Skills
Illustrator/Concept Artist: employing traditional art skills and applying them to digital mediums to facilitate efficient dynamic illustration of an idea/character/creature/whatever is needed
3d Artist: Capable of creating high quality assets at all stages in the pipeline of a project from design to modeling, texturing, rigging and animation in Maya
3d Artist: Capable of creating high quality assets at all stages in the pipeline of a project from design to modeling, texturing, rigging and animation in Maya
Work Experience
September 2007 - present: Art Experience: Intro to 3d Modeling and Animation Instructor, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca
January 2006 - present: School of Animation and Visual Effects Tutor, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca. Instructed students on a one on one basis in a wide range of classes from Intro to Computer Graphics to Character Design and Setup (rigging) and Organic Modeling.
January 2005 - August 2007: School of Animation and Visual Effects Lab Technician, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca. Duties included Illustration and Graphic Design for intradepartmental posters and electronic documents, trouble shooting software questions on industry standard production packages such as Maya, Final Cut Pro, Flash, After Effects, Shake, and Photoshop, hardware maintenance and trouble shooting including basic Unix and windows based IT work.
May 2004 - October 2004: Infosys Intern, OPNET Technologies, Bethesda, Md. Hardware, Software and IT troubleshooting, maintenance, tracking and implementation. Setup, Breakdown and Event Team member for OPNETwork 2004, the company's annual user conference.
June 2000 - 2004: Manager of the BluCru and office assistant, Bluemont Concert Series, Leesburg, Va. Recruited, trained, and managed the BluCru, an in-house sound reinforcement team. Designed event programs, wrote and sent press releases, co-ordinated artist support including equipment needs, crew assignments and general logistics.
January 2006 - present: School of Animation and Visual Effects Tutor, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca. Instructed students on a one on one basis in a wide range of classes from Intro to Computer Graphics to Character Design and Setup (rigging) and Organic Modeling.
January 2005 - August 2007: School of Animation and Visual Effects Lab Technician, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca. Duties included Illustration and Graphic Design for intradepartmental posters and electronic documents, trouble shooting software questions on industry standard production packages such as Maya, Final Cut Pro, Flash, After Effects, Shake, and Photoshop, hardware maintenance and trouble shooting including basic Unix and windows based IT work.
May 2004 - October 2004: Infosys Intern, OPNET Technologies, Bethesda, Md. Hardware, Software and IT troubleshooting, maintenance, tracking and implementation. Setup, Breakdown and Event Team member for OPNETwork 2004, the company's annual user conference.
June 2000 - 2004: Manager of the BluCru and office assistant, Bluemont Concert Series, Leesburg, Va. Recruited, trained, and managed the BluCru, an in-house sound reinforcement team. Designed event programs, wrote and sent press releases, co-ordinated artist support including equipment needs, crew assignments and general logistics.
Software
Expert Skill: Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Autodesk Maya, Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro
Competent: Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Apple DVD Studio Pro
Education
Competent: Adobe Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Dreamweaver, Apple DVD Studio Pro
2000-2004 BFA with honors in Art, a concentration in Electronic and Time Based Media from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.