EXPERIENCED AND VERSATILE PUBLISHED ANIMATOR with both digital and traditional background.
Excellent oral and written communication skills. Able to work as part of a team or independently.
Strong work ethic: conscientious, dedicated, and flexible.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, Illustration
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Full-tuition scholarship

Associate in Specialized Technology, Animation
Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Dean’s List, Perfect Attendance

SOFTWARE AND SKILLS

• 3D Studio Max, Character Studio, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere,
  Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Toonz, Pulse, Flash, InDesign
• Lipsynch (manual, Ventriloquist, and Animeter)
• Illustration
• Caricature
• 2D animation
• Toy design

WORK EXPERIENCE

THE ASTONISH FACTORY, INC., Agoura Hills, CA 2004-present
Independent Contractor
• Set up shots from storyboards for The Dreamland Chronicles #2 and #3, a 3D-rendered comic book.
• Worked as part of an international team of animators on the pilot episode of Balloonatiks, a new 3D animated
   broadcast cartoon.
• Animated and lipsynched multiple characters and their props. Modeled assets as needed.
• Worked as part of an international team of animators on the teaser short of Los Kitos.
• Animated and lipsynched multiple characters and their props.

WESTWOOD COLLEGE, Upland, CA 2003-present
Instructor
• Was "Instructor of the Term" in March, 2004 and January, 2005.
• Taught 3D Studio Max Classes, including: 3D Modeling and Animation, 3D Modeling, Advanced 3D Animation,  
   and Animation Portfolio.
• Taught digital design classes, including: Digital Layout (Quark Xpress) and Digital Illustration (Adobe
   Illustrator).
• Taught traditional art classes, including: Introduction to Graphic Design, Life Drawing for Animation, Character
   Development and Design, and Advanced Illustrations

DEOS, INC., Lawrence, MA 2002-2003
Independent Contractor
• Worked as part of a team of animators on A Very Wompkee Christmas, a 1-hour, direct-to-video Christmas
  special, which was distributed by Sony on VHS and DVD. The special was first broadcast on Public Television
  during December of 2003, and then on Starz in 2004. Stills from the project were used for a related children’s
  book series.
• Was lead animator for the main character.
• Modeled seven characters and their morph targets.

SHERER DIGITAL ANIMATION, Rancho Mirage, CA 2001-2003
Animator
• Animated and Lipsynched approximately 450 looping animations and idles for three units of Zip &Terry, an ESL
  (English as a Second Language) application for English Xchange. Programmed each unit in Pulse for real-time
   usage.
• Developed a one-level game demo (modeling, mapping, animating props and non-playable characters, and
  placing collision boxes) using the NetImmerse game engine, for Genesoft Labs Corporation.
• Animated looping animations and generated composite images of Emma Readwell and her robots for FOCUS, a
  reading and language program for grades K-3.
• Modeled and texture mapped furniture and plants for architectural visualizations.
• Created various print materials, including Sherer Digital’s business card and ads for Animation Magazine.
• Composited Sherer Digital’s demo reel.

COMMERSEL STUDIOS, Pittsburgh, PA 2000-2001
Junior Animator
• Created 3D models, texture maps, and animation for The Sky Above Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood planetarium
   show.
• Created 3D models, texture maps, and animation for Commersel Studios’ digital portfolio.
• Created assets for Pulse 3D streaming animation (low-poly), MS Agents, and Flash games.

OTHER

• Won 1st Place in 3D Total’s “Spooky Attic” competition. 2002

 

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