Experience:
Animation Artist: DreamWorks' Animation Television: HUB team, January 2022 - December 2023
- Provided support to 3D animation teams for multiple shows, including training new animation department hires, creating reference materials, and providing animation notes to partner studios
- Collaborated with DWTV animation supervisor to establish and document TV animation pipeline best practices for the studio
- Created custom animation in 2D and 3D in order to solve production challenges outside the standard studio pipeline
- Contributed to the following projects:
- Archibald's Next Big Thing, BE@RBRICK (upcoming), Cleopatra in Space, DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders, DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms, Fright Krewe, Gabby's Dollhouse, Kung-Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Orion and the Dark, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, The Croods: Family Tree, Megamind Rules! (upcoming), She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Where's Waldo
Digital Animator/Compositor: DreamWorks' Madagascar: A Little Wild, August 2019 - December 2021
- Animated all 2D elements for 2D/3D hybrid sequences in Madagascar: A Little Wild
- Worked in a span of different disciplines and software as needed, including compositing, 2D rigging, 3D modeling and texturing, motion graphics, and others
- Communicated closely with other production teams on asset planning and creation
- Provided support to 3D animation teams for multiple shows, including training new animation department hires, creating reference materials, and providing animation notes to partner studios
- Collaborated with DWTV animation supervisor to establish and document TV animation pipeline best practices for the studio
- Created custom animation in 2D and 3D in order to solve production challenges outside the standard studio pipeline
- Contributed to the following projects:
- Archibald's Next Big Thing, BE@RBRICK (upcoming), Cleopatra in Space, DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders, DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms, Fright Krewe, Gabby's Dollhouse, Kung-Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, Orion and the Dark, The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, The Croods: Family Tree, Megamind Rules! (upcoming), She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Where's Waldo
Lead Technical Animator: Explosm, January 2019 - July 2019
- Maintained responsibilities held under Animator title
- Created organizational tools for animation and other artistic departments
- Coordinated with pre-production and production teams to improve production pipeline
- Managed asset delivery and technical animation solutions with out of house artists and studios
- Produced high quality Toon Boom puppet animation on a rapid turnaround
- Created custom solutions to problems beyond the scope of puppet animation through either traditional animation or technical animation tools
- Developed new organizational tools to re-purpose assets used by animation and character design teams
- Contributed frequently to other teams as needed, including animatics, character designs, and editing
Freelance Experience:
Freelance Animator: TheLittleLabs, January 2024
- Created story book style animated vignettes and motion graphics for streaming video platform
Freelance Animator: Lowbrow Studios, June 2018 - April 2021 (intermittent)
- Accepted contracts on an irregular but ongoing basis for projects in a range of styles using Toon Boom and Adobe Animate
- Worked with supervisors and clients to implement feedback in a virtual production environment
- Contributed to the following projects:
- Human Kind Of, NERF House X, Thermalia, Underdogs United, WWE Stories
- Directed all visual aspects of production for grant-funded animated series pitch trailer
- Contributed art at all stages of production, including concept art, character design, animation, effects, and editing using Toon Boom and Adobe Creative Suite
- Reported directly to clients to plan and implement pitch’s visual development
- Recruited and managed a small team of artists as part of the production process
Freelance Animator: Oxinfree Studios, November 2015 - February 2016
- Produced animation and assets for Adobe Flash based short
- Collaborated with crew members to maintain consistency and quality in cloud based production environment
Short Films and Collaborative Projects:
- Collaborator: “Motion Design School: Animal Rave”, 2020
- Collaborator: “GemAnimate 3: Let's Only Think About Love”, 2020
- Collaborator: “GemAnimate 2: The Answer”, 2017
- Maya Animator and Toon Boom Animator: “Father”, 2017
- Stop Motion Animator: “Aurora”, 2017
- Stop Motion Animator: “Systems”, 2016
- Maya Animator: “Get Well Soon”, 2016
- Director: “Travel Companions”, 2015
- Screenings at 27 film and animation festivals across six continents
- Best Animated Flick, Best Overall Flick (Flick: the Fledgling Filmmaker’s Festival)
- Nominated: Best Emerging Filmmaker (Emerge Film Festival)
- Semifinalist: Best Animated Short Film (Elche International Independent Film Festival)
- Toon Boom Animator: “Phylactery”, 2015
- Maya Animator: “Bat Dance”, 2015
- Maya Animator: “Plank”, 2015
- Flash Puppet Animator: “Azadae”, 2014
Education:
Savannah College of Art and Design, BFA Animation, summa cum laude, 2015- Earned four year BFA in three years while maintaining high academic standing
- Senior thesis film chosen as part of juried Animation Graduation Showcase
- Organizations: Contemporary Animation Society, SCAD Queers & Allies, SCAD Drumline
Skills and Programs:
Professional experience with: animation, compositing, retakes, rigging (2D), documentation, pipeline management.Software: Adobe Animate, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop; Autodesk Maya, Shotgun/Shotgrid; Foundry Nuke; Golaem; Microsoft Office Suite; Toon Boom Harmony, Storyboard Pro.