Experience

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  Self-employed

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Artist Designer Illustrator

    • 2012 - Present
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

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  "Americans Without Roofs: the Non-Domiciled"

  • Los Angeles

  • Homeless Street Photographer & Artist

    • Jan 2019 - Present
    • Los Angeles

    Trying to find the beauty in some of the most unexpected places while surviving each day by cherishing the often overlooked yet precious moments that make up my new harsh reality."

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  MobilityWare

  • IRVINE, CALIFORNIA

  • GAME ARTIST & ANIMATOR

    • 2015 - 2015
    • IRVINE, CALIFORNIA

     Designed Vegas-style artwork & graphics for online casino slots game, “Bright Lights.”  Developed game-play icons, background screens, puzzle piece icons, win sequence animations & title screen artwork.

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  GOING AFK GAMES

  • Quebec City, Canada

  • MOBILE APP ARTIST

    • 2010 - 2011
    • Quebec City, Canada

     Created all in-game art assets for a location-based mobile app game, “SPY-AM-I.”  Designed extensively large inventories of “spy” items & objects including: spy gadgets, weapons, character avatars, icons, user interface elements, marketing graphics, & game’s website.

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  N.O.A.A. - NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

  • Honolulu, Hawaii

  • ARTIST & ILLUSTRATOR

    • 2006 - 2009
    • Honolulu, Hawaii

     Surpassed project delivery milestones by delivering over 500 “Teacher Assessment Items” illustrations under budget & ahead of schedule.  Contracted to create 250 South Pacific marine life illustrations & diagrams usedin teaching and marketing materials for K-12 teachers & their students.

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  STUDIO 1

  • Ontario, California

  • ARTIST

    • 2004 - 2008
    • Ontario, California

     Designed artwork for new merchandise items including: personalized yearbook covers, children’s school apparel, photo frames, mugs, stickers & school supplies.  Developed extensive visual library of cartoon images for customers to personalize printed sports team’s banners.

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  NEW WORLD COMPUTING of the 3DO COMPANY

  • Agoura Hills, California

  • SENIOR GAME ARTIST

    • 1997 - 2002
    • Agoura Hills, California

     Instrumental in contributing artwork for numerous award-winning computer games including: “Heroes of Might & Magic III,” “Heroes of Might & Magic IV,” “Might & Magic VI,” “Might & Magic VII,” “Might & Magic VIII,” “Legends of Might & Magic,” & “Heroes of Might & Magic - Quest of the Dragon Bone Staff” (PlayStation2). Created storyboards, 2D artwork, 3D models, icons, spell-books & in-game graphics for multiple platform games while exceeding production expectations & project milestones.

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  DAVIDSON & ASSOCIATES for FISHER-PRICE INC.

  • Torrance, California

  • 2D GAME ARTIST

    • 1994 - 1997
    • Torrance, California

     Worked closely with industry veteran, Jan Davidson, Founder & C.E.O. while developing Fisher-Price’s award-winning series of children’s educational CD Rom games.  Designed & created artwork for: “ABC’s,” “123’s,” “Toddler,” “Castle,” “Roadies,” & “Ready for School.”

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  ADVANCED MEDICAL VENTURES

  • Encino, California

  • ARTIST

    • 1996 - 1996
    • Encino, California

    - Created the cover artwork for Comedian John Pinette's comedy performance CD entitled "Show Me the Buffet!". - Created original cartoon characters and storyboards showing key scenes for T.A.P. Pharmaceutical's promotional video for their new Prevacid Antacid Product, named "Tummy's Great Adventures."

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  ALEXANDRIA INC.

  • Los Osos, California

  • GAME ARTIST

    • 1994 - 1994
    • Los Osos, California

    - Received computer training while working on Genesis and SNES platform games, "Demolition Man"​ and "Izzy- 1996 Olympic Mascot" (game).

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  BATTAGLIA & ASSOCIATES

  • Irvine, California

  • ARTIST

    • 1989 - 1991
    • Irvine, California

    - Created freehand illustrations and watercolor storyboards used for designing themed dark rides, in the building of international theme parks. - Contributed color theory skills working on architectural color boards for scale models.

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  GLOBAL MEDIANET

  • Westwood, California

  • Artist

    • 1902 - 1902
    • Westwood, California

    - Created all storyboards & backgrounds used in the development of "Jack's Adventures Beyond the Beanstalk,"​ which starred Jim Varney.- Designed the overall style for & produced all storyboards & backgrounds used in the making of "Monster Island," an adventure-based CD Rom game.

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  TROPICAL ATLANTA

  • Shreveport, Louisiana

  • Illustrator & Muralist

    • 1901 - 1901
    • Shreveport, Louisiana

    - Illustrated Author Rebecca Link's children's book, "Dream Doggie." - Created a themed concept design for an interior restaurant mural (1000' sq ft) of "Cosmo Joe".

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  WORLD CLASS LEARNING MATERIALS INC.

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Board Game Artist

    • 1900 - 1900
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    - Conceptualized & developed an original educational board game for children in grades 1 - 5, the "Big Top Circus."​- Designed the game's board art, educational question cards, game's playing pieces & the rule-book.