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Supervise teams of artists through the production pipeline of a 10 minute animated short. Provide visual direction, constructive criticism and best work flow practices. Raised over 10,000 USD of additional funds in less than a month for the project.

Design creative content and promotional collateral for conferences while maintaining brand standards.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oversaw the animation pipeline and ensured the production was delivered on time and budget. Maintained clear communication between the director and all teams, while providing performance feedback and assisting in technical support.

Mississauga, Ontario

Prepare and engage K12 participants in graphic design, stop motion animation and drawing courses at multiple community centres across the city. Participate in meetings to revise curriculum and discuss teaching techniques.

Animated and composited on live-action footage using motion tracking for a short film for the Canadian Medical Association. Collaborated with a group of creatives by providing artistic input and insight on animation.

Contribute artistic skills to an ongoing collective consisting of international animators who rotoscope dance footage together, creating short films with various styles. Animated scenes in 4 RotoJam films that have been screened at countless international film festivals.

Etobicoke, Ontario

Handcrafted products with precision and speed. Managed and ensured colleagues maintained high quality standards to achieve monthly targets. Tracked and calculated production flow to identify areas of improvement.

Toronto, Canada Area

Prepared and delivered lesson plans to teach children ages 9 to 13 the fundamentals of 2D, 3D, stop motion and frame-by-frame animation. Assisted with their projects by walking them through the steps of the creative process of making an animation, stressing proper file management, and troubleshooting.

Mississauga, Ontario

Provided custom design solutions to meet customer needs. Built and maintained customer relationships by providing a solid understanding of designs and products. Placed customer orders and set up print-ready files for production. Contacted vendors to provide the best selling solution for customers.

Montreal, Canada Area

Assisted with vernissages, master classes and life drawings by curating artwork, serving hor d’oeuvres, and manning the registration table. Entered data pertaining to feedback on classes, sent out emails on behalf of the studio, and maintained its cleanliness and setup.

Montreal, Canada Area

Scheduled one-on-one appointments with clients to establish rapport and educate them on cutlery to promote company products. Attended weekly meetings to report sales, discuss strategies to improve sales, and fill up paperwork on all items sold.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Film Animation

Directed 6 short animated films by working on all stages of production independently (including but not limited to storyboarding.

Education record

Analyzed models and objects from a variety of angles to create dynamic movement, digitally painted with chiaroscuro techniques to.