Lemuel Davis

For the jazz saxophonist Lemuel A. Davis, see Lem Davis.

Lemuel (Lem) Lanier Davis (born 1953 in Mississippi) is an adjunct professor at the Palomar College district. He is the instructor of the CSCI 212 course, which is an assembly language course.[1]

Education

Lemuel (Lem) Davis earned his master's degree in electrical engineering (M.S.E.E.) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (B.S.E.E.) from the University of South Alabama.

Career

Davis's career contributions are primarily in the field of computer-generated imagery in animated films and military technology. His career highlights include winning an Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Award in 1992 for his work at Walt Disney Studios with the Computer Animation Production System (CAPS) team.[2] CAPS was a significant advancement in the field of animation, as it was the first digital ink and paint system used in animated feature films. In 2000, Davis won the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Journal Award along with Arjun Ramamurthy and Franz Herbert for their article, "Achieving Color Match Between Scanner, Monitor, and Film: A Color Management Implementation for Feature Animation."[3][4]

During Davis's time at Disney, he contributed to the animated films The Black Cauldron (1985) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990) as Digital Production System Developer. At Warner Bros. Studios, Davis contributed to the animated films Balto (1995) as Director of Technology, Quest for Camelot (1998), The Iron Giant (1999) as Technology Supervisor, and Osmosis Jones (2001) as Technology Manager.[5] He later worked for Laika, Inc. as they produced Coraline (2009).

Davis currently lives in San Diego, California, and continues to work as a software engineer consultant and iOS developer.

References

  1. ↑ "Palomar college staff directory". Palomar CSCI. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Oscars.org page for the CAPS Sci-Tech Award". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "The SMPTE Journal Award Recipients". Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Ramamurthy, A.; Davis, L.; Herbert, F. (1 June 1999). "Achieving Color Match between Scanner, Monitor, and Film: A Color Management Implementation for Feature Animation". SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal. 108 (6): 363–373. doi:10.5594/J08367. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "IMDb profile of Lem Davis". Retrieved 15 February 2013.

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