Experience

Copernicus Studios

• Canada
• Animation and Post-production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head Of Development

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Find and create animated television series concept ideas for development. Coordinate with creative resources to develop stories and characters from concepts into pitch packages and guide active projects through production.

• Animator, Director, Pre-vis, Development

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2015

• Storyboard Artist

  • May 2011 - Jan 2012

  I do the primary visual breakdown of the script into scenes. I am the first one to take the written page and visualize it, drawing panels that show all of the action in the script.



da Vinci College

• Netherlands
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instructor

  • Oct 2012 - Mar 2017

  teacher storyboarding, life drawing, animation and production art & design teacher storyboarding, life drawing, animation and production art & design



Rootwood Studios

• Freelance Animator

  • Apr 2013 - Apr 2016

  Previs, Development, Animation, Motion Graphics, Writing, Storyboarding, Animatics, Illustration, Character Design, Editing, Directing Previs, Development, Animation, Motion Graphics, Writing, Storyboarding, Animatics, Illustration, Character Design, Editing, Directing



Halifax Film Children's Studio

• Animation

• Writer

  • May 2006 - May 2008

  wrote screenplays for 14 episodes on 'Lunar Jim', 'Animal Mechanicals', and 'Pirates: Adventures in Art' wrote screenplays for 14 episodes on 'Lunar Jim', 'Animal Mechanicals', and 'Pirates: Adventures in Art'



Halifax Film

• Animation

• Animator

  • 2002 - 2007

  stop-motion animator on preschool shows 'Poko' and 'Lunar Jim' stop-motion animator on preschool shows 'Poko' and 'Lunar Jim'



Workshop Shortcuts for Woodworkers

• Illustrator

  • 2003 - 2003

  Created over 250 illustrations for a book about woodworking Created over 250 illustrations for a book about woodworking



Graphicom Ltd

• Advertising Services

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

  managed and delivered various graphic design projects from start to finish; this could include any or all of the following: networking and sales, client relations, estimates and outsourcing, print media production, webmastering, artwork construction using tools such as Photoshop, Freehand, InDesign as well as traditional media, final delivery and invoicing managed and delivered various graphic design projects from start to finish; this could include any or all of the following: networking and sales, client relations, estimates and outsourcing, print media production, webmastering, artwork construction using tools such as Photoshop, Freehand, InDesign as well as traditional media, final delivery and invoicing



Halifax Municipality

• Canada
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Halifax Regional Library: Library Assistant

  • Jan 1995 - Jan 1998

  wide range of tasks including library reference, collection, maintenance and organization, special events, computer literacy wide range of tasks including library reference, collection, maintenance and organization, special events, computer literacy



Irondale Ensemble Project

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Director

  • Jan 1993 - May 1994

  designed and operated technical elements of various productions; toured to NYC designed and operated technical elements of various productions; toured to NYC



Chester Theatre

• United Kingdom

• Technical Director

  • Jul 1992 - Aug 1992

  designed and operated technical elements of Chester Playhouse' designed and operated technical elements of Chester Playhouse'