Specialties
- -Character animation
- -Rigging solutions
- -Modeling and texturing (basics)
- -MEL scripting
Experience
- July 2007 - Feb 2009
- Character Animator
- 3DH Entertainment
- Celebration, FL
- -Deliver consistent, quality character animation,
- as well as training others and myself for additional
- duties such as modeling, rigging, and effects solutions.
- -Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- -Provide and receive feedback to and from my peers.
- -Layout scene elements and composition.
- -Some MEL scripting and tool building.
- -Recently led a team of 5 animators for a 3 minute
- short that debuted at Movieguide Awards '09.
- Credits
- 3DH - The Starfish Thrower
- 3DH - The Push
- 3DH - Appleworms
- 3DH - The Big Winner
- Webnet Global - Webnet presents 3DH technologies
- Movieguide - Movieguide Awards '09 Intro
- Aug 2004 - Jan 2005
- Assistant Manager
- United Artists
- Commerce Township, MI
- -Direct floor staff in maintenance of movie theater.
- -Customer service.
- -Cash and food handling.
- -Inventory management.
- -Manual labor.
- -Assembly of movie stands and promotional props.
- -Assembling, mounting, and threading of movie reels.
- Aug 2002 - June 2003
- Hi-Tech Paid Internship
- Walled Lake Central High School
- Commerce Township, MI
- -Maintenance of Walled Lake Northern High School's
- network.
- -Technical troubleshooting of system software and
- hardware.
- -Manual labor.
- -Design and maintenance of school website.
Education
- Jan 2005 - May 2007
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Animation
- Full Sail University
- Winter Park, FL
- -Graduated Valedictorian.
- -In-depth training in the art of animation, rigging,
- modeling, and texturing.
- -Developed teamwork and leadership skills on a
- variety of in-class projects.
- -Received Course Director's Awards for Animation in 3D
- and Acting for Animators.
- Aug 2003 - April 2004
- Partial Education in Computer Science Degree
- University of Michigan - Dearborn
- Dearborn, MI
- -Received full credit in Calculus and Physics level 3
- classes.
- -Received additional training in computer science.
- Aug 1999 - June 2003
- High School Diploma
- Walled Lake Central High School
- Commerce Twp, 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 (3+ years)
- -Adobe Photoshop (4+ years)
- -Adobe After Effects (2+ years)
- -Apple Shake (2+ years)
- -Final Cut Pro (2+ years)
- -AutoDesk 3ds Max (<1 year)
- -AutoDesk MotionBuilder (<1 year)
- -Microsoft Word (8+ years)
- -Microsoft Excel (3+ years)
- -Microsoft PowerPoint (5+ years)
Additional Skills
- -Eye for detail.
- -Multitasker.
- -Strong communication skills.
- -Adaptable to new situations.
- -Very quick learner.
- -Creative problem solver.
- -Good balance of technical and artistic knowledge.
References
- References available upon request.
