Animator

• Animating characters, objects and particles for visual effects and pre-visualization using Maya.
• Animating CG cameras and choreographing shots to frame characters, scene, and action based on storyboards.
• Compositing and rotoscoping visual effects shots.

Films and Commercials:
- Hot Wheels “Trick Tracks,” “Turbo Driver,” and “Super Slammers” commercials
- Solomon Kane movie previz
- Rainbow Tribe movie
- Dick’s Sporting Goods and Nike ACG “Life in Layers” commercial

CG Artist

• Modeling high-res interior and exterior car models used for web assets and advertisements.
• Modifying existing geometry to achieve product correct models in 3ds Max.
• Creating and Adjusting materials, textures and lighting to achieve realistic renders using V-ray.

Projects:
• Hyundai 360 car renders
• Nissan Maxima web advertisements

Game Studio Intern

• Modeling props and assets in 3ds Max for the Xbox 360 title ‘Vigilante 8: Arcade’.
• Creating textures for existing assets and applying existing textures for created assets.

Environment/Prop Artist

• Modeling and texturing assets in 3ds max for the Unreal 2004 Game Mod ‘Mythos’.
• Working cooperatively in a team.

Hard surface and organic modeling, high-poly and low poly modeling, texturing, UVW mapping, pelt mapping, projection mapping, character and object animation, lighting, compositing, pre-visualization, rotoscoping.

• 3D Studio Max : modeling, texturing, animation, lighting
• Maya : modeling, texturing, animation, lighting
• Adobe Photoshop : texture creation and photo manipulation
• After Effects : compositing and motion graphics
• Rendering Software : Mental Ray and V-ray
• Shake, Zbrush, Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Motor

Media Arts and Animation

• 3.8 GPA

• Best of Quarter Award – Adv. Lighting & Texturing Winter '07

• Best of Quarter Award – Adv. Character Animation Spring '07

• Best of Quarter Award – Traditional Animation Summer '05