ILLUSTRATOR, CHARACTER DESIGNER, STORYBOARD ARTIST, PROFESSOR
Experienced illustrator and animator with over 20 years in the television, film, and video game industries.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
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The Marketing Store (2023—Present) -- Product illustrator for various McDonald’s-related products
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Epic Drops, (2023—2023) — Product illustrator for various cartoon and video products
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House of Cool (2022—2022) — Storyboard Artist for, “The Freak Brothers”, season 02
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Sketchy, LLC (2021–2022) – Illustrator/Designer for medical education content
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Pure Imagination Studios (2021) – Character Designer/Concept Artist for an unannounced Lego TV show
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Animasia Animation (2021) – Storyboard Artist for a preschool cartoon in conjunction with Age of Learning
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Princess Pictures (2021) – Storyboard Artist for “Smiling Friends”
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Titmouse Animation (2020) – Storyboard Revisionist for “Chicago Party Aunt” (Netflix)
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CBS, Manhattan, NY (2020) – Character Designer for “Tooning Out The News”
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Oddbot Animation (2019) – Storyboard Revisionist for “Muppet Babies”
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Bento Box Entertainment (2019) – Storyboard Artist for “Duncanville”
TEACHING HISTORY
LESLEY UNIVERSITY, 2024—Present
Adjunct Faculty, “Contemporary Topics in 2D”, “Sophomore Seminar 02”
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Providing guidance to Sophomore students on their 2nd-year student films
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Taught various topics in 2D Animation as they apply to Toon Boom Harmony, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere
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Taught traditional animation, puppet rigging, compositing, effects, and more
MONTSERRAT COLLEGE OF ART, 2024—Present
Adjunct Faculty, “Drawing for Animation”, “Storyboarding”, “Animation Business Practices and Portfolio”, “Senior Seminar 2”
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Providing guidance to Senior students on their final-year student films
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Teaching business principles relevant to the animation industry including creating logos, business cards, resumes, and websites
LAKE REGION COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 2023—Present
Adjunct Faculty, “Foundation of Design”, “Motion Graphics”, “Web Design”
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Teaching "Motion Graphics" and its applications in Adobe After Effects
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Taught "Web Design" focusing on design principles, Figma, basic HTML, and CSS
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Taught "Foundations of Design," covering line, shape, and value applications in design work
CATS ACADEMY / THE STAFFORD HOUSE, 2024
Instructor, “Comics and Illustration”
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Taught the art of drawing and writing for comics and illustration during a two-week summer program
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Focused on fundamentals of visual storytelling, perspective, and anatomy
EDUCATION
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California Institute of the Arts – Candidate, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Character Animation
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Ohio University – Bachelor of Science in Communications
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
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Eisner Award Nominee, 2010 – Best Children’s Publication: “Scratch9”
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Comics Buyers Guide Awards Nominee, 2010 – Best Cover Artist, “Scratch9”
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Harvey Award Nominee, 2008 – Best Artist, Best Graphic Album, “The World of Quest: Volume 2”
EXPERTISE
Illustration, Storyboards, Character Design, Screenwriting, 3D Animation, Classical Animation
FILM CREDITS
Fast 5, The Barnyard, Cats and Dogs, Stuart Little (uncredited)
TV CREDITS
World of Quest (Creator and Screenwriter), Duncanville, Muppet Babies, Smiling Friends, Chicago Party Aunt, The Freak Brothers, Tooning Out the News, Unannounced Lego Show
SOFTWARE
Storyboard Pro, ToonBoom Harmony, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Animate, Adobe Premiere, 3D Studio Max, Figma, Esoteric Spine, HTML, CSS
SHIPPED TITLES
Animal Jam, Dragonia, Monster Quest, Kingdom Age, Book of Ashes, Dino Life, Ratatouille, Ratatouille: Food Frenzy, Master of Orion 3, Cashflow 101, Cashflow 202, AMF Extreme Bowling, Star Trek: Tactical Assault, Deadliest Catch: Sea of Chaos