Animation and Video

• Jul 2019 - Present

Animation Director

• Feb 2020 - Present

Animation film studio headquartered in Denver, CO. Short film, animation, motion design. Animation film studio headquartered in Denver, CO. Short film, animation, motion design.

Drawing Instructor

• Nov 2016 - Aug 2019

Drawing Instructor at CAM College of Arts and Media, University of Colorado at Denver Teacher of record, mentorship from each professor, advising, project development, lectures, gallery, conducted tutorials in Adobe Creative Cloud. Life Drawing In this course, students from the diverse student population at UCD develop their drawing abilities, whether they already possess experience or are just beginning to explore their creative potential as artists. Concentrating on composition, line quality, tonality and gesture, students use studies of the human figure to improve their technical skills. Show less

Head of Art Department, STIVE Prep SMART

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

AP Studio Arts

• Aug 2017 - May 2019

AP Studio Arts Instructor

Graduate Teaching Intern

• Aug 2013 - May 2015

Figure Drawing, Advanced 2D Animation, Special FX and Animation, Motion1, EMAC ESL Guided and independent teaching, mentorship from each instructor of record, project development, lectures, grading, equipment management, conducted tutorials in Premiere Pro and After Effects Creative Cloud. Courses taught include: Life Drawing In this course, students develop their drawing abilities, whether they already possess experience or are just beginning to explore their creative potential as figurative artists. Concentrating on composition, line quality, tonality and gesture, students use studies of the human figure to improve their technical skills. Advanced 2-D Animation This course focuses in skill development in the use of software to develop storyboards and two-dimensional animation. Includes creating, importing, and sequencing media elements to create multimedia presentation, there is emphasis on conceptualization, creativity, and visual aesthetics. Special Effects and Animation Introduces the possibilities of creating art through time-based technology used in video and sculptural mediums; explores the enormous creative capabilities Adobe After Effects, Stop-motion, miniatures and silicon prosthetics. Using these tools, students learn to visualize, plan, and model in many mediums to explore their animation potential. Moving Image I/II This is a basic introduction to making electronic moving images. The intent of the class is to use the short project format to guide the student through several basic elements found in the video medium. Elements of Visual Thinking I, ESL Elements is a non-media specific class about students and their art practice. It is designed to challenge students to play and take risks and to develop a critical voice as a maker and a viewer. It will integrate art learning and language learning to help students to communicate ideas accurately and fluently. Show less

Instructor, Reception

• 2012 - 2013

Instructor

• 2012 - 2012

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