Teaching and creating curriculum with an emphasis on 2D animation and student development.
Animator
Health Nuts Media
September 2021 - October 2021
Revised character rigs, animated characters and lip sync.
"Lithium on Demand: Explainer Video 01"
Director
Health Nuts Media
October 2020 - November 2020
Built and revised character rigs, laid out animation, animated characters and lip sync.
"Jump Rope with Jesus"
Senior Animator
Sunlight Entertainment
May 2018 - June 2020
Supervise On-site and Off-site animation team of 6+
Direct various animated shorts
Large children's entertainment YouTube property
Contract Animator
Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio
June 2020 - June 2020
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Some character and fx animation for an independent feature film.
Contract Animator
Titmouse
May 2019 - August 2019
2D character and fx animator on The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants on Netflix
Contract FX Animation
Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio
February 2019 - February 2019
Greater Nashville Area, TN
Some smoke, explosion, and electricity effects for a 2D animated pilot: Passion Roxx
Contract 2D Animator
Titmouse
October 2016 - December 2018
Rough character animation on Niko and the Sword of Light season 1 on Amazon Prime
2D character and fx animation on The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants season 1 on Netflix
2D character and fx animation on The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants season 2 on Netflix
Freelance Animator
Hero4Hire Creative
March 2018 - June 2018
Various Contract jobs animating mobile ads and children's video content.
Adjunct Instructor
Lipscomb University
January 2017 - May 2018
Nashville, Tennessee
3 hour Animation History course.
6 hour Storyboarding course.
6 hour Digital Illustration course.
2D Character and FX Animation
Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio
June 2017 - June 2017
I animated some bears and some fire and some honey "splash" fx for the music video to Blake Shelton's "Doin' It To Country Songs"
Contract Animator (Flash)
Flaming Medusa Studios, Inc
July 2015 - February 2017
Cincinnati Area, KY
Animating shots for several ongoing Ruff Ruffman PSA's.
Layout and animation on a variety of short term projects.
Contract based, non-full time position.
Contract Animator
Echo Bridge Pictures, LLC
November 2016 - January 2017
Harmony Rigging and Animation for second season of HBO's "Animals"
Episode 209 and 210 (2nd Season Finale)
Harmony Retake Animation for Netflix's "F is for Family"
Episode 204
Adjunct Instructor
Austin Peay State University
August 2016 - December 2016
Clarksville, Tennessee
Introductory Digital Art Survey course.
Adjunct Instructor
Art Institute of Tennessee
July 2016 - December 2016
Nashville, TN
Teaching Media Arts and Animation courses.
Adjunct Faculty
Lipscomb University
January 2016 - May 2016
Greater Nashville Area, TN
Teaching Animation History and Storyboarding on the BFA level in the newly formed Animation department.
Contract After Effects Animator
Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio
November 2015 - November 2015
Nashville TN
Freelance AE character animator for Honda Environmental "Sad Sun" campaign.
Contract Project Lead
Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio
August 2012 - December 2012
Greater Nashville Area, TN
Providing Direction, storyboarding, and principle animation for a series of short in game cinematics, as well as animated sequences for a television commercial for the same product. "SpongeBob Moves In" Client: Nick Digital (Nickelodeon).
Contract Animator
Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio
January 2012 - March 2012
Nashville, TN
Contract Animator on "Elmo's Alphabet Challenge", flash animated sequences of a feature length CGI and live action film. Released in August 2012. Client: Sesame Workshop.
Contract Animator
Magnetic Dreams Animation Studio
June 2011 - August 2011
Greater Nashville Area, TN
Two 45 second Flash Animations for the upcoming season of Sesame Street.
Character and Special Effects Animator
WildBrain
November 2010 - May 2011
Creating flash character action loops, did animation pick ups, and special effects animation for a 2D/3D side scrolling platformer being released on the PS3 and PlayStationNetwork. Title: Sideway New York
Adjunct Instructor
Art Institute of Tennessee
April 2010 - March 2011
Character, Object, and Background Design
Storyboarding
Animatics
Drawing for Animation (Advanced Life Drawing)
Sculpture
2D Animation Principles
Drawing 1
Life Drawing
Portfolio
Team Production
Adjunct Instructor
ITT Technical Institute
May 2008 - March 2011
Taught 2 - 5 courses a quarter.
Course taught:
Basic perspecitve drawing course
Introductory Flash course
Introductory Visual Communication course
Introductory Game Design course
Game Interface course
Introductory Flash Gaming course
Storyboarding course
Lead Animator / Consultant
Mariposa pictures
October 2008 - February 2011
Coordinated artist and animators. Helped review preproduction work, animation, and production as artists completed their work.
Created the initial storyboards and animatics for the entire production.
Animated three seperate scenes.
Contract Animator
Machinima.com
November 2010 - January 2011
Animator / Character Designer / Background Designer on short low budget web series "The Stoned Age". Currently running on the Machinima YouTube channel.
Contract Animator
CloudKid
September 2010 - September 2010
Worked on a single episode of an online series for PBS.
