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Culver City, California, Us

A part of a team of animators onsite, and remote contract animators and overseas animation services offsite, for a variety of both live and in-development mobile games. Responsibilities include:•Animating initial assets for games in development, setting the bar for quality.•Directing onsite animators.•Reviewing and critiquing offsite animation while meeting IP holder brand expectations.•Taking direction from Game Designers and Producers to create storyboards and animatics.•Pitch game ideas via animatics and simulate a vision for content.•Creating storyboards for TV commercials and web promos.•Problem solving game mechanic issues involving animation.•Writing content and jokes for our games that complement and enhance the IP.•Communicating with Engineers to improve efficiencies concerning our proprietary software.•Adapting to new demands per technology and the state of a game’s production and resources.•Managing and supporting reports on their career track.•Implementing content via GitHub and Unity.Projects include:Warner Bros. Interactive “Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery” mobile game.Netflix “Vineyard Valley” mobile game.FoxNext “Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow” mobile game.Fox Digital Entertainment “Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff” mobile game.Marvel “Avengers Academy” mobile game.An unreleased Disney mobile game.Jam City “Panda Pop” mobile game.TinyCo “Spellstorm” mobile game.TinyCo “Tiny Castle” mobile game.TinyCo “Tiny Zoo” mobile game.

Burbank, California, Us

Onsite contract animator for music video. Took direction from Animation Director at studio.Mike Judge and Zac Brown Band “The Wind” music video.

Storyboard, Art and Animation Direction on regional Emmy award winning television commercial in both categories “Best Animation” and “Best Commercial Single Spot or Campaign.” •Took direction to realize the client’s vision per script. •Reviewed, edited and consolidated storyboards with Director. •Created all storyboards, character designs, backgrounds and props. •Animated all content for delivery to postproduction.Lead MD “Marketing Automation (Done Right)” commercial.

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Remote contract animator for cable television and web series. Took direction from Lead both onsite at studio and while working remotely.Cartoon Network “Animal Man” shorts for “DC Nation.”

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Assisted the Director and Animation Director in preproduction for cable television Halloween special and web series. •Reviewed, edited and consolidated storyboards with Director. •Reviewed production art of both onsite and offsite contractors. •Assessed content needed for delivery against boards while maximizing reuse. •Reviewed all storyboards, designs and backgrounds prior to overseas animation production. •Worked with our After Effects Artist on postproduction final delivery and export.Mattel “Monster High” series.

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Remote contract animator for stage performance interactive animation. Took direction from Lead both onsite at studio and while working remotely.Disney's “Phineas and Ferb: The Best Live Tour Ever!” interactive animation.

Produced both narrative animated shorts and interactive animated segments for daytime Emmy nominated cable television game show. The animated shorts and interactive animated segments took place on the game show floor.•Hired and headed a team of 30+ onsite storyboard artists and animators.•Developed pipeline for animation production with Producers and Executive Producers.•Trained animators and artists for the production prior to start and as needed during production.•Maintained animation production per schedule.•Organized show’s animation server and file structure.•Finalized animation with After Effects artist for delivery to post production.Nickelodeon “Family BrainSurge” game show.

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Remote contract writer and animator for web series. Took direction from Lead both onsite at studio and while working remotely.DreamWorks TV “Jimmy Blue Shorts” series development.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Staff animator on various network television series and web series. Took direction from Lead onsite at studio.HBO “The Ricky Gervais Show” series.Mattel “Monster High” series.Mattel “Barbie: Fashionistas” shorts.Capri Sun “Disrespectoids” shorts.

Produced both narrative animated shorts and interactive animated segments for cable television game show. The animated shorts and interactive animated segments took place on the game show floor.•Hired and headed a team of 20+ onsite storyboard artists and animators.•Developed pipeline for animation production with Producers and Executive Producers.•Trained animators and artists for the production prior to start and as needed during production.•Maintained animation production per schedule.•Organized show’s animation server and file structure.•Finalized animation with After Effects artist for delivery to post production.Nickelodeon “BrainSurge” game show.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Staff animator on various network television series and web series content. Took direction from Lead onsite at studio.HBO “The Ricky Gervais Show” series.Ubisoft “Rabbids Go Home” shorts.

Glendale, California, Us

Staff animator for cable television series. Took direction from Lead onsite at studio.Chorion “The Mr Men Show” series for Cartoon Network.

Produced interactive animated segments for cable television game show. The interactive animated segments took place on the game show floor.•Headed a team of 5 onsite storyboard artists and animators.•Developed pipeline for animation production with Producers and Executive Producers.•Organized show’s animation server and file structure.•Finalized animation with After Effects artist for delivery to post production.Nickelodeon “BrainSurge” game show.

Remote contract animator for interactive web game. Took direction from Lead while working remotely.EA and Maxis “Spore” 2D creature creator.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Staff Animator and Storyboard Artist on various network and cable television shows and pilots.Nickelodeon “El Tigre” series.Cartoon Network “Bumble Braynes” pilot.Cartoon Network “Mask of Santo” pilot.Cartoon Network “Dynamite Action Squad” shorts for “Fried Dynamite.” Cartoon Network “Chowder” and “Flapjack” commercials.Warner Bros. “Sprawling Complex” pilot.Sesame Workshop “Odd Man/Old Man” shorts for “The Electric Company.”Activision “Re\Visioned” shorts.Nickelodeon “Back to the Barnyard” series animated “Omation” bumper.

Glendale, California, Us

Remote contract animator for cable television series. Took direction from Lead and Director both onsite at studio and while working remotely.Chorion “The Mr Men Show” series for Cartoon Network.

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Staff animator for cable television series. Took direction from Lead and Animation Director onsite at studio.Nicktoons “Kappa Mikey” series.

Staff 2D Animator and Storyboard Artist on a variety of projects which included content for web, commercials and internal studio animation development.

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Staff animator for cable and web series. Took direction from Lead and Animation Director onsite at studio.AOL “Princess Natasha” series.

Staff Illustrator and Video Producer on a variety of projects for live stage entertainment. Illustration work on ads for print and web. After Effects compositing on promotional video content for web. Videographer at live events.

Rochester, Ny, Us

Supervised RIT student callers and counseled them on how to build positive relationships with RIT alumni while raising funds for the university.

Bfa, Film And Animation

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