My current responsibilities as art director include:• creating concepts and visuals for various products related to our currently licensed IP's• acting as liaison/contact between our team, clients/partners, and manufacturers• providing art direction and management for in-house art team, third-party vendors/freelancers and various overseas factories and manufacturers• managing product launch schedule and providing assistance for various marketing campaigns

I've spent most of my career juggling both full-time and freelance roles. Freelance provides me with the opportunity to work on projects that I might otherwise not encounter, which I believe broadens my experience and skill sets. As a freelance artist, I provide high-quality art assets ranging from animation, illustration, character design, graphic design, logo design, game UI, and more. My clients range from individual entrepreneurs to larger industry companies: • Udon Entertainment (2003 ~ present) • Sirlin Games (www.sirlingames.com)• Electronic Arts (www.pogo.com)• Hobo Labs (www.hobolabs.com)I have also published a series of "How to Draw Manga" books with Walter Foster Publishing.♦ “My Manga World” (Walter Foster Publishing, 2008)illustrated and co-wrote beginner-level tutorial book for artists♦ “How to Draw Manga Chibis and Cute Critters” (Walter Foster Publishing, 2012)co-authored with artist Samantha Whitten; project management, art post-production, edited written content♦ “The Art of Drawing Manga & Comic Book Characters” (Walter Foster Publishing, 2013)co-illustrated and co-wrote intermediate-level tutorial drawing book for artists

Current role: Senior 2D Artist• responsible for creating high quality social media graphics for IGG's top mobile titles- assist in brainstorming new and interesting promotional strategies across multiple platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.) - create illustrations, comics, animations, etc. as needed for the purpose of social media promotionPrevious Role: Sticker Artist for LINK (chat application)• Emoticon (aka sticker) creation for IGG's chat application "LINK"- create and conceptualize interesting and appealing static and animated stickers. - maintain high standard of quality for all products by personally refining outsourced assets• 3rd party vendor outsourcing/management for sticker creation and production- assist in hiring, training, and providing customized art direction for multiple 3rd party vendors.- assist to maintain in-house art production pipeline. • Occasionally also assists in other side projects with IGG Art Team or for LINK-related projects.

Being a part of a small team meant that I wore many hats. Responsibilities included: • animation• illustration• high-level game ideation• concept art/character design• UI design

• Asset and pipeline management for Pogo games• Work with outside vendors and studios for production pipeline• High-level ideation and execution for various art projects and tasks• Assist with virtual item creation and art direction• Provide art direction for various projects across Pogo.com properties

• Lead Artist - high level visualization and artistic execution of new game concepts - management of game art pipeline for both in-house and external art teams and resources - provide art direction and consultation to colleagues - create and execute game assets ranging from character designs/concepts, UI, and UA/branding

• Producer: Art direction for various game assets- works closely with offshore studios/artists for production of various game assets ranging from animation to 3D structures- responsibilities include working with peers to streamline production and maintain consistent and efficient production pipeline• Art Lead: concept art and art production on various Playdom game titles- brainstorm and execute internal game assets ranging from character designs, building concepts, icons and UI- provide art direction and consultation to peers________________________________________________________________________________

• Lead Artist, Junior Product Manager - high-level creation and ideation of virtual goods for www.gaiaonline.com - includes maintaining and executing several recurring high-profile virtual good updates for Gaia Online - assists in a group effort in the creation of innovative and new virtual products to drive site growth and revenue - management and execution of global events/engagement efforts - work with various teams to create, produce, and execute global events to entertain Gaia's user base, increase traffic, user growth, and revenue - co-lead/jr. product manager for Gaia's Monetization Team - cooperation with team to find and establish new and innovative ways to increase both revenue and engagement both within and outside of virtual goods • Off-Site Freelance Art Team Manager - currently managing 15 off-site sprite artists and illustrators - trained majority of current in-house art team and all off-site artists in the production of virtual goods - responsible for hiring all off-site artists and their training and satisfying various production resources conflicts - responsible for maintaining the highest possible level of quality for all assets produced - striving to grow off-site artists to continuously challenge themselves and improve their skills

- Worked with a small team of artists and was responsible for character colors and final effects rendering on various comic book titles:• 2003-2004: Colorist - New X-Men Issues #155 - #160 (Udon Entertainment, www.udoncomics.com)• 2004: Colorist, FX Artist - "Amazing Fantasy" Volumes 3-4 (www.marvel.com)• 2005: Colorist, FX Artist - "Araña" volumes 2-8 (www.marvel.com, www.udoncomics.com)• 2008: Digital Archiving/Reproduction - Shmoo Comics (Dark Horse Comics, http://www.darkhorse.com/)• 2009: Colorist, FX Artist - "X-Men Noir" issues 2-3 (Dennis Calero, Marvel Entertainment)• 2009: Colorist and FX Artist - "X-Men Heroes" (Marvel Entertainment)• 2010: Colorist, FX Artist, Art Team Manager - "Inception" Issue 2 (Warner Bros.)

- Responsible for digital cleanup of raw comic pages and layout of translated English text with Adobe InDesign• 2005 - "Blade of Heaven"• 2005 - "Dead End"• 2005 - "Visitor"• 2005 - "Sgt. Frog"