Experience

Night School Studio
• United States
• Computer Games
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Lead Artist || Senior Animator

  • Sep 2021 - Present


Supercell

• Finland
• Computer Games
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Animator

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

  3D character animation for Supercell games, creating in-game animations and promotional shorts. 3D character animation for Supercell games, creating in-game animations and promotional shorts.



RYOT

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Director

  • Nov 2018 - Aug 2020

  Art Director for Verizon 5G content, including AR, VR, and video projects. Design characters for cg animation. Work with partner studios to review designs, models, and animation. Design characters for performance capture and real-time rendering in UE4 and Unity. Provide character turns, gesture drawings, expression sheets, and texture call-outs. Review models, textures, lighting, and hair/fur look development with internal artists and partner studios. Art Director for Verizon 5G content, including AR, VR, and video projects. Design characters for cg animation. Work with partner studios to review designs, models, and animation. Design characters for performance capture and real-time rendering in UE4 and Unity. Provide character turns, gesture drawings, expression sheets, and texture call-outs. Review models, textures, lighting, and hair/fur look development with internal artists and partner studios.



DreamWorks Animation

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

• Digital Animator

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

  Digital Animator for DreamWorks Animation Television's Hub, a team that supports all shows. Character and effects animation, retake animation, compositing, and layout modeling. Work on multiple projects/shows each day across a variety of animation and compositing software (After Effects, Maya, Nuke, Flash, Moho, Harmony). Digital Animator for DreamWorks Animation Television's Hub, a team that supports all shows. Character and effects animation, retake animation, compositing, and layout modeling. Work on multiple projects/shows each day across a variety of animation and compositing software (After Effects, Maya, Nuke, Flash, Moho, Harmony).



Freelance, self-employed

• Animation and Post-production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Illustrator/Animator

  • Nov 2014 - Sep 2018

  Illustrate children's books and other publications. Major clients and properties include DreamWorks Animation's "Madagascar," "Kung Fu Panda," and "Trolls" and Mattel's "Barbie." Illustrate children's books and other publications. Major clients and properties include DreamWorks Animation's "Madagascar," "Kung Fu Panda," and "Trolls" and Mattel's "Barbie."



Blitz’s Real Hollywood Stories

• Art Director

  • Feb 2016 - Aug 2017

  Art Director for an animated action-comedy web/app-based series. Oversee all visual development, including character design, background design, and animation style. Provide script advisory and initial/additional storyboarding. Art Director for an animated action-comedy web/app-based series. Oversee all visual development, including character design, background design, and animation style. Provide script advisory and initial/additional storyboarding.



Age of Learning, Inc. / ABCmouse.com

• Animator

  • Jan 2016 - Feb 2016

  Animated characters and props for an interactive educational app. Animated characters and props for an interactive educational app.

• Animator, Digital Publishing

  • Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

  Animate DreamWorks Digital Publishing products for mobile platforms, both in 3D and 2D, including e-books, interactive storybooks, and games. Model, rig, texture, and animate characters for real-time interaction within apps. Work closely with writers, designers, and developers to make sure we are telling the best story we, the most compelling way we can tell it. Animate DreamWorks Digital Publishing products for mobile platforms, both in 3D and 2D, including e-books, interactive storybooks, and games. Model, rig, texture, and animate characters for real-time interaction within apps. Work closely with writers, designers, and developers to make sure we are telling the best story we, the most compelling way we can tell it.



Disney Publishing Worldwide

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Animator

  • Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  3D and 2D animation for Disney Publishing digital products, including e-books, interactive storybooks, and games, for iOS and other devices. Served as lead animator for Disney Junior products. Managed other animators and freelancers across various projects.

• Animator

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2013

  3D and 2D animation for Disney Publishing digital products, including e-books, interactive storybooks, and games, for iOS and other devices.



Self-Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Illustrator

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2012

  Freelanced and commission cartoons, comics, and illustration. Freelanced and commission cartoons, comics, and illustration.



World Wrestling Entertainment

• United Kingdom
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Oct 2010 - Oct 2011

  Conceptualize, build, and animate 3D graphics for broadcast television and web. Traveled to live events to build graphics on-site as needed. Trained in Avid Deko to build, animate, and call up graphics for live television. Conceptualize, build, and animate 3D graphics for broadcast television and web. Traveled to live events to build graphics on-site as needed. Trained in Avid Deko to build, animate, and call up graphics for live television.



Curious Pictures

• Entertainment Providers

• Freelance Animator

  • Apr 2010 - May 2010

  Animated 3D characters for a "Nick Jr." pilot. Trained in MotionBuilder. Animated 3D characters for a "Nick Jr." pilot. Trained in MotionBuilder.



Fisher-Price

• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Animator

  • Jul 2009 - Nov 2009

  Animated 3D characters for promotional films. Brought human characters and fantastical creatures to life, including dragons and sea serpents. Served as lead character modeler for two animated shorts. Developed concept artwork, designing sets, props, and characters. Worked on a two-person team in charge of visual development of two projects, one utilizing licensed characters and the other an experimental approach to animating children's artwork. Attended script meetings to better develop story and characters for episodes. Participated in meetings with marketing and design teams Lit, rendered, and composited final animated sequences. Show less



Fisher Price

• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Sep 2008 - Mar 2009

  Animated 3D characters for promotional films. Brought human and animal characters to life, including birds, rodents, and horses, both anthropomorphized and naturalistic. Designed characters, modeled, textured, rendered and composited. Animated 3D characters for promotional films. Brought human and animal characters to life, including birds, rodents, and horses, both anthropomorphized and naturalistic. Designed characters, modeled, textured, rendered and composited.