3D Generalist

• Sep 2022 - Present

Lecturer

• Sep 2022 - Present

Lead Creative Developer

• Aug 2018 - Sep 2022

3D and 2D motion design.Areas of responsibility include concept design, storyboarding, 2D and 3D asset creation, animation, toolkit creation, and pipeline optimization. Large team projects along with individual efforts. Render farm setup and maintenance, workstation setup and maintenance, lunchtime conversation starter, in-house barista, and computer nerd.Automotive UI/UX design, development, and production.Worked with numerous automotive clients to design and produce assets for interior UI gauge clusters and infotainment in addition to developing real-time energy usage cluster animations. Lead Unity AR app design and development.Wireframed, designed, optimized assets, produced, and launched an app on the App Store for a leading automotive interior leather supplier. The app serves as a companion piece to their annual release of new leather collections. Unreal Engine UI design and development.Worked within brand guidelines to design and animate an interactive UI for a trade show experience. Developed the logic in blueprints for transitional animation triggers.

Adjunct Faculty

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2019

Instructed a sophomore-level animation class on 2D After Effects principles and workflows. Followed the provided syllabus with project details and lesson plans. Demonstrated introductory motion design, keyframe, and F-curve animation concepts along with typography and character animation. Instructed a sophomore-level animation class on 2D After Effects principles and workflows. Followed the provided syllabus with project details and lesson plans. Demonstrated introductory motion design, keyframe, and F-curve animation concepts along with typography and character animation.

Freelance Graphic and Motion Designer

• Feb 2018 - Aug 2018

Worked with a set of diverse clients on traditional graphic design and motion design projects. · Designed large-format training manuals for a prominent automotive paint manufacturer.· Worked with a startup to design animation templates for an online video production tool.· Took over rendering and compositing for an automotive project at an agency. Worked with a set of diverse clients on traditional graphic design and motion design projects. · Designed large-format training manuals for a prominent automotive paint manufacturer.· Worked with a startup to design animation templates for an online video production tool.· Took over rendering and compositing for an automotive project at an agency.

Junior Motion Designer

• Sep 2016 - Feb 2018

3D and 2D motion design. Worked with several agencies to produce social media spots and internal training videos. Technical directed shoots and composited graphics and visual effects into the footage. Worked with a commercial door manufacturer to develop sales and training videos with accompanying manuals including installation and maintenance. Worked with editors and camera operators in a pipeline to best integrate graphics into the shot footage. 3D and 2D motion design. Worked with several agencies to produce social media spots and internal training videos. Technical directed shoots and composited graphics and visual effects into the footage. Worked with a commercial door manufacturer to develop sales and training videos with accompanying manuals including installation and maintenance. Worked with editors and camera operators in a pipeline to best integrate graphics into the shot footage.

Graphic Design Intern

• Aug 2014 - Sep 2016

Worked primarily with a leading automotive paint manufacturer on their marketing and advertising print materials. Assistant directed a large photo shoot revamping their marketing photography library. Led the design and production of a specialized training manual for automotive restoration processes. Accompanied and assisted in printing press quality checks. Worked primarily with a leading automotive paint manufacturer on their marketing and advertising print materials. Assistant directed a large photo shoot revamping their marketing photography library. Led the design and production of a specialized training manual for automotive restoration processes. Accompanied and assisted in printing press quality checks.