CTE teacher for animation, video, and photography classes. Also the Yearbook advisor.

Taught Graphic Design and animation classes. I also advised the game design club.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Film Studies, for Filmmaking Foundations 1 & 2-Interdisciplinary digital media foundations course for students applying to Moving Image Production Major-Lead section in critiques and technical workshops-Facilitate constructive critical discussions around student work-Prepare demonstrations for workshops-Manage equipment for workshops-Demonstrate production techniques and equipment for lighting, cinematography, and sound recording-Demonstrate post-production techniques and best practices for digital media-Assist students in class and individually during office hours

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Design, Drawing Foundations I & II• Assist professor for the Drawing Fundamentals course sequence in the Design Department• Lead undergraduate students in perspective drawing, 3D model building, digital fabrication, storyboarding, character design, and game design exercises• Collaborate in lesson planning and grading; provide instructive feedback during class work sessions and critiques

ACCAD 5001: Motion Studies Through Hand-Drawn Animation - 3 cr.The principles of animation as demonstrated through hand-drawn animation. The work produced serves as a tool for comprehending the underlying process of any animation technique. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for Arts Col 683.-Create curriculum, syllabus, and course schedule-Collaborate with head of department to design course assignments, course philosophy-Prepare materials for lectures and workshops-Assist students with preparing, creating, and capturing animation-Order software and supplies for course-Mentor students to achieve individual goals for course

• Direct and animate projects for a variety of clients with a focus on music videos• Work featured on nationally recognized websites such as Billboard, Brooklyn Vegan, & NBC San Diego • Collaborate with client or director to help determine visual style for animation and art• Create art assets, rig and animate characters, composite animation, do post-production • Engage at every level of the production process from start to finishCVBroke Down Stupid, The Toadies – Animator2017. Kirtland Records. Animated music video. Dir. Clark Vogelerbroadwayworld.com, online, October 5, 2017Answering the Call – Art director, Animator2016. Riot House Pictures. Documentary film. Dir. Brian JenkinsFeatured on HuffingtonPost.com, Vox.comAlmost Batman – Art director, Animator2016. Independent animated short. Collaboration with comedian Nick ZelinskiI Think I’m Losing My Mind, The Soaks – Director, Animator2015. Riot House Pictures. Animated music videoNBCSanDiego.com, online, December 1st, 2015Tell Me How You Sleep, Punchline – Director, Animator2015. InVogue Records. Animated music videoBillboard.com, online, October 20, 2015 MSP2, Rough Francis – Director, Animator2015. Riot House Pictures. Animated music videoBrooklynvegan.com, online, February 13, 2015Smoke by Day – Compositor, Animator2015. Walking Bird Records. Dir. Matt Goodhue. Music videoCity Arts Magazine, online, April 17, 2015Emeralds and Angels, Real Don Music – Co-director, Animator2014. Walking Bird Records. Animated music videoSiggraph Computer Animation Festival, Vancouver, BC 2014Videoasis music video festival, Seattle, WA 2014Animanima Animation Festival, Cacak, Serbia 2016Sustainability in Exile – Animator, Assistant Editor 2012. Documentary Film. Dir. Johnathan ScherchFilmsforaction.org, online, March 11, 2013

-Mentor with professional 3D and 2D Motion Graphics artist-Help prepare and organize 2D assets for production in Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects-Learn fundamentals of Cinema 4D-Learn advanced production techniques in After Effects, including Trapcode Suite plugin and 3D motion tracking and 3D integration

I worked here through my undergraduate and early freelance work.

For Two Pens I processed and edited short videos for a blog. We worked remotely using Dropbox. I edited the videos using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

I had an internship as an editor and animator for the documentary film "Sustainability in Exile," which is a film about organic farming operations run by Tibetan exiles in Southern India.