I have been working as a motion designer, layout artist, and previsualization artist for a variety of clients. Some of the things I've done include:
• Storyboarded, designed, animated, and edited a 12-minute educational video that communicates scientific concepts.
• Created 3D previsualization storyboards from hand drawn 2D storyboards that were provided by the client.
Layout/Matchmove Artist
Tippett Studio
October 2014 - December 2016
Berkeley, CA
Layout artist on "Ted 2"and "Gods of Egypt".
Layout Artist
Industrial Light & Magic
November 2013 - June 2014
San Francisco Bay Area
Layout artist on "Lucy" and "World of Warcraft".
Visual Effects Artist
The Paint Collective
September 2011 - November 2013
Berkeley CA
Rig and wire removal, plate reconstruction, and rotoscoping for corporate, commercial, and feature film projects.
Instructor
Academy of Art University
September 2012 - December 2012
San Francisco Bay Area
Educating college students for careers in Visual Effects, Animation, and Motion Graphics.
Roto/Paint Artist
Industrial Light & Magic
March 2011 - May 2011
I did some roto/paint work on Super 8.
Layout Artist
Industrial Light & Magic
June 2008 - August 2010
Creating and animating original digital cameras for fully CG projects; camera matchmoving (cameras that match live action cameras); cg set dressing, and character matching.
Projects include Rango (2011), Star Tours, Star Trek (2009), Confessions of a Shopaholic, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Transformers 2, as well as other projects.
Layout Artist
Evil Eye Pictures
October 2007 - March 2008
Tasks include creating virtual cameras and character matches for feature films, layout modelling & camera blocking.
paint & rotoscope artist
Industrial Light & Magic
January 2007 - May 2007
Paint/roto artist on Transformers.
paint & rotoscope artist
Giant Killer Robots
February 2005 - December 2006
Paint/Rotoscope Artist. Feature film projects I worked on include "Happy Feet", "Poseidon", "World Trade Center", and "Fantastic Four".
Digital Paint and Rotoscope Artist
The Orphanage
2004 - 2005
Performed rig& wire removals, as well as plate restoration and articulate roto for feature films.
Paint/Rotoscope artist
ESC Entertainment
2003 - 2004
I performed rig removals, marker removals, plate reconstruction, and rotoscoping duties.
Professor of Computer Art
SCAD
2000 - 2002
I educated undergraduate students in the field of Computer Art. Classes taught include Intro to Computers, Intro to 2d Animation, and Animation for the Web.
Professor of Computer Art
Savannah College of Art and Design
2000 - 2002
Educated undergraduates in the field of computer graphics, animation, and digital visual effects. Classes taught include Intro to 2D animation, Animation for the Web, and Intro to Computers.