• Creation and implementation of course materials for 2D motion graphics and preproduction in biomedical communication, aligning with program goals and industry standards

• Provided creative briefs and budgets to ensure that projects hit client goals• Recruited talent to provide production and content expertise to complete time-sensitive projects• Interpreted client messaging and branding to create strategic and compelling scientific media• Created award-winning medical and science visualizations for museum and conference displays• Worked with international and domestic clients ranging from the food, music, health, pharmaceutical and entertainment industries

• Led a high-performing team of artists to hit project objectives, managing 8 projects over the past year• Oversaw daily reviews for a team of 12 artists, collaborating with the art director to improve clinical accuracy and realism in game assets• Drove research, discovery, and execution of a cardiology project net-new to the organization, unblocking the entire team to innovate in this area and advancing Osso’s position as the preferred VR Partner for HCPs• Strategically optimized our pipeline, hitting our company target to reduce timelines by 20%• Represented the art team during discovery and design calls, ensuring alignment between project proposals and art requirements prior to production kick-off• Authored high-quality and performant game assets, bolstering Osso’s reputation as an industry leader in medical VR

• Directed and communicated artistic vision by creating mood boards and authoring style guides• Encouraged experimentation and exploration as project lead• Supervised projects with tight budgets and driving strategy on scheduling, task assignment, and responsibilities distribution• Supported team members with technical guidance and troubleshooting• Pioneered and advocated for the integration of new rendering technology (MNPRX - watercolor style rendering) to the studio’s tech stack• Secured 4 new animation projects in 2020 by driving the expansion of our studio’s services to include MNPRX• Modelled, sculpted, retopologized and textured 3D assets for VR, AR, and game development in Unity• Ensured deliverables were regulatory-compliant by conducting thorough scientific literature research at the pre-production stage• Managed stakeholders and client relationships, pitching and delivering creative solutions to address their pain points

• Main responsibilities were to produce storyboards and wireframes that meet regulatory standards• Data based 3D modelling with mMaya, Chimera and 3D slicer• Other responsibilities included animating and rendering shots in Autodesk Maya and Redshift

• Secured funding ($25,000+) to jump start a division for patient education using2D motion graphic and 3D animation by providing creative vision and proposal• Expanded partnerships within the University Health Network to build a growinglibrary of patient education materials• Translated ideas from clinicians into scripts and storyboards• Brought animations to life with effective sound design and voiceovers

• Combined operating room observation and literature research to producesurgical teaching videos• Distilled medical imaging data (DICOM) into usable 3D assets for animation

• Assisted with running weekly labs and provided technical assistance for the course "Imaging Technologies for Scientific Visual Communications"

• Acted as a liaison between a team of medical illustrators and Toronto Notes to create a reference manual with visual aids for medical licensing exams• Contract negotiations and image content determination ensured that projects are completed efficiently with adherence to deadlines

• Dissected, cleared and mounted specimen for the illustration of genitalia• Produced pen and ink illustrations used to identify undescribed Curtonotum species• Assisted in the identification of drosophila in OMAFRA survey traps• Other work included general curation of Drosophila within the insect collection

• Developed an interactive digital key to the Pentatomoidea of Ontario that is comprised of over 200photographic images; users can easily navigate through the key to identify crop pests and other species• The digital key to the Pentatomoidea of Ontario has been published on the Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification with open access to the public