Experience

Wild Canary Animation

• United States
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Character/Prop Designer

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Currently on Young Jedi Adventures, previously character/prop designer for Puppy Dog Pals on Disney+. Currently on Young Jedi Adventures, previously character/prop designer for Puppy Dog Pals on Disney+.



Freelance Children’s Book Illustrator

• Illustrator

  • Feb 2015 - Present

  Represented by The Bright Agency, I’ve illustrated 50+ picture books with publishers such as Harper Collins, Candlewick Press, Hachette & Penguin Random House. Specializing in fiction about animals and LGBTQ narratives. Represented by The Bright Agency, I’ve illustrated 50+ picture books with publishers such as Harper Collins, Candlewick Press, Hachette & Penguin Random House. Specializing in fiction about animals and LGBTQ narratives.



DreamWorks Animation

• United States
• Animation and Post-production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visual Development Artist

  • Oct 2017 - Oct 2018

  Freelance character designer/vis dev artist for Rhyme Time Town on Netflix. Freelance character designer/vis dev artist for Rhyme Time Town on Netflix.



Hasbro

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Designer/ R&D (Freelance)

  • Jun 2004 - Sep 2018

  Toy designer for My Little Pony, Mr. Potato Head, Littlest Pet Shop and Cap Candy. Originated design for "Breezies" line of My Little Pony, provided product turn sheets and color design for playsets. Graphic design for My Little Pony. Primary work includes color keys for 2014/15 Littlest Pet Shop figures. Ongoing offsite contract artist for various brands. Toy designer for My Little Pony, Mr. Potato Head, Littlest Pet Shop and Cap Candy. Originated design for "Breezies" line of My Little Pony, provided product turn sheets and color design for playsets. Graphic design for My Little Pony. Primary work includes color keys for 2014/15 Littlest Pet Shop figures. Ongoing offsite contract artist for various brands.



Mass Animation

• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Visual Development Artist/ Character Designer (Contractor, Off-site)

  • May 2015 - Apr 2016

  Character design and visual development for Blazing Samurai, scheduled for wide release by Open Road Films on April 14, 2017, with Mel Brooks, Rob Minkoff & Yair Landau. Character design and visual development for Blazing Samurai, scheduled for wide release by Open Road Films on April 14, 2017, with Mel Brooks, Rob Minkoff & Yair Landau.



Viacom

• United States
• Entertainment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Character Designer

  • Mar 2015 - Aug 2015

  Character development for animated pilot on Nick Jr, & development on TBA animated short, also on Nick Jr. Character development for animated pilot on Nick Jr, & development on TBA animated short, also on Nick Jr.



Entertainment One

• Contractor (Off-site)

• Color Stylist

  • Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

  Ongoing color stylist for character set from TBA licensed property. Ongoing color stylist for character set from TBA licensed property.



Athena Studios

• United States
• Movies, Videos, and Sound
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Character Designer

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

  (Contractor, offsite) 2D character design for upcoming stop-motion/live action animated short "Mermaids on Mars". Designed mermaids, martian, father and son, which were handed off to 3D modeler for 3D printing and casting into puppets. (Contractor, offsite) 2D character design for upcoming stop-motion/live action animated short "Mermaids on Mars". Designed mermaids, martian, father and son, which were handed off to 3D modeler for 3D printing and casting into puppets.



Hero4Hire Creative

• United States
• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Character Designer

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  2D Character design for a variety of animated pilots and shorts. 2D Character design for a variety of animated pilots and shorts.



Leading Light LLC

• Graphic Artist for Little Big Planet DLC

  • Jan 2009 - Aug 2009

  Contract artist for Little Big Planet, creating vector-based sticker graphics for downloadable content packs. Contributed to Ghostbusters, Norse/Egypt Mythology and more unannounced packs. Contract artist for Little Big Planet, creating vector-based sticker graphics for downloadable content packs. Contributed to Ghostbusters, Norse/Egypt Mythology and more unannounced packs.



Soup2Nuts Animation Studio

• Character Designer/Storyboard Artist

  • Apr 2005 - Jul 2006

  Character designer and storyboard artist working primarily in Flash. Worked on Time Warp Trio, Assy McGee and Word Girl. Character designer and storyboard artist working primarily in Flash. Worked on Time Warp Trio, Assy McGee and Word Girl.