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Virginia Beach, VA

Produce digital content such as video, graphics and animations for internal and external use for 21 brands of nation-wide home waterproofing companies.

Home Studio

Every aspect of the production of animation is my specialty. I've been doing plenty of editing lately (HD and 4K).With a fully equipped Render farm and a few massive workstations in my studio, I have been creating animations for companies both locally and abroad. Whether it be a cute and kid-friendly cartoon or an instructional safety video, my versatility.

Virginia Beach

Oversee the creative team in print, radio, and TV as well as digital media for social platforms. I work closely with the Marketing team to ensure creative work is up to date, relevant, and unique.Production work includes scriptwriting, graphics, animation, scheduling video shoots, interviewing testimonials, clients, graduates, etc. I also work with.

Virginia Beach, Va.

Taught advanced Modeling, 3D Animation, Special Effects Techniques for the Media Arts and Animation undergraduate degree. I also taught courses in Scriptwriting, Film Studies and Design courses.Courses Taught:Intro to Film Studies: HorrorIntro to Film Studies: Film TheoryIllustrationActing and Movement for AnimationShort Format StorytellingBackground &.

Virginia Beach, Va.

Taught 2D and 3D Animation classes as well as Design and Photoshop classes. Created curriculum, lectures, and assignments for each.

In 2009 and 2012, For 2 weeks each summer, I had the pleasure of teaching the art of animation to 20-30 high school and middle school aged students. Using traditional animation techniques, scanners and compositing software, we were able to create a full 18 minutes of animation in only 2 weeks.

As a 4 month contract position, I created high detailed environment models, built and rigged characters, built and rigged vehicles, and created many low-poly versions of many models for open GL applications.

As Team leader overseeing and working on multiple animation productions, I was responsible for attending client meetings, getting and giving feedback, maintaining pipeline workflow, creating work charts for all 3D animation, storyboards, model construction, environments, rendering, compositing and final deliverable output.Later, I became the sole entity.

For one semester, I offered my services to TNCC as an instructor of 3D modeling in Lightwave. I introduced the concepts of polygonal modeling, texturing, and rendering to digital art students.

For several weeks, I was an animation instructor for 35 middle school aged children.Using traditional animation techniques, we were able to create several minutes of animation, taught the essentials of figure drawing story boarding, and encouraged young people to explore their own talents and passions for art and design.

As an intern-turned-employee, I created animations for Christian Children's videos, 3D artwork for Star Wars Trading Cards, as well as commercial spots for Tidewater Tides "Jumbo-Tron" outdoor ballpark video screen.

Mfa, Script And Screenwriting

Successfully completed my M.F.A. degree.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Fine Art

Activities and Societies: Member of the Parson's Honor's Society Deans list 8 consecutive times Graduated Summa CumConcentration in.