• Localized graphics for a large Silicon Valley company’s website serving countries in the Middle East.• Localized graphics and Arabic copy for emails blasted to countries in the Middle East.

• Determined the technical implementation strategy for graphics – motion and still, video, web, and print.• Devised solutions to production roadblocks, and helped to build proprietary tools to automate repetitive and time-consuming tasks.• Defined the production pipeline, specific workflows, and systems necessary for generating graphics efficiently and accurately.• Consulted as the content production subject-matter expert, helping to determine the scope of pilot programs and customer requests, anticipate resource requirements, and set appropriate timetables.

As a member of the GuideSpark Engineering team, I work closely with the Staff Software Engineer to develop custom After Effects tools and scripts intended to automate many of the repeatable processes in the designer workflow. In 2016, I was part of a three-person team that developed an After Effects web-based extension that serves as an internal tool for designers to quickly configure templates for specific content, auto-sync content to voice-over tracks, customize clothing and props for proprietary 2D characters, publish rendered videos, and validate projects' adherence to standards and conventions. Time savings for features range from 71% - 99%.Rollout of this tool played a substantial role in 2016 by reducing designer hours by nearly half versus original plan, substantially increasing margins.• Designed UI/UX • Product managed over 15 features, writing specs and scripting instructions for engineers• Developed designer workflows and training examples for each tool• Helped troubleshoot and debug After Effects issues for both extension features and designer projectsAwards:2017 GuideSpark Founders Award for Innovation in Technology

As a member of the GuideSpark Product Content team, I developed the specs and architecture for After Effects templates specifically designed to be customized through dynamic updates to both data and content.

• Working from initial sketches, constructed 3D models of various medical devices.• Working from initial sketches, created final technical drawings for patent submissions.• Designed logos for both medical devices and proprietary technologies.• Created product spotlight videos in 3D for both VC meetings and promotional use.• Collaboratively designed conceptual UI models and interaction flows.• Designed UI for Nexus 7 mobile controller app.

• Fog City Bulldogs Designed company logo, business cards, collateral and website; regularly photograph new puppies and maintain website.• Watermark, Inc. Animated logo builds and title sequences, modeled and rendered biotech product shots in 3D, composited animated sequences with visual effects, and animated product demo videos. Clients include Intuity Medical, Clorox, Neodyne Biosciences, Osseon, Zeno, Avinger, Acclarent.• Intransa, Inc. Designed websites for Intransa and Video Appliance, modeled and rendered Intransa’s mascot in 3D, designed and animated product videos for tradeshow and online presentations.• Backlot Events Created motion graphics video for grand opening of the Blackjack Lounge at the Hustler Casino in Los Angeles.• CountryPal Created 3D characters and animated product demo videos used in capital investment pitches.• Hallmark Construction Designed company brochure and collateral targeting Silicon Valley enterprises.• uWear, Inc. Designed blackjack, poker, and roulette table layouts for various Las Vegas and Atlantic City casinos.• Symphony Parnassus Designed concert programs, postcards and posters for 2010 season.

• Co-developed techniques to efficiently and affordably simulate 3D animation by incorporating 2D imagery into After Effects 3D space.• Enabled company to broaden customer base by serving clients desiring solutions less expensive than 3D; “2.5D” solution yields high-quality visuals at a fraction of the time and cost. • Developed master control system for After Effects projects allowing compositors to make global changes to effects settings through a single control slider, providing an efficient means for making late-production changes to color and effects and eliminating roughly 8-16 hours of work.• Authored procedure for constructing After Effects compositions using a proxy system, enabling compositors to render full compositions as a series of finished layers, preventing program crashes due to RAM Memory Buffer Overrun, and resulting in a more efficient rendering of changes, often diminishing render time from 4-8 hrs to less than 45 minutes.• Co-developed blueprints for Content Development, Pre-production, Production and Post-production stages that served as the workflow template for all department projects.• Served as lead compositor for numerous award-winning virtual host programs and pharmaceutical 3D visualizations. Awards• 2010 Aegis Awards: Training/Education Video; “Pneumococcal Disease: A Look at Immune Response and Mechanisms of Vaccines”• 2010 Telly Award, Silver: Use of Animation; “AstraZeneca Seroquel MOA”• 2010 Telly Award, Bronze: Video – Pharmaceuticals; “Relenza MOA”• 2010 Telly Award, Bronze: Video – Health and Wellness; “AstraZeneca Seroquel MOA”• 2009 In-Awe Award, Gold: Interactive/Digital Media: Interactive Sales Rep Materials/Online Training; “Impact of Treatment Advances in NHL”• 2009 Horizon Award, Best of Category: Video – Training; “Enhancing Outcomes Impact of Treatment Advances in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma”

• Managed, prioritized, and balanced up to ten concurrent projects, meeting the creative needs of up to two art directors, one creative director, seven product managers and the vice-president of marketing.• Authored widely-used procedure to streamline departmental communication and project editing and revision process, resulting in better tracking of process and accountability of key players.• Selected to create and encoded inaugural video billboard ad to test the viability of the medium; approach was consequently used in multiple campaigns for The Creative Group throughout downtown Toronto.• Designed, coded, tested and blasted roughly 50 e-mail campaigns annually for seven disparate companies under the umbrella of Robert Half International, Inc. Streamlined process through the creation of templates and significantly minimized formatting errors through strict adherence to best practices and by maintaining a compatibility chart for browsers, e-mail clients and problematic code snippets.• Significantly upgraded traditional Flash holiday e-card greetings for Robert Half Technology and The Creative Group with fully animated shorts, single-handedly conceived and created on top of the regular workload.Awards and Publications• Graphic Design USA 2007 American InHouse Design Award (July/August Issue 2007); The Creative Group: Ad for the 2008 Salary Guide• Technical Consultant/Writer, Quick Reference Guide: Adobe Flash 8, The Creative Group

• Taught classes of 10-25 students in 3D animation (Maya), video editing and compositing (After Effects), web design (Flash and Dreamweaver), and graphic design (Photoshop and Illustrator); responsible for curriculum; guided final portfolio projects for graduating students.

• Developed procedural method for instructing the school’s almost 95% Chinese population, many of whom spoke limited English. • Generated a student body of 60-100 design and animation students, prompting the school to seek and obtain state certification. Consequently founded the Department of Computer Studies and developed curriculum and lesson plans and materials for more than twenty courses.• Taught approximately eighty students annually in 3D animation and web design; software included Lightwave, Maya, Poser, After Effects, Shake, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash and Cleaner.