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Springfield, MO

Partnering with production companies and agencies to create multiple motion projects for a variety of regional and national clients.

Springfield, Missouri Area

* Created 2D/3D graphics and animation for National TV commercials, social media, and brand spots * Created brand and product spots to demonstrate product features and technology * Created employee facing video content to bring awareness to special events and company initiatives * Created animation for The Bass Pros television show to help demonstrate tips.

Los Angeles, California, United States

* Supervision and work on “Hawaii Five-0, “Scorpion”, “Castle”, “Revenge”, “The Whispers”, “Sense8” * Work on “Under the Dome”, “The Flash”, “Orange Is the New Black”, “Star-Crossed” * Modeling, Texturing, and Lighting of assets and environments to integrate 3D elements into live action footage * Animation of cameras, vehicles, and digital double.

Burbank, California, United States

* Lead 3D Artist on “Under the Dome” and “Flash” * Worked on “Under the Dome”, “The Flash”, “Hawaii Five-0”, “Orange Is the New Black”, “Star-Crossed” * Modeling, Texturing, and Lighting of assets and environments to integrate 3D elements into live action footage * Animation of cameras, vehicles, and digital double characters * Dynamics simulation of fire.

Burbank, CA

* Lead 3D Artist on “Sleepy Hollow” and “Grimm” * Worked on “Sleepy Hollow”, “Da Vinci's Demons”, “A Good Day to Die Hard”, “Mockingbird Lane”, “Grimm”, “Hunger Games”, “To Have and To Hold”, “Terra Nova” * Layout of and blocking of CG set extensions * Modeling, Texturing, and Lighting of assets and environments to integrate 3D elements into live action.

Santa Monica, CA

* Work on episodes of Disney's “Pair of Kings” and MTV's “Teen Wolf”* Animation and integration of 3d elements into live action footage* Clean-up of live action footage such as makeup and skin corrections* Animation, Lighting, and Compositing using various tools including Lightwave, Fusion, After Effects and PFTrack

Los Angeles, CA

3D Generalist - 3ds Max and Lightwave* Various commercial and defense projects for companies such as Boeing, Raytheon,and United Technologies* Focus on both photo-real animation and interactive formats utilizing touchscreen technology* Modeling, Texturing, Animation, Lighting, and Compositing using various tools including Lightwave, 3ds Max, Fusion and.

Irvine, CA

3D Generalist - 3ds Max* Work on projects for Honda, Disney, Hyundai and Kia* Created animation and other media for trade shows, live theatrical productions, and theme park attractions.* Modeling, Texturing, Animation, and Lighting using various tools including 3ds Max and After Effects

Los Angeles, CA

3D Generalist - 3ds Max and Lightwave* Various commercial and defense projects for companies such as Boeing, Raytheon,and United Technologies* Focus on both photo-real animation and interactive formats utilizing touchscreen technology* Modeling, Texturing, Animation, Lighting, and Compositing using various tools including Lightwave, 3ds Max, Fusion and.

Los Angeles, CA

Managed render farm with over 4800 processors and over a petabyte of data. Diagnosed and troubleshot farm problems and common technical issues. Installed and configured new software and hardware on nodes and workstations. Prioritized show demands under changing conditions and production deadlines.

Culver City, CA

Monitored load performance and troubleshooted farm machines, monitored primary and secondary queue servers, worked with production to forecast renders resources.

Orlando, FL

Supported instructor in providing a firm foundation for students learning modeling, lighting, texturing, and rendering.

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Education record