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Conceived and developed training courses for augmented and virtual reality app production including:● Unity AR Fundamentals● Building an AR Experience in Unity and Vuforia● Unity AR: Ground Plane Tools: Creating an Augmented Reality Catalog● Converting a Photo into a VR Set● Iterative Level Design in Unity: Created the accompanying training materials, tests and quizzes for courses

Greater Chicago Area

Architectural renderings in 3Dmax and MentalRay for various clients.

Grayslake, Il

Developed and implemented curriculum for CIT175 Game Theory and Strategy course.

Schaumburg, Il

Managed the growth and operations of the department.● Developed curriculum for accreditation.● Achieved highest graduate starting salary and placement for department in school.● Facilitated job placement in the VFX/Post Production industry.● Served as lead client contact for student external facing projects.● Matched student needs with the availability of instructors and classroom resources.● Showcased student artwork and talent at annual Artimation festival to prospective students and their parents.● Presented department curriculum to prospective students at open-house recruiting events.● Served as a resource on cross-functional committees.Instructor: Film History, Animation, 3D Modeling, Materials and Lighting, Particles and Physics, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics, Film Production, TV Production, Screenwriting, Storyboarding, Acting, Directing, Team Animation, Team Game Development.

Hoffman Estates, Il

Vice President, Creative Development Completed Products – Original Designs: • Lego Racers for Lego Media• NBA Drive 2000 for Microsoft• Paperboy 64 for Midway Games• NCAA Final Four for Mindscape• Ruiner Pinball and Tempest X3 for Atari.Completed Products – Ports• Open Ice, Hang Time for Midway Games• Star Fleet Academe Bridge Simulator for Interplay• Vid Grid and Country Grid for Atari. Led new business development, oversaw product conception, tracked production schedules and budgets, and managed a creative team of over 30 artists and game designers.● Served as lead client contact during strategy and product design phases.● Managed new business development and pitched prospective clients.● Increased exposure for the company through public relations; serving as company spokesperson.● Served as liaison between clients and the company; keeping clients updated on account activities, budget status, and production schedules. Art Director Managed creative teams of artists, animators, programmers and musicians to develop products that exceeded client expectations within production schedules and budgets.● Served as the internal information touch point for artists and programmers to maximize collaboration.● Fostered artist ownership to project development and design. Animator Produced 2D and 3D assets for Atari’s Dyctal Joust (unreleased) for the Jaguar platform.

Master’S Degree, Arts, Entertainment, And Media Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Animation And Motion Media