Specialties
- -Character animation
- -Rigging and MEL scripting
- -Modeling and texturing (basics)
- -Compositing and editing
- -Cloth, hair, and particle simulation
Experience
- Mar 2011 - Present
- Freelance Character Animator / Generalist
- Calabash Animation
- Chicago, IL
- -Toony character and text animation for 15 to 30
- second TV spots.
- -Rigging, lighting, rendering, texturing,
- effects, and hair simulation.
- Credits
- Trix - To Lose, Biker
- Lucky Charms - Rainbow, Zodiac, Vault
- Cocoa Puffs - Tiki
- Sep 2011 - Mar 2012
- Freelance Animator / Rigger
- True Light Media
- Orlando, FL
- -Rigging and toony character/ text animation
- for display on stadium JumboTron.
- Credits
- Texas Rangers - Justin Boots
- Miami Marlins - Billy Marlin transitions
- June 2010 - Sep 2011
- Freelance Character Animator / Rigger / Effects
- Campus Crusade for Christ
- Orlando, FL
- -Animating hyper realistic characters for three to
- five minute webisodes.
- -Rigging characters and props using both setup
-
- machine and manual techniques.
- -Adding ncloth simulations to characters and
- providing occasional particle effects.
- Credits
- Archivo Cero - Episodes 1 - 7
- July 2007 - Feb 2009
- Character Animator
- 3DH Entertainment
- Celebration, FL
- -Toony character animation for five to ten minute shorts,
- while managing, organizing, and directing others in
- production.
- -Occasional rigging, modeling, compositing, MEL scripting
- and editing duties.
- -Led a team of five animators for a short that
- debuted at Movieguide Awards '09.
- Credits
- 3DH - The Starfish Thrower, The Push, Appleworms,
- The Big Winner
- Webnet Global - Webnet presents 3DH technologies
- Movieguide - Movieguide Awards '09 Intro
Education
- Jan 2005 - May 2007
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Animation
- Full Sail University
- Winter Park, FL
- -Graduated Valedictorian.
- -Developed technical, teamwork, and leadership skills
- on a variety of in-class projects.
- -Trained in various software and operating systems such
- as Windows, Linux, and OS X.
- -Received two Course Director's Awards for outstanding
- performance in animation.
- Aug 2003 - April 2004
- Partial Education in Software Engineering Degree
- University of Michigan - Dearborn
- Dearborn, MI
- -Received full credit in Calculus and Physics level 3
- courses.
- -Received additional training in computer science (C++).
- Aug 1999 - June 2003
- High School Diploma
- Walled Lake Central High School
- Commerce Township, MI
- -Graduated Summa cum Laude with above 4.0 GPA.
- -AP courses taken for physics, calculus, and computer
- science.
- -Additional courses taken for Cisco and Novell
- certifications.
- -Received highest honors in Mathematics.
- -Awarded National Honor Society highest honor.
Software Experience
- -AutoDesk Maya (6+ years)
- -Adobe Photoshop (6+ years)
- -Adobe After Effects (3+ years)
- -Apple Shake (3+ years)
- -Final Cut Pro (2+ years)
- -AutoDesk 3ds Max (<1 year)
- -AutoDesk MotionBuilder (<1 year)
- -Microsoft Office Suite (9+ years)
Additional Skills
- -Organized and responsible.
- -Strong communication.
- -Highly adaptable and versatile.
- -Creative problem solver.
- -Willfully exceeds expectations.
- -Strong blend of technical and artistic skill.
References
- References available upon request.
