Currently working on creating an independent animated feature film. As a creative producer, I am involved with many different aspects of production, ranging from 3d modeling, character rigging, animating, and overseeing day-to-day operations, such as managing assignments and various IT troubleshooting as needed. Every day is a different challenge, sometimes creative, sometimes technical, and sometimes both, but always rewarding.

Over the last few years I have begun to take on more solo freelance work on the side while being involved with larger collaborative projects. While I much prefer to work as part of a team, I am always open to working individually as well. I am currently taking on various creative projects while searching for a long-term project or position in a creative team.

“Culturesport: Rotterdam 1995” is the first episode of a science fiction animated web seriescreated by John Michael Boling. I worked closely with John Michael to design characters,develop story, and model the vast majority of assets used, including all primary assets. I alsoserved as lead animator, animating many of the major sequences, and helping to developpipeline and workflows. The episode was released on YouTube earlier this year alongside asuccessfully funded Kickstarter campaign.

Working again with animation studio Culturesport and the creative team at Nike, I was highly involved in the creative development and production for a global campaign. I was responsible for modeling and rigging avatars of Odell Beckham Jr., Nigel Sylvester, Mabel, and Sloane Stephens, in addition to a combination of motion-tracked and rotoscoped animation. The campaign premiered simultaneously across the Nike US and UK homepages, social media, and in-store installations worldwide.

“See Know Evil” is the debut feature-length documentary film from director Charlie Curran, telling the story of fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti in a beautiful and unique style. Working with Charlie, we developed several animated sequences for the film. I modeled and rigged all of the characters and assets in addition to being animation director. The film premiered at DOC NYC Film Festival, internationally at the Torino Film Festival, and has toured extensively since. It is now available to stream on Amazon.

One of the more unique uses of 3d modeling and animation that I've been a part of was helpingdevelop an interactive website for a Kenzo handbag line. In addition to helping create theorientation video on the Kenzo homepage at the time, I modeled 3d representations of all of the bags and animated them to perform dance sequences corresponding to the beats of aprogrammable drum machine.

Collected various samples from montane streams and artificial stream-side channels including water, leaves, wood veneers, and algal tiles. Dried, weighed, ground, and ashed various solid samples. Prepared samples for total phosphorus measurements using aqua regia extraction. Assisted in measuring respiration, reaeration, discharge, and whole stream metabolism. Measured conductivity in streams using HOBO data loggers. Measured concentration of rhodamine dye using an Aquafluor™ handheld flourometer. Collected larval salamanders for mark and recapture and analysis of stomach contents. Electroshocked, seined, and dip-netted for fish and other consumers as part of a consumer removal experiment. Measured stream bed morphology using a gravelometer. Collected FBOM and CPOM samples.Performed routine maintenance of stream systems and stream-side artificial channels.

Mist-netted and banded Bachman’s Sparrows (Peucaea aestivalis) and Prairie Warblers (Setophaga discolor). Affixed radio transmitters to Bachman’s Sparrows to follow daily movements using radio telemetry. Prepared summary report for University of Illinois pilot study. Conducted point counts for long-term monitoring program. Conducted point counts for long-term monitoring program. Assisted in netting, extracting, banding, and measuring Bachman’s Sparrows (Peucaea aestivalis). Assessed breeding status by following and observing banded birds. Conducted independent research for undergraduate thesis.