Experience

Stoopid Buddy Stoodios

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VFX Compositor

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Self-employed

• San Fernando, CA

• Freelance Animator/Motion Graphics Artist

  • May 2018 - Present

  - Employers include RIP Media Group, Looney Labs, and independent filmmakers. - Design and execute illustrations, still graphics, and visual effects for games and short films. - Illustrate and execute hand-drawn traditional animation for marketing and advertising videos. - Design and execute motion graphics treatments incorporating selective typography and color theory. - Model and animate 3D assets to integrate with live-action footage. - Composite live-action footage with animated elements. Show less



Independent Freelancer

• Burbank, CA

• Animator

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  - Production and Character Design for independent animation projects including GenZed and Jungle 2 Jungle - Traditional cel and puppet (Flash-style) animation using Photoshop, ToonBoom Studio and After Effects - 3D modeling and animation using Blender and Element3D - Production and Character Design for independent animation projects including GenZed and Jungle 2 Jungle - Traditional cel and puppet (Flash-style) animation using Photoshop, ToonBoom Studio and After Effects - 3D modeling and animation using Blender and Element3D



Cyclopean Pictures

• College Park, Maryland

• Executive Producer, Director

  • Jan 2008 - Present

  - Founded independent video production studio. - Completed two feature screenplays, a pilot teleplay, and various short scripts (5-7 pages) for 48 Hour Film Project and NYC Midnight 48-hour Screenwriting Contest, in comedy and science fiction genres. -Pitched finished screenplays to multiple agencies and production companies. - Generated storyboards and animatics for short films "Execute" and "Overdrawn." - Produced, directed, cast, and photographed nine short subject videos. - Animated 2D and 3D visual effects sequences. - Composited animated visual effects sequences with live action footage. - Edited video productions of various lengths, from short form to documentary feature. - Created DVD art and promotional materials for short films. - Participated in Washington DC 48 Hour Film Project (2009-2011). Three short films screened at the AFI Silver in Silver Spring, MD. - Short film "Sinister" an official selection of the Utopia Film Festival, 2010. - Created promotional videos for Looney Labs game company, featuring an animated character blended with live action. Show less



Renegade 83, Inc.

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Motion Graphics Artist

  • Nov 2013 - May 2018

  - Lead Artist animating "Indiana Jones" style map graphics using Photoshop and After Effects for Animal Planet's "100 Miles From Nowhere" - Track and blur nudity for the Discovery Channel reality show "Naked and Afraid." - Composite 3D text in live-action environments with Element 3D and After Effects - Lead Artist animating "Indiana Jones" style map graphics using Photoshop and After Effects for Animal Planet's "100 Miles From Nowhere" - Track and blur nudity for the Discovery Channel reality show "Naked and Afraid." - Composite 3D text in live-action environments with Element 3D and After Effects



Video Symphony

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

• Student

  • 2012 - Sep 2013

  Post-Production School teaching Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects, Final Cut Pro 7, Cinema4D and Maya. Post-Production School teaching Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects, Final Cut Pro 7, Cinema4D and Maya.



Renegade 83, Inc.

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VFX Artist

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2013

  Tracking, painting, and compositing, and color-matching 50 monitor shots for a reality show pilot, America's Verdict. Tracking, painting, and compositing, and color-matching 50 monitor shots for a reality show pilot, America's Verdict.



SkyTown Entertainment

• Burbank, CA

• VFX/Title Artist

  • Jun 2013 - Jun 2013

  - Created opening titles and closing credits for science fiction short film. - Created 3D animation for VFX sequence - Created digital matte painting for key VFX shot of future Los Angeles - Created energy effects for time travel shots. - Created opening titles and closing credits for science fiction short film. - Created 3D animation for VFX sequence - Created digital matte painting for key VFX shot of future Los Angeles - Created energy effects for time travel shots.



Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal

• Los Angeles, CA

• VFX/Motion Graphics Artist

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

  - Created title graphics and visual effects shots as needed on a comedy web series. - Created traditional cel animation for 4-minute sketch "Culture Warriors" - Digital matte painting of Gotham City - News graphics (lower third and interstitials) - Energy effect shots for science fiction serial - Created title graphics and visual effects shots as needed on a comedy web series. - Created traditional cel animation for 4-minute sketch "Culture Warriors" - Digital matte painting of Gotham City - News graphics (lower third and interstitials) - Energy effect shots for science fiction serial



Booz Allen Hamilton

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphics/Multimedia Consultant

  • Jan 2003 - Jun 2012

  - Consult with multiple clients to establish design specifications and requirements. - Develop branding for high profile clients in print and digital formats. - Generate scripts and storyboards for videos and animations. - Animate 2D and 3D sequences and visual effects sequences. - Illustrate technical concepts for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. - Consult with multiple clients to establish design specifications and requirements. - Develop branding for high profile clients in print and digital formats. - Generate scripts and storyboards for videos and animations. - Animate 2D and 3D sequences and visual effects sequences. - Illustrate technical concepts for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.



Freelance

• Graphic Designer/Illustrator

  • 1995 - 2007

  - Consulted with multiple clients to establish design specifications and requirements. - Created over 300 illustrations in various genres and styles for multiple game publishers. -Illustrated poster art for two theatre companies, The Rude Mechanicals and Shakespeare's Skum. - Consulted with multiple clients to establish design specifications and requirements. - Created over 300 illustrations in various genres and styles for multiple game publishers. -Illustrated poster art for two theatre companies, The Rude Mechanicals and Shakespeare's Skum.



Digital Sandbox

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • 2000 - 2002

  - Led art department for a risk management software developer. - Designed user experience and interface for Site Profiler, a risk management software tool. - Designed online courseware for Antiterrorism Level I Training. - Led art department for a risk management software developer. - Designed user experience and interface for Site Profiler, a risk management software tool. - Designed online courseware for Antiterrorism Level I Training.



Imaginaria, Inc.

• Riverdale, MD

• Art Lead

  • 1998 - 2000

  - Established art department for a start-up Internet game developer. - Built art bible for computer game with historical fantasy theme. - Created over 200 in-game illustrations and customizable character portraits for The Gryphon Tapestry, a storytelling-based online roleplaying game. - Established art department for a start-up Internet game developer. - Built art bible for computer game with historical fantasy theme. - Created over 200 in-game illustrations and customizable character portraits for The Gryphon Tapestry, a storytelling-based online roleplaying game.