Experience
- Lead Animator / Rigger / Generalist (Jun 2013 - Present)
- Balance Studios - Green Bay, WI
- -Live action/CG commercials, games, and augmented reality.
- -Contribute to all facets of animation pipeline as needed.
- Freelance Animator (Dec 2012 - Feb 2013)
- Animatic Media - Fort Lauderdale, FL
- -Staging and animation for animatics.
- Freelance Animator / Generalist (Mar 2011 - Nov 2012)
- Calabash Animation - Chicago, IL
- -Animation for 15 to 30 second TV spots.
- -Rigging, lighting, rendering, texturing, effects, and hair simulation.
- Freelance Animator / Rigger (Sep 2011 - Feb 2013)
- True Light Media - Orlando, FL
- -Rigging and animation for display on stadium JumboTrons.
- Animator / Rigger / Effects (Jun 2010 - Sep 2011)
- Cru - Orlando, FL
- -Hyper realistic animation for webisodes.
- -Setup machine, manual rigging, Ncloth, and particle effects.
- Animator / Rigger / Effects (Jul 2007 - Feb 2009)
- 3DH Entertainment - Celebration, FL
- -Animation and occasionally directing projects.
- -Rigging, modeling, compositing, scripting, and editing.
Education
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Animation (Jan 2005 - May 2007)
- Full Sail University - Winter Park, FL
- -Graduated Valedictorian.
- -Two Course Director's Awards for animation.
- Partial Education in Software Engineering Degree (Aug 2003 - Apr 2004)
- University of Michigan, Dearborn - Dearborn, MI
- -Calculus, physics, additional training in computer science (C++).
- High School Diploma (Aug 1999 - Jun 2003)
- Walled Lake Central High School - Commerce Township, MI
- -Graduated Summa cum Laude.
- -Highest honors in Mathematics.
- -AP courses for physics, calculus, and computer science.
Specialties
- -Animation
- -Rigging and scripting
- -Modeling and texturing
- -Compositing and editing
- -Cloth, hair, and particle simulation
Software
- -Maya
- -3ds Max
- -Photoshop
- -After Effects
- -Final Cut Pro
Additional Skills
- -Strong communicator
- -Organized and responsible
- -Willfully exceeds expectations
- -Highly adaptable and versatile