Contract Animator / Flash Library Artist
Kabam
August 2010 - September 2010
Worked on some character animation cycles and alternate character libraries for online flash based game.
Library Artist, Storyboard Artist, Animator
Machinima
September 2009 - October 2009
Contract / Freelance Position. Worked on a short flash animated web-pilot called "Stoned Age".
Animator, Character Design and Library Artist, Storyboard Artist.
ANIMAX
July 2006 - October 2009
Created simple to complex character libraries for established 2D and 3D franchises.
Animated characters and effects for interactive and entertainment productions.
Produced storyboards for interactive and entertainment productions.
Notable projects:
"Popzilla" television series for MTV, 12 skits ranging from 10 seconds to over a minute in length.
"Slacker Cats" television series for Film Roman / ABCFamily, 2 episodes.
"Off Mikes" Emmy award winning and nominated online series for Espn.com, 2 episodes.
"Beanie Babies 2.0" interactive website for Ty.
Animator, Character Designer, Storyboard Artist
Deese Nuts Company
September 2008 - September 2009
Designed and created character libraries for pre-existing characters, and original characters
Produced storyboards for online shorts and Adult Swim pitch.
Animated characters and effects for interactive and entertainment productions.
Animation Workshop Instructor (Part Time Semi-Annual Position)
Nashville Film Institute
2009 - 2009
Leads a four day Animation workshop introducing film students to the world of traditional and stop motion animation, with some brief overview of the history of animation and current popular trends.
Director / Animator on "Brick" Music Video
Scripts and Screwz
2008 - 2009
Completed a music video for the independent rap duo "Scripts and Screwz". You can view it here: http://www.vimeo.com/4109330
Freelance 2D Animator
Andrew Racho (Writer)
May 2008 - June 2008
Completed about three minutes of digital 2D animation in a traditional style using a Wacom Cintiq and Flash CS3. Three fully colored scenes, featuring multiple characters and dialogue for a pilot titled: "Tobacco Man".
Chosen One: Flash Feature Film Animator
X-42 Productions (Chris Lackey)
April 2006 - June 2006
Used pre-created character symbols and backgrounds to animate complete scenes.
Created new character symbols, poses, and effects to animated complete scenes.
Created new backgrounds, characters, and animation cycles to match previous styles.
Dimensionalist
In-Three Inc.
February 2006 - April 2006
Used proprietary software to convert traditional films into 3D films.
Meticulously traced film elements frame by frame over a series of several clips.
Freelance Character Designer / Storyboard Artist
Yarvo Productions
January 2006 - January 2006
Created quick character sketches of two main characters to establish rough style.
Rough storyboarded three complete scenes in about six hours for production pitch.
Freelance Flash Animator
Animax Designs - Scott Wells
September 2005 - December 2005
Used pre-drawn characters and symbols to create over 160 bits of lip synched dialogue.
Animated seven characters interacting, jumping, and walking.
Storyboard Artist
Varuna Films
July 2005 - September 2005
Produced 100+ small line art quality storyboard panels for live action television show: CMT’s “Trick My Truck". Now also appearing on MTV2.
Traditional Cel Shader
Suzan Pitts Animation
November 2004 - August 2005
Adding shadow and depth with acetone coloring pencils to inked and painted cels of hand drawn animation.
Animator for Live Action Short Film: "Chastine"
Mariposa pictures
September 2004 - December 2004
Animated several sequences such as credits, transitions, and action to be spliced into the live action.
Developed animated character’s personality to match live action character’s personality.
Chastine was accepted into the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival in 2005, and has gone on to be purchased for world wide distribution.
Pegging
ACME Filmworks
September 2004 - October 2004
Production staff on "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show".
Attached strips of peg paper to printed frames of live action film for future animation use.
Corrected pegging errors, sorted work, and organized work areas.
Flash Instructor / Camp Counselor
SummerTech
June 2004 - August 2004
Taught daily three-hour course in animation and design to five or more students from ages 10 to 16.
Taught seminar on lip-synching and traditional animation.
Web Designer / Art Director / No Code
Elgia Inc.
February 2004 - May 2004
Edited / created templates and online graphics for clients’ intranet sites and company’s promotional site.
Flash Artist / Animator
ShoutStream Technologies
December 2003 - January 2004
Created animated intros for corporate and special interest seminars that were broadcast over the web.
Character and Logo Designer
MadScientist PC
October 2003 - December 2003
Created two cartoon spokespersons for business website as well as style sheets for future artists.
Created static and animated logo for website and business cards.
Created themed "Frankenstein Castle" look for website.
Teaching Assistant for Mr. Elio Guevara
The Art Institute of Atlanta
January 2003 - September 2003
Asssisted with paper work for preparation of both Storyboarding and Advanced Drawing for Animators.
Lectured on camera movements and translating them over to storyboards.
Assisted in class on a regular basis, as well as met with students outside of class for extra help.
Lead and participated in class critiques of the students work in both classes.
Full Time Faculty
Art Institute of Tennessee
April 2011 - June 2016
Greater Nashville Area, TN
Full Time Faculty Member teaching three rotating courses a quarter, with office hours and administrative duties.