PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

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2017 - Concept Artist for Sesame Street Pitch, Exceptional Minds Studio, Los Angeles, CA
              Designed picture of Big Bird character doing a selfie and composited characters

 

2016 - Concept Co-Designer for Rube Goldberg Toy, SpinMaster through Exceptional Minds                     Studio, Los Angeles, CA
              Animated opening to a commercial for Rube Goldberg Toy

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2016 - Background Artist for Documentary “The Mole Man.”, Exceptional Minds Studio,

              Los Angeles, CA

              Designed Backgrounds of a forest and mansion used in animated section of documentary.

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2016 - Student Animator at Cartoon Network Studio OK-KO Animation Jam, Burbank, CA

              Animated a 5 second short for their series OK-KO

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2015-2016 - Artist/Animator at Exceptional Minds Studio, Los Angeles, CA                        

           · Icon Animator Lead for Profectum Parent Toolbox - 2016

           · Character Animator for Dr. Ben’s, A Perfect Day, Music Video - Fall 2015                        

           · Character Animator for promotional video for Ron Suskind’s Film, Life Animated - 2015

           · Animator for Cartoon Network Anti-Bully Vine, Schoolyard Bully - 2015        

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2015-2016 - Icon Artist/Animator for Scootch.Me                                                   

           · Designed Website Logo

           · Designed/Animated Icons for E-Abuse IOS App

           · Designed/Animated Opening Animation for Trump-it IOS App

 

EDUCATION:

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2014-2017 - Exceptional Minds, Los Angeles, CA

Vocational School for Animation and Visual Effects        

                               

2016-Present - Animation Guild, Burbank, CA

Taken foundation classes: (Fundamental Figure Drawing and Costume and Fold in Figure)

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2013-Present - Concept Design Academy, Pasadena, CA

Completed 5 Foundation Courses: (Analytical Figure, Head and Figure, Figure Painting, Perspective, Sketching for Environment)

                                                                       

2012-2015 - Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA

Courses taken: Life Drawing, Animation Foundation, Dynamic Sketching, Gesture Drawing, Digital Painting, Storyboarding, Art History,

 

2008-2012 - Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

A.A. in General Studies and A.S. Degree in Applied and Liberal Arts Studies

Studied Foundation Art and American Sign Language

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GALLERY: 

 

Presented painting, "Captain Kablami: Goblin Gunner," at the 5th Annual Profectum Conference at the Huntington Library

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AWARDS: 

 

Irvine International Film Festival, January 2017, "A Perfect Day" Official Selection 

                                                              

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE: 

 

Teacher’s Assistant at Exceptional Minds for Character Design Summer 2016, Digital Painting and Character Design Winter 2015

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SOFTWARE:

 

PhotoShop, Flash (Animate), Premiere Pro, After Effects, Storyboard Pro, Adobe Flash CS6 (ACA certified), Photoshop CS6 (ACA certified)

 

HOBBIES: 

 

Gamemaster for a Pathfinder Campaign, weekly figure drawing meetups, sketching, writing and reading Sci-Fi and Fantasy