Summary

I was fortunate to start my career in the NY animation scene in the 90's, and have worked on popular TV cartoons (Doug, Daria, P +J Otters). My experience includes traditional animation assistant and 2D Cut-out animation, game asset creation, vendor art direction. I’m currently learning 3D modeling and animation

I’m heavily involved in cat rescue (I’ve rehomed 47 cats and counting). I also like to drive sports cars to random places, and travel solo whenever the opportunity arises.

Specialties: Character animation (Flash, Spine, Maya); Hand-drawn animation In-between and clean-up; Asset creation for mobile/social games; Illustration.

Software: Adobe Suite, Spine, Maya, Z Brush

Experience

Animator/ Artist
Pocket Gems
February 2011 - Dec 2016

• Developed character avatar systems, backgrounds and 2D animation for multiple top ten grossing mobile games.
  
  Episodes: Mean Girls/Demi Lovato Path to Fame/ Pretty Little Liars/ Hayes Grier (Artist: Software research/ Avatar template and animation system development/ animation using Spine software/ offshore vendor art management and animation direction/ mentored fellow artists on our complex rig system and animation process)
  

  Campus Life: (Animation/ clothing design/ paper-doll rig design/ offshore vendor art management and art direction)

  
  Tap Pet Hotel (background/character design/ animation)
  Tap Pet Store (character design/animation) …and more

• Organized and oversaw art events within the art department
  -Gesture drawing workshop with Michael Mattesi (Drawing Force-author)
  -Monthly life drawing workshops
  -Creature design presentation with Terryl Whitlatch (Star Wars Episode I)
  -Story telling/ production management presentation with Pete Docter
  (Up, Monsters Inc.)
  -Story telling presentation with Bill Presing (Ratatouille, The Good Dinosaur)

  Flash Artist
  Crowdstar
  Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

• Created clothing assets for the Facebook Game "It Girl"

  Video game sketch artist
  Mighty Play
  Aug 2008 - Jul 2010

• Sketched screen shots for game proposals
  Hasbro's "My Little Pony"
  Nickelodeon's "Ni Hao Kai Lan"
  Nickelodeon's "Umi Zumi"

  2D Animation Assistant
  Maverix Studios
  Jun 2007 - Apr 2010

• In-between and clean-up for various 2D commercials

  Consumer Products artist
  Sesame Workshop
  Jan 2007 - May 2007

• Digital artist for Sesame Street character consumer products

  2D Animation Assistant
  Curious Pictures
  Nov 2003 - May 2004

• 2D Animation in-betweener/ Clean-up for
  Nickelodeon interstitial "Election Connection"
  Disney Channel pilot "Big Ben"
  Rotoscope animator for Sharpie "Write out Loud" commercial
  Clean-up for Cartoon Network "Sheep in the Big City" pilot, "My Scene Barbie" commercial

  
  Noodlesoup Productions
  Feb 2001-Jul 2002

• 2D animation clean-up artist for Warner Bros. web series "Gotham Girls", feature film "Duplex" (starring Ben Stiller), various pilots and commercials.

  2D Animation clean-up artist
  MTV Networks
  Mar 2000 - Oct 2000

• Clean up artist for the animated series "Spy Groove"

  Cel Painter/ Color Stylist
  Jumbo Pictures
  Sep 1998 - May 1999

• Color stylist for Disney channel series "PB&J Otters”

Education

Anim School/Animation Collaborative/Animsquad/CG Tarian
2016- Current
Z Brush/ Maya Modeling/ 3D Animation

Academy of Art
2008-2010
1 English class short of AAS in Graphic Design

Fashion Institute of Technology
2006-2008
AAS in Illustration