ABOUT
Thirteen years of production experience, over half of which has been accrued as Team Lead Artist & Animator. Successfully guided teams through all phases of production to create digital 2D and 3D animated media for the non-profit education and video game industries. Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
PROFICIENCIES
Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere, Flash, Encore, Audition
3D Studio Max, Maya, MotionBuilder, MudBox
Element 3D
Cinema 4D
ToonBoom Harmony, Storybook Pro
EMPLOYMENT
Lead Artist / Animator 2011 - Present
City State Entertainment, LLC - Fairfax, VA
Responsibilities Include:
• Leading the art team to conceptualize, create, critique, and implement game assets and animation.
• Maintaining project scheduling, organization, and archiving.
• Character rigging, animation, and animation re-targeting.
• Prototype and document asset creation methods for production.
• Develop concept art, storyboards, and cinematic trailers.
• Create 2D and 3D motion graphics and animated logos.
• Film and edit promotional highlight, interview, and update videos for social media and convention events.
Games:
Camelot Unchained (Alpha release): PC, 2013
Raised $2.65 million on crowd-funding platform Kickstarter.com
• Prototyped locomotion and combat animation systems.
• Spearheaded character art assembly for armor and character customization.
• Authored a monthly newsletter article relaying the progress of the art team to over 24,000 project backers.
March on Oz (Shipped): iOS mobile, 2012
• Animated 50+ characters
• Character concept design
• UI design and final icon art
• Level layout using the Unity Engine
Lead Animator 2003 - 2011
NetSmartz Workshop - A Division of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - Alexandria, VA
Responsibilities Included:
• Led a successful team through all development phases of producing 2D and 3D character animated media promoting education and awareness of On and Off-line Safety. Clients and sponsors included the Boys and Girls Club of America, Sprint, Yahoo, Canon, and Disney’s Club Penguin.
• Prioritized and assigned all animation production tasks and regularly informed management of production progress.
• Digital Puppeteer: Operated Clicky Live, a trigger animated 3D character via AutoDesk MotionBuilder that interacts with the public in real-time for on-site school assemblies, ceremonies, and web streaming events.
• Motion Capture Assistant: Captured and cleaned up magnetic motion-capture data to create an animation asset library to speed up the production process.
Selected Production Releases:
The Safe Side - Internet Safety (2006 Sony Pictures) DVD, 30 minutes
Julie Clark, founder of The Baby Einstein Company with John Walsh, host of America’s Most Wanted
NetSmartzKids - Router’s Birthday Surprise (2010 NCMEC) DVD, 30 minutes
KidSmartz - No & Go! (2011 NCMEC) Web, Pilot episode
EDUCATION / TRAINING
Savannah College of Art and Design - Savannah, GA 2000 - 2002
Major: Computer Art, 3D Character Animation
BFA, Summa Cum Laude 3.87 G.P.A
Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA
1998 - 2000
Major: Computer Art, Kinetic Imagery
Disney Institute - Orlando, FL
Professional Development
• 2D Animation Workshop (1998, 2000)
• Stop-Motion Animation Workshop (1998)
SELECTED AWARDS / CERTIFICATIONS
• ToonBoom Harmony Certifications (2007, 2009)
• Alias/Wavefront Maya Certified in Character Animation (2002)
• Art Scholarship: Marian Edna Effing $10,000 Savannah College of Art and Design
• Eagle Scout - Boy Scouts of America