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-Animating creatures and humanoids for in game NPCs-Creating rigs for bipeds, quadrupeds, props and more as needed-Addressing client notes quickly and efficiently to best deliver the desired end product-Working cross departmentally to ensure animations and rigs function properly and as expected in game

-Creating rigs for complex creatures, humanoids, and props, including IK/FK switches and skin weighting-Animating creatures, humanoids, and props for in-game use-Troubleshooting animation export and import systems for animation team-Collaborating cross departmentally to ensure the best game feel as possible

Arlington, Texas, United States

-Created high quality player, creature, prop, and vehicle animations for national brands such as Claire’s, Forever 21, Insomniac, David Guetta, and Kellogg’s-Managed Animation Department, overseeing daily animation critique and approvals-Utilized and expedited cross-department collaboration to ensure animation quality and game feel-Implemented and maintained internal documentation and archive of all assets created and techniques learned

Arlington, Texas, United States

-Created player, creature, prop, and vehicle animations for both in-house and client-based projects-Identified a need and spearheaded the overhaul of outdated animation suite, developing a pipeline that streamlined high quality animation, increased asset reusability, and overall decreased production cost and time

Franklin, Tn

-Created 2D, 3D, and Stop-Motion animation for clients such as Chick-fil-A, Lifeway, Bob Jones University, and more -Produced videos from start to finish in a fast-paced creative environment-Concepted, storyboarded, fabricated, animated, edited, ideas and stories from start to finish from a simple script-Worked as Set Designer and Prop Artist on two seasons of children's TV Show "Slugs and Bugs

Franklin, Tn

-Created 2D, 3D, and Stop-Motion animation for clients such as Chick-fil-A, Lifeway, Bob Jones University, and more -Produced videos from start to finish in a fast-paced creative environment-Utilized storyboarding, concepting, editing, animating, drawing, painting, audio, and exporting skills for a range of projects for Web and Video