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Vernon, California, United States

Support the marketing team through design of sell sheets, flyers, brochures and other promotional items for trade shows.Design and update of catalogs for print and digital.Update and maintain website content.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Spearheaded creative concepts for live music events, resulting in a 60% increase in attendance.Developed logos, key art, motion graphics, and promotional content for social media and email marketing campaigns.Created large-scale themed graphics, signage, banners, and apparel, enhancing event branding and customer engagement.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Creating satirical POP art designs and illustrations, licensed and featured on popular apparel site. Bringing a blend of humor and creativity to the fashion scene!

Greater Los Angeles Area

Character and graphic design for a number of projects including illustrated park maps for Six Flags Over Texas, Hasbro, and key art for "My Little Pony: Equestria Girls."

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Crafting videos, motion graphics, animated GIFs, key art, and other graphics tailored for social media engagement and impactful email marketing campaigns.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Graphic assets, packaging, illustrations, and character designs for multiple projects for brands including Gazillion Bubbles, Caterpillar, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Greater New York City Area

Branding, press kits, and social media assets for clientele that includes Bravo's Captain Lee Rosbach, Dorinda Medley, The Russian Tea Room, and Kimmi & Maurice Scott.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Had a role in several major aspects of the production of the animated film "Maxxie La Wow." Worked on pre-visualization, storyboards and animatics for many of the film's key scenes, character design, and prop design. Created marketing materials, key art, one sheets, trade show graphics, and promotional materials such as t-shirts and key chains.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Directed all visual aspects of Kitedrone, from product design to branding and marketing, shaping its unique brand identity.Secured partnerships with DC Comics, Marvel, and LOL Surprise, creating pitch decks and presentations for Warner Brothers and Disney.Worked closely with licensing teams to ensure brand compliance for all products.Designed large-format graphics for industry events, including the New York Toy Fair and Los Angeles Toy Show.

Brooklyn/Los Angeles

Character design, prop design, key art, and storyboards for numerous, animated projects including the animated sequences in the Netflix series "The Get Down" and the animated shorts, "The Lonely Island" and "Dad Rock" for Pitchfork Media.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Collaborated with co-founders to define the platform’s art style and user experience, driving increased user engagement.Led the design of themed avatars, environments, and graphic assets essential for online communities.Researched dance styles and provided animation direction, ensuring accurate cultural representation.Streamlined production workflows and participated in talent acquisition by reviewing portfolios and conducting interviews.

Greater Seattle Area

Graphic Design, Illustration, and StoryboardsCreated characters, backgrounds, and animated a series of 30 second, “South Park” inspired, parody videos for the Microsoft MGX Conference. Created storyboards for national ad campaigns, musical parody videos, and instructional videos.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Illustration. Created spot illustrations and props for online, eLearning games.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Led in the design and production of comprehensive branded eLearning course suites, encompassing theme development, course template design, and the creation of various branding elements. This resulted in the production of eLearning content eliminating the need for expensive, live, in-person training, earning the DaVita Shining Star Award. Collaborated across various divisions to contribute to internal branding and marketing initiatives, development and design of logos, mascots, marketing materials, motion graphics, animated commercials, presentations, and printed products for diverse campaigns and national events.

West Hollywood, Ca.

I created, wrote, and illustrated the WeHo Award-Winning comic strip which appeared in alternative newspapers, magazines, and websites across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, parts of South America, Australia, South Africa, and Turkey. In 2011, I adapted the comics into the animated short, "Troy: Naked Boys Behind Bars, Sing!", which earned recognition as an official selection at various film festivals around the world including the New Orleans Film Festival, Frameline, Breckenridge Festival of Film, Barcelona LGTIB Film Festival, and InDPanda International Short Film Festival in Hong Kong.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Collaborated with the producer and writers on two web series, "The DiCaprio Code," a satirical take on Hollywood thrillers, and "Trailer Tidbits" for Movies.com. Served as the storyboard artist, designer, and director of animation.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Frequent work on various campaigns. Storyboards and comps for television commercials and print ads. Comps for book and CD illustrations.Character Design.Finished illustrations for print ads, POP posters, displays and brochures, and packaging.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Illustrations for various greeting cards.

Los Angeles, Ca.

Illustration, Research, Copy Writing• Created Full page and spot illustrations as well as comics and other graphics• Wrote Artist Spotlight on new, local artists• Researched and maintained Art Museum and Gallery listings