Related Skills
- Excellent character animation skills
- Excellent understanding of animation principles
- Extensive experience with the most current 2D/3D animation and design software including 3D Max, Maya, and Adobe CS3.
- Drawing and modeling skills
- Creative direction and management skills
- Strong communication skills
- Highly organized and proficient
Professional Experience
Lead Multimedia Designer ( Present )
HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL, Allston, MA
·Creating animations and graphics for higher education online tutorials, using many of Adobe CS3 tools
Design Manager ('04 - '06)
GAME LOGIC, Waltham, MA
· Managing team of animators and designers in creating artwork and animation for online game development.
Multimedia Designer / Developer ( 2004 )
HATCHLING STUDIOS, Portsmouth, NH
· Working with a team of animators and designers creating a Flash demo and web site for company profile and product development.
· Animating and implementing 3D character into Flash for web optimization.
Multimedia Designer / Developer ( 2004 )
PINNACLE GROUP, Portsmouth, NH
· Designed custom design for e-Commerce site using original graphics and animation.
· Worked with team to determine the architectural strategy for the solution.
Character Animator ( '02 - '03 )
SESAME STREET / 360 KID, Newton, MA
· Freelance animation for Sesame Street online games and CD Rom
Character Animator ( 2003 )
DEOS, Inc. / Marvista Entertainment
· Animation for a Christmas TV special using 3D Studio Max.
Director / Stop-Motion Animator ( '01 - 03 )
FREELANCE, Self Produced
· Animating, directing and creating an entire award winning 15-minute claymation film for children entitled “On Durwood’s Pond” for national distribution.
Lead Character Animator ( 1999 )
WARNER BROS., Sherman Oaks, CA
· Acting as liaison between director and animation team.
· Animating characters, props, lighting, scenery and visual FX using 3D Studio Max
· Modeling characters and props according to script and scene breakdown.
· Breaking down script and storyboarded scenes in preparation for animation.
Character Animator ( '97 - 99 )
SOUTH PARK / COMEDY CENTRAL, Marina Del Rey, CA
· As one of the 7 original animators, shaping the overall style of the show.
· Animating characters, props and visual FX using MAYA and Alias.
Modeler ( 1998 )
DISNEY / BELIEF INC., Los Angeles, CA
· Creating original model of transformable house/rocket for use on motion rigging as seen on current “Playhouse Disney” episodes.
· Designing model according design specifications and color scheme.
3D Animator / Modeler ( '96 - 97 )
FILM ROMAN INTERACTIVE, Studio City, CA
· Modeling and animating 3D characters and props for a PS game using Alias.
Stop-Motion Animator ( 1996 )
CURIOUS PICTURES, New York, NY
· Animating and fabricating characters according to script and audio.
Apprentice Feature Editor ( '95 - 96 )
WARNER BROS., Burbank, CA
“Carpool”
· Trimming and organizing film segments according to editors’ specifications.
Production Assistant ( '94 - 95 )
MGM, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX, Los Angeles, CA
“Blown Away,” “The Good Sun,” “The Sunchaser”
· Liaison between director and background actors.
· Assisting casting director in photographing and screening auditions.
Education
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film (only 6 awarded annually) Emerson College, Boston, MA
2004 Flash Action Scripting and Animation, Ineractive Factory, Boston, MA
2000 Web Design Certification Boston University, Boston, MA
Additional Skills
Film/Video Production, Editing, Photography, Writing
Awards
· Honorable Mention Award for self-produced animated film (Ohio Film & Video Festival, Fall 2003)
· Recipient of two consecutive Best 16mm Film Awards for my self-produced clay animation films (Emerson College 1994,1995)
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