Professional 3D Character Animator with experience working in feature film, VFX, AAA cinematics, and commercial pipelines in both hands-on and lead roles. Proficient in both keyframe and motion-capture edit animation. Received education from Pixar classes in San Francisco, with an MFA in animation.
Work History
Senior Animator
Luma Pictures
November 2024 - March 2025
Animator
Digital Domain
July 2024 - September 2024
Animator
Framestore
January 2024 - June 2024
Animator
Digital Domain
August 2023 - January 2024
Vancouver, CA
Keyframe and mocap character performances for unannounced feature.
Animator
Animal Logic
January 2022 - May 2023
Vancouver, Canada
Keyframe character performances for Netflix feature "Leo."
Senior Animator
Method Studios
October 2018 - January 2022
Montréal, Canada
Keyframe character performances, creature anim, mocap edit.
Leading development of facial animation and rigs.
Animator
Atomic Fiction
January 2018 - December 2018
Montreal, Canada Area
RP CG Animator
Laika
November 2016 - September 2017
Lead Cinematic Animator
Sony
August 2015 - November 2016
Cinematic Character Animator
Sony Computer Entertainment America
November 2012 - February 2015
Greater San Diego Area
"Days Gone" - Animated face, body and props for cut cinematics.
"Uncharted: Thief's End" - Animated face using proprietary solving software for cut cinematics
Star Wars "Ragtag" - Animated hero facial tests to establish project standard.
"God of War 4" - Animated face anim for cinematics.
"Horizon" - Keyframe in-game tests for quadruped creature.
"The Order: 1886" - Animated motion capture and keyframe cinematics for body, face, and props.
"The Last of Us: Left Behind" - Animated cinematics in keyframe and motion capture.
"Killzone: Shadowfall" - Animated keyframe face in Maya and mocap cinematics in Motion Builder.
"The Order: 1886" Demo- Animated cinematics for demo developed for E3 conference.
"Puppeteer" - Keyframe animated character and environment for cut cinematics.
Freelance Animator
Digital Funk Machine
March 2015 - 2015
Keyframe and motion capture animation for face and body on Occulus Rift VR title.
Animator
Logan
February 2015 - 2015
Greater Los Angeles Area
Keyframe animation for Apple product.
Instructor
Academy of Art University
January 2010 - November 2012
Provided Animation and VFX course support for international students
English Instructor
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program(me) (JET)
August 2006 - August 2008
Toyama, Japan
Employed by the Nanto City Board of Education to teach English at the junior high and elementary level in Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Translator and Promotional Intern
Kabuki Theater Research Institute
March 2005 - July 2005
Tokyo, Japan
Selected as only non-Japanese employee to translate and assist in activities promoting interest in Japan's traditional art of Kabuki Theater