In production on an Interactive "Choose your own Adventure"
Series Co-Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
July 2017 - October 2019
Series Co-Director for Mattel -Barbie DreamHouse Season 1 and 2 - released on Netflix. Involved in all aspects of development and production
Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
October 2014 - August 2019
Vancouver, Canada Area
Story development and pre-production on new children's show for release in Spring 2016
Animation Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
August 2014 - October 2014
Animation Director on a current production; working directly with animators; delegating work; providing direction and feedback on acting performances etc.
Pre Visualization/Layout Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
2010 - August 2014
Established pacing, staging and camera work for numerous productions including: "Ting and Juma in Zapped" "Snapped"; "Barbie: The Princess and the Popstar" and "Barbie: Mariposa and the Fairy Princess"; "Pearl Princess" Barbie: "Secret Door" and Barbie in "Princess Power" and unannounced production
and Also: Mocap Directing and Editing on Avid.
Layout/Shot Setup Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
2011 - 2012
Finessed Camera work and shot setup for "Barbie Mermaid Tale 2" and "Barbie Princess and the Pop Star"
Animation Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
February 2009 - 2011
Animation Director on "Barbie and the Three Musketeers", "Barbie in A Mermaid Tale", and a "Barbie: A Fashion Fairy Tale" delegating work load for animators; providing direction and feedback on acting performances etc.
Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
October 2010 - December 2010
Directed Company Christmas short: Ting and Juma "Snapped!" for Rainmaker Entertainment
Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
February 2007 - 2009
Directed Mattel's "Barbie - Mariposa" and "Barbie- Thumbelina" direct to DVD productions - Involved in every level of production from creation to completion --Developed; edited story; storyboarding; motion capture; layout; animation; lighting; fx; compositing thru to completion and final delivery.
Instructor
The Art Institutes
February 2007 - September 2007
Vancouver, Canada Area
Worked as the Instructor for the Animation Department's "Production" class. Mentored students who were finalizing their demo reels in their final project before graduation.
Animation Director
Rainmaker Entertainment
August 2005 - November 2006
Directed Animators on Barbie 6 "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" and Fairytopia 3: Mermaidia for Mattel. Operated Editing Software: Avid Express.
Supervising Animator
Rainmaker Entertainment
August 2004 - July 2005
Supervised Pre-production Model testing; Animation Requirements; and Pre-Vis Setups for both Barbie 5: "The Magic of Pegasus" and Stuart Little 3 Direct to DVD releases for Mattel and Sony Pictures, respectively. Responsible for supervsing animation crew of 10 - 18 animators on both productions. Liased with Modeling, FX, Lighting, Rendering Departments and Producers and Clients.
Lead Animator
Rainmaker Entertainment
June 2004 - August 2004
Animated for Freewill Entertainment on a Will Vinton short "Bogey Behr: The day after"
Liased with Will Vinton, and producer. This short required the matching of 3D animation comped on live action film stock plates
Supervising Animator
Rainmaker Entertainment
October 2002 - June 2004
Supervised Preproduction and Animation crews and Liased with Director/FX/Modeling/Lighting/Rendering Supervisors/ Producers on 2 Direct to DVD projects for Mattel. Barbie in "Swan Lake" and Barbie in "Princess and the Pauper"