RESUME


WORK HISTORY

WORK HISTORY

CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK – Virginia Beach, VA
January 2014 - Present
Animation Director – Superbook Branding
- Character Animated Superbook mascot, "Gizmo" for Superbook Bible Trivia App
- Posed all 8 “Series 1” action figurines of Superbook characters and co-designed packaging
- Co-redesigned Superbook Season 1 DVD Covers (13 covers)
- Realized various t-shirt designs, posters, and products promoting Superbook around the world

June 2012 – January 2014
Animation Director – Superbook – Season 2 (TV Series)
Jonah (2012)
Joseph and Pharaoh's Dream (2012)
The Fiery Furnace! (2013)
Rahab and the Walls of Jericho (2013)
Esther- For Such A Time as This (2013)
Paul and the Shipwreck (2013)
John the Baptist (2013)
A Job to Do (2013)
My Servant Job (2013) 

THE ART INSTITUTE OF VIRGINIA BEACH – Virginia Beach, VA
October 2012 - Present
Adjunct Media Arts and Animation Instructor
- Character Animation / Intermediate 3D Animation / 3D Animation
- Portfolio II / Portfolio I / Portfolio Foundations
- Team Production
- 3D Modeling Studio

SONY PICTURES IMAGEWORKS - Los Angeles, CA
January 2012 - June 2012
Character Animator
Hotel Transylvania

DR. D STUDIOS - Sydney, NSW
May 2011 - November 2011
Senior Animator
Happy Feet Two

HUNTINGTON UNIVERSITY - Huntington, IN
August 2010 - May 2011
Director of Digital Media Arts Department
Associate Professor of Digital Media Arts
2D Character Animation
3D Character Animation

RHYTHM & HUES STUDIOS - Los Angeles, CA
February 2010 - July 2010 / July 2009 - November 2009 
Character Animator
Yogi Bear
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

IMAGE-METRICS - Santa Monica, CA
November 2009 – February 2010
Facial Animator- ROCKSTAR GAMES SAN DIEGO
Red Dead Redemption (PS3 / Xbox 360) (GAME OF THE YEAR)

VICARIOUS VISIONS - Menands, NY
April 2009 - July 2009
Cinematics Character Animator
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Xbox 360 / PS3 / Wii)

BLUE SKY STUDIOS - Greenwich, CT
November 2008 - March 2009
Character Animator
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO - San Diego, CA
July 2007 - November 2008
Full-Time Media Arts and Animation Instructor
Advanced Character Animation / Character Animation / 3D Animation
3D Animation Studio / 3D Camera Techniques
Special Topics for Animation / Animal Animation
Animation Portfolio

INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY - Reno, NV
November 2004 - June 2007
Character Animator / 3D Modeler
- Top Secret Spins
Jackpot Hunter
- Catch Another Wave
- Party Time
- Soul Train
- The Addams Family
- Lil' Lady
- Indiana Jones

EDUCATION

MIAMI INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY of ART and DESIGN - Miami, FL
Master of Fine Arts - Computer Animation
(Graduated Summa Cum Laude)

THE ART INSTITUTE OF FORT LAUDERDALE - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Bachelor of Science - Media Arts and Animation
(Graduated Summa Cum Laude)

AWARDS

11SECONDCLUB.COM - AnimationMentor.com
February 2008
Winner
-Bupkis My Dear Watson

DAM SHORT FILM FESTIVAL - Las Vegas, NV
February 2005
"Best of Ai"
Toeknee and Armstrong