I am passionate about Animation, Leadership, Management and the Player Experience and I strive to meaningfully connect each in support of project goals and player needs. I also firmly believe that making games should be as fun as playing them and do what I can to foster a positive, supportive and FUN team culture.As an Animation Director, it is my job to build and support the team to deliver on the creative ambitions of the project in a healthy and sustainable way. That means providing consistent creative direction and feedback to the animators, aligning individual skill sets and experience with new opportunities across the project and advocating for tools and workflow improvements to better help the team achieve the aesthetic and creative goals of a project.Over the course of many years as a leader and manager, I have learned that there is always more to learn. Each new interaction, person and project helps me understand areas and opportunities for growth in this arena to better support the team around me to do their best work. I take their personal and professional growth very seriously and devote a lot of my time to learning through professional training or from books, podcasts and articles to be the leader and manager they need and deserve.When I’m not working you’ll find me spending time with my family, trying to keep up with my children’s busy schedules, playing games, watching movies and supporting the Chicago Cubs.-Shipped Titles-• Halo Infinite• Halo 5: Guardians• Halo 4• Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns Again• Halo Reach• Tales of Monkey Island (Ep. 1-3)• Tomb Raider: Underworld (DS)• Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash• Spider-Man and the Masked Menace (TV Games)• Leapfrog: My First PC (multiple titles)