eye to her technical writing, elegantly folding her text into an intuitively navigable interface that is pleasing to the eye and facilitates the distribution of information it contains. Besides all that, she is just fun to have around the workplace, easily floating between social circles and contributing to the conversations of her co-workers."

Susan Salituro

Information Architect – Digital Domain [ Currently: Director of Engineering, Renderman – Pixar Animation Studios ]

"Lucy is smart, talented, and fast. Within two weeks of arriving at Digital Domain, she had completed a content analysis of our intranet, complete with hierarchy diagrams and a recommendation for reorganization. Her knowledge of the industry and of technical writing made it possible for her to get up to speed quickly on our business processes. I really enjoyed working with her."

Peter J. McNerney

Senior Software Engineer – DreamWorks Animation [ Currently: Engineering Manager – Twitch ]

"Lucy is very capable at understanding extremely complicated systems and environments, and explaining those systems to diverse audiences. She has been very flexible in terms of adjusting to rapidly changing UI designs and concepts within our agile development process, and compensates efficiently to such shifts. Her background and experience with similar products have been invaluable for providing useful perspectives and feedback in the ongoing development process. Lucy's outgoing and friendly personality contribute greatly to a positive working environment. She constantly has a smile on her face, and is able to ride the various course changes with aplomb and good-natured cheer. I hope to work again with her in the future."

Craig Newman

Training Specialist – DreamWorks Animation [ Currently: Producer – Slatestone Media ]

"Lucy has the broadest skill set, along with the deepest understanding and talent, of anyone I've ever met. She is an artist, designer, writer, analyst, and technician. Her technical writing abilities and experience with high-end 3D applications as a power user make her more than a just a writer, but also a subject matter expert, and put her at the top of the industry. She is able to take complex requirements and build easy-to-use, crystal clear, hierarchical documentation structures that facilitate communication between multiple teams. She fully understands "the user experience" and possesses a strong ability to communicate to developers what users need, as well as the ability to communicate to users what is technically achievable from R&D. Even more impressive is her ability to improve the user experience as a user interface designer. The instinctive insight she possesses for UI design is profound. Along with these talents Lucy possesses the eye of an artist and the skill of a graphic designer. Her aesthetics are impeccable in every regard. With these skills, I give Lucy my highest recommendation."

Carolyn Stolze

Creative Director – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory [ Currently: Graphic Production Technical Lead – Hogarth Worldwide ]

"Lucy's passion for design and storytelling was an inspiration to the teams she worked with. She's very knowledgeable in a wide range of graphical areas, which made it much easier to convey creative direction, and have confidence that it was understood. It was a pleasure working with her at JPL."

Saty Raghavachary

Senior Trainer – DreamWorks Animation [ Currently: Computer Science Professor – USC ]

"'Renaissance Woman' - that's Lucy in a nutshell. From technical writing to content creation to software development to website administration, Lucy can do it all! At DreamWorks, she has been working on a comprehensive set of docs for a new in-house tool (that has a lot of moving parts - it's still evolving), these are a joy to browse through. Lucy's deep knowledge of the software and its interfaces clearly shows through in her doc pages, whose form and content she has thoughtfully designed. She's a joy to work with, has sparkling wit paired with an ever-present twinkle in her eye - simply put, she's great fun!!"

Alan Jones

Software Engineer – DreamWorks Animation [ Currently: Senior Software Engineer – Light Field Lab ]

"I arrived at DreamWorks on the tail end of a new application's development towards its first release. Lucy helped greatly in getting me up to speed with the project's terminology, concepts, and the mindset of the application's users. Her focus on the artist's workflow and in-depth understanding of the application were apparent in both the documentation she wrote and the clarity of her answers to my questions. I hope to have the opportunity to work with her again."

Anthony Rossano

CEO – Mesmer, Inc [ Currently: Principal – Anthor, Inc. ]

"I have had the pleasure of knowing Lucy in two capacities: as a Softimage 3D Extreme student, and as a valued team member on an animation production job. As a student, I found Lucy to be a quick study, capable of understanding and using complex animation tools. Her film and video background certainly also eased her comprehension of rendering and cinematography, and her finished work showed a mastery particularly of strong lighting and color mixing. I hired Lucy to assist me on a particularly difficult production job, with the usual impossible timelines and lengthy hours. She was a big help in the production, and contributed to its ultimate success. I think that as Lucy continues to develop her skills as an animator, she will become an even more valuable resource."

Christin Baker

Executive Producer – Tello Films, LLC

"Lucy is a visual effects rockstar! She came on board during post production on Season 2 of my series, Riley Parra. I realized that we really needed additional VFX on a pivotal scene. Despite the significant technical challenges presented by the shot, she did a wonderful job in adding these effects, and making that dramatic moment really land emotionally with the viewer. Thanks to Lucy's amazing work, now when an audience watches the show, they’ll think we planned the character reveal to look this way from the very beginning. Her eye and skill are invaluable."

Craig Zerouni

Director of Technology – Digital Domain [ Currently: CTO – Reel FX ]

"Unfortunately, I didn't get to work with Lucy for long, but I was instantly (and consistently) impressed by her enthusiasm and professionalism. She was really motivated to do the very best work she could do. And what she was able to do in the brief time we worked together was impressive. I'm a fan."

Sherry Howland

Program Director – Escape Tours [ Currently: Program Director, South America and Middle East – Wildland Adventures ]

"I have known Lucy Burton in both a professional capacity and personally, for over 10 years. In that time, and the years since, Lucy proved herself to be an outstanding asset to the company we worked for, as well as a steady and reliable friend and team member. She continually strives for excellence in her chosen fields, whether artistically, technically, or in a sales/marketing realm. One of the impressive traits I have seen in Lucy is her capacity for combining different, even disparate, skill sets. Many technologically adept people can concieve a killer website, but Lucy is also capable of working with non-technologically gifted clients to communicate their vision into reality. She is a highly gifted writer and speaker, clear, concise, and thoughtful. In the time that Lucy & I were co-workers, I found her to be an exceptional Webmaster, one of the best I've ever seen. She is creative, innovative, and innately understands the nuances and purpose of a sales-focused site. She's also one of the most straightforward people I know, clear-headed and organized in her thoughts and actions. Any organization would be several steps ahead of the competition with Lucy behind the scenes."

Terri M. Ise

Content Manager – Escape Tours [ Currently: Principal IT Project Manager, Clinical Applications – Providence Health Services ]

"I worked directly with Lucy at Escape Tours as the Content Manager to her Webmaster. She brought an incredibly broad range of technical, social, and artistic skills to our projects that few people possess. She had the ability to work within the confines of a company with an exceedingly tight budget, and still make all of the deliverables we required, plus more. Because of this, she rapidly advanced to the role of Creative Director at our company. Lucy is highly intuitive, and can determine what a client is asking for (which can be difficult enough in itself sometimes) and produce results at an unexpectedly enhanced level. Ultimately, this leaves the client with the feeling of being given extra special attention. I've watched her career grow over the years, and have seen her assignments become increasingly more interesting and rewarding, as a result of the high quality and intense energy she puts into her work. She is a completely self-driven individual who is a great asset to any team she chooses to work for."